![]() He holds the intriguing role of a Redactor at the Department of Printing, Recycling, and Archives. There are shifting narratives We Happy Few, with the first thrusts you into the role of a newspaper sensor named Arthur. That's what the playable characters in the game end up doing, for better or worse, after being forced to confront the grisly nature of the world they've been avoiding with Joy for so long. So what are you to do? You make do, and live the best you can.Until They Take Your Bliss Away ![]() They simply can't take Joy anymore since they ran into a "bad batch," but they're no better off than the citizens consumed by it. How fitting it is, then, that its inhabitants are known as the Wastrels. So what of the Downers? What of those who decide they want to live their lives and see things as they are instead of through the lens of pharmaceutical poison? They're simply driven out of town to live in the countryside, which is basically like the We Happy Few version of Fallout's Wasteland. It's mandatory to take it, after all, and if you don't? You can kiss your happy little life in Wellington Wells goodbye. So, obviously, they must be stopped at all costs. They've decided, for one reason or another, to stop taking the meds, and as a result have stopped seeing the world as a paradise rife with pink unicorns and rainbows and everything positive. Oh, except for those awful folks called "Downers." Downers are "off their Joy," or just about the worst crime you could commit in this weird new world. It's what all the folks on Joy call home, and everyone is just fine and dandy all the time there, thank you. Wellington Wells is a fictional island somewhere near England in a bizarre, warped version of the '60s we know today. It's chilling stuff, especially with how cool everyone is about basically surrendering your mind over to drugs. Luckily, the excellent voice acting and peppy music give the game a realistic lilt that make these weirdos even creepier, especially their stereotypical accents. The citizens of Wellington Wells don eerie masks that give them the artificial appearance of smiling, but end up looking like spooky caricatures of actual joyous humans. Everything, as far as you know, is a disgusting mess. The only problem? No one's actually happy. Who needs to know about anything going on in the real world when everything can be amazing at all times? That's what Joy offers the people of Wellington Wells. Joy is a drug that everyone pops like candy, and it makes things rosy, beautiful, and oh-so perfect. ![]() In the future, everyone's strung out on Joy. If you're looking for an unusual adventure rife with disturbing sequences, an intriguing alternate history, and inventive concept, you'll want to clear some space on your gaming plate to tackle We Happy Few, which is one of the year's most interesting journeys thus far. In a genre that's felt stagnant for years, with copycats springing up here and there to take on the role of the "next best thing" while simply borrowing from the greats, this trippy, disturbing take offers a wealth of new and exciting mechanics, down to the way characters look, speak, and behave. Then head to the nearest console or PC and boot up Compulsion Games' We Happy Few. If you think you know everything there is to know about dystopian fiction, think again. ![]()
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