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We Happy Few

We Happy Few

Compulsion Games·Released Aug 10, 2018·Single player

Platforms
PS4PCXbox One
Genres
ShooterAdventureIndie
Critic65/100
Across 7 reviews
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About

We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of moderately terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful denial. Set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England, you'll have to blend in with its other inhabitants, who don't take kindly to people who don't abide by their not-so-normal rules.

Reviews

8 reviews
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Critic50/100
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We Happy Few isn't bad per se, but it's a very near miss, as the game comes right up to the brink of collapsing in upon itself from its many missteps. The game offers such an intriguing backdrop for its world, and really grand art, that whenever it's more focused and non-procedural, it's a grand old time. These spikes of enjoyment are however far too infrequent given the scale and running time of the title, often times leaving you floundering amid strong art direction and music without a real desire to actually play what's on offer.

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PC Gamer
Tyler Wilde·Aug 10, 2018
Critic60/100
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A jog-fest with sluggish combat and inconsistent stealth, but a story that will pull you toward the end anyway.

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Brendan Graeber·Aug 10, 2018
Critic73/100
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Step out of line in Wellington Wells, and you'll see the violence inherent in the system.

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Critic78/100
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While We Happy Few is dragged down by irritating missions, scarce-but-necessary resources, and technical blips from time to time, it’s a fun adventure that combines an eerie atmosphere and a gripping narrative to great effect.

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Critic80/100
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I'll play more polished, bigger and more bombastic blockbuster games this year, but We Happy Few will stay with me long after its quests are over.

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