We Happy Few has a brand new trailer out

This will be a (day one on Linux) buy for me.

It took them quite a while, good to see that the game is approaching release. I'm more worried about their future games, since MS bought the studio recently. I asked them about their future plans for Linux and DRM-free releases, and they said:

QuoteWe do not know yet. That's a question for Microsoft.

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It certainly looks interesting (and weird). Kinda Bioshock × Postal mashup with eerie background. Looks like it has a story but at the same time it has crafting, unlocks and probably some grind? Hard to tell. But hey, Gearbox is the publisher so no wonder it might have a Borderlands feel as well (a game that I adore a lot, too).

Gearbox weren't involved in the original development really.

Arthur Hastings? I had no idea Poirot's friend will be in this game :)

Yeah, but like I said they're publishing the game. Usually the publisher has some preference or style for the games they release so some key elements are expected. Except the bigger names like Microsoft that released too many different games already.

Quoting: rkfgYeah, but like I said they're publishing the game. Usually the publisher has some preference or style for the games they release so some key elements are expected. Except the bigger names like Microsoft that released too many different games already.

They became a publisher only late in the development, so many ideas predate them.

Well, whatever. I can still hope that they chose to publish this game because it was close to their own genre preference. Personally, I'm more interested in the story mode (and not sandbox) and if it's something like Borderlands, Saints Row or GTA (without vehicles) I'd be one of those happy few for sure. The genres on Steam don't tell much though the reviews are pretty good.

Quoting: ShmerlIt took them quite a while, good to see that the game is approaching release. I'm more worried about their future games, since MS bought the studio recently. I asked them about their future plans for Linux and DRM-free releases, and they said:

QuoteWe do not know yet. That's a question for Microsoft.

What a shame that this game has been refused classification in Australia, due to "drug use leading to rewards".

I felt the BioShock vibe while watching the trailer, too. And, no, I didn't read your comment about BioShock until after I watched the trailer. I think I want this game. I saw the word "adventure" and I almost surfed away. The theme made me watch the trailer. And now it looks pretty interesting -- kinda dark but hopefully not sick, tiny comic humor, action, modern premise.

Quoting: 14I felt the BioShock vibe while watching the trailer, too. And, no, I didn't read your comment about BioShock until after I watched the trailer. I think I want this game. I saw the word "adventure" and I almost surfed away. The theme made me watch the trailer. And now it looks pretty interesting -- kinda dark but hopefully not sick, tiny comic humor, action, modern premise.

The game takes place in an alternate 1960's.

Quoting: aFoxNamedMorris

Quoting: 14I felt the BioShock vibe while watching the trailer, too. And, no, I didn't read your comment about BioShock until after I watched the trailer. I think I want this game. I saw the word "adventure" and I almost surfed away. The theme made me watch the trailer. And now it looks pretty interesting -- kinda dark but hopefully not sick, tiny comic humor, action, modern premise.

The game takes place in an alternate 1960's.

Sure, but the rest of the premise still feels like current entertainment themes, both written and visual. The Matrix, Equilibrium, Deus Ex, BioShock, City of Ember, The Hunger Games, The Giver all have kind of a dystopian theme where one or a few people decide to either escape or fight to make it better / try to open people's eyes. That's what I meant by modern premise. Maybe I didn't use the right word, but I didn't mean modern times.


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This is the game version of the tv series The Prisoner from the 60s, right down to the main character trying to escape from The Village while they try to break him with mind altering drugs & force him to stay, the only difference is he has a name instead of a number.

Needless to say I love that series & I can't wait to get my hands on this game.

Quoting: PieOrCakeWhat a shame that this game has been refused classification in Australia, due to "drug use leading to rewards".

Actually

QuoteAfter considering our appeal to get We Happy Few reviewed for classification, the Australian Classification Review Board has decided to allow the release of We Happy Few in Australia!

We went to a great deal of effort to get this decision overturned. We Happy Few will be rated R18+ in Australia.

Very much looking forward to this one.

I feel a bit guilty these days that I already have so many unplayed games that it takes something very appealing to get me interested in buying a new release. I would never have imagined being in that situation a few years back!

Quoting: GuestBoo Google's age restrictions. Everyone really needs to host videos elsewhere and dump Google from their lives.

Edit 1: hooktube.com :D To quote from their site...

QuoteShare YouTube videos without giving them views. Bypass country blocks and age restrictions. Download YouTube videos and music. Keep your data private from the G.

HOW: Just replace the domain in any YT link with hooktube.com

Or view it on their site directly. I'm not registered with youtube so using hooktube was the only way I could see this video.

Edit 2: Loving the music too. It's usually the first thing I turn down or completely off when I play a game of this type but not this time if that trailer's anything to go by.


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Quoting: lucifertdarkThis is the game version of the tv series The Prisoner from the 60s, right down to the main character trying to escape from The Village while they try to break him with mind altering drugs & force him to stay, the only difference is he has a name instead of a number.

Needless to say I love that series & I can't wait to get my hands on this game.

Well, it is a British game, so I'm sure there's an echo there. But it's different too; The Prisoner was this separate space from the world, this elite prison thing run by the near-infallible organization. We Happy Few is in the world, a dystopia thing where the government is doing this stuff to everyone--plus the trailer gives me the impression that, being British, it's done pretty inefficiently, so rather than near-infallible things are going to crap. Rather "Brazil"-esque.

Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: PieOrCakeWhat a shame that this game has been refused classification in Australia, due to "drug use leading to rewards".

Actually

QuoteAfter considering our appeal to get We Happy Few reviewed for classification, the Australian Classification Review Board has decided to allow the release of We Happy Few in Australia!

We went to a great deal of effort to get this decision overturned. We Happy Few will be rated R18+ in Australia.

Hooray for common sense prevailing.

Quoting: Purple Library GuyWell, it is a British game, so I'm sure there's an echo there. But it's different too; The Prisoner was this separate space from the world, this elite prison thing run by the near-infallible organization. We Happy Few is in the world, a dystopia thing where the government is doing this stuff to everyone--plus the trailer gives me the impression that, being British, it's done pretty inefficiently, so rather than near-infallible things are going to crap. Rather "Brazil"-esque.

The studio is Canadian actually. :) And yes, they said several works were an inspiration for them including Brazil, The Prisoner, A Clockwork Orange, Brave New World, 1984 and Doctor Who.


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Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: Purple Library GuyWell, it is a British game, so I'm sure there's an echo there. But it's different too; The Prisoner was this separate space from the world, this elite prison thing run by the near-infallible organization. We Happy Few is in the world, a dystopia thing where the government is doing this stuff to everyone--plus the trailer gives me the impression that, being British, it's done pretty inefficiently, so rather than near-infallible things are going to crap. Rather "Brazil"-esque.

The studio is Canadian actually. :) And yes, they said several works were an inspiration for them including Brazil, The Prisoner, A Clockwork Orange, Brave New World, 1984 and Doctor Who.

Canadian? Well, hurrah!
It does have a rather "Clockwork Orange" feel to it too, doesn't it?