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[[File:Cover art We Happy Few.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''We Happy Few'' (2018)]] | [[File:Cover art We Happy Few.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''We Happy Few'' (2018)]] | ||
'''''We Happy Few''''' is an action-adventure survival horror | '''''We Happy Few''''' is an action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Compulsion Games and published by Gearbox Publishing, released in 2016 in early access for PC, and fully released in 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. | ||
Played in a first-person view, the game combines RPG, survival and stealth elements. Its plot is set in an alternate timeline, a | Played in a first-person view, the game combines RPG, survival, and stealth elements. Its plot is set in an alternate timeline, a 1960s post-WWII Britain where the citizens of the fictional city of Wellington Wells make extensive use of a hallucinogenic drug called "Joy" to keep themselves happy and forget the horrors of the war. Those who do not use the drug and prefer to face reality are called "Downers" and severely persecuted. The player can play as three characters (journalist Arthur Hastings in Act I, chemist Sally Boyle in Act II and army veteran Ollie Starkey in Act III), who have different gameplay styles and different narratives which connect to each other. | ||
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== Lee-Enfield No. 4 == | == Lee-Enfield No. 4 == | ||
The [[Lee-Enfield No. 4]] rifle is a regular sight | The [[Lee-Enfield No. 4]] rifle is a regular sight in the game, seen in the hands of old army veterans and in several statues and monuments. It is also available for the player to use as a weapon, although due to the total lack of ammo, both the player character and NPCs only use its bayonet, making it a glorified spear. | ||
[[File:LEN4 with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:LEN4 with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I with spike bayonet - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:wehappyfew_lee-enfield_1.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|The Lee-Enfield rifle, with a spike type bayonet fixed.]] | [[File:wehappyfew_lee-enfield_1.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|The Lee-Enfield rifle, with a spike type bayonet fixed.]] | ||
[[File:wehappyfew_lee-enfield_2.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Arthur holding the Lee-Enfield while idle.]] | [[File:wehappyfew_lee-enfield_2.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Arthur holding the Lee-Enfield while idle.]] | ||
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[[File:wehappyfew_lee-enfield_4.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Another attack animation.]] | [[File:wehappyfew_lee-enfield_4.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Another attack animation.]] | ||
=== "Battle Prod" === | === "Battle Prod" === | ||
A highly modified and upgraded Lee-Enfield rifle with three bayonets and a jury-rigged power cell which | A highly modified and upgraded Lee-Enfield rifle with three bayonets and a jury-rigged power cell, which turns it into a makeshift electrical weapon that electrocutes targets. It is only seen in Act III, wielded by Home Guard soldiers and cannot be crafted. Its world model looks different from the view model, the former having wooden furniture and the latter having metallic furniture. | ||
[[File:wehappyfew_battleprod_1.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|The Battle Prod world model.]] | [[File:wehappyfew_battleprod_1.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|The Battle Prod world model.]] | ||
[[File:wehappyfew_battleprod_2.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Ollie holding the Battle Prod while idle.]] | [[File:wehappyfew_battleprod_2.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Ollie holding the Battle Prod while idle.]] | ||
[[File:wehappyfew_battleprod_3.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Attacking with the Battle Prod | [[File:wehappyfew_battleprod_3.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Attacking with the Battle Prod.]] | ||
[[File:wehappyfew_battleprod_4.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Another attack animation.]] | [[File:wehappyfew_battleprod_4.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Another attack animation.]] | ||
== Model 7290 flashbang grenade == | == Model 7290 flashbang grenade == | ||
A tear gas grenade based on the [[Model 7290 flashbang grenade]] is present in the game. Its smoke causes coughing fits on enemies making them unable to attack the player. It was available in normal gameplay during early access, but it has since been removed and can be only acquired through console commands. The Tear Gas Grenade's model and inventory icon are still used in the "Dick the Naughty Duck" item. | A tear gas grenade based on the [[Model 7290 flashbang grenade]] is present in the game. Its smoke causes coughing fits on enemies, making them unable to attack the player. It was available in normal gameplay during early access, but it has since been removed and can be only acquired through console commands. The Tear Gas Grenade's model and inventory icon are still used in the "Dick the Naughty Duck" item. | ||
[[File:Model 7290.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Model 7290.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Model 7290 flashbang grenade]] | ||
[[File:wehappyfew_teargas_1.jpeg|thumb|none|300px|The Tear Gas Grenade world model.]] | [[File:wehappyfew_teargas_1.jpeg|thumb|none|300px|The Tear Gas Grenade world model.]] | ||
[[File:wehappyfew_teargas_2.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Sally contemplates Dick the Naughty Duck, a wheeled rubber ducky with a Tear Gas Grenade strapped to it, while it disperses tear gas. Unlike the regular Tear Gas Grenade, this one affects the player.]] | [[File:wehappyfew_teargas_2.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Sally contemplates Dick the Naughty Duck, a wheeled rubber ducky with a Tear Gas Grenade strapped to it, while it disperses tear gas. Unlike the regular Tear Gas Grenade, this one affects the player.]] | ||
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== 8.8 cm Pak 43 == | == 8.8 cm Pak 43 == | ||
In the Victory Memorial Camp, there are several German Tiger II tanks (which later in the story turn out to be made of papier mâché) with 8.8 cm Pak | In the Victory Memorial Camp, there are several German Tiger II tanks (which later in the story turn out to be made of papier mâché) with 8.8 cm Pak 43s mounted on them. | ||
[[File:wehappyfew_pak43_1.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Tiger II tanks and their cannons.]] | [[File:wehappyfew_pak43_1.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Tiger II tanks and their cannons.]] | ||
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[[Category:Thriller]] | [[Category:Thriller]] | ||
[[Category:Horror]] | [[Category:Horror]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:46, 28 June 2021
We Happy Few is an action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Compulsion Games and published by Gearbox Publishing, released in 2016 in early access for PC, and fully released in 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Played in a first-person view, the game combines RPG, survival, and stealth elements. Its plot is set in an alternate timeline, a 1960s post-WWII Britain where the citizens of the fictional city of Wellington Wells make extensive use of a hallucinogenic drug called "Joy" to keep themselves happy and forget the horrors of the war. Those who do not use the drug and prefer to face reality are called "Downers" and severely persecuted. The player can play as three characters (journalist Arthur Hastings in Act I, chemist Sally Boyle in Act II and army veteran Ollie Starkey in Act III), who have different gameplay styles and different narratives which connect to each other.
The following weapons appear in the video game We Happy Few:
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Lee-Enfield No. 4
The Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifle is a regular sight in the game, seen in the hands of old army veterans and in several statues and monuments. It is also available for the player to use as a weapon, although due to the total lack of ammo, both the player character and NPCs only use its bayonet, making it a glorified spear.
"Battle Prod"
A highly modified and upgraded Lee-Enfield rifle with three bayonets and a jury-rigged power cell, which turns it into a makeshift electrical weapon that electrocutes targets. It is only seen in Act III, wielded by Home Guard soldiers and cannot be crafted. Its world model looks different from the view model, the former having wooden furniture and the latter having metallic furniture.
Model 7290 flashbang grenade
A tear gas grenade based on the Model 7290 flashbang grenade is present in the game. Its smoke causes coughing fits on enemies, making them unable to attack the player. It was available in normal gameplay during early access, but it has since been removed and can be only acquired through console commands. The Tear Gas Grenade's model and inventory icon are still used in the "Dick the Naughty Duck" item.
Other
"Blomfield 9-Pounder"
In the Royal Artillery Park in Lud's Holm there is a statue of a Napoleonic era cannon, with a plaque beneath it that describes it as a Blomfield 9-Pounder. The actual Blomfield 9-pounder cannon is much less bulky than the one depicted in the statue, which is more similar to a naval gun, likely enlarged due to the game's cartoonish art style.
8.8 cm Pak 43
In the Victory Memorial Camp, there are several German Tiger II tanks (which later in the story turn out to be made of papier mâché) with 8.8 cm Pak 43s mounted on them.
