We Happy Few definitely would have been served better as a limited BBC mini-series if the BBC wasn't woke.
The stories for each of the characters was quite intriguing and the worldbuilding was truly unique.
The problem was that the premise, the story, and the characterizations were all better than what the gameplay could accommodate. So you had this kind of derivative and tedious gameplay attached to a world and story that seemed like it came right out of the pages of classic British literature.
The aesthetic and the nods to classics like The Ticktockman, The Giver, 1984, and A Clockwork Orange really helped make it standout, but I don't know if the limited gameplay mechanics, constant backtracking and tedious exploration is worth the price of admission.
The visuals and story is definitely worth checking out, though.
We Happy Few definitely would have been served better as a limited BBC mini-series if the BBC wasn't woke.
The stories for each of the characters was quite intriguing and the worldbuilding was truly unique.
The problem was that the premise, the story, and the characterizations were all better than what the gameplay could accommodate. So you had this kind of derivative and tedious gameplay attached to a world and story that seemed like it came right out of the pages of classic British literature.
The aesthetic and the nods to classics like The Ticktockman, The Giver, 1984, and A Clockwork Orange really helped make it standout, but I don't know if the limited gameplay mechanics, constant backtracking and tedious exploration is worth the price of admission.
The visuals and story is definitely worth checking out, though.