<s>
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Compulsion	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gearbox	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
seeing	O
wide	O
release	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
combines	O
role-playing	O
,	O
survival	B-Application
,	O
and	O
light	O
roguelike	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
mid-1960s	O
,	O
following	O
an	O
alternative	O
version	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
over	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
whom	O
seek	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
personal	O
task	O
while	O
escaping	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Wellington	O
Wells	O
–	O
a	O
crumbling	O
dystopia	B-Application
on	O
the	O
verge	O
of	O
societal	O
collapse	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
overuse	O
of	O
a	O
hallucinogenic	O
drug	O
that	O
keeps	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
blissfully	O
unaware	O
about	O
the	O
truth	O
of	O
their	O
world	O
,	O
while	O
leaving	O
them	O
easily	O
manipulated	O
and	O
lacking	O
morals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
focused	O
on	O
creating	O
a	O
story	O
with	O
strong	O
narratives	O
,	O
while	O
underlining	O
gameplay	O
with	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
paranoia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
designing	O
in-game	O
decisions	O
that	O
are	O
of	O
moral	O
gray	O
areas	O
and	O
weight	O
,	O
which	O
influence	O
and	O
affect	O
later	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
various	O
elements	O
of	O
1960s	O
British	O
culture	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
Compulsion	O
Games	O
,	O
seeking	O
inspiration	O
on	O
dystopian	B-Application
societies	O
from	O
various	O
influences	O
in	O
the	O
media	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Nineteen	O
Eighty-Four	O
,	O
Animal	O
Farm	O
,	O
Fahrenheit	B-Device
451	I-Device
,	O
Brave	O
New	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
heavily	O
on	O
the	O
MaddAddam	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
with	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
funding	O
campaign	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
supporting	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
that	O
includes	O
elements	O
of	O
stealth	O
and	O
survival	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
core	O
element	O
of	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
is	O
Joy	O
,	O
an	O
addictive	O
hallucinogenic	O
drug	O
used	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
citizens	O
of	O
Wellington	O
Wells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
enable	O
permadeath	B-Application
,	O
requiring	O
them	O
to	O
restart	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
the	O
player-character	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	O
Mode	O
was	O
added	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
1.7	O
update	O
and	O
added	O
three	O
new	O
game-modes	O
:	O
Survival	B-Application
,	O
The	O
Night	O
Watch	O
,	O
and	O
Sandbox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
save	O
Survival	B-Application
and	O
Sandbox	O
(	O
unless	O
permadeath	B-Application
is	O
on	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
you	O
cannot	O
save	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
The	O
Night	O
Watch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Survival	B-Application
mode	O
focuses	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
survival	B-Application
features	O
and	O
requires	O
close	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
chosen	O
character	O
's	O
physical	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
choose	O
if	O
permadeath	B-Application
is	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
Long	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
implied	O
that	O
Japan	O
did	O
not	O
attack	B-Application
Pearl	O
Harbor	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
they	O
did	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
give	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
Nazi	O
Germany	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
to	O
defend	O
itself	O
from	O
the	O
German	O
forces	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
was	O
lost	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
Germans	O
to	O
invade	O
and	O
occupy	O
the	O
entire	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Wellington	O
Wells	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
dystopian	B-Application
police	O
state	O
on	O
the	O
verge	O
of	O
collapse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
)	O
are	O
playable	O
stories	O
that	O
follow	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
residents	O
in	O
Wellington	O
Wells	O
that	O
occur	O
before	O
,	O
during	O
,	O
or	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
survivors	O
 '	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
Came	O
From	O
Below	O
:	O
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
story	O
which	O
follows	O
lovers	O
Roger	O
Bacon	O
and	O
James	O
Maxwell	O
,	O
two	O
houseboys	O
who	O
are	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
their	O
superior	O
Dr.	O
Faraday	O
(	O
who	O
created	O
Wellington	O
Well	O
's	O
technology	O
)	O
in	O
an	O
underground	O
facility	O
populated	O
with	O
hostile	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
Roger	O
,	O
receives	O
new	O
items	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
futuristic	O
raygun	O
that	O
can	O
kill	O
enemies	O
or	O
interact	O
with	O
special	O
buttons	O
,	O
a	O
mace	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
converted	O
by	O
the	O
raygun	O
)	O
for	O
combat	O
,	O
a	O
satellite	B-Application
device	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
shown	O
in	O
Arthur	O
's	O
story	O
)	O
capable	O
of	O
moving	O
mechanisms	O
or	O
terrain	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
ChronoBomb	O
"	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
stopwatch	O
that	O
can	O
slow	O
time	O
to	O
pass	O
through	O
fast	O
objects	O
or	O
to	O
avoid	O
getting	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
starts	O
with	O
Roger	O
returning	O
home	O
from	O
a	O
shopping	O
trip	O
to	O
discover	O
Dr.	O
Faraday	O
's	O
laboratory	O
in	O
ruins	O
,	O
and	O
arriving	O
just	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
discover	O
Faraday	O
falling	O
through	O
a	O
portal	B-General_Concept
in	O
her	O
laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
discovering	O
a	O
hatch	O
located	O
below	O
the	O
stairs	O
to	O
a	O
hidden	O
shelter	O
,	O
Roger	O
and	O
James	O
discover	O
a	O
massive	O
facility	O
beneath	O
Faraday	O
's	O
lab	O
populated	O
with	O
hostile	O
robots	B-Algorithm
who	O
speak	O
in	O
Faraday	O
's	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
make	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
facility	O
while	O
James	O
uses	O
the	O
blueprints	O
to	O
guide	O
him	O
via	O
radio	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
locate	O
Faraday	O
and	O
stop	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
menace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
discovers	O
clues	O
about	O
the	O
robots	B-Algorithm
 '	O
origins	O
;	O
they	O
and	O
the	O
Motilene	O
(	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
power	O
source	O
)	O
are	O
from	O
space	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
different	O
robot	B-Algorithm
variants	O
that	O
each	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
language	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
robots	B-Algorithm
are	O
emotionally	O
aware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
meets	O
a	O
disassembled	O
friendly	O
robot	B-Algorithm
named	O
Watson	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
Dr.	O
Faraday	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapping	O
and	O
reprogramming	O
the	O
robots	B-Algorithm
for	O
slavery	O
because	O
Wellington	O
Wells	O
is	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
food	O
and	O
no	O
one	O
farms	O
anymore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
aims	O
to	O
both	O
save	O
Faraday	O
and	O
help	O
the	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
destroys	O
the	O
reprogramming	O
chamber	O
,	O
causing	O
Faraday	O
to	O
see	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
threat	O
,	O
and	O
decides	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
robots	B-Algorithm
 '	O
portal	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
tries	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
portal	B-General_Concept
chamber	O
,	O
but	O
James	O
stops	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
knocks	O
him	O
out	O
and	O
activates	O
the	O
security	O
systems	O
at	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
portal	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watson	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
robots	B-Algorithm
meet	O
them	O
to	O
congratulate	O
the	O
two	O
and	O
bring	O
Faraday	O
back	O
home	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
reprogrammed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
asks	O
to	O
come	O
with	O
them	O
;	O
Watson	O
agrees	O
but	O
informs	O
Roger	O
that	O
if	O
he	O
wants	O
to	O
return	O
home	O
,	O
the	O
portal	B-General_Concept
will	O
only	O
open	O
onto	O
a	O
different	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
he	O
decides	O
to	O
bring	O
James	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
men	O
will	O
share	O
a	O
kiss	O
and	O
walk	O
together	O
through	O
the	O
portal	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightbearer	O
:	O
The	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
story	O
that	O
follows	O
Wellington	O
Wells	O
 '	O
local	O
rock	O
superstar	O
,	O
Nick	O
Lightbearer	O
(	O
real	O
name	O
Norbert	O
Pickles	O
)	O
who	O
wakes	O
one	O
morning	O
in	O
his	O
hotel	O
room	O
hallucinating	O
about	O
a	O
talking	O
rat	O
with	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
his	O
ex-manager	O
Virgil	O
;	O
his	O
clothes	O
are	O
soaked	O
in	O
blood	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
recall	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
his	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Nick	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
weapons	O
to	O
fend	O
off	O
his	O
fans	O
(	O
rabid	O
Wellies	O
and	O
Wellettes	O
who	O
love	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
wanting	O
a	O
literal	O
"	O
piece	O
of	O
him	O
"	O
)	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
Nick	O
dispatches	O
them	O
using	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
All	O
Fall	O
Down	O
:	O
The	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
story	O
is	O
about	O
Arthur	O
's	O
former	O
supervisor	O
,	O
Victoria	O
Byng	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
General	O
Robert	O
Byng	O
,	O
a	O
customer	O
of	O
Sally	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
whip	O
that	O
she	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
both	O
attack	B-Application
enemies	O
and	O
access	O
higher	O
levels	O
to	O
avoid	O
danger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
is	O
Compulsion	O
Games	O
 '	O
second	O
game	O
following	O
its	O
2013	O
game	O
Contrast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
powered	O
by	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
has	O
tripled	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
from	O
Contrast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
inspiration	O
for	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
came	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Contrasts	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
studio	O
founder	O
and	O
producer	O
Guillaume	O
Provost	O
had	O
to	O
struggle	O
with	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
father	O
three	O
weeks	O
before	O
Contrast	B-Application
shipped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
reflected	O
on	O
his	O
state	O
of	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
ideas	O
for	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
in	O
his	O
emotional	O
distress	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
society	O
fixated	O
on	O
drugs	O
and	O
masks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
developing	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
Compulsion	O
Games	O
wanted	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
feel	O
paranoia	B-Application
as	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
determine	O
what	O
actions	O
they	O
need	O
to	O
take	O
in	O
a	O
moral	O
gray	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
crafting	O
"	O
a	O
simulation	O
that	O
provides	O
an	O
intelligent	O
response	O
and	O
maintains	O
[	O
the	O
player's ]	O
suspense	O
of	O
disbelief	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
performs	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
in	O
turn	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
light	O
roguelike	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
permadeath	B-Application
and	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Permadeath	B-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
implore	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
danger	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
knowing	O
that	O
any	O
action	O
could	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
random	O
generation	O
would	O
create	O
tension	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
relearn	O
the	O
layout	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
each	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provost	O
likened	O
the	O
concept	O
to	O
the	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
,	O
though	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
dystopian	B-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
procedural	O
generation	O
also	O
fell	O
out	O
from	O
Compulsion	O
's	O
previous	O
experience	O
in	O
building	O
Contrast	B-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
they	O
recognized	O
that	O
as	O
a	O
five-person	O
studio	O
,	O
they	O
lacked	O
the	O
man-power	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
high-quality	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provost	O
considered	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
permadeath	B-Application
mechanic	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
put	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
consideration	O
into	O
using	O
Joy	O
as	O
to	O
preserve	O
their	O
current	O
game	O
knowing	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
consequences	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Compulsion	O
Games	O
are	O
a	O
Canadian	O
studio	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Montreal	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
fascinated	O
by	O
British	O
television	O
and	O
film	O
,	O
which	O
formed	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
influence	O
on	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provost	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
primary	O
influence	O
was	O
the	O
1985	O
dystopian	B-Application
film	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
influential	O
works	O
include	O
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
,	O
A	O
Clockwork	O
Orange	O
,	O
Brave	O
New	O
World	O
,	O
V	O
for	O
Vendetta	O
and	O
Doctor	O
Who	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
humor	O
of	O
Monty	O
Python	O
and	O
Blowup	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
aesthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
Compulsion	O
team	O
,	O
including	O
Provost	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
with	O
Arkane	O
Studios	O
during	O
a	O
time	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
secretly	O
developing	O
an	O
episode	O
for	O
the	O
Half-Life	O
series	O
,	O
also	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	B-Application
world	O
,	O
which	O
carried	O
into	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provost	O
felt	O
the	O
belief	O
of	O
citizens	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
a	O
utopia	B-Application
and	O
the	O
darker	O
reality	O
"	O
under	O
the	O
hood	O
"	O
formed	O
the	O
"	O
basis	O
"	O
of	O
dystopian	B-Application
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
has	O
been	O
said	O
by	O
some	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
video	O
games	O
series	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
,	O
and	O
novels	O
Brave	O
New	O
World	O
and	O
Nineteen	O
Eighty-Four	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
commented	O
on	O
difficulties	O
distinguishing	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
BioShock	B-Application
in	O
the	O
public	O
eye	O
,	O
and	O
though	O
Provost	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
flattered	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
comparison	O
,	O
he	O
argued	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
a	O
"	O
prime	O
influencer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Describing	O
the	O
meaning	O
behind	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Alex	O
Epstein	O
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
saying	O
"	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
prescription	O
drug	O
culture	O
—	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
no	O
one	O
should	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
sad	O
if	O
they	O
can	O
pop	O
a	O
pill	O
and	O
fix	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
26	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
publicly	O
debuted	O
at	O
PAX	O
East	O
2015	O
,	O
allowing	O
attendees	O
to	O
go	O
hands-on	O
with	O
a	O
very	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Compulsion	O
opted	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
release	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
on	O
various	O
storefronts	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Preview	O
program	O
starting	O
on	O
26	O
July	O
2016	O
as	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
gain	O
much	O
more	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
to	O
use	O
early	O
access	O
was	O
to	O
provide	O
transparency	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
actually	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
wanting	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
pitfalls	O
that	O
happened	O
with	O
No	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
on	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compulsion	O
found	O
many	O
were	O
anticipating	O
a	O
AAA	O
gaming	O
experience	O
from	O
their	O
small	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
players	O
were	O
clear	O
on	O
what	O
their	O
goals	O
were	O
for	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
issue	O
faced	O
during	O
development	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
was	O
managing	O
the	O
expectations	O
of	O
what	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
were	O
frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
narrative	O
produced	O
by	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
on	O
a	O
triple-A	O
budget	O
,	O
and	O
well	O
outside	O
the	O
class	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
Compulsion	O
was	O
seeking	O
to	O
make	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compulsion	O
maintained	O
it	O
was	O
aiming	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
roguelike	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
some	O
light	O
narrative	O
elements	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
repeatedly	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
complete	O
playthrough	O
taking	O
only	O
three	O
to	O
four	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compulsion	O
was	O
aware	O
that	O
early	O
access	O
had	O
worked	O
well	O
for	O
games	O
that	O
lacked	O
a	O
strong	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
focused	O
the	O
initial	O
development	O
within	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
the	O
survival	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
hold	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
narrative	O
development	O
until	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
as	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
reveal	O
the	O
full	O
story	O
until	O
late	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compulsion	O
learned	O
that	O
players	O
from	O
early	O
access	O
were	O
much	O
more	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
survival	B-Application
or	O
roguelike	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
tried	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
survival	B-Application
elements	O
leaving	O
only	O
the	O
action-adventure	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
this	O
affected	O
the	O
balance	O
and	O
flavor	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
since	O
Wellington	O
Wells	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
society	O
on	O
the	O
verge	O
of	O
collapse	O
due	O
to	O
dwindling	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
they	O
added	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
basics	O
of	O
survival	B-Application
gameplay	O
:	O
instead	O
of	O
potentially	O
killing	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
factors	O
like	O
nourishment	O
and	O
rest	O
will	O
buff	O
the	O
character	O
if	O
satisfied	O
or	O
debuff	O
them	O
if	O
not	O
met	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
permadeath	B-Application
facet	O
was	O
taken	O
out	O
,	O
made	O
as	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
more	O
hard-core	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
major	O
supporter	O
for	O
Compulsion	O
Games	O
in	O
backing	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
having	O
its	O
console	O
debut	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
press	O
conferences	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2016	O
.	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compulsion	O
's	O
Provost	O
had	O
known	O
Gearbox	O
's	O
Randy	O
Pitchford	O
prior	O
to	O
their	O
release	O
of	O
Contrast	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Contrasts	O
visual	O
style	O
had	O
caught	O
Pitchford	O
's	O
attention	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
studio	O
lacked	O
a	O
publishing	O
arm	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
E3	O
2016	O
,	O
where	O
Microsoft	O
presented	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
press	O
event	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
operated	O
its	O
Gearbox	O
Publishing	O
division	O
led	O
by	O
Steve	O
Gibson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gibson	O
,	O
also	O
interested	O
in	O
what	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
offered	O
,	O
invited	O
Compulsion	O
to	O
their	O
offices	O
to	O
discuss	O
financing	O
and	O
publishing	O
opportunities	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Gearbox	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
Compulsion	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
develop	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
Gearbox	O
will	O
publish	O
retail	O
versions	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
did	O
not	O
impact	O
this	O
publishing	O
deal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Compulsion	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
with	O
this	O
expanded	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
increased	O
from	O
$30	O
to	O
$60	O
,	O
with	O
those	O
that	O
backed	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
or	O
purchased	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
versions	O
getting	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
that	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Australian	O
Classification	O
Board	O
had	O
refused	O
classification	O
for	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
,	O
identifying	O
that	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
around	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Joy	O
pills	O
was	O
problematic	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
prevent	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
being	O
sold	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
July	O
,	O
the	O
Board	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
reclassified	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
with	O
an	O
R18+	O
rating	O
,	O
still	O
warning	O
consumers	O
of	O
its	O
drug-use	O
mechanic	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
clearing	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
within	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
10	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
released	O
a	O
192-page	O
book	O
titled	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Few	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
