We Happy Few - Happiness is a Choice

We Happy Few is a game I've had my eye for a long time, and it's finally entered Early Access after an impressive E3 trailer. And yet, something's not quite right here...
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[@ftlcaptain2417]

I still haven't seen my favourite line from an earlier build (not sure if its still in game. Its from the man on TV) "Did you remember to take your Joy? Because if you didn't, then we'll have to break your legs. And then what will you do when Simon says 'Stand up?'

[@snazzyfeathers]

Oh man, I hope they didn't remove it. That sounds really good.

[@merlon1316]

Its still in... Unce Jack plays it on TVs and radios

[@TheInfamousCloaker]

That's a terribly charismatic duck

[@Hazlius]

Last. That's it. No more comments.

[@toddhoward5719]

.....

[@nigelnigelson3988]

Eff that

[@MemeDog211]

Not today

[@gunthereinritterdesheilige8436]

wrong

[@albo__7804]

Oh fuck

[@minecraft3point0]

I feel like the story isn't fit for a survival game, it's a cool story but a bad genre for the game to be in

[@ManyATrueNerd]

I'm increasingly wondering if a narrative-mystery can ever work with a survival-system - any time you're on a ticking clock with limited resources to survive, you're actively disincentivised from taking the time to observe and listen - especially when the counter go down so fast that you can lose a whole day with just a couple of houses explored...

[@thenolifegamer8520]

Hey whens the next fallout 4 survival mode coming

[@thenolifegamer8520]

John you should do a livestream

[@luckykid1231]

+The Captain Plays If you haven't notice he release his fallout 4 survival mode at around Monday and friday

[@thenolifegamer8520]

Oh i hadent noticed

[@idunbeezasmart1]

I don't know if you've played it yet, but there is another, albeit older, British, dystopian, survival game out there called "Sir, you are being hunted". You might enjoy it. Also, if everyone is suppose to be on "happy" pills, then how is anyone demonstrating anger, fear or emotions aside from happy? Design flaw?

[@mariogiron7718]

they can't feel sadness

[@themudpit621]

No, Jon just never made it out of the Downer area. He didn't get to the actual town where they take the Joy. Too busy managing his inventory... ;-) I'll check out the "Sir, you are being hunted" game, cheers for the tip :)

[@MrTurtleWings]

One thing I love about Jon. He always uploads nice long videos. Can't wait to watch this after work.

[@ubermaster1]

Ikr, it's always nice to do some quick work while watching his near hour long videos.

[@stephenmiller9009]

it'll break your heart the comments will all say its bad he will say it's bad you will enjoy it he might not play it again sad

[@joegq2685]

Agreed. He actually knows how to play games and his commentary is funny, witty, insightful, and thoughtful. I watch his gameplays every day for those reasons.

[@SinKieran]

''He actually knows how to play games'' Commented on a 50 minute long video of Jon whining about game mechanics while ignoring them. He complains for 50 min over inventory space. But there's a Safe in his home where he can store all his crafting materials, AND still be able to use them for crafting anywhere in the game. He starts off with a Inventory expansion, that slightly increases it, suggesting there will be lots more of them later on in the game. Idk Jons problem, I didn't have issues with inventory at all in the first half of the game. Oh and not getting descriptions on items. What more description on a leaf do you want when It literally says ''used for creating herbal medicine'' Sorry mate, but Jon did not display much more than bad mentality, personality, skill, bad thinking and slow thought process in this video. 0/10 entertainment. Jons commentary & actions in-game were more depressing than the environment the game is set in.

[@Assassino275]

This game should have just been story driven. They really dropped the ball with this one.

[@moddedpan4252]

There's no fun in exploration when you're basically exploring the same 3 buildings over and over.

[@lordofsteak2198]

unless you have short term memeory loss

[@CaptainEggcellent]

A case of the trailer not matching the game.

[@CaptainEggcellent]

***** I wanted a scripted atmospheric experience. Hopefully they realise that this where the games strength could lie.

[@matthewb3635]

So that makes it different from all other games?

[@CaptainEggcellent]

Matthew B haha yeah, all trailers are generally bullshit.

[@SirZeu]

maybe but its way too late for that even if they were to revamp the game and make it more like a ''real'' game not a survival one. it would take years of game development.

[@jackmoulton2546]

IM SUBSCRIBED TO YOU

[@TC-sx2mg]

i haven't gotten to the end of the video yet, but i wanted to say before i forget: you do get to wander through a real town where everybody's hopped on happy pills. it just comes a little later on in the game. i think. that's what i saw in a much earlier video somebody did about this game, at least.

[@TC-sx2mg]

from what i've seen i very much agree with your critiques of the exploration aspect of the game, though; the developers didn't give you a proper motivation for exploration at all. it's a dang shame, because the story and the aesthetic design choices are all very interesting

[@ShadyDoorags]

I can't help but wonder... did you try activating that inventory expansion pack? Because your inventory space clearly has locks on it, suggesting you can unlock more space.

[@almightyk11]

No he didn't. One of the many things he did wrong.

[@Azsedcf1]

He also didn't use the safe in the base to store junk.

[@legion999]

I'm sure that would have improved his experience immeasurably, rite.

[@RobertZabulonian]

+legion999 given that 70% of his complaints were about the inventory, i'm sure it would have, lol...

[@legion999]

Robert Zabulonian and only 10 percent of those complaints were about the inventory size

[@gunthereinritterdesheilige8436]

jon, you actualy have to use the inventory expansion kit to expand your inventory

[@eXileLies]

Give it time Jon. It's like investing in a brand of grapes but actually wanting wine; It'll take time & effort to get there.. And maybe, the wine will be bad.

[@ManyATrueNerd]

I'd argue this early access is more like selling a bag of flour as 'early access cake' - it simply isn't close to ready for public consumption, because none of the constituent mechanics (survival, stealth, questing) or focuses (mystery, narrative, exploration) - not one of them is properly implemented or competently working. It's a beautiful game where nothing works.

[@eXileLies]

I don't even have the game - TotalBiscuit Rule #1: Don't buy fucking Early Access games / play games in Early Access. Same goes for Kickstarter.

[@anthonytober4662]

+Many A True Nerd I like your videos, but you missed a lot of stuff. The story is kinda missing, that is a problem. The main part of the game is off the spawning island. There you will get notes that explains the story better. There is a gate that needs a power cell or, some times it's just guarded so you can run though and hide. You also never used the inventory expander. It says press e or something to use. The plague I never seen, so IDK what to do. Also, read the item description. The time may still be moving, it's helpful though. I said "But" and "There" too much, but I'm doing this on a IPad, 11:30 at night, and this is a KZbin comment. Needs to be readable, not a school essay. Still, you make great videos. Keep it up.

[@anthonytober4662]

+Many A True Nerd also it does cost too much though. :/

[@flynnwalker6595]

The fact that one of your points is an integral part of the game, the inventory and how to expand it, you are never told how to do. Also if you watch Nerdcubed's video it brings up alot of the points that I would otherwise take an hour writing.

[@gothops154]

It's so painful watching you not equip the backpack upgrade

[@BLASTO5614]

Or storing things at his base

Or play the game how you're suppose too.

[@callummunro7380]

That's not his fault - the game didn't teach him how to play it. It's the equivalent of giving someone a LEGO set, who has no idea what LEGO is or how it works, and telling them to build a set without instructions. They might get there, but they're very unlikely to.

[@Zerphses]

+daniel wiles LEGO is not very straight forward at all. If I give you a box of pieces, and tell you to build a specific set without instructions, can you? Probably not. He's had his pieces thrown all over the place, and the instructions are hard to find.

[@themudpit621]

+daniel wiles Yes. This game takes your hand and slaps you in the face with it. It's less 'Fallout' and more 'Don't Starve'.

[@dantaylor9665]

44:41 - When Jon finally snaps.

[@Atomsk0192]

So this is what the UK looks like after Brexit

[@Orosian5]

pre-Brexit.

[@TheKlink]

Whatever-the-Xit.

[@andypoo64]

is this the one that Dan was shitting on?

[@ba-loo-loo7676]

Yeah

[@NightWolfe32]

yep

[@andypoo64]

Hm yes

[@DKezza]

I thought he was overreacting when he was talking about it... Now I realise, he was not

[@bennyboy2277]

+DKezza The way I see it at the moment the game just isn't worth touching yet, the only reason worth buying it now is for the lower price. I'm certain the game will be great when the story/cutscenes and main missions are complete.

[@TheShinseph]

I really don't get the hate, it's almost like people don't realize it's a fraking ALPHA! They're also holding back most of the game until it's actual launch.

[@ManyATrueNerd]

It's because they're holding back the bit that would make it work - the E3 trailer is heavily story, and you can't do a mystery-narrative-game without the narrative to keep people going through the quite slow exploring-survival stuff. It's like releasing Early Access Undertale with none of the story or music. It just doesn't work.

[@TheTrino747]

Guess we have to just wait for the finished game. I don't get early accses anyways. I mean why buy something unfinished? Unless you want to pay money for bug testing, I guess. Anyways I have hopes for this game and I'm sure it will turn out fine.

[@barryberney723]

Hey Jon, big fan. There were a few bits I think you missed in the game. The Inventory item you had opens up another line in your inventory, making it easier to collect stuff. They're dotted about the place too. There's a safe for storage in your safehouse, and it links to your on character inventory, so crafting is easy enough.And the levels are way more interesting when you cross the bridges, with more types of challenges. You might have played more since recording or whatever and figured those things out but I thought I'd let you know. And if you just don't like the game, fair enough! Love your content, especially Fallout, keep it up!

[@2Cerealbox]

I would agree with that, except that the term "alpha" seems to have changed significantly when it comes to modern games. Alpha used to mean a working prototype to iterate on. But having purchased a number of early-access games, rather than contain 10% of the final content, it's 80% finished. If this is TRUELY Alpha, then yes, this is perfectly acceptable. It has all the core elements, but not the plot or details or whatever. But what are really the odds of that happening? This is almost certainly nearly done.

[@bjornironside4674]

looks like they need to at least half the time scale

[@IrfanFakhrianto]

I think the problem is that in it's current state it's way too survival-focused, and since the story is barely here except the e3 prologue, those who wants that story will find themself dissapointed by the heavy survival gameplay instead.

[@ghostcat218]

Another thing - they called the protagonist tall yet he was the same height as everyone else.

[@markgibson6707]

I adore the concept, I was expecting a telltale style choose your own adventure game that might fit the setting better, just my opinion

[@markgibson6707]

Especially when the "take joy or remember" bit came up, that part sold me!

[@jonahcano3930]

+beer patzer its in pre alpha its like less than 50% made just give them time.

[@lordofsteak2198]

shadow u cant say flour is good because it will soon be cake

[@BoatingMyFloat]

But if you are in the process of creating a cake out of that flour, you can't just eat the flour and say, my goodness this cake is awful, since it is not a completed cake yet. This version of the game is creating the building blocks on which to continue to create the game. Perhaps it might become better with time since they will have feedback from players and can incorporate that feedback into the game. Like with dungeons and dragons did with 5e, they playtested it with many people and worked out the bugs and decided on the rule set based on the feedback of the playtesters. Sure, this game may be boring currently, but how many games do you think would be brilliant if they were only 50% complete? Not many I would surmise.

[@lordofsteak2198]

this is what i am saying your liking it because it could be good

[@b.g.1764]

I like how at 18:56 Jon was genuinely interested in the dolls and wanted to see each one of them as they were introduced.

[@auriellis]

I am so stoked that you're doing this!!

[@Malbutorius]

You can use the inventory expansion kit to expand your inventory. Also, you probably should have dumped everything that wasn't highlighted into your storage back at your base.

He did a lot of things wrong and missed a lot of things it kind of pisses me off that he's just judging it like this.

[@almightyk11]

Agreed

[@Daepilin]

the game does not explain anything, how is he supposed to know more on his first playthrough?

[@almightyk11]

Daepilin By actually trying things for a start. He directly commented on the Inventory Expansion Kit and didnt try using it. He didn't use his storage, while complaining about storage space. He wasted time around an area that he acknowledged was likely for a quest, when he didn't have the quest. And then complains that nothing is happening while not doing the quests he has.

[@Malbutorius]

Basically, when it's not a game he knows well he can be a total dumb ass. When he actually tries he can pull off miracles such as a successful YOLO run and a no kill run for New Vegas. He didn't try at all in this game, he just started complaining and stopped bothering to figure out how the game works and how you're supposed to play it.

[@solidchocolate2884]

Actually Jon, you do get context if you actually pay attention to your surroundings, you missed many things for example, you missed an entire area of the mined area which indeed did have a shovel in it, you seemed to hate on the game for things you missed, while I admit that the UI maybe a bit difficult to use, you get used to it after a while, you must also remember that in this video you never left the first area. After this the world becomes quite distinctive. However you seemed to be going into this game with a lot of doubts which made this video very hard to watch, I'm sure many would appreciate it if you went back into this game with a more open mind, and pay more attention to your surroundings. So I have to say Jon, I disliked the video.

[@almightyk11]

Essentially he never left the tutorial area

[@solidchocolate2884]

He didn't even know what the game was about, besides a brief summary, all because he didn't play the game for a long time after getting it, because let me tell you, the game has improved immensely.

[@almightyk11]

I agree with you. It's like when I play an Elder Scrolls game. As soon as I can, I start free roaming and running everywhere. I am not going to then complain about lack of story because I chose to not follow the plot.

[@papamemealacreme5004]

"you must also remember that in this video you never left the first area. After this the world becomes quite distinctive." This is the games fault, not the players, If the game couldn't keep the player interested enough to even get them to finish the first area then there are some serious issues with the game.

[@almightyk11]

Papa Meme a la creme If he followed the opening quest line, how do you know he wouldn't have gotten there quickly?

[@SarahAndreaRoycesChannel]

A Shell Beach postcard. What a brilliant easter egg :D

[@JasonAField]

Loved that!

[@justinkroboth360]

I saw that, too. Dark City, right?

[@SarahAndreaRoycesChannel]

Indeed. I tell you how to get there. You drive the ... uhm, you take the, ... funny, I just can't remember it now.

[@justinkroboth360]

Sarah Andrea Royce Oh man, such a good movie.

[@Bush_Dude]

I'm so glad that you're playing this.

[@clarenceboom]

I Can't believe this, i have been waiting for this for like forever

[@EightO]

"And Nigel Powers!" Didn't expect that reference in a survival game.

[@SputnikBeepBoop]

Hey, Uncle Jack on the TV is the guy who did Buck's voice in Far Cry 3, I loved this character!

[@TEHSMISH]

why this is a survival game i will never know, the world is begging for a Bioshock style campaign.

[@XxKilleredxX]

>Says inventory is too small >Has item in his inventory that he's not using that will add a whole new row of inventory space

[@zuriel6612]

Literally notes on said item and still decided to ignore it.

[@NoodleKeeper]

Doesn't excuse the garbage inventory system

[@TrueStrike]

Came back to see how far the game has come, my lord its miles improved.

[@suishcat9407]

Every second is a minute? Are you sure this guy is not on some sort of pill

[@almightyk11]

At 37:00 I need to disagree with you about the doll quest being pointless. The treehouse quests are meant to be tutorial quests.

[@ManyATrueNerd]

My issue with the treehouse quests is that they ask you to hand over a really rare and valuable item (a full first aid kit), and the game doesn't tell you why, and doesn't give you anything in exchange. I've just been robbed of a useful item, and I know it's just because a crazy man wanted it for a doll...

[@almightyk11]

Many A True Nerd The idea is that it leads you through a quest chain. Plus, where it leads you gives you the materials to make another first aid kit. It seems like an unfair complaint.

[@HyperDarkShadow778]

Not really, because the what he's saying is the game gives him literally no reason to do the thing other than some insane guy telling him to and so he, with no promise of reward, just has to hand over a rare and valuable item. Yes, he may get the resources to build another one from the subsequent quest, but the game doesn't imply that in any way and just expects you to go against all sense and do something stupid for, as far as you call tell at the time, no reward.

[@papamemealacreme5004]

+AlmightyK "The idea is that it leads you through a quest chain" okay and? the quest doesn't at least hint at a reward so why would you sacrifice a potentially lifesaving item to see this quest chain through when you have no incentive other then you knowing that this is a game and that you have to get something back for completing the quest.Its just bad game design. Not to mention that the early sections of the quest look fairly uninteresting and you don't get any mid-term reward to give actual in-game incentive rather than immersion breaking incentive.

[@Selvunwindful]

That it's a tutorial, and that it's a quest chain, doesn't excuse that it seems, so far, boring, a little frustrating, and the rewards at each step feels far worse than what you're actually giving up.

[@ToaDrakua]

You need to use the inventory expansion in order to have an expanded inventory.

[@DTB180]

One of the Dev's was on twitch a few nights ago when a streamer was playing the game and he said the early access version is more of a sandbox mode than the actual finished article, they are still working out all the quests and such so I would take this version with a pinch of salt, hopefully it does live up to the hype because it is a beautiful looking game.

[@ZephyrTM101]

City of Wellington Wells? That's a G+S Reference! "I am John Wellington Wells, I deal in magic and spells!"

[@TheNJerk]

Didn't put anything in the safe in the base to save inventory space while still being able to use the contents of the safe in crafting. Didn't use the inventory expansion to get more inventory. "What does this leaf do, is it useful?" while the description lays out exactly what the leaf is for. Demands more story in the first area of the game, when he has 3 more areas to get to that explains how the society that he complains knowing nothing about works. Complains about "all the quests are given by loonies" in a game about a drug fueled dystopia. Like I get the tutorials are lacking, and the game has a slow start past the Exposition Dump of the opening sequence, but a little bit of elbow grease and reading up about game mechanics could have saved at least some of the frustrations. And the main storyline literally goes nowhere because of how early the alpha is. They want to work out all the mechanical kinks before giving away the story before the game is even released as a full game.

[@doctorheadcrabmd667]

Or hell, even the reading of a SINGLE ITEM DESCRIPTION might have helped. But when you go in listening to the collective complaints of people on the internet, you're already going in looking for faults. So it's not surprising to see all the negativity. Conversely, I've been watching people GREATLY ENJOYING themselves playing the game... and by extension it has made me really want to give it a try myself to see what all the fuss is about. I'm more likely to go into it expecting to ENJOY the game, and therefore focus on the positive aspects. Perspective is a funny thing. Neither answer is correct. The game has a lot of flaws and bugs... it's far from perfect. That being said, I prefer to think that when a reviewer/commentator goes into something with a neutral or positive expectation their experience is more indicative of the average audience member's experience.

[@Sephroth73]

The problem with that is that he shouldn't have to go to read up on the game mechanics, at least the basic ones. Tutorials are really important in games like these or people feel overwhelmed and rightfully so. I can understand that he did stuff wrong and that some of those mistakes are his BUT a lot of that frustration comes from things the game doesn't flag. Maybe a "Your sick! Better find such and such" would do a world of good. Additionally, I don't know how I feel about the generated levels. I'd prefer something that I could learn and progress through better every play through, and it also deals with the repeated assets and inability to figure out where quests are going issue. I can see something good in here,but it needs a lot of work before it's worth $30. And yes, early access, but considering how many games never leave early access I don't take that as a defense anymore. Even of it's imperfect, unfinished, and buggy a game should be able to stand on it's own two feet if it's for sale and this one isn't there yet.

[@doctorheadcrabmd667]

I've watched people play The Forest since before there were SWIM ANIMATIONS... when enemies could literally walk around as conglomerates of meat chunks... or be entirely invisible and unkillable... and LOVE it. I watched Starbound go from a half-assed Terraria-in-Space knockoff into one of my absolute favorite games to both watch AND play. I've seen games that barely functioned in Early Access grow devoted audiences of people happily wading through the uninteresting, lackluster graphics and broken mechanics to derive joy from the small handful of things that actually worked. They went on to provide helpful commentary and criticism to developers, which also helped result in a better finished product. Here's an interesting note. The game DOES tell you when you're sick. It's one of those things which conveniently never makes it into the video, but there's actually a menu screen which clearly states EVERY status effect, passive effect, and a variety of other things plain as day in the menu. It just requires that you bother to READ it. Now, it doesn't tell you exactly what item you need to find in order to fix the problem... but again... if you READ a little, you'll discover that the various health items you can build actually describe the things they heal. Like the cure which can heal the plague, but only if you catch it soon enough. Or the infection-curing bandages you can make once you find the recipe. How much more does it need to do before you deem the game to have put in satisfactory effort? Dylan Grosso

[@Sephroth73]

+Doctor Headcrab, MD Chill man, just expressing my opinion. Don't think it's worth it now, might be later. I'll check in on it in a few months, assuming I remember.

[@doctorheadcrabmd667]

Dylan Grosso That last bit is genuine curiosity, honestly. I'm admittedly more willing to forgive such things because frankly... I find most modern games to be too "hand-holdy" as one might put it. That's all well and good, but I'm also not admittedly the WIDER audience to which this game has to appeal.

[@Mjack1807]

Ok, i have a lot of things to say. First, in your safe house you have a safe deposit for storing some of your items. Then, the little backpack in your inventory can be activated in order to unlock one extra ligne of space in your inventory. Also, when you run the game, you can read a little message from the dev team saying to you that the early acces version of the game only contain the survival part of the game (no campaign) and only 50% of the size of the final map.

[@Undercroft.]

From what I have seen with other you-tubers (I haven't played this game myself), It looks like the game was much more designed for mouse and keyboard, the inventory management is easier and with the mouse you can select particular markers on the map to find out what they are identifying.

[@zen_arcade]

so this is like "keep calm and carry on" taken to its logical extreme

[@moddedpan4252]

The meters in this game go down way too fast. You can't focus on the actual game when you are perpetually looking for a bed and need a well for water. Seriously, with how often you need to sleep, you think this guy would have severe narcolepsy.

[@Imfleurious]

yeh I played it and didn't think much of it but I know when its fully out it will be a good game but it has a long way to go

[@ba-loo-loo7676]

It's only gotten a few months until release

[@thattwitalex]

+PlayaR 100 6 months to a year is a long time to fix the game.

[@ncusa1753]

>DANGER MINES "That probably is dangerous" -Jon 2016

[@TigerXGame]

Damn, that trailer had SO much going for it. The first few minutes of the game had SO much going for it. Why the hell would you promote an alpha of a game at E3, and then only showing an amazing piece of the story and linear story area when that is absolutely not representative of the game at all? Jon hit it right on the head when he said that the developers took a wrong turn at just about every corner. The kings of making bad decisions right there. Such a shame. If the hour of gameplay I just saw was in ANY way connected to the first few minutes of the game I'd be all over it. But it's like I was looking at two completely different games. I just don't understand what they were thinking.

[@SerenaBoBinas]

I can't wait for more of this game to come out!! Thanks for sharing. I watch you daily...seriously! 😎🤓😁

[@loveless8241]

Me too! :D

[@kohopkapah2347]

I watched OxBox play this recently but there map was different? it happened different styles of bridges to pass, does anyone know wether its just a really big map with multiple exits or do you starting redactions of the newspaper actually change where you start?

[@joeyfranco6457]

I'm so excited to see you play this, I've been tracking it since E3 and was hoping you'd play it. Too bad the comments make it seem like it doesn't go well :/

[@CallingCrowe]

Britquilibrium.

[@tylerdavis8829]

Friend of mine ran into a bug to where his save games dont work. Hope its fixed.

[@MJ-qv8pz]

I really don't think this game deserves all the hate it gets. People seem to forget that this is a VERY early playable version, it's nowhere near finished yet. I'm sure things like how fast time passes, the inventory etc. will be fixed in later versions. Isn't that one of the purposes of releasing an alpha, listening to the players so they know what to fix?

[@callummunro7380]

But generally people are in the right tracks with their game - this is completely wrong. I look at this and I can't see the end product. However, something like Space Engineers was (is?) Early Access and, when it came out, while it wasn't perfect, you could see where it was going. This is not that. Jon said further up the comments that it's like giving someone a bag of flour advertised as a cake. It's not fit for consumption yet because all the key features aren't there.

[@themudpit621]

apart from on this channel, I haven't seen any hate for the game. I've watched six other playthroughs this last week. Jon was the only one who had a bad time.

[@randomencounter9359]

this video is a random comedian moment in my life for the reason that steam showed it to me a sec ago before this vid got posted XD

[@suishcat9407]

I could not see myself playing this with the survivalist theme added on. This game feels more like a single player story like fallout 4, Bioshock, Skyrim and more but they force survival on you which I can see many people not liking.

[@CBfrmcardiff]

The teddy bears 19 minutes in - the SOE agents - all seem to be named after characters played by Michael Caine. If those were real Teddy bears, that would actually be pretty cool.

[@FatalKitsune]

This and Necropolis. Two games with tons of potential that got put out clearly before they were done.

[@sircaramelofcanadia4743]

Watching this video has put a bunch of recommended videos on my profile about how to be happier. And the secret behind happiness. Uh-huh.

[@notbob9865]

Hi Jon, Thanks for making great videos!

[@jimbob7463]

Hi notbob, I'm jim Bob

[@cameronhind08]

Hi jim Bob, I'm Cam hind

[@matthewprz8036]

+cam hind hi cam hind i'm Matthew Prz

[@pahman3070]

+Matthew Prz hi Matthew Prz, I'm Pahman

[@themasterofportal1568]

+Pahman hi paham I'm the master of portal

[@sniperguy9723]

When does he find the storage in the home?

[@someonessidechannel1485]

This suddenly explains the video Markiplier did a while ago on this game, while it was in very, very early alpha. Even though he had no idea what was going on and everyone attacked him, he still enjoyed what he played. I think. Why are people hating on this game?

[@someonessidechannel1485]

And if this world is so horrible, why would going off the joy pills make you go mad? Wouldn't those who go off the joy be the most sane out of all of them?

[@themudpit621]

I think it's the memories of what the town did, and what happenned to them during the war that has damaged the peoples minds. The joy on top of that, then stopping the joy, seems to create a psychiatric disaster zone by messing with the natural grieving processes. Arthur isn't mad though, not yet...

[@ceilingfanenthusiast6041]

john, it's not that hard to get across one of the bridges.bYou either take joy and walk through the detector booth or have a key card you can EASILY get from drunk or still easily sober police. I think the happy part of the map is much more interesting.

[@Shicksalblume]

From what I've heard, a lot of KZbinrs seem to have no idea what to do in the game. So that may be leading to the dislike its receiving. ChristopherOdd's playthrough, however, is well done and has increased my excitement for the game. So from what I've seen, the game looks really good.

[@theoneandonlycassidia6747]

Yay ^-^ I've been waiting for someone I really like to play We Happy Few.

[@Lemino101]

You acttualy played this :D !

[@Sweet_Tooth_Art]

double click the inventory expansion to use check your stat screen and read the journal and it gets better and fun

[@jwands5327]

The game's premise and atmosphere aren't bad, but man did they fuck up everything else!

[@Gilhelmi]

MATN doing British survival? Yes, this will be good. (I need more popcorn)

[@clonetrooper2505]

It seems that few are happy with We Happy Few.

[@auralian1428]

How to make this game a success. Scrap the survival elements. Scrap the procedural world. Keep the gameplay at the intro the core gameplay type thought out the whole game. (Narrative, choice driven) Stealth and exploration and maybe some chase sequences every now and then. Let us uncover the puzzle of the joy pill, the occupation, and how ultimately you need to save Britain. Congratulations. You have a good game.

[@m0skaudancer]

Why do one screw or a few petals take up half as much inventory space as a glass bottle?

[@Smeagolthevile]

See the 'padded suit' wonder if this LP will end the same way Jim Sterling's ended, searching 100% of the map for no tough linen to spawn

[@CallerOfCrows]

You never even equipped the backpack...I realise it doesn't tell you how, but experimenting a little bit would tell you that you have to click on it. Would have given you another full bar of inventory, which isn't great, but would've been useful. Also, to learn more about the world you have to get past the bridges, which isn't explained very well either, but still.

[@canadian__ninja]

This game has a lot of promise. Its why I swear off early access like the plague: very little of the game is fully ready for the public and thus playing it as is in theory detracts from what you would get at 1.0 release

[@mattparker9726]

wow! 1984 in a video game! So excited!

[@Akeldama9]

It's so overwhelmingly...British!! I love it! Why have I never heard of this before!?!

[@Akeldama9]

***** Nope. Not really. I just hope they fix some of those issues before they fully release it.

[@teamfossil6312]

Last time I saw anything about this game was Robbaz playing it and stuffing loads of corpses in a bathtub.....

[@jeanrushby5302]

That Gave Me A GREAT Impression on the game when I watched it.

[@Avozsolitaria]

Whether this game is fixed rebooted and launched or fails, whoever they got to write some of those fake newspaper articles and the tv bits should be recognized.

[@peggspeggs2047]

Hoping you're up to giving this a go now that the systems are updated and narrative is in place! I also donated to the KickStarter We Happy Few

[@MadmanKThree]

My favorite part is when you get to the "happy district"

[@sarge7047]

Keep calm and take YOUR JOY!

[@CirnoWaifu]

You ignore the giant hole in the walls near the pots...

[@k_chase_]

Well....it is called We Happy Few, kinda says its fan base.

[@jayjaybob2]

This video basically comes down to, "This game is in very early access so the tool tips aren't perfect so I can't figure out basic game concepts like how to organize my inventory. I also can't be bothered to read what it is I'm picking up so I didn't notice my inventory expansion packs. All of this is the fault of the game which is in VERY VERY EARLY ACCESS therefore it's not good." Honestly I expect better from someone who plays a lot of fallout where much of the game is not knowing what to do and the game explains pretty much nothing, especially in New Vegas.

[@NightWolfe32]

I really thought of this as a good game would you recommend people to this for the price

[@2Cerealbox]

It's strange how certain places are so associated with specific times in history. England in the 60s as well as the sort of Sweeny-Todd era. Miami in the 80s. Hollywood in the 50s.

[@jackdixon9124]

Arthur's name is quite funny because I was literally in Hastings today and was attacked by bastard seagulls

[@muronelkaz]

first time I've seen someone take the joy

[@emmamemer]

ayy glad you're playing this, im debating on getting it. heard good and bad things...

[@lucas000022]

Wait for now. Alot of the features promised are not in the game yet. Wait for it to come out, or at least enter beta

[@BlazinVoid59]

To be honest most of the people I've seen play this, and also dislike it haven't gotten past the first island. Everything gets more interesting in the nicer islands with traps in people's houses.

[@foxvex]

The game becomes really fun the further you progress into the city, you get to a point where you get back into the main city's and theres cops searching for downers, theres old lady's that are good at spotting downers, theres happy pills in vending machines around that you can buy to get into specific area's, theres multiple houses you can break into and steal stuff from with residents that yell for cops and such that you can take down and hide in closets or bathrooms, its actually a really fun game when you figure out what items are good, figure out the map markers and such to be able to quest properly, and understand the mannerisms of what people use to get around.. You can have fun if you spend enough time figuring out how the game currently works, you can watch guides from other players that have already figured it out and get to learn the basics or you could just wait till the games not in alpha anymore and there will most likely be a ton of changes and make it a much funner and easier game i would assume :)

[@p3pp3rm4n92]

literally saw this games trailer and said I can not wait for my fave brit youtuber to play this!!!!

[@NikkiBudders]

when the start of the game had the that pinata/rat smash I expected it to be a bit more like mirrors edge, all about escaping and sneaking and stuff like that. Not really a harsh survival search quest.

[@RatDad69]

you're missing all the papers on the story, aswell you can put crafting mats in your personal safe and telekineticly craft from any where in the world. but you are correct it can be harsh

[@arronshutt]

You're only in the initial area in the garden district. There are five islands in total and you have to complete certain quests to get the items or information to go over to the other areas in the game. The full story isn't in the game yet, although there are a number of 'environmental story telling' elements that give you an idea how bad things are getting and how Wellington Wells is on the verge of collapse. The Uncle Jack shows are interesting in how they say a lot about the world you're now living in, but not necessarily in the speech he is saying. The major mechanic in the game is stealth and learning to fit in, which can mean crafting certain items to become more 'invisible' to the residents or finding a way past them. The initial phase of the game is spent finding a source of reliable food and healing items (which requires crafting healing balm) to prepare you for when you get over to the village of Hamlyn as these items will not be quite as easy to come by. You'll also need key items like Police security cards, joy pills and power cells to pass the anti-downer defences for one type of bridge for example. Combat (like it is in any situation where you're a office nerd trying to survive) is going to be a highly hit and miss affair, so you'll have to work around that situation by either hiding, placating the locals, distracting the locals or having a collection of hard hitting weapons that can end combat quickly before you attract attention and get swamped by a mob of people. A solid cricket bat can lay out a group of Wastrels or Bobbies with a few hits if you can bunch them up in front of you. Anyway, don't give up on it yet. It needs a slightly different mindset to pass the various challenges in the game, and the people are not enemies, merely people trapped by circumstances that killing them all isn't going to fix. And it's an alpha so still early days with respect to the full concept and the final story which will be in the game with the final release.

[@megamario2046]

If you cross one of the bridges you end up in one of the nicer parts of the town.

[@Agentcoolguy1]

Jon if you like this sort of thing, you should definitely check out the book 1984 if you haven't already. It's my all time favourite book, and it's simply amazing. In fact, it looks like We Happy Few has taken some big inspirations from 1984, such as the main character working in a censorship division, pneumatic tunes bringing papers and such, massive wars going on in the background, and a whole bunch of other similarities.

[@notoverwatch6991]

A drug called Joy? Sounds familiar.

[@IethargicAnarchist]

Wow, that's super disappointing. The prologue had me really interested, but everything after that just seems incredibly frustrating.

[@themudpit621]

watch some other playthroughs - plenty of people took their time a bit more and didn't have this sort of a bad time of it. Jon was his own enemy in this one. Bless him. :)

[@ashejohnston6289]

+The Mudpit It's just because he came into it biased from nerd3, he basically shit all over it before even getting to the main area of the game.

[@amykemp8925]

I haven't heard any negative things about this game. Everyone I've seen play it seems to be on Joy.

[@cheriedenholm2841]

Many true nerd could you please make a full play through

[@Alucard3362]

You can go into wellington wells and try to blend.

[@archiveofdeath]

+Many A True Nerd One thing on the level design. It's procedurally generated. So that's just off the table.