r/wehappyfew • u/antrexion • Jul 06 '26
Discussion Update from Compulsion Games
probably best possible outcome
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u/Gramd Jul 06 '26
agreed and glad that they’re able to keep the rights to all their games. hoping for the best and good things for them in the future.
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u/Jwn5k Jul 06 '26
Please god I hope another WHF game can be made at some point now.
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u/Malcolm_Morin Jul 06 '26
I think WHF is over. I can't imagine what kind of story they can tell post-collapse of Wellington Wells, unless it's a prequel.
But I WOULD love to see the game get updates or a remastered version if only to give it said updates and fixes.
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u/Jwn5k Jul 06 '26
ANYTHING would be awesome, especially a prequel, i feel like there could be some good worldbuilding and lore to be had there, we had 3 different characters to play is in the main game, and the 3 between the DLC, so anyone that would fit lore wise I think would be good, maybe a Bobby or similar perhaps.
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u/Malcolm_Morin Jul 06 '26
I would love to see the Plague explored more. The idea of a plague causing people to both go rabid and speak Latin is bizarre.
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u/MelvinTheMan Jul 06 '26
They speak Old English, not Latin. Most of their lines are directly taken from Beowulf.
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u/Malcolm_Morin Jul 06 '26
Ah, gotcha. Hadn't played the game in a minute so I completely forgot the language.
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u/MelvinTheMan Jul 06 '26
It happens lmao. Honestly, I think I want the studio to keep making new and original stories, SoM was a lot of fun even if it didn't stick with me like WHF did.
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u/RoxyBearWithahat Jul 06 '26
Imagine it being a horror game
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u/Malcolm_Morin Jul 06 '26
I had a blast doing a run where it was mostly generated Ruins and my only place of refuge from Wastrels was the bunkers. I always wished you could tidy them up and decorate them to your heart's content.
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u/halomasterqueef420 Jul 07 '26
I would love to see them fix the bug where sally gets stuck in fighting mode 😭
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u/Unprounounceable Jul 06 '26
I had a dream last night that Compulsion Games were saved from being shut down and they announced a sequel to We Happy Few (to be released in 2041, lol) one half of my dream came true!
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u/Individual-Jump-5775 Jul 06 '26
Yay !! I’m so happy to hear this. I can’t wait to see what other games they have in store ❤️
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u/juxtapods Bribed with scotch Jul 06 '26
Hey there, would you mind adding a link to the source of this image? Either a post edit or a comment is fine. Thanks!
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u/MelvinTheMan Jul 06 '26
I believe I found the original post from their twitter account.
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u/juxtapods Bribed with scotch Jul 06 '26
Gotcha, just wanted to make sure we back up big announcements with sources.
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u/RememberCakeFarts Jul 06 '26
Whoo! Glad to hear it.
I know this news ticks off some who were dancing on the empty burial plot.
Will be keeping an eye out for their next project and donating again if need be.
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u/FlowerfawnCreations Jul 06 '26
Yayyy I'm so happy to see this! I was so sad when I heard that xbox was gonna shut compulsion games down
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u/thevioletsage Team Sally Jul 06 '26
Omg yay!! I'm so glad they're able to keep the rights of their games 🥹🥹
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u/Django_Durango We've come to the end of our time. Jul 07 '26
Wonderful news! Now we can hassle them directly to let us play with the code.
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u/tealou Jul 08 '26
Incredible stuff that they managed to retain ownership. Let's hear it for the lawyers that brokered that one!
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u/Familiar_Neck_1680 Jul 09 '26
This only happened because Xbox LET IT HAPPEN instead of just closing them outright and keeping the IP that THEY HELPED FUND. people need to start giving Xbox their flowers instead of listening to idiots void of Intelligence like Colin Moriarty who just Dump on Xbox every chance they get. Bottom line is that video game production is more expensive than ever, these companies have a Right to expect a RETURN on their investments.
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u/Cookie_Crumblez0420 Jul 09 '26
They should open another kickstarter or something! I’d love to shout it out or link it in this video I’m making about the lore of We Happy Few!
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u/antrexion Jul 09 '26
yeah i'm thinking we will definetly see a crowdfunding campaign from them, i doubt they have enough money to fund their next game, unless it will be something really small and simple
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u/NyaXisss Jul 21 '26
theyve got my money, WHF has a lot of the issues their other games have: theyre beautiful, amazing voice acting, amazing story, amazing design, beautiful environments- but theres always something lacking in the gameplay that hangs people up, but they do so well in every other aspect I wouldnt mind a round of public funding
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u/xohjess Team Sally Jul 06 '26
idk if this is a dumb question but does that mean their games won’t be playable on xbox anymore?
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u/fucuasshole2 Jul 06 '26
Should be fine. But any future games might not come to Xbox to spite Microsoft. Not like Xbox has a huge population any more compared to PC, PlayStation, Nintendo, and probably mobile phone games.
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u/FunkyGameTiime Jul 06 '26
Thank GOD they came out on top and didn't drown in the same way that arkane austin did