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After Appeal, ‘We Happy Few’ Will Release in Australia
Good news for those Aussies worried that they might not get the chance to play Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few. In an announcement on their website, Compulsion have revealed that their appeal of being denied classification by the Australian Classification Review Board has been successful.
As you might recall, the game was refused classification due to its drug use being so prevalent in the game, and it being an integral part of the gameplay. “After considering our appeal to get We Happy Few reviewed for classification, the Australian Classification Review Board has decided to allow the release of We Happy Few in Australia!” The game has been given a rating of R18+, with the explanation for the rating decision found here.
The decision states that “a three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the computer game We Happy Few is classified R 18+ (Restricted) with the consumer advice ‘Fantasy violence and interactive drug use’.” No word on if Compulsion have had to alter the game in any way to meet the rating, though it’s safe to say that the game will be the same for all regions, aka no changes.
We Happy Few is scheduled for release August 10, 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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