Wellington Wells
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Wellington Wells is the dystopian, retrofuturistic English city where Compulsion Games’ title "We Happy Few" unfolds, characterized by enforced cheerfulness, memory suppression, and a drug-dependent society.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city
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fictional location ⓘ setting of a video game ⓘ |
| aestheticStyle |
1960s British
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psychedelic ⓘ retro-futurism ⓘ |
| appearsIn | We Happy Few NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | Compulsion Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drug | Joy ⓘ |
| enforces |
curfews
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dress codes ⓘ public displays of cheerfulness ⓘ use of Joy ⓘ |
| fictionalCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian
ⓘ
retrofuturistic ⓘ |
| governingBody | Wellington Wells authorities ⓘ |
| governmentType |
authoritarian regime
ⓘ
totalitarian state ⓘ |
| hasGroup |
Bobbies
NERFINISHED
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Downers NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower-class citizens ⓘ Upper-class citizens ⓘ Wastrels ⓘ Wellies ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
collective amnesia
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drug-dependent society ⓘ enforced cheerfulness ⓘ mandatory medication ⓘ memory suppression ⓘ propaganda ⓘ psychological manipulation ⓘ rewriting of history ⓘ social conformity ⓘ social ostracism ⓘ state control of media ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary setting of We Happy Few ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
critique of forced happiness
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ethical cost of forgetting trauma ⓘ loss of individuality ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Joy dispensers
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broadcast loudspeakers ⓘ checkpoints ⓘ colorful streets ⓘ propaganda posters ⓘ |
| policedBy | Bobbies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDrug | Joy ⓘ |
| punishmentForNonCompliance |
being labeled a Downer
ⓘ
police pursuit ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ |
| societalNorm |
constant happiness
ⓘ
taking Joy regularly ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | mid-20th-century with retrofuturistic elements ⓘ |
| timePeriod | alternative 1960s ⓘ |
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