Summary
The developer of the controversial online zombie survival shooterThe Day Beforehas deleted some of the game’s early trailers. This move comes following a disastrous PC launch that was greeted with thousands of negative reviews and complaints of underdelivered features that were promised during development.
Prior to its December 7 release on Steam,The Day Beforehad consistently been the platform’s most wishlisted game. However, the $39.99 title has since become one of the lowest rated games on the Valve-owned service, gathering more than 15,000 negative reviews as of writing. Players complained of poor performance and glitches at launch, but there was also outcry over developer Fntastic’s failure to deliver on the game’s promises.
Now it seems like Fntastic is trying to scrub any evidence of those promises being made as the developer has reportedly deleted some ofThe Day Before’s early trailers. Among the deleted videos was the game’s original 2021 announcement trailer from Fntastic’s official YouTube page,DualShockersreported. The teaser, which can still be viewed on YouTube through other channels, marketed the game as an open-world survival MMO. In reality,The Day Beforelacks open-world elementsand instead plays like an extraction shooter akin to games likeEscape from TarkovandHunt: Showdown.
In a statement released prior toThe Day Beforeleaving early access,Fntastic apologized for its past marketing effortsand asked gamers not to accuse the studio of scamming. Several people still expressed their support for Fntastic at the time, but it’s apparent the developer has lost the trust of many of its backers followingThe Day Before’s full release.
While Fntastic has tried to make it up to its player base byquickly releasing an update toThe Day Beforethat supposedly addressed some of the game’s most critical issues and improved performance, there’s still no sign that the developer will actually try to turnThe Day Beforeinto the open-world MMO zombie shooter that it was initially marketed as.
Aside from failing to deliver on its promises,The Day Beforehas also been accused of copying the trailers of popular open-world gameslike Rockstar Games’Grand Theft Auto 5andRed Dead Redemption 2as well as CD Projekt Red’sCyberpunk 2077. Additionally, Fntastic faced criticism after the developer previously revealed on its website that it operated by using the work of volunteers. The company’s full-time volunteers were paid, but the part-timers only received “cool rewards, participation certifications, and free codes” as compensation, according to Fntastic. With such a history of controversies surroundingThe Day Before, it’s completely understandable for many people to think of Fntastic as being a shady entity.
The Day Before
WHERE TO PLAY
The Day Before offers players a uniquely reimagined journey into post-apocalyptic open-world MMO survival set in the present day on the US East Coast following a deadly pandemic.SURVIVE AT ALL COSTSFight other players for survival. Survive against the deadly infected. Collect valuable loot.DISCOVER THE NEW POST-PANDEMIC WORLDExplore the beautiful and richly detailed New Fortune City. Enter tall skyscrapers, business centers, massive malls, grand stadiums, and more. Uncover distant surroundings of New Fortune City on stunningly detailed vehicles.REBUILD SOCIETYJoin the Woodberry survivor colony on its mission to rebuild society. Trade items in Woodberry and save your wealth in a personal storage room. Build your own home in the safe zone.
