Surely, surely there's something behind those doors that's more worthy of your time. If you were thinking about playing The Day Before, why not check out RPS' advent calendar, where we're currently running down the best games released this year. "Have zero problem describing this as a full-blown scam now," Calandra says. Second Wind's editor Nick Calandra observed that Fntastic has been quietly removing pre-release marketing content from its YouTube channel. The developers have apparently responded to the launch in a different way, however. As for what Fntastic has to say about the state of the game, so far, their only statement since launch is a post on X about an overload on the North American servers. In short, near everyone who has reviewed The Day Before hates it. "Killed like ~10 people 9 of them disappeared in 10 seconds, couldn't even loot them", writes céé. WeZon, meanwhile, says "This game does not even have functioning settings, try changing resolution, I dare you." Other issues include that the loot is apparently poor for a looter-shooter (which just to remind you, isn't what this game was supposed to be anyway) and that's assuming you can grab any goodies in the first place. User Joux lists a ton of missing features like "no vaulting", "no directional audio" and "no melee". The gameplay lacks the depth and complexity suggested by the trailers, leaving players with a shallow and repetitive experience."īeneath this headline failure to deliver on the overall premise, the reviews cite countless more specific problems. The supposedly expansive and dynamic world feels empty, lifeless, and riddled with uninspired design. "But The Day Before misses the mark entirely. "The trailers painted a vivid picture of a post-apocalyptic world teeming with dynamic encounters, intense survival scenarios, and engaging combat," they write. But Steam reviewer Kai Eagle gives a more detailed breakdown of the gap between pitch and delivery. Zombie survival experiences aren't exactly thin on the ground in video game land. It might be difficult to understand why so many people were excited about The Day Before. "No open-world survival elements, it's just an extraction shooter, and a bad one at that." You leave the city to loot, you come back and ut furniture in your tent." Another reviewer, Biffa, echoes this sentiment. "This is basically a Tom Clancy's The Division rip off. "The game isn't what was promised," writes Steam user EaZee. Kind of wish it wasn't."Īs for what exactly the problems are, well the main issue, quelle surprise, is that the game is not what it was originally marketed as, namely an open world survival MMO. The situation is succinctly described by reviewer Dr.Compton. Of the reviews, just 15% are positive, giving the Day Before an overall rating of "overwhelmingly negative". The bad news, at least going by the game's Steam reviews, is that it is utterly, categorically terrible.Īt the time of writing, The Day Before had just under 11,000 user reviews on Steam, which, wow, a lot of people are gagging to play a game that reeks like a zombie's boxer shorts, huh? And we are talking dreadful here. The good news is, The Day Before is not vapourware, demonstrated by the fact that it launched on Steam last night and is available to purchase and play. Developed by Fntastic, the game has been delayed numerous times, briefly disappeared from Steam after a trademark dispute, and was repeatedly accused of being a vapourware scam, accusations Fntastic attempted to rebuff with a gameplay reveal back in February. Zombie survival "MMO" The Day Before has brought us one of the weirdest game development sagas of 2023.
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