Fntastic shared new footage of The Day Earlier than for the primary time since 2021 yesterday (February 2), however followers weren’t impressed.
Earlier this yr, Fntastic promised a gameplay reveal trailer for The Day Earlier than could be launched in January. Nevertheless, builders postponed each the launch of the sport and the premier of the trailer as a consequence of authorized points that stemmed from Fntastic forgetting to trademark the title of their sport.
The Day Earlier than had been due for launch March 1, however due to these points, Fntastic pushed the discharge again to November 10 to provide the studio sufficient time to type issues out. However they went forward with the launch of the trailer, one hour after the introduced time.
Marketed as “uncooked gameplay footage”, the 10-minute video sees a participant operating down a avenue, exploring an deserted home, fiddling about with their stock and opening some cabinets. They ultimately shoot some zombies however as one fan commented “For a sport that was beforehand meant to come back out this month, this certain is a…distinctive gameplay reveal.”
“Finest jogging simulator I’ve ever seen,” wrote one other fan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KgrIGUhoZA
After the video premiered, Fntastic began one other countdown forward of a developer enjoying The Day Earlier than stay. quarter-hour later, a 40-second clip was shared that noticed the dev enjoying the very same stretch of street lined within the preliminary gameplay reveal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CHvJkU5ILg
In response to one fan on Reddit, the trailer “wasn’t convincing sufficient after all of the suspicious stuff occurring. Utilizing the unique title right here mainly confirms the copyright points have been bullshit, and it was tremendous gradual gameplay that confirmed no new info or truly confirmed a lot of curiosity in any respect, in addition to simply being tremendous gradual. Even when it was actual, I’m removed from impressed.”
“This doesn’t appear like a sport that’s popping out in 2023, and the truth that we needed to wait so lengthy for one thing so easy is equally as regarding,” wrote one other fan. “Both this sport will get cancelled or will launch in 2026.”
“As soon as once more we all know nothing concerning the sport. They actually simply had the character strolling via town, killing a handful of zombies. What was so troublesome [about going] over the options of the sport,” asked a 3rd.
In case you search for the definition of the phrases bland, generic, flat, boring and rip-off in your dictionary you will see a hyperlink to The Day Earlier than reveal trailer.
— Baron_Von_Stahl (@BaronZeh) February 3, 2023
Final month, Fntastic founders Eduard and Aisen Gotovtsev hit again at claims that their upcoming open-world survival sport The Day Earlier than is a rip-off, following quite a few delays and controversy over the usage of unpaid “volunteers”.
“It’s disagreeable to listen to such accusations,” stated an announcement. “We solely imagine within the last product. It doesn’t matter what anybody says, you’ll see for your self on November 10 this yr.”
“We hope that after the sport’s success, we’ll give individuals religion that on this life, in case you persevere towards a dream, it’s going to come true, regardless of all of the obstacles and doubts,” they added.
In different information Glen Schofield, the creator of the unique Lifeless House, has praised EA Motive‘s “devoted” remake which was launched final week.