After a turbulent begin to 2023, The Day Earlier than is now being accused of ripping off video games like Name Of Responsibility, The Final Of Us and Tom Clancy’s The Division.
Earlier this yr, Fntastic promised a gameplay reveal trailer for The Day Earlier than can be launched in January. Nevertheless, builders postponed each the launch of the sport and the premier of the trailer because of authorized points that stemmed from Fntastic forgetting to trademark the identify 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 allegedly give the studio sufficient time to kind issues out. Nevertheless, they nonetheless went forward with the launch of the trailer – not that followers had been impressed.
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Marketed as “uncooked gameplay footage”, the 10-minute video noticed a participant operating down a avenue, exploring an deserted home, fiddling about with their stock and opening some cabinets. They finally shoot some zombies however as one fan commented “For a sport that was beforehand meant to return out this month, this certain is a…distinctive gameplay reveal.”
“Finest jogging simulator I’ve ever seen,” wrote one other fan.
Following the trailer, YouTube channel Pressure Gaming posted a sequence of photographs that highlighted the similarities between The Day Earlier than‘s trailer and the unique showcase for Name of Responsibility: Black Ops Chilly Warfare‘s zombies mode.
“The Day Earlier than is the epitome of ‘Can I copy your homework?’,” wrote Pressure Gaming. “First 4 scenes of their latest 10 minute gameplay video? Shot for shot the identical (composition and framing) as CoD Black Ops Zombies Trailer.”
The Day Earlier than is the epitome of “Can I copy your homework?”
First 4 scenes of their latest 10 minute gameplay video?
Shot for shot the identical (composition and framing) as CoD Black Ops Zombies Trailer: pic.twitter.com/1eyHG6pS29
— Pressure (@ForceStrategy) February 4, 2023
Pressure Gaming then went on to share similarities between The Day Earlier than’s brand and the one utilized by The Final Of Us, whereas “certainly one of their most used screenshots appears to be like awfully acquainted to at least one from The Division.”
And certainly one of their most used screenshots appears to be like awfully acquainted to at least one from The Division pic.twitter.com/1a6yWAvxHm
— Pressure (@ForceStrategy) February 4, 2023
“In case you assume it’s pure coincidence. Not solely is the framing, composition, and colouring related. They’re additionally in the very same order, one after the opposite,” wrote Pressure Gaming. “It’s like they’re undecided what to do, so that they go and simply copy no matter is well-liked.”
“If you happen to’re following The Day Earlier than for something apart from to observe the trainwreck you’re setting your self up for disappointment,” they added.
Fntastic founders Eduard and Aisen Gotovtsev have hit again at claims that 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, with the pair occurring to jot down: “We hope that after the sport’s success, we’ll give individuals religion that on this life, when you persevere towards a dream, it would come true, regardless of all of the obstacles and doubts.”
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