Fntastic's MMO third-person shooter The Day Before has been earning a lot of attention ever since it was announced in January 2021. From being Steam's most wishlisted game, further and further release dates, and switching from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5, it seems there is no shortage of topics to talk about when concerning The Day Before.
Recent news has revealed that the game developers are searching for part-time and full-time volunteers to make The Day Before, and in turn, the part-time volunteers will receive participation certificates and free codes. Reactions are varying across the board, but the overall consensus is that this decision feels quite odd, potentially exploitative, and doesn't bode well for the game's intended release date of March 1, 2023.
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This isn't the first time volunteers have assisted in the creation of the game, and it won't be the last, but the process isn't always successful. In 2018, a project deemed Unreal Tournament 4 was left unfinished after Epic Games utilized an open development plan. The development fizzled out after waning interest from both Epic and the volunteers themselves who had faced too much input for a small team to handle.
While the pre-launch popularity of the post-pandemic survival game is undeniable, it can't be ignored that The Day Before was supposed to debut on June 21 of this year. Prior to that, it aimed a release window in 2021, which had fans believing that the game was making good headway. The game announcement and following trailers displayed impressive graphics, but fans are beginning to wonder if these videos are accurate representations of the game. Publisher MYTONA and Fntastic have never released a
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