The Day Before's overwhelmingly negative Steam reviews seem deserved
eurogamer.netZombie MMO The Day Before is now out in early access, but is receiving overwhelmingly negative reviews on Steam.
It's been a rocky road for the game, with accusations the game was a scam, copying the work of other developers, criticism against the use of unpaid volunteers, and a trademark dispute with a Korean calendar app.
Just days ago developer Fntastic released a statement apologising for the game's marketing and requesting «please don't accuse us of scamming».
Now that it's out, however, players are extremely disappointed with the product.
While it must be noted the game is in early access still, many Steam reviews note how it does not include the open world MMO elements promised by Fntastic and does not live up to the developer's lofty goals.
Combat is basic, enemy AI is too simple, the world is empty, and it's full of bugs, are just a handful of key criticisms against the game.
«Turns out it is a real game,» reads one review. «Kind of wish it wasn't.»
«The Day Before Refund,» quips another.
Fntastic posted on the game page: «After five years of blood, sweat, and tears, we can finally say these words: The Day Before is out now». This reads unintentionally ironic next to the awful reviews.
Over on X, formerly Twitter, journalist Nick Calandra described The Day Before as «nothing but a cash grab» in a long thread, while also noting that Fntastic has scrubbed its YouTube page to remove previous teaser videos of gameplay it was aiming for.
Yea, do NOT buy The Day Before.
I'm usually pretty lenient, but that is nothing but a cash grab. There's no gameplay loop, clear AI generated art around the city to fill billboards, no animations to speak of for the zombies, absolutely no mission design to speak of.
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