“Turns out it is a real game.
Kind of wish it wasn’t.”
Zombie survival “MMO"The Day Beforehas brought us one of the weirdest game development sagas of 2023.
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The situation is succinctly described by reviewer Dr.Compton.
“Turns out it is a real game.
Kind of wish it wasn’t.”
“The game isn’t what was promised,” writes Steam user EaZee.
“This is basically a Tom Clancy’s The Division rip off.
Another reviewer, Biffa, echoes this sentiment.
It might be difficult to understand why so many people were excited about The Day Before.
Zombie survival experiences aren’t exactly thin on the ground in video game land.
But Steam reviewer Kai Eagle gives a more detailed breakdown of the gap between pitch and delivery.
“But The Day Before misses the mark entirely.
The supposedly expansive and dynamic world feels empty, lifeless, and riddled with uninspired design.
Beneath this headline failure to deliver on the overall premise, the reviews cite countless more specific problems.
In short, near everyone who has reviewed The Day Before hates it.
“The servers are working.
Fills up too quickly” it reads.
The developers have apparently responded to the launch in a different way, however.
Second Wind’s editor Nick Calandraobservedthat Fntastic has been quietly removing pre-release marketing content from its YouTube channel.
“Have zero problem describing this as a full-blown scam now,” Calandra says.
Surely,surelythere’s something behind those doors that’s more worthy of your time.
Alternatively, just listen to the hum of your fridge for a few hours.
By all accounts, it’ll be a more entertaining experience.
