Although the evacuation survival shooting game “The Day Before” (The Day Before), which was quickly removed from the shelves after 4 days on the shelves, is no longer available, the developer Fntastic has once again spoken out through the Road drives hatred thus ruining the game.
More than a month after the previous Launched crowdfunding pre-orders and still maintains a good relationship with publisher Mytona Fntastic, pointing out that “Propnight” has sold nearly one million copies, and these funds have also been used to develop “Before”.
Then, the text of the announcement emphasized that the game “Before the Holocaust” has been affected by hate speech from the Internet, and the wording in the Russian version is even more severe, saying that “hate has ruined the game.”
⚡Recently, a lot of misinformation has emerged on the Internet from supposedly anonymous sources. Fntastic provides an official response to these statements. #fntastic #thedaybefore pic.twitter.com/ZYmidDjLYd
— Fntastic (@FntasticHQ) January 25, 2024
“The negative biases instilled by certain bloggers who make money from hate speech have affected people’s views on the game,” Fntastic said in a statement. “Watch the gameplay of the unbiased Dr. Disrespect, although he pointed out some bugs and Wrong, but he liked the game, and we later corrected it, and the game’s reviews improved over the weekend. Unfortunately, the hate winds have taken a heavy toll on the game.”
Although Fntastic gave an example of the game’s Steam Key exceeding $200 in the online auction market after “Before” was taken off the shelves, and some players made mods to show that many players still like their games, this cannot explain “Before”. Many of the controversial behaviors that have been caused in the past are caused by Fntastic itself and have no clear explanation, resulting in negative perceptions.
It once ranked first on Steam’s wish list, which shows that “Before the Holocaust” carries the expectations of many players. However, due to engine conversion, the game was removed from the shelves without warning and fell into trademark litigation, which repeatedly delayed the launch time, and the promotional image storyboard and content were criticized. Doubts caused the game to receive “overwhelmingly negative reviews” immediately after its release.
What surprised the outside world even more was that “Before the Doomsday” was removed from the shelves four days after it was released. It was announced that the development team Fntastic had officially ceased operations. Without official support for follow-up content, the development of “Before the Doomsday” had to be terminated, and the server The machine will also shut down on January 22, 2024.
Although Fntastic left a message at the end of the announcement that it will continue to develop the game, there are still other games to come, so Fntastic may not be able to regain the trust of most players.
