Fntastic Issues Statement Blaming Blogger ‘Hate Campaign’ For The Day Before’s Downfall
Just when we thought that They Day Before drama had come to an end, developer Fntastic has come out of the woodwork to defend the now-defunct game. The studio issued a statement on X to address alleged “misinformation” that’s been making its rounds on the internet following the game’s official closure earlier this week.
In a now-deleted thread on X, the studio attributed The Day Before’s collapse to a “hate campaign” by bloggers that instilled “negative bias” even while the game was still in development.
“Certain bloggers made huge money by creating false content with huge titles from the very beginning to gain views and followers, exploiting the lack of information about the game’s development,” Fntastic said in a now-deleted thread. “Their actions triggered a gold rush among content creators due to the game’s pre-release popularity.”
“We implemented everything shown in the trailers, from home improvements and a detailed world to off-road vehicles,” the studio continued. “We implemented everything shown in the trailers, from home improvements and a detailed world to off-road vehicles. We only disabled a few minor features, like parkour, due to bugs but planned to include them in the full release.”
“Remember the experiment where you’re asked to count pink objects in a room and then recall the blue ones? You won’t remember any. It’s all about focus. The negative bias instilled by certain bloggers making money on hate affected perceptions of the game.”
“Look at unbiased gameplay like Dr. Disrespect‘s stream at release. Despite the initial bugs and server issues, he liked the game, which we fixed later, and the game received improved reviews over the weekend. Unfortunately, the hate campaign had already inflicted significant damage.”
The studio, which was forced to shut down after the controversial zombie survival game crashed and burned, is also apparently looking to open its doors again, presumably as a brand-new studio.
“We are not a fly-by-night company. We have been operating since 2015 and have always conducted our business honestly,” the studio wrote. “Since 2021, we’ve had a New Zealand venture called MytonaFntastic and a successful game, Propnight, which has sold almost a million copies. Propnight also co-financed the development of The Day Before.”
“We are grateful to all the senders of mails who expressed support and appealed not to give up and to continue to work. Finally, we encourage you to subscribe to our social networks to know what will happen next,” it concluded.
You can check out this post for an overview of The Day Before’s unfortunate journey and the events that led up to its untimely demise.
