Fntastic Tweets A Weird Welcome Statement Ahead Of The Day Before’s Launch

December 6, 2023 Marc Marasigan Comments

The Day Before developer Fntastic sets the stage for the zombie survival MMO’s launch with a bizarre post on X, formerly Twitter, that it’s calling “Revelations from Fntastic.” It’s basically a general statement to future players and haters alike, that’s delivered in a weirdly ominous tone.

The statement starts off normally enough as it welcomes players to the game with a promise of more content and improvements to come. It goes on to address haters and doubters which is where it takes a weird sulky turn.

“To a person who didn’t believe in us:

We made this game for you too. We accept any kind of criticism and don’t hold a grudge against you. Before we continue moving forward together, kindly allow us to note a few things:

Please forgive us for not doing the best marketing and teasers. We learn something new and improve ourselves every single day.

Please don’t accuse us of scamming; that’s not true. We didn’t take a penny from anyone.

Please don’t accuse us of asset flip; that’s not true also. Our team worked day and night for five years to make our dream a reality.

Please don’t underestimate our work; it wasn’t easy. We are like you; we worked hard. And we’re incredibly happy that our game will finally see the light of day for everyone to explore.”

The open letter further addresses streamers, the game’s “volunteer” developers and an unnamed partner. They’re also selling the lack of marketing and teasers and the perceived “secrecy” surrounding the game as an advantage to streamers as they can look forward to releasing never-before-seen content when the game officially opens its doors on December 7th at 10 a.m. PST.

Whether that secrecy, intentional or not, will end up biting the studio in the ass remains to be seen.