The Day Before really was a SCAM
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- Опубліковано 11 гру 2023
- Just 4 days after the release of The Day Before, FNTASTIC (the studio behind the project) has closed due to financial failure and has rug pulled the game from Steam, leaving many players still unable to claim refunds. Leave a like if you enjoy the video and subscribe for more. Thanks for watching!
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▶ The Day Before really was a SCAM - Ігри
This is the last of my footage from The Day Before. I had zero interest in posting it until yesterday's announcement from the studio as I didn't want to promote the game any further however, since you can no longer purchase the game on Steam I figured you'd enjoy me and Aculite messing around and giving the game it's final send off... Just 4 days after launch 😂
Fucking abysmal reception to your game's criticism. Seriously sets a bad precedent for the industry.
If you need some let me know i still have the game. Im trying to see what kind of end game yhere is if there even is 1. Currently im doing the quests to see if any go from 5k to 10k or more but so far all are still 5k reward
I hope everyone with more than two hours in still demands a refund from Valve
What did they announce?
Alt+f4
A lot of content creators are putting out videos about this game talking about how it's a scam and saving us our time and money. What I appreciate about Tom specifically, is how brutally honest and unapologetic he is whilst still being concise and respectful.
I appreciate that 🧡
He's always been a great unbiased source of information ❤
Yeah Tom is awesome for that...unlike some ubisoft sponsored creators.......
@@owain1996Yeah even with titles that he clearly loves like CoD or Riders Republic, he still won't shirk away from shitting on them for things they do bad. Like charging insane amounts of money for small DLC's and minor improvements. Or releasing a DLC as an entirely new game (MWIII) full price.
I like to think about what it would be like to work at a company like this... just developing a broken mess and watching your boss/marketing team LIE to everyone about what the product is like.
I guarantee they started building this 6 months maybe a year ago after they already made the pre rendered trailers fully expecting this to happen. Its a scam bro the people who worked on this are literal con artists.
they didn't hire anyway. They used "unpaid volunteers"
cyberounk did it for me
even lost respect for Keanu..
@@DzR1591 that game is honestly amazing now. worth playing for sure.
@@Confusedddd I bet there was still a dev or two that really wanted to make the game they advertised.
Luckily, Steam is allowing refunds past the 2 hour mark now, but you may need to submit a support ticket instead. Steam also holds onto funds for 30+ days. Since the "devs" went against the Early Access ToS (has to do with the partners they have), they most likely won't see any money from this.
Honestly, the signs were there from the start. I don't see how anyone could defend these "devs"
People are gullible and have low standards
Klean confirmed unhinged after this whole ordeal ngl
I don't know why anyone bought this game. Everyone seemed to know the game was a scam back when it was announced yet people bought it anyway. If gamers keep buying games like this then they will keep getting made.
@@flyingknee23 Honestly at a certain point it's not even about the game, they just don't want to admit that they were wrong. You can tell from the way some people defend these games and practices that they're too insecure to simply say "Well I just made a mistake whoops". It's kinda sad tbh.
they just dont want to look stupid, bought a scam. thats why theyre defensive. to save their face but it only makes them even stupid. its a vicious cycle of inflated ego and cant move away from it. poor guys
Steam actually stepped up and did not transfer money from the sales of this scammy PoS to Fntastic before pulling it off the shop, thus ensuring that as many players as possible get a refund. Why anyone would ever buy this game is still beyond me, but at least those gullible people get their money back and might even have learned a valuable lesson.
This is why we use Steam and not Epic
Uh, Steam didn't transfer a single dime to them. Payments are processed on a monthly basis, they're not instantaneous.
Even so, this gig alone may land them rather high at the trade of con-artist. A bright future opens up for them...
@@giangalloyeah that’s what OP said
@@giangallookay mr obv
They wanted to create a world that felt truly apocalyptic by... making sure it never felt like there were many people left in it.
"You don't play this game, you endure it" 😭🤣
Loved that haha
gotta love the fact that every car is wrecked with all windows and mirrors smashed yet all the buildings are immaculate with all glass windows intact
Funny thing is the people who was defending it was mostly saying "Its early access they will fix it and add to it and make it better in time" Then days later they shut down meaning they are not going to do that so it literally shit on the people who was still loyal and even trying to defend it lol
FYI the vertical slice they showed way back didn't actually have all those mechanics. They just manually placed triggers, so there wasn't really these systems in place. It's easy to trigger an animation when the player presses a key in a certain area, but an entirely different beast to actually create a vaulting system. You can't hardwire the animation and where the player goes, it sort of has to be procedural or attached to nodes, since different objects have different heights. Sometimes you vault onto something, sometimes you vault over something, etc.
Although I do think some of the features shown were real and came with the plugins they purchased, but I suspect they probably didn't tie into other plugins they used very easily, or had too many bugs, so they just removed them entirely. Plus some of that stuff was surely built for singleplayer experiences and you build features differently when your game has multiplayer. Everything has to communicate with the servers. Like when you pick up an item, it isn't just being put to "PlayerInventory" (variable), it has all these server checks and then it actually gets assigned to a player ID.
There's a reason why you don't see many indie studios making multiplayer games. Once you add multiplayer the complexity of your game sky rockets. And that's just for basic arena shooter type stuff. When you get into MMO territory it's bananas. Any indie studio claiming to make an MMO is a huge red flag.
Surprised fntastic didn't try to claim they were working on a sequel called "4 days after"
what an absolute disaster
Ive been following this mess, for over a year now and I was surprised anything playable came out at all. Wild that it's already gone though, figured they would try to scam people for at least a week hahaha!
Yeah, I'm honestly surprised they didn't throw in a bunch of microtransactions just to squeeze a little more before they shut it down.
@@vewyscawymonsta so true
Same. Thought it would be cancelled. I don't understand why they took the sale page down. Drop it to $10 and still sell it. People might find value in it at that price.
I don't get why they released it,
if they had no intention of fixing it.
AIUI, Steam holds Early Access funds for a month,
so Fntastic are not going to get that money. So why?
Man that’s a bummer. I don’t think I’ve bought a game on day one ever not because I think everything is a scam but because there are so many channels that jump at the chance to record themselves playing the game. It’s a great way to see if a game is for you. Why is it so easy to separate gamers from their money? The gaming industry is fairly unique in how much revenue you can generate for unfinished products or shiny digital outfits to the tune of billions of dollars. Wild!
always wait, for sometime after the game release. never preorder, never buy on day one. be wise, be smart. and i like you cos youre smart
According to Upper Echelon,
a lot of gamers really wanted an open world zombie shooter.
So they wanted to believe, a bit more than sensible
After being burned before with new games being buggy messes I tend to wait now.
Yup! I never buy on day one lol
Tom finding out how Americans pronounce “soldering” as “sod-ering” 😂 queue: Aluminum
Watered down English = american english.
I saw an american youtuber explain it as they took english and stomped it into the dirt
moral of the story: don't hype over a trailer, cuz even a gameplay can be fake.
When I bashed it online, I was met with "iTs EaRlY aCcEsS, yOu CleArLy DoNt KnOw WhAt ThAt MeAnS". Can't stand those type of defenders. If vaulting was in the trailer(s), there's zero reason it's not in the release. Not to mention, its not an mmo survival. When mention it's not, I was met with the whole early access, it will come later. If you can find a spouse that will defend you on the level these people defend these devs, they are def the one to keep!
They said “Please don’t call our game a scam game” 😂 💀
I'm so glad I don't pre order games
Fr. The only reason you should ever pre-order or get deluxe edition is when you want to actively support the company, especially since deluxe editions are just worthless nowadays.
For example, the first game I pre-ordered since probably the last 10-15 years is Dragons Dogma 2. Because I loved and played the shit out of the 1st one and Capcom is just one of the few big companies that are still good. From all trailers, information and people who already got to play it we know it's practically exactly like DD1 but better in every aspect. There's no reason NOT to pre-order for me.
But it's also probably going to be the last pre-order for the next 10 years to come. Except for when Larian drops another gem during that time. But I also didn't pre-order BG3, I was wary of the game simply because I don't like D&D and didn't know if the game would be for me.
But 95% of games I just get on sale.
This is some M. Night Shyamalan level twist of a rug pull.
I will never preorder let alone buy a game without watching actual gameplay or reading reviews.
Aparently they haven't even shut down, they've just changed names
I was on their volunteer program for years, purely out of interest in what I believed from the start was a scam - and to no surprise I never saw a single image, statement or any evidence the devs were truly working on it. We never got to test anything and the most the volunteers saw was trailers earlier than others, and the most impact on the game we had was naming the game servers ._.
I was kicked out of the program a matter of a week or so before it launched for jokingly doubting the game was real in Discord, from where I received immediate backlash and even threats in my DMs; the entire thing had a cult like feel, if you stepped out of their idea of loving the game and never doubting fntastic, they came at you.
I saw them straight away put my message and name in the internal teams channels and claim I was disrespecting the team. Merely an hour after that happened in the Discord and I left, I received an email from HR saying I was no longer fit for the program and broke their policies, thus I was kicked.
They put more work into the sauna cutscene than the main gameplay.
Yeh that "soLdering kit" hit my ear wrong as well. I was like "why did tomo just say the L so damn hard?" 😂 as Americans we don't say it
Good ole' America 😅
Watched the stream for a while and left a like for the algo but it was just too painfull 😅 thankfully something good came out of this mess, Tomo & Aculite F'n around for 20 minutes
The grenade fail is exactly what made me uninstall when the devs sent me a code 😩 hated that
This might be a very stupid question but i'm genuinely interested; Is there legal grounds for a lawsuit or class action lawsuit against the company/devs or is what they made vs advertised legal?
The Russian game studio wouldn’t give a shit about an overseas lawsuits.
@@MrGrazzhoppa Mytona might
Yes, for fraud and false advertising, but you can't sue a company that no longer exists. Which is why they're 'shutting down'. Not bc the game 'failed financially', they 100% planned for this and are trying to run away with the money the game made before anyone can sue them for it
@@NandoMandoLeAndoCalando That's not how it works, at all. You can indeed sue a company that no longer exists, it'd be a crazy loophole in the system if you couldn't, don't you think? Besides that, they didn't get a single dime from game sales and they won't. Steam payments are monthly and they are processed in ~30 days, so December 2023 sales would get processed around February 2024. If anything, they scammed investors, and I'm pretty sure they will sue. Players can get a refund, so no hard feelings I guess.
@@giangallo Steam has now agreed to refund all players their money back if the players want it. And Fntatic responded to a tweet with: This was our first big experience. Shit happens.
Like wtf😂
Haha, the funny thing is that the server and the way players and zombies move is almost identical to Star Citizen!!! Has the same feel!
Thank you for your sacrifice sir. You have been recognized
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According to the official Twitter, as of yesterday they are working with steam on giving refunds regardless of play time. If it goes through then I’m fine with that
One of the many reasons why I’m excited to watch your videos is because you’re willing to play these shit games and there’s a lot of humor that comes out of it
Haha! I got you 😂
14:00 🎶"two bros chillin in a hot tub"🎶
As someone who saw the adverts and now seeing the actual gameplay I'm glad didn't have my hopes up for all that time. I feel bad for those that really were looking forward to this.
The most unfortunate thing about this situation is that it sets a dangerous president for other scam developers to do the same thing. What needs to happen is that this studio needs to be sued into oblivion. Hurting them financially would send a clear message to other possible bad actors and fly by night imposters to think twice before attempting the same actions.
This is the game everyone wanted so bad. Games have been just copy and paste recently. We need a change of pace like when the division first came out. But now the future of gaming is looking very dim with either unfinished products, copy and paste games, or scams
5:24 the trash in the distance on left side of screen is floating slightly then pops down to the ground level ahahahahaha
youre 100% right, if this was an alpha or beta 1.0 release that received weekly updates, it could be great. but calling this a full release is definitely just a huge insult to the community.
The only video I've seen is just this downtown setting. What happened to the wetlands and the snowy mountains that was shown in the trailers? Did they not release that are of the map?
I guess the positive thing about this is that we’re closer than ever to having a game that’s actually shown in these trailers! 😂
as a creator on tt im devastated this game didnt succeed it had so much potential the idea and concept behind it was amazing so sad to see it fail
I hope someone would use this as a chance to make a proper game. The concept seems good and since all the resources out there i'd reckon it wouldn't be that hard to replicate and fix all the broken features.
Damn, the drama will be missed tho, we had a good ride right guys? Thanks for the laughs tomo
I guess, I was kind of bored because I saw this movie before. I popped in and out just for updates. Not much enjoyment in it just confirmation. Didn't give a single cent.
I'm sure we'll be talking about this disaster of a release for years to come, don't worry 😂
Haha thank God for that 😂
@4:34
Headshot Death makes Zombie do a Backflip 🤣
Difference between a scam and delivered are the expectation of both creators and consumers. At least, you can write it off as a company expenses tomographic.
"Shoe Store" and "Soda" store got me good 🤣
They Just rebranded under the name - Eight Points Dec11th at 8:43pm UCT after the backlash hit trying to distance themselves. MAKE THIS KNOWN!!! Don’t let them get away from this shit!
Just crazy. Thank you Tomo for the great vid!!
This can be a problem with early access sometimes, I now avoid early access or pre-purchase games.
I never once had faith in this game ever since the first "gameplay" trailer where they said the words "survival PvP". I HATE survival PvP games so I was naturally never hyped. But I kept an eye on this one anyway just out of curiosity and the path it went down was just mind boggling.
Just for the intro i subbed and subscribed😂
Asset flipping so hard that even in trailer writing all you do is change one word per line is just insane xD wtf
I've never been so proud of being a loser and NOT following a crowd. YES, I finally win!
You and me both brother, to Valhalla!
why are you a loser when not following the growd? I'd say people who do are the losers because they just let themselves be dragged along and not learn or think for themselves.
And as you can see it saves you a lotta money and disappointment. You couldn't be farther from a loser in this situation.
@Au_Ra804 I think you might be over thinking this troll. But I didn't make enough money from this troll so unfortunately I will be shutting down the company. Thanks for all the love and support.
2 days ago : Thought of a joke
1 day ago : Posted joke
Current day: Running away so I don't get sued.
"What's that keybind again?" Lol that got me
All I wanted was something in the vein of The Division and DayZ. Fun atmospheric shooter that let me scavenge. Was hoping this game fould pull through butnafter learning about the original crypto ploy they had makes sense this was the best they could scrap together
nothing will ever be like Dayz until they launch a Dayz 2 with the Arma 4 engine whenever that comes out in like 5 years
There should be laws around false advertisements for games
5 years of trolling
Is there any survival games that take place in the 1970s? IDK why but I want a survival game that takes place in the past with old tech and a late 70s, early 80s vibe.
Lmaooooo “what’s that key bind again?”
🎵Man, someone's going to jail!🎵
Man I watched you stream some of this before I got busy with my day. I knew it was bad but not closed 4 days after launch bad. Way to axe themselves in the gaming industry from this point forward. BIG OOOF.
Great Channel To Follow would love to stream with ya some Hunt Showdown or any other Pick
re: People who defended this when it was released: Sunk Cost Fallacy/High amounts of Copium are a hell of a drug.
I think my favorite part of the game is the fortune cookie loading screen wisdom.
I didn't even THINK that you could have grenades. 😂
That realistic recoil on that m1 garand best i have seen
Bro didn't people say this a scam from the start?
Thanks for this. It was hilarious.
Once again... Always wait for the reviews before buying!
I hope there's a massive class action suit against these people.
"Don't mind lend a hand?" Jaysus, AI really *did* write this game...
This just sums it all up perfectly. We can move on now.
1:50 looks exactly like a map from Ground Branch!
The workout clip 😂
Hohohoooo damn this is painful to watch ! Gg Tomo! And aculite !
The very first trailer of this game got me soooo hyped. And now look. As gamers prepared to pay money for the Next Best Thing we need to be careful
i seriously think there should be a lawsuit and the people behind this scam should be in jail for it
Really jail? Just let them pay a huge amount of money...
well, its jail if they cant pay.@@whatalegenddamn
Jail a lil extreme bro. Just make the higher up’s pay some fees. Let’s not take fathers and mothers away from their children for being con artists
@@Eggcornbeanfraud can beget imprisonment. From the article i read, the reason they failed was because they massively overestimated their capabilities. Seems pretty obvious they just hyped everyone up to get investers and lenders interested and get shown a pretty picture, without any realistic plans put in place.
You think the russians who pulled off this deliberate scam will face punishment? You naive boy
Anyone know who the girl in the big head clip is? Hate when people get clipped but don't get credited..
am i gone insane or these footsteps from dayz mod for arma 2? and + there are cycles in this game. You spawn day-night --day spawn more people(not sure) + loot respawn(absolutle fucking sure)
never thought about that
Pumbing
"The division's dark zone" god damn if I've ever even seen as more apt description had more Replay value with an open world main game
I was really looking forward to this. I'm glad I didn't spend any money on it
"What was that keybind again"......."ALt+F4" 🤣
The thing is that the concept and the potential is there. But.. It's in an early development stage.
I counted ~26 kills (zombis+players) in a 24min vid lol. Certainly one of the games of all time.
Anyone remember Star Forge from 10 years ago? Trailers looked sick but the game was non-functional. Feels like that
Keep pleasing us bro
Class action lawsuit.
The Internet never forgets.
I wonder if they got the name from the Arma 3 zombie survival mod that was titled "The Day After"
I still wanna play this games how can i buy it?
Boys, whoever paid for this mess, please go file a lawsuit if you didn’t get a refund, don’t allow them to walk off with millions when this is just an unreal engine asset simulation.
Yes because everyone who buys a game also has the time money and energy to sue a company sure cmon man only very few people can and will even try
It was such a scam the “devs” are going out of business 5 days after launch. Truly justice being served
Nope they disbanded to scam the money and have already created a new comoany to start a new game which will most likely be another money scam
@@GampyBamblorno way…. Whats it called?
Damn. Though, thanks for all the amazing content as always
8:51 DMZ had/has a horse figurine called origami horse
surely someone must have clocked on to Acu'iiite with the not taking L's skit :D
Gameplay just looks like a walmwart version of The Division
The best thing this game has done is hopefully teach people to be more wary of Early Access games.
The Hollyrex clip is so funny 🤣🤣
They tried to pull the release first and fix later like many early access game nowaday but look like the quality of the day before backfire them with overwhelmingly negative review, players dropped and a lot of refund. So their best option is shutdown everything and run away :))