“We made this for you too, we don’t hold a grudge”
The Day Before’s road to release has been eventful, and as developer Fntastic prepares to launch the game in Early Access, it’s taken to Twitter with messages for fans and non-fans of its survival MMO.
“To our future player”, the tweet says, “we made this for you so that you will enjoy the games and it becomes a celebration. Together, we will continue improving the game and adding content.” To those “who didn’t believe” in the developer, Fntastic says, “we made this game for you too.” It adds, “we accept any kind of criticism and don’t hold a grudge against you.”
The developer then addresses the accusations leveled at it during the development of The Day Before, requesting that its audience refrain from accusing it of “scamming” or flipping assets. “Please don’t underestimate our work, it wasn’t easy,” it adds. “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 survival MMO rocketed to the top of Steam’s most-wanted list before being abruptly removed due to a trademark dispute. Furthermore, its release date has been pushed back several times, and in June 2022, a page seeking volunteers for key roles such as translation and community management appeared on the developer’s website, raising eyebrows.