Luseth 1,755 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 2 hours ago, phil bottle said: I'd say it blows my mind how many morons actually bought it but then again 🤔😅 Barebones game, 3 zombies max, bullet sponge zombies at that. Not an MMO at all. Fucked up servers. Lies upon lies. If they'd released it as an early access game without all the lying marketing for £14.99 I'd be ok with that but now I'll never touch this disgrace of a product 🤣 I suppose with the steam refund option people are buying it just to see how crap it is and then getting a refund before the 2 hours are up? Riff Machine and GazzaGarratt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 9,794 Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Looks like the entire game was also build out of the Unreal Asset store American City Packs (Bundle) in Environments - UE Marketplace WWW.UNREALENGINE.COM The project includes a lot of high quality assets with everything that you need to create an American City. The city/architecture is based on New York City - NYC - Manhattan - Brooklyn. The buildings are... That's just one of the packs used but there's plenty more from foliage, interiors, vehicles and other small details. It's the sort of game you could clamber together for about £1500. Riff Machine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,881 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 I'm back to this is a social experiment to see how many people are dumb enough to play it enough so they can't get a refund and see how much money they make. The videos are quite truly incredible. Dare I say, does this make Gollum NOT the worst game this year???? 💩 J4MES OX4D, Riff Machine, phil bottle and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riff Machine 2,105 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 13 minutes ago, GazzaGarratt said: I'm back to this is a social experiment to see how many people are dumb enough to play it enough so they can't get a refund and see how much money they make. The videos are quite truly incredible. Dare I say, does this make Gollum NOT the worst game this year???? 💩 Nope. It's in early access, so technically, Gollum is the king shit sandwich of 2023. 😂🤪 phil bottle, IRaMPaGe, GazzaGarratt and 1 other 4 *The opinions of Riff Machine do not reflect those of Forever Gaming ;)* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 9,794 Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 I'm seeing a lot of ''this game has soooo much potential'' lines from defenders yet there's less features and content than what was advertised in the pre-alpha 3 years ago. It's utterly extraordinary how deluded people are with things like this. It's not even like it's a game from a reputable developer - all their previous work has either been scams or abandoned. People just living off the nonsensical hype of the original fake trailer and other elements that were all plagiarised off legitimate games. Publishers laughing all the way to the bank. Riff Machine and IRaMPaGe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,881 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 On 12/9/2023 at 6:02 PM, Riff Machine said: Nope. It's in early access, so technically, Gollum is the king shit sandwich of 2023. 😂🤪 🤣🤣So it also loses that on a technicality, how ironic 🤣🤣 On 12/10/2023 at 2:14 PM, J4MES OX4D said: I'm seeing a lot of ''this game has soooo much potential'' lines from defenders... I'm so not seeing that. Just seeing utterly hilarious videos of what is happening in it. Could become best meme source of 2023, even after not being out more than a month in 2023 🤣 Riff Machine and IRaMPaGe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,881 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Myelin Games has got me laughing my ass off at it! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Riff Machine and IRaMPaGe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 9,794 Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 LMAO! The Day Before Studio Fntastic Announces Closure Just Days After Early Access Launch - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Mere days after The Day Before launched in early access, studio Fntastic has announced that it's closing: "The Day Before has failed financially, and we lack the funds to continue." Riff Machine, IRaMPaGe and GazzaGarratt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 9,794 Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 The game has been taken down from sale now and the 'developers' have begun scrubbing from existence. 201,000 copies sold and almost 92,000 refunds issued prior to Fntastic's closure. Very bizarre situation - whilst I did expect them to pull the plug early, I didn't foresee if occurring before Valve released the money to them. This opens the doors for store-wide no questions asked refunds back to anyone who bought the game irrespective of the existing refund policy and the developers likely wont even see a penny of the almost $3m holding. For them to quit before the first pay packet suggests either Valve were holding them to guarantees for a conditional release of the funds or they didn't want to embroil themselves in legality down the line. The evidence against them is beyond overwhelming and damning. IGN have also just released their review for the final kick in the teeth- first time I've seen them award a 1/10🤣 The Day Before Early Access Review - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Easily one of the worst games of 2023. IRaMPaGe and Riff Machine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 9,794 Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 Cheeky bastards thought we wouldn't notice Riff Machine, GazzaGarratt and IRaMPaGe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,881 Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Yeah @J4MES OX4D, Myelin put up this update to show everyone since they nuked all their servers. I expect everything to go into hiding and numerous name changes again if they want to get back into game development. Riff Machine and IRaMPaGe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,305 Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Still more content than Destiny tho IRaMPaGe, GazzaGarratt, Riff Machine and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,585 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 On 12/8/2023 at 11:59 AM, Luseth said: I suppose with the steam refund option people are buying it just to see how crap it is and then getting a refund before the 2 hours are up? Did you manage to get your refund then? 🙈😅 IRaMPaGe and Riff Machine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,585 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 I do love how we called this a scam a year ago and saw what was coming. I'm surprised a big publisher hasn't seen the excitement generated for a game like this and done their own version. Capitalism L in so many ways 🤪 IRaMPaGe, J4MES OX4D and Riff Machine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luseth 1,755 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 27 minutes ago, phil bottle said: Did you manage to get your refund then? 🙈😅 Fortunately I didn't buy it 😛 I was hopeful, partially because I do like to have a more positive view on things ^_^ I mean though this was a scam you could argue a lot of games are these days with the way some of them launch and the way publishers promote them. IRaMPaGe and Riff Machine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,585 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Luseth said: Fortunately I didn't buy it 😛 I was hopeful, partially because I do like to have a more positive view on things ^_^ I mean though this was a scam you could argue a lot of games are these days with the way some of them launch and the way publishers promote them. I'm a glass half full kind of person but an asset flip game is an asset flip game... To be fair their asset flipping started with their advertising, which is what got everyone excited in the first place 😆 GazzaGarratt, Riff Machine, IRaMPaGe and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,628 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Even former employees are taking shots The Day Before controversies continue as former employee says it was never an MMO WWW.EUROGAMER.NET The strange situation that is The Day Before keeps getting stranger. The whole thing sounded like a shit show, i even read that they were using volunteers to help make the game, so they didn't have to pay as many people. They then back tracked and said they could become full time employees. Read this shit below, it's mind blowing. Not sure if it's already been posted but we all know everyone works best when they're not being paid. 😂 The Day Before developer Fntastic responds to volunteer controversy, says they can become full-time employees | Game World Observer GAMEWORLDOBSERVER.COM Fntastic has responded to criticism and allegations of using free labor as part of its volunteer program. The Day Before developer shared more details about its policy of attracting unpaid volunteers, saying that... Riff Machine, IRaMPaGe and GazzaGarratt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 9,794 Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 Some gamers never cease to amaze me in their stupidity The Day Before Steam Keys Being Sold for Hundreds of Dollars - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Steam keys for The Day Before, the once highly anticipated game that launched in such a poor state its developer shut down four days later, are being sold online for hundreds of dollars following its delisting. Imagine spending $400 on a key of a game that is going to be wiped from existence in a month. GazzaGarratt, techno, tronic44 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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