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The day before was a game that had all of the potential in the world to be great
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The game suffered a rather apocalyptic level launch, and we got a lot to talk about. Up next
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So the day before is a game that's had its fair share of controversy, and that's to say the least
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Since its announcement all the way back in 2021, the game at face value seemed like it was primed
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to be the next big thing in gaming, and it was one of Steam's most wishlisted games. If we only knew
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Long story short, the game was subject to multiple delays, being outright delisted on Steam
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and the name for the game itself wasn't even trademarked. Now, we don't want to be all
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negative. The game just launched in early access last week, so nothing can go wrong, right? I mean
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hey, I'm sure by now they would have ironed out all the...oh. Well, in a shock turn of events
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it just comes out now that Fantastic, who is the studio behind this game, took to X and announced
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the full-on closure of the studio. Quote, today we announce the closure of Fantastic Studio
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Unfortunately, the day before has failed financially, and we lack the funds to continue
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All income received is used to pay off debts to our partners. Now keep this in mind, what I'm
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about to say is pretty shocking. Quote, we didn't take any money from the public during the development
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of the day before. There were no pre-orders or crowdfunding campaigns. We worked tirelessly for
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five years, pouring our blood, sweat, and tears into the game. But the closure of the studio comes
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after people who've been waiting for this game to come out spent their hard-earned money on it. I
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mean, the game costs $39 after all. Well, now it's safe to say the people who've spent the money on
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this game are already asking for refunds, but we'll get to that later. But questions about refunds
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came way before the announcement of the studio's closure. So why is that? Well, let's go back to the
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game itself, because this is supposed to be a quote-unquote open world zombie survival game
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and an MMO. Well, the game's official Steam page is being bombarded by negative reviews, because
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many have said the game isn't even close to what was originally advertised. Instead, many compare
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this game to an extraction shooter type of game, where you load into a certain part of the map
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find the item in a fetch quest, and then you leave the premises. It's gotten to the point where
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the backlash for this game caused the player count to drop by almost 90% in just four days
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and it's already entered Steam's top 10 worst reviewed games of all time. Yikes, that's rough
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An update to this story, as of this morning, Fantastic has responded to the waves of backlash
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online and talked a little bit about getting a refund for the game if you already purchased it
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Quote, to answer those who ask for a refund, we're currently working with Steam to allow refunds for
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any player who chooses to request one, regardless of game time. Fantastic received zero dollars and
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will receive nothing from the day before sales. Now, this is where it gets really good, when the
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actual Fantastic X account gave in and replied to an angry customer, and I gotta tell ya, I can't
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even fathom that I'm about to say this. Quote, this is our first big experience. Shit happens
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I gotta be honest with ya, I had to adjust my screen to make sure I'm reading the right thing
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here. Like, really? But hey, with all that being said, I'm gonna pass this question off to you guys
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If you so happened to get your hands on this game, what did you think of it? And what do you make of
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all this nonsense coming out after the launch of the game? But that about does it here. I've been
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of the best news, rumors, reports, and reviews of today's hardest hitting titles. But with all that
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being said, I'll see you guys next time
