LogInFntastic rose from the ashes to share an unexpected statement.
UPD: Shortly after the announcement was shared on Twitter, it received a community note that described the "we only disabled a few minor features" comment as a "blatant lie", using an Insider Gaming article and a comprehensive video breakdown listing the features that were present in the trailer but not in the final product as evidence.
In an apparent effort to dodge said community note, Fntastic subsequently deleted the original tweet and reuploaded the announcement shortly after, getting even more negative feedback as a result. To preserve justice, multiple Twitter users shared their screenshots of the community note the original post received in the comments, proving yet again that the Internet never forgets.
Image Credit: Fntastic, The Day Before
The original article: In a turn of events that literally no one could predict, Fntastic, the development studio behind the infamous zombie shooter The Day Before, has once again risen from obscurity and issued an official statement addressing the alleged "misinformation from anonymous sources" regarding the game itself and the studio as a whole.
In the announcement, the team wrote that they didn't deceive players with The Day Before, claiming that at the end of the day, everyone received a refund when the game was deleted from Steam, even those players who didn't ask to get their money back.
"We didn't take a penny from users, didn't use crowdfunding, and didn't offer pre-orders," the statement reads. "Even after the game was closed, we, together with the publisher, returned money to all players, including forcibly issuing refunds to those who did not request them. How many companies return money like that?"
They further criticized content creators and streamers, saying that they were the only ones who actually made money on The Day Before by "creating false content to gain views and followers, exploiting the lack of information about the game's development".
"The negative bias instilled by certain bloggers making money on hate affected perceptions of the game," it continues. "Look at unbiased gameplay like Dr. Disrespect's stream at release. Despite the initial bugs and server issues, he liked the game, which we fixed later, and the game received improved reviews over the weekend. Unfortunately, the hate campaign had already inflicted significant damage."
As a cherry on top, Fntastic declared that they implemented everything that was shown in the trailers, save for a few minor features, e.g. parkour:
"We implemented everything shown in the trailers, from home improvements and a detailed world to off-road vehicles. We only disabled a few minor features, like parkour, due to bugs but planned to include them in the full release," the studio wrote.
Previously, a rumor circulated online that Fntastic had started working on a new mobile game months before The Day Before's launch and is still developing it despite the TDB fiasco. Whether or not the newly issued statement is an attempt to gather some attention before the new game's announcement is up for debate at this point.
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