

But, like Deathloop, that doesn’t mean the beloved stealth vs action choice that characterises so many of Arkane’s games isn’t part of Redfall’s DNA. That understanding perhaps informed Arkane Austin’s decision to lean towards the action ambitions of Deathloop (created by sister studio Arkane Lyon), rather than Dishonored’s sneaky sensibilities. It's even more likely that things are going off the rails.” It's more likely that it becomes something new. “As soon as you have a second person, if that person is another idealised Arkane fan, there are times when the game still feels like with another person,” he says. That said, Smith recognises that the experience is transformed when other players join the party. “We set out to do the most ambitious thing we possibly could,” Smith assures me. Those fears weren’t baseless either with Arkane’s history of critical success but commercial struggles, it was easy to believe a co-op shooter was the studio’s attempt to make something more mainstream. The issues became apparent when the game was abruptly delisted from Steam, where it had previously been one of the platform’s most wishlisted games.Fans of the studio’s previous work will no doubt be relieved that all those elements are accounted for and that Redfall isn’t, as some feared, a Left 4 Dead replica.


The reason? Apparently the studio had neglected to trademark the name “The Day Before” and it was instead taken by someone unknown to Fntastic, at least as far as it claims. Well, the game’s back in the news thanks to yet another delay, this time moving the game from its March 1st, 2023 release date all the way back to November 10, 2023. Remember The Day Before? Last we’d heard of Fntastic’s open-world survival MMO, it had been delayed due to switching engines to Unreal Engine 5, and then featured in a NVIDIA showcase alongside a bizarre video promoting its “volunteer” work culture. “We made a real inner breakthrough when we decided to go for big challenges from the bottom-so big that some people would consider them impossible.” The game is fully funded by Mytona, one of the largest mobile publishers in the world, who checked the game’s build at every milestone per our contract. “We didn’t take a penny from people: no crowdfunding, no pre-orders, no donations.
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All these years have been full of sweat and blood to make this game, and for many members of our team, it is unpleasant to hear such accusations. We’ve been creating the game for four years. Our whole focus has always been on the product itself. “We understand that some players, not seeing the whole picture, might have doubts about the game. The studio also hit back against online scepticism of the game’s legitimacy. That is a safe date, given the trademark dispute.” So to be on the safe side, to ensure there are no more transfers, we, along with the publisher, chose November 10. Update: Fntastic has spoken to IGN to further clarify The Day Before’s latest delay, saying “We planned to move the game’s release before and plan to announce it with Mytona in a 10-minute gameplay video.
