The Day Before is an upcoming survival MMO based in a world that’s been savaged by the dead. It looks like the enemies are restricted to the slow-walking zombies, at least that’s what we’ve been shown so far. However, there are human enemies that make everything else much more complicated. In a recent gameplay walkthrough, the developers at Fntastic showed off some new details about their game that show exactly what is lurking underneath the surface of this terrific-looking MMO.
First off, we can see that this world is fully realised. Everything looks incredible. I felt like this was a very real world that people once lived in. I’m always blown away by the level of detail in games like this, but for one from a developer I’ve never heard of to be this good is pretty astounding.
The thing that stood out to me was the combat with enemy humans though. Here we can see that bullets are brutal. Players will be taken down if they’re not careful, meaning every crashed car and bing is a great source of cover. The aiming reticule looks to be the same for all weapons, and I love that. It means that you’ve got to get used to how every weapon works before you can be proficient with it. That alone with be a big part of the game.
Then, right at the end, a tank appears. I didn’t expect anything like this. In The Division, tanks are final bosses. That’s the game that The Day Before reminds me of most, but now I think the developers are going for something different. This game seems to be based around human interactions in the world. Sure, there are zombies around you, but it’s how you deal with the people who are alive that matters.
I can see there being a need for a lot of strategy in this game. One wrong move could see your character die, and we don’t know what that leads to. If there’s permadeath, I think we could be onto a winner. There’s so much that’s exciting coming to the market soon, but this is one of the games that I’m most excited about.
