A reveal of “uncooked gameplay footage” from The Day Earlier than that was deliberate for January was scrapped on the final minute due to a trademark dispute (opens in new tab) that additionally purportedly compelled a prolonged launch delay. However now the present could also be again on, and coming very quickly: Levitate, a head moderator of The Day Before Discord (opens in new tab), introduced right now {that a} gameplay revealiew will happen on February 2.
“Get able to immerse your self in a world of pure hype, as we unveil a 10-minute gameplay extravaganza, on our YouTube channel,” Levitate wrote. “Tune in tomorrow, for an expertise like no different. Belief us, that is one reveal you will not wish to miss! Keep tuned for extra updates and data.”
The shock announcement of a gameplay reveal is the most recent twist in a saga that is been suspicious, to say the least. As employees author Morgan Park mentioned in his rundown of the situation so far (opens in new tab), The Day Earlier than had been slated to come back out on March 1, but the final time we had an actual have a look at it was in April 2021—almost two years in the past—in a closely scripted gameplay demo.
The character of the sport has additionally been stored very obscure, and one of many Discord mods (not Levitate, for the document) just lately got here below fireplace for expressing doubt that the sport exists in any respect. Final week, developer Fntastic confused issues even additional by saying that the launch delay had been deliberate before the trademark trouble (opens in new tab), though they’d beforehand blamed it particularly on the dispute.
In the present day’s announcement on Discord does not deliver the state of affairs into higher focus. There is no point out of the upcoming reveal on any of the official Day Earlier than social media channels, and whereas Levitate mentioned he was given permission to put up the announcement on Discord, he declined to make clear whether or not this would be the “uncooked gameplay” footage that was promised in January, saying, “That thriller I’ll go away to your individual creativeness till it hits tomorrow!” Extra confusingly, he declined to say when the footage might be aired. There is no countdown placeholder video on the Fntastic YouTube (opens in new tab) channel, so I suppose we’re simply purported to wing it.
It is also attention-grabbing that the graphic saying the upcoming gameplay reveal is simply textual content laid overtop an previous screenshot. That is not essentially important however after all of the controversy I’d suppose {that a} new gameplay reveal warrants a brand new picture, if solely to solidify the concept that one thing “new” is certainly coming.
I’ve reached out to Fntastic on to ask about what is going on on, however for now all we will do is wait and see what occurs Thursday An extended-overdue have a look at what The Day Earlier than actually has to supply, or one other chapter within the unusual story of a sport that will or might not exist in any respect? I am certain it will be attention-grabbing both approach.
