The Day Beforeis an upcoming multiplayer zombie survival game set in a post-pandemic America. Thus far, there isn’t an overabundance of knowledge about the game out there, but there is some information that can be inferred fromThe Day Before’s gameplay trailer released by FNTASTIC.
After the gameplay trailer,The Day Beforehas been compared toThe Division,DayZ,andThe Last Of Us. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Each of these games has ideas and mechanics that can be borrowed to improveThe Day Before, and the comparison this game is receiving toThe Last Of Usis one it should especially lean into.
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The Critical Acclaim of The Last Of Us
The success ofThe Last Of Usseries is no secret.The Last Of Us 2is the most awarded gameof all time, and that’s after the originalTLOUreceived its fair share of awards and critical acclaim, as well. In fact, that game was so well received that some fans were unsure about a sequel being developed at all, before its release.
To get it out of the way,The Last Of UsandThe Day Beforeappear to be two very different games. One of these is a linear, single-player, story-driven experience that sets out to tell a predetermined story. The other is an open-world, multiplayer survival game that pits players against each other. These two games appear to be trying to pull off two very different things, but that doesn’t mean that the world that these games create can’t feel similar. The vibe given inThe Day Before’s trailer gives off a very similar vibe to that inTLOU,which is a good thing, becauseTLOUgave players a rich and well-drawn world to play in.
That comparison does come with some pressure, though.TLOUis one of the most well-regarded series on the PlayStation platform, and to be compared to it does come with some expectations, whether that’s fair or not. IfThe Day Beforereleases but drops the ball (as is always a possibility with any game), it may be forever known as the game that tried to replicateTLOU’satmosphere but couldn’t. With how the industry tends to work, this wouldn’t be a death knell, but it would be unavoidable even if the dev itself wasn’t aiming for these comparisons.
The Last Of Us 2’s Multiplayer Spinoff
The Factions multiplayer mode in the originalTLOUwas a surprise hit with players, and many have been anticipating a similarmultiplayer mode inThe Last Of Us 2. While Naughty Dog has confirmed that something along those lines is in the works and on the way, it’s not coming as an addition toTLOU2and is instead going to be its own release.
With almost no details on this available yet, there’s a really good chance thatThe Day Beforecould beat it to the punch. By creating a world similar to theworld ofThe Last Of Us,The Day Beforecould more or less cement itself as the multiplayer mode toTLOU2,at least until it’s actually released by Naughty Dog. And by that point, if the two games do end up being similar, it’s possible that players could be too invested inThe Day Beforeto give the new Naughty Dog game a chance.
The Day Beforeis currently in development for PC, planned for release in Q2 of 2021.
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