Every Game The Day Before Appears to Rip Off

Summary

The Day Before has faced controversy throughout its development, including accusations of copying other games and a copyright dispute over its title.
The newest trailer for The Day Before plagiarizes scripts from Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto 5, Cyberpunk 2077, Metal Gear Solid 5, The Last of Us, and The Division.
Accusations of copying have led to skepticism and accusations of the game being a scam, as the similarities between The Day Before and other popular games are too blatant to ignore.

After months of silence from developer Fntastic, The Day Before has finally gotten a new trailer, but the new footage quickly landed the zombie MMO in more hot water. Following a tumultuous development cycle, controversy surrounding The Day Before has radiated around the project since its initial announcement back in 2021.

The drama surrounding the zombie survival title has been one of the most baffling stories in gaming for the past two years. Not only has The Day Before received backlash for using volunteers, but Fntastic has also been embroiled in a copyright dispute involving the game's title. On top of all that, the game has been accused multiple times of copying other games, and this newest trailer seems to have copied several major titles once again.

The Day Before Has a Record of Copying Other Games

Red Dead Redemption 2

The newest trailer for The Day Before copies previous announcement trailer scripts nearly verbatim, and one of the most glaring moments of plagiarism in the new trailer comes straight from a Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer. When talking about the various weapons and shooting mechanics in The Day Before, the trailer states that developers have insured to make combat "deep and engaging at all times" and that "each weapon has unique characteristics with realistic reload and recoil" which are nearly word for word copies of the Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer script.

Grand Theft Auto 5

Red Dead Redemption 2 isn't the only Rockstar title The Day Before's new trailer uses as a muse. A nearly identical voiceover from GTA 5 narrates the new trailer, while the scripts continue to be eerily similar. Back in June, Fntastic released a short teaser trailer that was a simple clip of a sports car zooming through the post-apocalyptic streets. The addition of luxury cars in The Day Before was a super confusing choice, especially when the car looked so out of place in the environment. However, after seeing the similarity to a GTA 5 announcement, it now seems clear that Fntastic has been greatly influenced by this Rockstar property as well.

Cyberpunk 2077

Once again, the script for the new trailer for The Day Before ends with dialogue pulled straight out of another trailer for Cyberpunk 2077. The end of the trailer asks players to "immerse yourself in The Day Before", while the trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 says the exact same thing, except for the differences in titles, of course. It's also worth mentioning that the city in The Day Before is called New Fortune City, which sounds pretty similar to Cyberpunk 2077's Night City. Although the similarity between city names isn't plagiarism itself, the name of the city coupled with the copied script makes the influence clear.

Metal Gear Solid 5

This is just a brief moment in the trailer for The Day Before, but it's still worth mentioning due to the similarities. In The Day Before trailer, it's stated that the player's journey begins after being rescued by survivors of the Woodbury Colony, followed by a clip of a doctor reviving you. However, this brief clip feels a lot like the prologue from Metal Gear Solid 5 when players are in the care of Dr. Constantinou. There is a vague resemblance between the two, and although this could very well be a coincidence, the current track record of The Day Before doesn't bode well for just mere accident being the explanation.

The Last of Us

This was one of the first accusations The Day Before received in terms of copying other games. Once the first poster was revealed for The Day Before, many were quick to point out that the title used the same font seen in The Last of Us. As one of the first points of controversy, these accusations of copying other games has made some wonder if The Day Before has any hope for redemption. With The Last of Us being one of the most successful zombie titles in modern gaming, it makes sense for The Day Before to want to use it as inspiration. However, the use of the same font makes it look like Fntastic isn't confident in its product, with the studio using the popularity of other properties to gain attention.

The Division

Once again, it makes sense for the team behind The Day Before to be inspired by a major post-apocalyptic title like The Division, but these two posters viewed side-by-side give further weight to the theory that Fntastic wants to use the popularity of other games as a way to bring attention to their project. Some accusations of copying could truly be coincidence, like the similarities between the two doctors, but this comparison of The Day Before and The Division is one of the more obvious points of plagiarism.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Last, but certainly not least, is Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. At the beginning of 2023, The Day Before was accused of copying Call of Duty because of the shocking shot-for-shot remake of the popular shooter's Zombies mode trailer. This was one of the more jaw-dropping accusations simply because there was no denying that Fntastic copied the contents of the Call of Duty trailer. From the lighting to the angles of shots, the trailers are nearly identical.

From posters to trailers, The Day Before has taken a generous amount of influence from some of the most popular games around. Being accused once is one thing, but multiple accusations of The Day Before copying other games has shrouded the game in a thick blanket of skepticism, with some even accusing the game of being a scam. Sometimes coincidences happen, but the similarities have become so blatant that it's hard to ignore, and the most recent trailer from Fntastic highlights this problem even more clearly.

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