Fans of zombie survival games have now been treated to a handful ofTheDay Beforetrailers, with the game set to release on PC later this year. The game was planned to be released in Q2 2021, and the latest trailers have all ended with a vague “Coming Soon” message. As well as hinting at a release date, these trailers have offered fans an insight into what exactly the game is going to be. Appearing to be amarriage ofThe DivisionandThe Last of Us, the trailers included an element that should be familiar to fans of the latter.
The Day Beforeis an open-world MMO survival game that appears from the gameplay trailers to be similar in style toThe Division.One big difference, however, is the game’s implementation of horror. Midway throughThe Day Before’sannouncement trailer, the player is chased into a skyscraper’s elevator, which leads them to a scene that belongs in a horror movie.The player is greeted by a dark and eerie office, seemingly filled to the brim with zombies, a setting that may sound familiar to fans ofThe Last of Us.
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Skyscrapers in The Last of Us, The Day Before
Despite a split reaction tothe ending ofThe Last of Us 2, the game was praised in part for its tense atmospheric sections. Some of the more memorable sections of the game came from the exploration of urban areas, in particular, of skyscrapers. The skyscraper levels proved to be some of the most unique in the game, as the buildings so heavily damaged in the anarchy of post-apocalyptic America provided verticality and daunting enemy bases. Abandoned buildings were populated by more than just human foes, however.
In the cases where the infected were the inhabitants of skyscrapers, the player was in for quite a tense affair. With clickers dashing across hallways dimly lit by the player’s torch, tortured groans protruding from the endless dark, these sections were whereThe Last of Us 2truly committed to the horror genre. The claustrophobic setting of these skyscrapers heightened the sense of danger that the clickers held. This tension is somethingThe Day Before,as well as the potential upcomingThe Last of UsTV show, would do well to capture.
When watchingThe Day Before’sannouncement trailer, it’s difficult not to see some parallels with the skyscraper gameplay fromThe Last of Us 2. Upon arriving at their desired floor, the player is greeted with the same dimly lit hallways and hidden zombies groaning from the abyss. Once an action-centric, slightly jovial gameplay reveal, the trailer had ascended into a terrifying exploration of a zombie den. This tonal shift in the trailer throws up some questions, namely,what isThe Day Before?Well, it seems to be fulfilling the requirements of a number of genres as things stand.
The Last of Us vs. The Day Before
Fntastic may be glad to see comparisons between its game andThe Last of Us.WhileThe Last of Us3’s release datemay be some way off, it’s a series that has never failed to impress. Being a success both critically and commercially and receiving praise for everything from graphics, to gameplay, to story,The Last of Uscould stand as a model to follow for post-apocalyptic action-adventure games.
Regardless of comparisons withThe Last of UsandThe Division,The Day Beforeseems to be impressing with its gameplay trailers. Should the game ultimately look the way it does in its trailers at launch,The Day Beforecould be an instant fan favorite. A question remaining for fans is whetherThe Day Beforewill appear on consoles, a question that will likely be answered in the future. But for PC gamers who are fans of zombie survival games,The Day Beforeis one to watch.
The Day Beforeis in development for PC and set to release in 2021.
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