{"id":117609,"date":"2024-10-23T23:20:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117609"},"modified":"2024-10-23T23:20:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:20:46","slug":"the-devs-behind-one-of-2023s-worst-games-cant-help-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117609","title":{"rendered":"The Devs Behind One Of 2023&#8217;s Worst Games Can&#8217;t Help Themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">You know what\u2019s always fun? Watching grifters flail. That aside, there\u2019s news about the clown-car developers of <em>The Day Before<\/em>, that hilariously terrible bait-n-switch 2023 game that went from <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/the-day-before-fntastic-steam-delay-release-date-gamepl-1850029926&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/the-day-before-fntastic-steam-delay-release-date-gamepl-1850029926\">Steam\u2019s most wishlisted to most hated<\/a><\/span>, over the course of an increasingly ridiculous series of delays, and the eventual release of a game that barely resembled what had been promised. Then, like a bedraggled phoenix, crawling and wheezing from the ashes, this year <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/the-day-before-fntastic-kickstarter-escape-factory-1851659724&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/the-day-before-fntastic-kickstarter-escape-factory-1851659724\">developers Fntastic returned with news of a new game<\/a><\/span>, and with quite some brass, a new Kickstarter to fund it. Guess what?! Forget about that game too, they\u2019ve got another new one!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 gRtQsx\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 dccRTD instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 crfeiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"196663,196086,195189\" data-current=\"196663\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 ldLvgq video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"196663\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"The Top 10 Most Played Games On Steam Deck: February 2024 Edition\" data-video-blog-id=\"9\" data-video-network=\"kotaku\" data-video-duration=\"429\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>The Top 10 Most Played Games On Steam Deck: February 2024 Edition<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196663\/196663_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196663\/196663_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196663\/196663_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196663\/196663_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/22220.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">The failure of the Kickstarter for the Russian team\u2019s new project\u2014some sort of <em>Fall Guys-<\/em>but-made-from-assets knock-off called <em>Escape Factory<\/em>\u2014was pleasingly inevitable. At one point, someone very amusingly offered around $10,000 to the $20,000 goal, suggesting the money could go to the people who <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/the-day-before-fntastic-steam-delay-release-date-gamepl-1850029926&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/the-day-before-fntastic-steam-delay-release-date-gamepl-1850029926\">went unpaid<\/a><\/span> when working on <em>The Day Before<\/em>, before Fntastic got the hint that it might not be a real donation and rejected it. With the crowdfunding campaign never managing to climb above $3,146 from 50 backers, Fntastic cancelled the Kickstarter entirely earlier today, October 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Naturally, there were never any updates to the campaign, not even on cancellation, and true to form, Fntastic has deleted all its previous social media posts about the project because that makes it go away forever. (Sadly for them, Kickstarter doesn\u2019t let you do that.) Its X account was <em>yet again<\/em> completely wiped, with the amusing note that, \u201cWe\u2019ve decided to move all of our activities to Discord, where we can engage more closely with the community.\u201d Or indeed, be able to remove people who keep pointing out their past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">All mention of <em>Escape Factory<\/em>, and the associated promises to change and improve, are now removed, although the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3143630\/Escape_Factory\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3143630\/Escape_Factory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">game\u2019s page remains on Steam<\/a><\/span>, along with a demo to download. (There are no public servers, and if you should try to create your own private one, you\u2019re going to need three other people you really hate if you want to play. It refuses to launch with fewer than four people, and given the demo peaked at a total of seven players in the last 24 hours, your chances aren\u2019t <em>great<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">However, as of a few hours ago, the company\u2019s X account has sprung back into life! Because, like a self-loathing therapist, they cannot help themselves. Fntastic has announced a new game! It\u2019s called <em>Items<\/em>, and appears to be some sort of follow-up to a game the team did have some success with, 2021&#8217;s <em>Propnight<\/em>. (Claiming sales of 900,000 copies, it makes it peculiar that the game has now been completely deleted from Steam.) <\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 fuSEnv align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" id=\"\" data-id=\"6b6edb6f4c99beade09056eb338ed902\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/6b6edb6f4c99beade09056eb338ed902\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"The ITEMS logo, in all its red glory.\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 fDJNBs has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:1920px\" data-alt=\"The ITEMS logo, in all its red glory.\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"other-license\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 knmQPh js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 hGpdBg\"><picture class=\"sc-epkw7d-0 diKDHf lazy-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 37.31em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/6b6edb6f4c99beade09056eb338ed902.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 37.37em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_1315\/6b6edb6f4c99beade09056eb338ed902.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The ITEMS logo, in all its red glory.\" data-chomp-id=\"6b6edb6f4c99beade09056eb338ed902\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"1080\" data-alt=\"The ITEMS logo, in all its red glory.\" data-anim-src=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/6b6edb6f4c99beade09056eb338ed902.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 fPOdhF no-caption\">Image<!-- -->: <!-- -->Fntastic \/ Kotaku<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"6b6edb6f4c99beade09056eb338ed902\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/6b6edb6f4c99beade09056eb338ed902\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"The ITEMS logo, in all its red glory.\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Want to know more?! Well, tough, because the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/itemsgame.com\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/itemsgame.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">game\u2019s site<\/a><\/span> is a placeholder, and the only evidence that the game exists at all is <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/ITEMS_Game\/status\/1848987178401206650&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ITEMS_Game\/status\/1848987178401206650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a picture of two t-posed rendered models<\/a><\/span>, and most hilariously of all, a \u201cPress Kit\u201d that links to a download of nothing other than the game\u2019s logo, which appears to be the word \u201cITEMS\u201d in something close to the <em>Fortnite<\/em> font.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">A page-long letter posted to the refreshed X account declares that \u201cwe have decided that our <em>Escape Factory<\/em> project has not generated enough interest,\u201d and so they\u2019ve concluded that the Kickstarter is unlikely to succeed. No shit. So that game is \u201ctemporarily suspend[ed],\u201d but they\u2019re straight onto the next <strike>grif<\/strike> project.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-type=\"BlockQuote\" class=\"sc-8hxd3p-0 cfcqyq\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">&#8230;Your wishes are very important to us, and we are happy to announce the start of development on a new action-horror prop hunt game called <em>ITEMS<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">This is exactly what many of you have been waiting for! Once we have a fully playable demo, we may launch a new Kickstarter campaign or explore other options for release. It\u2019s important to us that our players get the chance to play and test the game in advance.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Please do another Kickstarter please do another Kickstarter please do another Kickstarter please do another Kickstarter please do another Kickstarter&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 fuSEnv align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" id=\"\" data-id=\"0fe6c525e1b5a413770856317ac7d751\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/0fe6c525e1b5a413770856317ac7d751\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"A render of a model that exists as proof of life for the game.\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 fDJNBs has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:1920px\" data-alt=\"A render of a model that exists as proof of life for the game.\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"other-license\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 knmQPh js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 hGpdBg\"><picture class=\"sc-epkw7d-0 diKDHf lazy-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 37.31em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/0fe6c525e1b5a413770856317ac7d751.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 37.37em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_1315\/0fe6c525e1b5a413770856317ac7d751.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A render of a model that exists as proof of life for the game.\" data-chomp-id=\"0fe6c525e1b5a413770856317ac7d751\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"1080\" data-alt=\"A render of a model that exists as proof of life for the game.\" data-anim-src=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/0fe6c525e1b5a413770856317ac7d751.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 fPOdhF no-caption\">Image<!-- -->: <!-- -->Fntastic \/ Kotaku<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"0fe6c525e1b5a413770856317ac7d751\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/0fe6c525e1b5a413770856317ac7d751\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"A render of a model that exists as proof of life for the game.\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">But that\u2019s not all! Another means of funding <em>ITEMS<\/em> is to also make mobile games at the same time, \u201cto support the process.\u201d Yup. Yuuuuup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">In the few hours since the announcement, a few others have offered some calm and reasoned responses to the news. \u201cAre you fucking mad?\u201d asked VikingNilsen. \u201cIf any people give these guys money, then they live in the same universe as unicorns.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cYou must be the most delusional group of developers in history,\u201d <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/ItsMeNomad\/status\/1849001868191564256&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ItsMeNomad\/status\/1849001868191564256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">offered ItsMeNomad<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201c100% delusional speedrun,\u201d <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/ThatHartleyKat\/status\/1849044626289901841&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThatHartleyKat\/status\/1849044626289901841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added ThatHartleyKat<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">We will, of course, keep you up-to-date on this ongoing story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/fntastic-the-day-before-items-kickstarter-1851679050\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know what\u2019s always fun? 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