The Disastrous Steam Release of Dead Matter

After 6 years in development, two crowdfunding campaigns and $2.2 Million in funding... Dead Matter has finally released on Steam.
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[@BigfryTV]

Dead Matter doesn't deserve the light of day... but we're gonna dive in today and show you exactly what $40 buys you with this game. Let me know what you guys think down below! 👇

[@SgtKickAzzYT]

Bruh, I am dying.... this is hillarious.

[@Cid_1]

This seems more like a semi-interactive world, than a game. What an absolute disgrace.

[@GamesforCykits]

My God if this tells us anything we should be worried about the day before but just wait until that comes out XDDDD imagine if that game some how comes out better than this

[@dantauche7917]

I haven’t laughed this hard in a while. Crying tears. Out. Standing

[@artg556]

Honestly i'm surprised they even released this game, i thought they just ran away with the money

[@shortafroman4]

I watched 3 community members stream this game. As much as they could. Through a collective 10+ crashes, server side crashes, endless character killing bugs, the inability to remove a gun from your hands requiring a restart and a ton more. Never actually seen something that broken in that many ways with such a weird mix of clear intent.

[@astropolski]

Ay i was one :))) rip my money but it was worth it for that comment, well worded sir

[@DxBlack]

Oh, I have: _The Dead Linger_

[@nicolausteslaus]

Gay Matter is disaster

[@biosyn-ab4261]

H1Z1 came close to that. RIP that game and fuck that studio.

[@Nitedontdie]

I actually don't see any real issue with this asset flip simulator. It's really well done, they clearly spent a large amount of the budget on those 3 different trees they added which don't even move with wind or anything, and these cars are quite well modeled/textured so they were probably worth the $20 they spent on that pack. Overall, I'd give it a solid 1/100.

[@scoobysnacc2292]

Damn bro you being a lil generous if im bein honest.

[@scoobysnacc2292]

Easily 1/250

[@skraxel]

​@@scoobysnacc22921/500*

[@lithium25693]

This is a terrible game I agree but using assets doesn't make a game an asset flip.

[@zinetx]

@@lithium25693 Agree.

[@WEARES0BACK]

The audio for the weapons sounds like multiple identical audio files are being triggered simultaneously, hence the weird laser type sound you hear over the actual sound.

[@j.a.i.6626]

that or every sound has been bitcrushed to fuck for some unknown reason

[@notatrollll]

I love it when my ghost hand gives me a reach around and reloads my rifle

[@liamkelly1110]

Followed this game for almost 6 years. The Devs were actually doing something at the start of development but it seems like in the the third year of development, the Devs got hit with a brick and the game became unplayable

[@rustyneedles3743]

the devs seem to be the brick or they're as thick as the brick, god damn,

[@nexusimmortal3669]

thats why we have back up files

[@liamkelly1110]

@@barlosxantanaWell I think we all learned a very good lesson, don't trust random groups of developers and follow their bs game

[@triberium_]

Looks like they saw the money coming in and thought "Why should we complete this project when we're making money off dreams and hopes"

[@nesieARK]

It's a normal gofundme exit scam. People pay, get bullshit, Gofundme contract accomplished Goodbye.

[@_Lobster_]

Backed this for 2 keys when it first came around. These guys got millions from funding alone, can’t say that I’m not surprised it turned out like this though.

[@danibus808]

Backed for one after being suggested this would be the gun play and game play mechanics similar to Escape From Tarkov, but survival zombie world...

[@jhnyjoejoe69]

how does it feel to be that dumb?

[@marlon.8051]

the dude who made the kickstaryer probably got 2 years worth of salary off this garbage game so he probably doesnt give a fuck

[@ruok3351]

Made you their bi tch. They won no matter how you put it.

[@johnmagus6341]

Millions?! That's wild.

[@RunakRishiSecondCousin]

Crazy to come back to the channel after 3 years and this saga is still ongoing

[@stubbyninja_]

The 'RIP' and 'Titanic Flute' really fit the game quite well.

[@SeaGLGaming]

How did Dead Matter go from one of the most promising indie projects to an asset flip scam. I remember watching all the coverage you were doing of it back in the day, and it looked great. The quality and time they were putting into it along with all the dev blogs showing us tons of great progress. Then we get a game that is unrecognizable to it. To be fair to the devs, I'd be proud of this game... if it was my first attempt at making one and I had no intention of releasing it to anyone.

[@johnlennon6170]

That is just it… it was never promising. The entire thing has been smoke and mirrors. All the old “gameplay” footage they showed was a flat out lie. They were just largely showcasing bought assets in a closed, single player environment. They knew none of it would actually make it to the game. We saw zero actual real gameplay. They have been straight up lying about the game, their technical ablities, and their overall progress.

[@Three60Mafia]

thats the trick. 99.9% of these games are never more than an asset flip. they can not be anything else, ever. Developers with real talent dont flock to Kickstarter for the most part. At this point I cant even blame the people scamming - if the people are retarded enough to keep funding this shit, thats on the gamers now, not on the scammers.

[@DeeJayh]

@BigFryTV said it without actually saying it, probably to protect them (the devs who left) from community rage, because they really don't deserve it, but what you saw back then was the original intent, and then the devs who were worth a damn left to make a game in their spare time because they could see this tire-fire was going no where and that the money they made would never compensate for the lifelong reputation destruction that would be associated with them if they went through with Dead Matter and stayed as delusional as the rest of the team.

[@panzer00]

It was a scam from the jump. My friend backed this game and I laughed at him for it, he said it would be better than DayZ. Crazy watching people get reeled in.

[@permanent8387]

i remember watching a good looking zombie survival game from fry years ago but not sure if its this one though :D

[@Brooyah]

I remember playing this 3 years ago and it was actually in a better state than this?! what the hell happened ?! I'm glad I got a refund

[@AngerMaker413]

What happened is one word and one word only: Tencent Seriously, fuck them. They make EA look like the holy spirit

[@ArcticWolfOfficial]

Thats fucking funny, it just straight up regressed. Like a baked cake getting unbaked in an oven

[@Brooyah]

@@ArcticWolfOfficial im actually so confused because when i played back then it was bad but at least it had a foundation. now that foundation has just fucked off entirely and its just a mess

[@TheWHEATISHweet]

@@doomslayerforever2858No refund?

[@kanthanesankandiah760]

You and me both.

[@prichard6836]

I remember when the game initially released on steam, the devs on discord could not manage the complaints people had for the game so they started banning everybody who was saying anything remotely negative about the game, backers or not. Game turned into a scam really quickly unfortunately

[@yammie1536]

They actually made a "diary" thing you could follow and read along with the progress, that shit is hillarious looking back at. They actually made it sound like they didn´t smoke crack non stop for 6+ years xD

[@GamingGrenade1]

Yet another blatant exploitation of Steam's Early Access service. On a positive note, the stream was hilarious, Transience is looking really good and I'm really looking forward to your upcoming devlog

[@chappie__]

I've never before seen someone laugh so hard that their in-game character looks like they're laughing as well 😂

[@ACC_RAGE]

I love that they took the time to draw the dash in and a column shifter for an automatic, while also taking the time to draw a clutch pedal and a manual floor shifter but couldn’t be bothered to place the camera height correct while driving.

[@JMPERager]

They 100% just bought the model. They didn't even make it.

[@EchoClam]

I enjoy the immersion of the vehicle camera, you are able too play from the perspective of a dwarf, the hood a car, the roof, the drivers seat, a backseat passenger, even a bird chasing the car. You all are not realizing the amazing amount of gameplay this alone brings with most "games" only letting you see from the perspective of a boring human. Here the possibilities seem almost endless for role playing in the cars alone! People are just too small brained to appreciate such complex gameplay and roleplaying possibility. This is more than a game, this is a work of art with obviously immense love and passion put into creating for the world, sadly the world isn't ready for such greatness...

[@Cycles-ub2mr]

It is incredible to see people who truly appreciate this masterpiece, seeing those small details is not easy, not many have that ability. And not only that, but also, among other things, they made a reference to the acclaimed Game of Thrones series, recreating the Wall, and to the Bible, with zombies that walk on water, referring to when Jesus walked on water. It is clear that they have worked on the game with passion and dedication, putting in those small details to create a complete experience, revolutionizing the industry. Great job, yes sir🤌

[@i-Melika]

In dead 😂😂😂😂🙇🏻‍♀️😭

[@aN0nyMas]

bro... like, can you write my year end performance review?

[@mattoth6617]

I paid $45 for early access years ago and have never touched it after the initial disappointment.

[@ghostoflazlo]

I'm so sorry man. Imma go watch his other video on it after this but they actually showed promise at one point?

[@chrisenkil]

I do it to but I refunded like 2 months a go

[@mattoth6617]

You can get a refund?! @@chrisenkil

[@mattoth6617]

Yeah it sounded awesome and as a new PC player I was stoked to be able to be a part of an early access process and it just ruined it for me. haha There was nothing to do and it was just some zombies running around grunting at 15 fps. @@ghostoflazlo

[@CODEX_GACHA]

WAS THE EARLY ACCESS ATLEAST BETTER?

[@d_ruggs]

A guess at what went wrong: I think all their early development, and early development updates, were focused on smaller systems in the game. they probably had something that functioned and had most of those showcased features, but it only worked with a small static map, with little to no AI. Then they finally tried to build an open world with RNG and large amounts of zombies with dynamic lighting, and all variabilities that encompasses and shit just broke. I think little survived the transition beyond some art.

[@yeetboi3286]

so what you're saying is they might need another 6 years of development and get this shit together

[@brawler5760]

@@yeetboi3286Assuming they can even hold out for another 6 years

[@harryballz4260]

Now they can't hide their failures behind an NDA. Still don't regret refunding a couple years ago.

[@Arwing67]

All I can say is, wow. Just, wow. The devs should be utterly ashamed, there is no excuse for this.

[@keonkla]

if anything this game and its devs are a good excuse why dev simping needs to die.

[@xm8553]

Idk if it’s so much the devs for this game. I’ve seen a couple videos that said QI hired like “contractors” to work for them but it really was the Nick who has single handedly screwed everything up. His mismanagement of resources, people money etc

[@nishionishiki3338]

Scammers are ashamed of their job, its a shameless job to begin with.

[@PresidentialAI96]

I have never cried and laughed so hard at the same time. THIS MAKES BIG RIGS LOOK LIKE A MASTERPIECE!

[@yesno1085]

It makes postal 4 look good

[@Uzur9]

@@yesno1085 They made a Postal 4 ? I must've blocked that off in my brain.

[@yesno1085]

@@Uzur9 Memes aside even if it didn't exist it would look better

[@SilverSpectre266]

This one hurt personally in a number of ways since I was one of the people that invested in it purely on the hype during Wave 1 of the IndieGoGo days. Even then I should have known the writing was on the wall because anyone who was there at the time all those years ago knows just how bad it was even getting the game. This is actually one of the few games that made me stop believing in concept trailers and realize the difference but back when you look at the original videos and trailers for the game, it didnt come off as a concept, it came off as genuine footage. They had so many videos showing off all these complex features and intricate nuances that they had in the game like how you would be able to build a house down to the most minor detail of controlling the electrical grid of your home and being able to flip a switch that would turn on only certain lights in your house. Nobody even asked for all that but it doesnt cover the fact that was all a huge lie. The only reason I had bought into the idea of this game was because from the gameplay and original promises this had shown off, it looked to be "Escape from Tarkov in a zombie world". Down to the inventory system and the weapon customization. I had always wanted a nice solo EFT experience, so I got hype and bought into it thinking I was finally getting that. What a mistake. The first signs that they didnt have everything under control was when they started the indiegogo immediately after the kickstarter to cash in on some extra funds. If you were in the discord, you knew how much of a whirlwind that was from how people couldnt even get on the page because it kept going down, and then once you did people werent getting their codes for x amount of time. The only thing I could compare it to was the issues people had with trying to get Ps5 and Series Xs when they first launched. Except this time it wasnt you fighting against a bunch of bots, it was fighting the studios own management incompetence and servers. Even when you FINALLY got your key and started playing the game...omg. It was horrible. It wasnt even Alpha ready. It was more so, they finally modeled and coded just enough to put things in that were playable so they could test things and thats it. Whats insane is, the game was better during those starting days in Alpha than it is now. Im guessing this is owing to the people who ended up leaving the studio that actually knew what they were doing because at least back then, things worked even if they werent complete. Now, nothing works. Whats crazy is, in those few days that I played when I first got it all those years ago, the zombies were SUPER aggressive. I mean you couldnt walk more than a couple feet without being attacked and killed. It felt like any sound above a whisper trigger a zombie to spawn randomly nearby out of thin air, and then they would RUN and attack you, even when you had just launched and were absolutely not ready. Now looking at how inanimate the zombies are its an insanely stark contrast to what I remember... Hell, Im surprised the GUNS still dont work in this game. They didnt even all those years ago when I tried, but now it seems to still be the case. Back then, it was so hard to have fun and enjoy the gunplay because not only did the controls and keybindings not work properly, but the guns were super specific. I remember struggling to find just about anything and it frustrated me to the point where I just decided to use console commands, but even then it was a struggle because not just the specific ammo, but my guns wouldnt fire because the mag wasnt attached and didnt even spawn with the gun. So I had to do that and attach it. Then get the correct ammo, not to mention sometimes guns came not assembled so I had to put together the barrel, stock, and just about everything and was just absolutely frustrated. Like I just want to fire a gun in this game at least, while am I building the entire thing from the ground up in this desolate apocalypse. I am not having fun whatsoever. Idk how the game is now, but Id be hard pressed to say its any better, if at least a bit more simplistic and not as meticulous. Then and even now the game looks lifeless, and thats a big issue too. I get its a zombie game, but how does that keep on ending up being the cop out excuse for why your game can be so boring. The world is so big, and empty with nothing to do in it. And then you cant even have any fun with the stuff that is in it like shooting zombies. Overall...this game really disappointed me and its crazy to see how it ended up all these years. It was way too ambitious for its own good and hyped people up on lies. The thing about games like this though, is that the devs are going to be able to disappear into the sunset after this. Not like Murray and what happened with NMS that eventually got better, or how people still end up trusting Molyneux no matter how much hes kept screwing people over again and again. No. These guys are going to be able to disappear without a trace after this because of how underground indie they are except to a few niche people.

[@mrredisa.d.d.8566]

GOODNESS. Did you copy-paste an ARTICLE you wrote? Who do you write for? Lol

[@saloscontent]

@@mrredisa.d.d.8566 he telling about how invested he was and then he get this. your dunb comment says more about you then his long text that you probably isnt to smart for to read, maybe hurts for you . its a long text but it has a meaning in it but yours was just not necessary

[@TouchscreamPresents]

​@@saloscontentI agree That ops comment was too long Hahaha

[@128Cores]

It's just upsetting..

[@SilverSpectre266]

@@saloscontent No point in replying to the trolls. Their attention span never made it ppast pre-K so lots of words scare them.

[@Decepticant]

I'd be proud of this work after one weekend, not years.

[@voidboi0]

35 dislikes gotta be DM friends, family or backers. This was unreal to experience live. Best comedy special I've seen in a minute.

[@kanthanesankandiah760]

They are neo marxist lgbt numbskull and terrorist. Go woke, go broke. 4chan and Russia Will ruin their career

[@not_stardust]

Man, the first "zombie" was really hitting that Pinegrove shuffle.

[@Orendiz]

This reminds me my game dev school project where me and my friends made a bunch of cool assets but had very little to show in terms of gameplay or working code.

[@justy8x870]

The camera in car looks like someone swinging their head around with a vr headset xD

[@Cardali]

Ahh this had me crying man, what a fantastic end to a fantastic drama. Guess they technically also made a piece of software. So that's more than expected.

[@randymarsh9488]

10:20 too lazy to give a fkin name to the settings 😂

[@nolo1337]

i can poop out better software

[@_Doji]

I made it in the video! The comment about the car doors not working was his response to me on discord LOL Thanks for spreading awareness of these BS games and saving peoples hard earned cash! Keep up the good work

[@realProVail]

Agreed.

[@justinhalethesenuts7769]

I can't stop laughing.. This is a disgrace to Canada

[@Twerkulies]

I want notarized receipts where all that development money went. I bet it went into a house, a vehicle, probably a boat, parties....

[@NevermoreOG]

funny thing is I helped with their kick-starter and have to pay for this game again? but after watching this video HELL NO. Thank you for your service FRY! :D

[@drizztcat1]

Man when that Titanic Flute kicked in, I lost it. Sweet Jesus, what happened to the other 2.19 million dollars?

[@IllemDaFunk]

People who pay to play sound bites over streams shouldn't be allowed.

[@joshuafountain]

This genuinely looks like a free roam simulator a single person could make in under a month. I wonder where all the money went!

[@DeweyManloveX]

It's minor thing among the total mess, but the first vehicle having an automatic transmission gear selector, and a stick shift made me chuckle.

[@ohainickify]

If you want to play the *actual* Dead Matter… It’s called Vein. Yes it’s on steam, and it’s all the devs who made the old dead matter that we were excited about, they all left and took all that stuff they were showing off and made a new game.

[@ohainickify]

@@krazykuz13cmc yeah I’m not talking to big fry, I’m talking to you people in the comments who don’t know about it. All the hundreds of people here in the comments who have no idea Vein exists.

[@PeaneutzTV]

@@kiryu_kazuma168 If the game regressed this much is possibily because the old devs took their work with them, forbidding the guys left to use it so the game kinda devolved maybe ?

[@ohainickify]

@@kiryu_kazuma168 because of what I just said - the ACTUAL devs of dead matter left, and went on to create Vein, and now all that’s left is the douche who has no idea what he’s doing and isn’t a game developer at all and can’t do shit without the people who used to be under him. But he screwed those people. If you want to go see what dead matter was actually supposed to be like, go check out the Vein demo.

[@meechie2067]

@15:10 the ground textures loading in 10 seconds late just killed me lol

[@gloomykasumi8580]

I about lost it when you named your character "Tencent McKickstarterScam" 😭🤣

[@DonaId_J_Trump]

_"To drive the truck, you must first become the truck."_ *-Sun Tzu*

[@midwestmind691]

I remember during the key release disaster when only certain streamers could play the game that night and seeing people like Atomic Duck and Bigfry defending the game for a few months while people honestly questioning the game playability was even worse than this release.

[@randymarsh9488]

Yup I remember that, he even blocked me on Twitter and said it was pre alpha and that they are working on it. However, I'm glad BigFry realized that these guys deserved to be roasted.

[@greglyhoblit]

​@randymarsh9488 yeah I remember bigfry shilling this saying it was great

[@user-cw2xk3nc6f]

I bought the key because bigfry stood for it😢

[@Despicable_Gamer]

​@@user-cw2xk3nc6fBigfry needs to answer for his sins😡

[@Kratos-eg7ez]

​​@@randymarsh9488 blocking someone on Twitter because they disagree with you is a p*ssy a$s move n straight up copium, trying to control the narrative around a game that he thought would be good. Glad I found this comment, recently found this guys channel n glad to know his opinions aren't to be taken seriously until the game actually comes out to the public. (Not like I'd listen to him anyways lmao, I don't buy sht that isn't finished)

[@simulatedgrowth1920]

When I first backed this game I was a gamer and rn I am a game programming 2nd year student and I still can't believe this shit

[@MaTtRoSiTy]

How they had the nerve to release this at all is beyond belief

[@user-kz7dy1tg3r]

As an indie game developer trying to launch his first game, people like this make it harder for people to give my game a chance.

[@rrmordikay]

nah, just don't simply shit in a box and call it a game and you should be good to go.

[@therealpachango1649]

hey the bar is soooo low, if u get 30+ fps and half a game u have nothing to worry about

[@Armoredcompany]

Honestly man, as long as you have melee bound by default (like every game for the past 20 years) you'll already be winning.

[@fatesDeath]

Ignore the ragers and listen to the actual constructive criticism

[@phee3D]

this doesn't affect you unless you're backed up by hundreds of thousands of dollars, ran multiple funding campaigns at the promise of an amazing game, delivered a joke of a game and sold it for 40 dollars.

[@kalashnikovbob355]

physically I'm fine, but emotionally I'm a 1978 Ford F-250.

[@Dark_bonny-VR]

I take it that means bad?

[@kalashnikovbob355]

@@Dark_bonny-VR ngl man, I made this comment 5 months ago and I don't remember the context lol.

[@The_Red_Scare]

@@kalashnikovbob355 BigFry became one with the vehicle in-game. 😭

[@bennyraves4668]

The opening with the Titanic flute really set the scene.... 🤣🤣

[@panzer00]

The way you looked at the camera after processing how the zombies were in the prepatch build killed me. I can't believe this game is real.

[@Red2_Gaming]

That janky Titanic flute was SO PERFECTLY timed it's unreal xD

[@bangkokstallion]

Millions of dollars and this hot pile of shit exists while the devs are living like kings

[@Cmdr_DarkNite]

That car camera had me dead. Choked on my food.

[@mrwheatley4520]

I played 58 hours of the closed alpha when it first came out and thought it had a lot of potential but had a lot of game breaking bugs and i just wanna know how the fuck did it get worse

[@bthegawd8113]

Bro your a part of the problem.

[@micah6082]

I remember preordering the game, playing and hating it. Checked back in 2 months later, got stuck in a lake, because there was no swimming mechanics, softlocking myself. Read the news page about 4 months later to see they were "retooling our signage systems" and figured if they have time for that maybe the basic game loop was somewhat playable. So I went and softlocked myself underwater again. 10/10 IGN

[@oliver_twistor]

This confirms my suspicion that the developers have focused on the wrong things (details instead of main game loops) and ran out of money, so they had to release the game in the current state. I'm sure some things in the game are super polished. For example, checking ammo has a cool animation with some of the guns. But that matters little when everything else is broken. Incorrectly focusing is a common mistake beginner developers do. They spend an unproportionally large amount of time on minute details which probably will either be changed later anyway or a designer or some other person will do it better later. This is true for not just game development, but software development in general.

[@Hogscraper]

"the camera glitches when you wreck" might have been an slight understatement

[@SIMONK479]

That's flute is so good timing hahahah

[@itsmeolee6710]

There needs to be a push for legislation over the games industry, this is madness

[@reececaldwell722]

This game is dogwater, but no there doesn’t. People need to just not be children and not buy it. There are some games that are very low budget low effort, but are also cheap and fun for what they are. I don’t want that stuff regulated because people don’t value their own money.

[@barrypaterson4617]

@@reececaldwell722There really does.

[@baddiemcbadbad9231]

They need to make false marketing more strict with games

[@reececaldwell722]

@@barrypaterson4617 wow excellent response. So you feel so unable to do research before throwing your money at something for entertainment, you need the government to do it for you. Ok. Surely this will not result in giant lobbying game companies gaming the system and small game companies dealing with the new status quo of hard regulations. Anyone who bought dead matter for purposes besides reviewing, is a moron.

[@ungabunga7879]

Disagree, i dont like anyone having regulation over these kinds of things because that attracts people that have money and can make key decisions on stuff that benefits them, not gamers. Scams like this happen, and its good to learn how to identify them.

[@faultboy]

The constant blasting of shitty meme music and sounds makes this so much better, they should integrate this into the game!

[@faultboy]

@@bobagonoosh8483 That's why I wrote "they *should* integrate this into the game"

[@kevin11humor]

😂👍

[@umpxfajmzann]

@@bobagonoosh8483 paying attention to context clues is important

[@GDsergio]

​@@umpxfajmzannI love the loading screen tips

[@subparbabayaga3122]

I cannot believe i was upset i missed the kickstarter, thank god

[@ryuman757]

2:31 Lol they're really just hitting the Pinegrove Shuffle tho 🤣🤣🤣

[@MortiXD09]

you should add voice to that todd cutout, it could say "it just works".

[@DragonAceSg7]

Kira has a few vids on Dead Matter, unsure what ones are on his main channel or on his side channel. I think those are worth a watch, especially after seeing they ACTUALLY released the game.

[@LaserStorm1000]

the first container you search and it literally gives gear they have to be trolling us

[@justingreen123123]

20:23 "Wait am I even a person?" - sums it up for me, lol

[@Spykitty358]

The potential in this game was high, but like most things, when something sounds perfect it's usually far from it. My best friend and i have been following this game since day one so to see it became this, it's truly heartbreaking.

[@mortal2787]

How was the potential high if it’s literally day z in rly bad lol

[@carljcmjk8609]

What potential? Do you kno how many games look like This right now and even before this ? There is literally nothing unique about this game . What a horrible trash scam game. The whole dev team lie and everyone in their discord . Rip off

[@dantauche7917]

This was my favorite BigFry video EVER. I was literally crying laughing. Out. Standing

[@randymarsh9488]

10:20 too lazy to give a fkin name to the settings 😂

[@suraimuzu1919]

The gun audio sounds like it’s doubling and peaking at the same time lol, I wonder how that passed QA

[@theundeadzombie3156]

“This is the hardest edge test, I have ever had todo!” 💀💀

[@MDHDH-iy7nm]

i bought this for when the alpha came out, shocking to see it legitimately looks like its only gotten worse; so insane

[@m777howitzer4]

I'll leave you with this, imagine buying a car, and it has no doors. The dealer says we'll send you 1 door every month over the next 4 months. Oh and you have to pay us for each one. That's gaming.

[@Billiam_Dubya]

I bought the founder pack and never got ANY of my founder rewards. My friends and I put about two weeks worth of bug-finding and curated a list of bugged items, locations, entities (all with video evidence and crash logs) and were genuinely excited to be a part of the development. When we sent their team our findings they took about thirty minutes to respond and told us to "quit spamming", then locked my account from their forums on their website, so I then had no way of petitioning for my unobtained founder items. The devs for this shitshow should honestly be ashamed.

[@YGODueltainer]

This takes the meaning of braindead to a whole new level

[@ghxst0.o]

the people in their discord defending them; actually concerns me about their mental health.

[@natheria4933]

I was told that the reason the game was so broken was because all the money went to staff that ended up being terrible, and they took a good portion of the funds before leaving. What was left was completely unusable, and they had to throw it all out and start from scratch. I was also told their funds had run out to a point where they had no choice but to release this month as they had nothing left after that point. TBH i dont know what to believe anymore, but the fact that much was being charged just doesnt make any sense, and ive heard of rumors that nik or one of the others wasnt that good of a manager. Who knows. All I know is that game is probably going to always be a dud. Unfortunately. I dont think it can be saved.

[@scavyboi]

this is not even a proper alpha build it should be fucking illegal to even sell this

[@LordBeowolf]

Titanic flute and the claps were on point

[@murrethmedia]

Wait, so I payed for this game once and now they want me to pay for it again? FUCK. THAT. NOISE. Games like this and stories like the ones you tell Big Fry have taught me to wait to buy games from now on. Thanks for all you do!

[@Kuromugi_]

No. You have to go to their website and get a new key generated lol.

[@randymarsh9488]

​@@Kuromugi_but that was their original plan before. I remember the mods saying that on their discord. Now they crumbled to the pressure.

[@JCglitchmaster]

The best decision I ever made was refunding this back when I played the first Alpha. Good to see it's about as stable now as it was back then

[@JS-wp4gs]

They came up with the perfect game..... if their intent was to create a driving simulator based on how senior citizens drive in that south park AARP episode. That said I paid $2 for better shareware games on a floppy at the dollar store in 1993

[@theriddlegamer2376]

The better question is why is The Nomad truck have two gear selector 1 automatic and one Manuel

[@jimmyleach5047]

I remember getting access to the closed test, it wasn't too bad initially, it had good bones. I eventually refunded, but from what I've heard the game just got mismanaged to death after the decided to redo a lot of stuff that had working in the game.

[@TheBrownCoyote]

An excellent coverage as per usual, good work mate

[@YouPwnLikeAGirl]

Big fry i love that you mentioned vein at the end of your video because ive been playing it off an on for over a year and its honestly pretty decent for being this early in development and the dev does logs and keeps the community updated reletivly often

[@nexaentertainment2764]

That titanic flute dono was amazing.

[@justinmccormick2578]

I love that your channel got away from just flaming people all the time, but this game definitely deserved for you to get back to your roots and expose the shit out of them, the amount of funding they received is criminal for the product they released

[@TheCalieb97]

This fucking todd cut out man 😆I love it, great video. Thank you for always spreading the awareness of these bs projects!

[@prnunceddead3178]

We were all looking forward to this.. and now... I'm just over it

[@andreiradu1945]

Dude, that todd howard cardboard in the back is creepy af

[@ofpbluefalcon]

You need to add longer cool downs to your redeems lmao

[@BigfryTV]

Doing that this weekend haha

[@Dreamer-lr6bf]

honestly the weapon models and animations look really good. Are those premade assets? probably. I've never seen them though.

[@noah3762]

Why the zombies hitting the Pinegrove Shuffle

[@badrabbit9881]

I love the fact that nobody talks about that anime cyberpunk game they announced to compete with 2077 nobody remembers Code: Syn

[@GirtV2]

I loved every single minute of this. You're doing gods work and I fucking love it!

[@alexamos]

I hate what they did to the rivers. I spent so much time and effort making them beautiful and functional.

[@brianfisher7385]

And this is why I will NEVER give money to any kickstarter... period.

[@BurritooMafia]

Wasnt this the same game that boasted about having Klean from the tarkov devs making gun models for them? WTF Happened to this project???

[@Kennuckle1]

I enjoy how you break down terrible games. These videos are entertaining and relaxing!

[@VERsingthegamez]

The epic conclsion to this sage has arrived. And its what we all expected. XD LMFAO LOl

[@fatfurie]

ive never used the word copium until i learned about johnny guitar.

[@TheRogueWolf]

2:50- What if there was a zombie apocalypse but the zombies were all like "yeah, whatever"?

[@happynows]

Aww man. I remember when I preordered this game for 80 dollars (got the 2 pack). And I originally found your channel for the first time all those years ago on the dead matter hype train. Huffing that hopium everytime more shit would come out about the game. Everytime they would go silent I would always defend them saying "no no, let them cook" only for EACH and EVERY new build to perform worse than the last while simultaneously having less features. It truly was astounding how poorly this game was managed. Only hope I had for a "remotely polished release" in the early access is now gone. The game went from "mildly buggy with hitching issues" to "15 fps slide show with somehow even less content" like how???? The game had NPCs when it first released into closed alpha, what happened there!?!? Why are so many buildings on the new map just half in the ground!? It's shocking. As a fledgling unity dev (I know, I probably won't be on unity much longer) assuming that building a world is even remotely similar, it would probably take me a day or two to fix all the buildings clipping into the ground. Like seriously, what happened...

[@JuanAntonioGarciaHeredia]

Keep preordering digital games!! 😂😂