Having disappeared into the darkness after dropping a digital smoke bomb, developer Fntastic, infamous for its high-profile scam, The Day Before, is back with a fresh new Kickstarter project. Its new game, Escape Factory, looks like a harmless enough physics-based co-op title, and in a truly incredible display of forgiveness, kind-hearted gamers are actually contributing. With a modest ask of just USD $20,000, Fntastic has managed to part 36 backers with almost $3,000 already, which boggles the mind.
The pitch for the project is unreal in its brazenness, and repeatedly throughout, the Singapore-based developers promise that significant personal and professional growth has taken place since a "gold rush" of negative takes ruined its last game, never mind that it barely existed in the first place.
Incredibly, under the heading "Everyone Deserves a Second Chance", the studio has included a short document titled "Fntastic 2.0: The Plan for Recovery", and the very first line reads: "From now on, our development and marketing will be based on the principle of honesty."