When that advertisement first came out, most gaming media was still in print and magazines. Online media still viewed the potential of Daikatana as pretty favor

When that advertisement first came out, most gaming media was still in print and magazines. Online media still viewed the potential of Daikatana as pretty favorable and PC Gamer even did a preview story of the game that was incredibly well-received yet was based only on screenshots and Romero's reputation. It wasn't until the demo of the game came out and, shortly after, the release where people turned on ION and Romero because the game was nowhere near what it was hyped to be and, although there were positive aspects to it, it was nowhere near what the preview had suggested it would be.