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[Visualante2]

How long is the game? Replayability?

I seem to remember him saying he's aiming for there to be so many secrets in the game that most or all (I forget) people never find them all.

 

[see5harp]

Is there a review embargo for this? I'll be buying on Friday but it would be nice to read some impressions of the final game.

 

[Wario64]

I seem to remember him saying he's aiming for there to be so many secrets in the game that most or all (I forget) people never find them all.

If there's a bunch of secrets, that's probably where the leaderboard fun comes in.

 

[soultron]

Fantastic OP. Love the minimalist trimmings.

Been looking forward to this game since we first saw it on the 1UP Show, back in 2008, IIRC.

 

[mattiewheels]

Been excited since i saw it on The 1Up show

Jesus Christ this game took too long.

 

[Tain]

Phil Fish doesn't hate Japanese games, he dislikes MODERN Japanese games. I think he's a big fan of 8-bit and 16-bit era Japanese stuff.

Certainly wouldn't have guessed it from just about everything I've seen regarding this game.

 

[pakkit]

Jesus Christ this game took too long.

Seriously, I've been excited for this game for a while. But that's the flip side of what was essentially a one-man crew. See also: Dust: An Elysian Tale which is STILL on the pipeline.

 

[Gummb]

Game looks cool. I'll have to give it a try, despite the controversy.

[EDIT] There is a Nintendo era? o__0

I feel like i'm way in the future looking back at today reminiscing on my long lost Nintendo games.

 

[Misguided]

Very excited for this game. Apparently with the amount of secrets it contains it is quite dense.

 

[piratepwnsninja]

My couch isn't comfy. It's old and busted, and I really need a new one. I guess I can't play this game.

 

[ZealousD]

Thanks a lot for this post. The Metroidvania genre descriptor has always been ill-defined, but it gets applied so loosely nowadays that it's all but lost any semblance of meaning. Being 2D(ish) and non-linear does not make a game a Metroidvania. Metroidvanias rely on the player gradually obtaining new items/abilities and then using those to figure out where to go. It can be distilled into two key components: upgrades and pathfinding. Does Fez have even one of those two? If not, it's not a Metroidvania.

That said, it's looking to be a gorgeous platform-puzzle game, and a definite buy for me.

Seriously, people called Cave Story a Metroidvania. People seem to be attaching the label to any 2D game that isn't explicitly left->right nowadays.

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

Is it Friday yet?

 

[Phonomezer]

Is it Friday yet?

I wish.

 

[dark10x]

Phil Fish doesn't hate Japanese games, he dislikes MODERN Japanese games. I think he's a big fan of 8-bit and 16-bit era Japanese stuff.

There are still loads of "modern" Japanese games with this very type of aesthetic (both retail and "indie").

 

[casabolg]

After seeing this I can personally say that japanese games have been and will always be a cancer on the game industry's backside and have never contributed to anything good.

 

[dark10x]

After seeing this I can personally say that japanese games have been and will always be a cancer on the game industry's backside and have never contributed to anything good.

I hope you're being facetious.

 

[EasyMode]

I hope you're being facetious.

Well, his avatar is from a Japanese game.

 

[casabolg]

I hope you're being facetious.

Man, I hope am too.

 

[Feep]

I'm never going to find everything in this game. This is ridiculous.

 

[Cystm]

Any ETA on when/if this will be coming to Steam?

 

[Jotamide]

This is the first time I ever wanted to have a 360...oh well; in the meantime, while I wait for this to hit Steam, I'll just play Sky Island on Kongregate.

 

[jbug617]

Any ETA on when/if this will be coming to Steam?

Don't think he will do a PC version based off his comments about comfy couch.

 

[Popstar]

.

 

[Atomski]

Don't think he will do a PC version based off his comments about comfy couch.

He will change his tone when the exclusivity wears off.

 

[Misguided]

He will change his tone when the exclusivity wears off.

Read his later thoughts; he already has.

I seriously cannot wait for Friday. This has truly been a great year for indies so far!

 

[NeededSleep]

Game looks like it could be very deep. Might have to move the 360 and tv into the bedroom to play this before bed to wear my brain out.

 

[Feep]

The map says it's right here!

What the fuck

 

[kittens]

I watched one of the early trailers for this game, and I'm sold. I don't need any more info. Going it almost 100% blind! I'm excited.

 

[luka]

Thanks a lot for this post. The Metroidvania genre descriptor has always been ill-defined, but it gets applied so loosely nowadays that it's all but lost any semblance of meaning. Being 2D(ish) and non-linear does not make a game a Metroidvania. Metroidvanias rely on the player gradually obtaining new items/abilities and then using those to figure out where to go. It can be distilled into two key components: upgrades and pathfinding. Does Fez have even one of those two? If not, it's not a Metroidvania.

why can't we just call it "metroid-like" instead of something that was never meant to be more than a term used to identify a castlevania game that resembles metroid? seriously it makes no sense either way.

 

[Solid SOAP]

This looks like so much fun, I definitely want to pick it up.

 

[see5harp]

I'm never going to find everything in this game. This is ridiculous.

Hype building. This weekend is going to be fun.

 

[Darkgran]

Feep, how is it so far?

 

[Feep]

Feep, how is it so far?

I'm under strict orders to only give the most cryptic of hints.

RTRTLTRTLTLTLT

 

[normalmode]

Here's a 3-minute clip I just uploaded on YouTube (with Microsoft's permission):

http://youtu.be/HOCxB01ZlrQ?hd=1

It's unrehearsed, first time I explored these areas, so my gameplay isn't super graceful.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Who cares about the opinions of people who work on games, or whether they're assholes or not. All I care about is whether the entertainment value provided by a game is worth the money I spend on it.
I played Shadow Complex, I played Braid, and I will play this.

 

[Phonomezer]

This is the first time I ever wanted to have a 360...oh well; in the meantime, while I wait for this to hit Steam, I'll just play Sky Island on Kongregate.

1/10

Here's a 3-minute clip I just uploaded on YouTube (with Microsoft's permission):

http://youtu.be/HOCxB01ZlrQ?hd=1

It's unrehearsed, first time I explored these areas, so my gameplay isn't super graceful.

Thanks for sharing, great vid!

 

[Flek]

edit: ok nevermind

 

[Feep]

Ahah!

Well played, Fish.

I feel like a super cool cryptographer.

 

[Trancetronic]

I'm in for this game. A 3DS version is inevitable, right?

Right?

Spoiler

I'd rather play this than play Crush3d, which has almost the same concept, but with a terrible art style and really bad character concepts

 

[acm2000]

supposedly EG put up the review for a couple of minutes before removing it, 5/10

 

[Feep]

supposedly EG put up the review for a couple of minutes before removing it, 5/10

I'm going to tell you right now that reviews are going to be all over the fucking place.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

I'm going to tell you right now that reviews are going to be all over the fucking place.

This won the IGF grand prize which is voted on by enthusiast press members. I expect plenty of glowing reviews.

 

[SparkTR]

When can we start expecting reviews anyway?

 

[TheOddOne]

I'm going to tell you right now that reviews are going to be all over the fucking place.

I wonder how much of Phil's shenanigans will influence the scores.

 

[show me your skeleton]

the soundtrack can be preordered now.

 

[Zia]

supposedly EG put up the review for a couple of minutes before removing it, 5/10

Where'd this info come from?

 

[Keikoku]

So...someone who hates Japanese games....creates something with a studio Pixel art-style.

And instead of laughing at the absurdity of it, people are boycotting the game?

20 sec of Googling yielded this summary, so I am open to correction if I've misunderstood anything.

Where is your avatar from ?

 

[Floex]

Where'd this info come from?

It's true, there was a link made live but quickly taken down. A 5 is a major boner killer if it turns out to be the real score

 

[Infamous Chris]

This is the first time I ever wanted to have a 360...oh well; in the meantime, while I wait for this to hit Steam, I'll just play Sky Island on Kongregate.

So you wait for something that may never happen instead of owning a great console with tons of good games, and to sooth yourself you play a Fez ripoff that the creator admits was inspired from Fez?

:lol :lol

 

[Phonomezer]

This won the IGF grand prize which is voted on by enthusiast press members. I expect plenty of glowing reviews.

Twice.