Infamous Chris
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This. Dem reviews are incredible *-*
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This. Dem reviews are incredible *-*
Willkiller
Banned
Great scores! Been looking forward to this ever since I saw a trailer a couple of years ago. I honestly don't know much about it at this point, I want to go in blind.
Just added a 9.5 to the MC fire. I won't promote it here, but yes, the game is pretty incredible
Just added a 9.5 to the MC fire. I won't promote it here, but yes, the game is pretty incredible
Since you have played a ton and gotten through most of the secret tough stuff, would you say that the toughest cubes in this game are tougher or easier than the toughest puzzle pieces in Braid?
Much tougher, IMO. As someone said earlier in this thread, they thought about one particular puzzle for three days before solving it.
Some puzzles are fairly involved and seemingly convoluted, but as I've noted previously, thankfully you can still complete the game without having to deal with them (if you wish).
Wow, really excited now. Not that I'll ever get through everything but hopefully people who just watched the GB quicklook and assumed it was a cheap cakewalk with no discovery are listening. Thanks.
Riposte
Member
This is a good thing. Reviews are fucking worthless ("Miyamoto's 2001: Space Odyssey!" LOL) and so are posters who want to make this sound like a "retro" game a la Super Mario Bros (it is clearly not. Fucking infinite lives and puzzle mechanics). I want brutally (even unfairly) critical posters to tell me what this game really is by digging into it. The only positive thing I've heard is "its get harder", which is a good thing since it looks like the easiest game of the year in the previews. However I remain unconvinced. I want people who think all the previews look like crap (in other words people who are not ready to like Fez) tell me it is hard (or how it isn't).
I'd also like to know if you gain new tools (i.e. new puzzle types) as the game progresses. That's something anyone can tell me I guess.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
AdventureMike
Member
I stated that it did look like a bland endeavor, which it does to me. As I said, I can't judge it as I haven't played it yet.
I will just go back to lurking as I don't want to derail the thread further. We're all here due to interest in the game, so let's continue looking at the reviews and other news about it.
I don't think everyone here wants to hear "Miyamoto's 2001 A Space Odyssey" or Jeremy Parish talking about Picasso and cubism either. Everyone who has been playing the game and posting has been giving very solid impressions including posts that indicate the game is tough and that there's plenty of stuff to discover if the player desires.
To adventure: I read your post as "this game looks cute BUT at it's heart is a bland endeavor." That's what you wrote so that's what I read.
To adventure: I read your post as "this game looks cute BUT at it's heart is a bland endeavor." That's what you wrote so that's what I read.
Riposte
Member
If someone who thinks Journey is meh tells me they like Fez, I would be impressed and interested.
Finishing the game is not that hard.
Getting "100%" is incredibly hard and I don't think I'm intelligent enough to ever do it. only 2 people out of the 200+ on the leaderboard right now seem to have done it, and I'm not even sure they reached the max %.
You don't get new tools per say, but you get new information to help you identify and decifer previous puzzle, if that makes sense.
Riposte
Member
How many puzzles are there? Often times these games have too many puzzles that fall to the side of filler.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Didn't want anyone to believe it for too long.
Joystiq review
★★★★★
jakonovski
Member
This is probably a good game and I should buy it one day, but damn if all those reviews aren't making me scratch my head. Are they following some kind of a standardized template, "indie darling gets 5 stars and several paragraphs of cringeworthy gushing" or something?
SparksterMeta0
Member
I can't believe I heard about this game 2-3 years ago and now it's almost here. I'm holding off Skullgirls just for this. Planning on trying the demo first, just to be sure, but I'm still hyp-- no, looking forward to this game. "Hyping" is sort of overstating it.
EDIT: Checking the GameFAQs board for this game is starting to become a headache. Can't tell if that one guy hating on the game is stubborn, trolling, or just isn't looking forward to it.This pretty much sums it up.
EDIT: Checking the GameFAQs board for this game is starting to become a headache. Can't tell if that one guy hating on the game is stubborn, trolling, or just isn't looking forward to it.This pretty much sums it up.
quinntendopower
Banned
lol at review scores...
it's the current indy darling game. it used to be braid, which was a disaster.
my friend downloaded this, i'll have to at least give it my fair and honest opinion, but from playing countless games like it, it doesn't look anything special.
it's the current indy darling game. it used to be braid, which was a disaster.
my friend downloaded this, i'll have to at least give it my fair and honest opinion, but from playing countless games like it, it doesn't look anything special.
Braid was a disaster? I look back fondly on that game. Look forward to this one!
Limbo? Castle Crashers?
OldJadedGamer
Banned
I thought Braid was awesome.
Same here. It wasn't what I was expecting necessarily, but it was still a very cool game. Not sure what he's talking about...
I'm scratching my head at why you're so surprised that an immature medium that attracts uncultured, immature people with an Aspergerian need to quantify everything (see: someone above looking for a fucking value judgement based on how difficult a game is) would have a narrow critical purview? Do you feel the same way about every universally praised game with an advertising budget multitudes that of Fez's total budget?
More than anything, I'm looking forward to the game for the "makes you smile" aspect of it. Not enough of those in this world.
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Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
So is this game gonna go live at 2am tonight like the old days?
Riposte
Member
So I have Asperger's now? You know directly insulting fellow posters probably isn't the right move for longevity.
The challenge of the puzzles is extremely important. For it is a puzzle game and one with a smaller scope and trite, low-quality visuals at that. You can call that narrow if you want. I like "precise". Difficulty is a big deal for every game I play, as it is the shortest way to mental stimulation. Obviously the more complex a game becomes (e.g. not a 2D platformer) the less difficult it needs to be. Sandbox-like RTS games like Europa Universalis are not exactly difficult (in the same sense a 2D platformer might be, strict), but still gives strain.
So I expect a puzzle game to have good puzzles (you know, they need to puzzle me). Maybe this will be the case with Fez, though probably locked away after hours of filler. That is the MO of indie puzzle games short of SpaceChem and few others I've played.
Yeah pretty easy to tell, all you need to do is look at his avatar.
Keyser Soze
Member
Unlikely, unless they do something special just for Fez. Last week's Friday game got the regular time slot
Consult my crap countdown clock for the time it should pop up at.
That is not what I said. However, your dismissal of anything experiential is a little tiring.
I agree with that part, but most "puzzle" games currently have a doable main campaign and super hard extra challenges (like getting 100%), or an extra mode after the main campaign. Not trying to start a fight with you, but what is your problem with those games being accessible, yet offering challenge for those who seek it?
Donald Bubbins
Member
I don't know... It's the 14th here in New Zealand and still no Fez.
I'm waiting... http://instagr.am/p/JVa4tHBa1u/
Riposte
Member
All videogames are "experiential". You cannot play a videogame and not have an experience. You can not live a day on Earth and not have an experience.
Because I have to play the bad/dumb parts to play the good parts? I'm not going to ignore that.
Yeah, I guess thats something you just need to live with. Not every game is made for everyone's tastes, and I'd say the current setup we have with those games is a GOOD one, since it allows all interested players to enjoy the part of the game they like. If games were super hard, right from the start, you have a shitload of work to do to show the people why they should be playing that game since they are intimitated (see SpaceChem).
I mean, of course SpaceChem handles that very elegantly by giving you access to the Super hard levels right from the start, but I wouldnt complain about the issue too much. I think we can be glad that this level of difficulty is existing in those games at least, unlike the level of depth in AAA RPG's these days.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion and I understand that it is an issue that bugs you, but I think the "ferocity" of this argument here is a bit out of proportion.
He just tweeted that it'll be up at 9am pacific time.
Palette Swap
Member
If you want the game to fail so badly, what the fuck are you doing in this thread exactly?
Sweet jesus Imma play this tonight!!
Infamous Chris
Banned
What is that EST?
Dog Problems
Banned
Noon
Just finished the regular game (that is, collected the 32 cubes but not the harder anti-cubes)
Very charming game that uses some very smart mechanics (not just the 3d rotating)
And the anti-cube puzzles are HARD, so collecting them all without a walkthrough will keep people busy for hours.
Last but not least: dat music
Very charming game that uses some very smart mechanics (not just the 3d rotating)
And the anti-cube puzzles are HARD, so collecting them all without a walkthrough will keep people busy for hours.
Last but not least: dat music
Infamous Chris
Banned
Massive high review scores are making certain people all kinds of salty.
I love it!
Franklinator
Member
Dang. Well at least I'll get some sleep tonight.