GDC 08: Fez, the best game I have never played
Remember that game Super Paper Mario that came out for that system the Wii? Yeah, you might have heard of it. And remember how it revolutionized platformers by offering levels that could be played in 2D and 3D? Yeah, it was pretty neat; I couldn’t agree with you more. Well, forget everything about that game and feast your eyes on upcoming PC indie game Fez. Honestly, I don’t have any words for how freakin’ cool the above gameplay footage is. This gem in the making apparently exists somewhere here at GDC and I am determined to find it before the week is over. Operation: Play Fez begins! While not much info is known about this Independent Games Festival finalist, Fez is obviously a platformer with a ridiculously cute (and adorably animated) main character. That is all well and good, but the minute I saw the game break the traditional 2D perspective and morph into this crazy 2D/3D ridiculously well-designed hybrid I almost fell of my chair and cried with happiness. Okay, fine, I did fall off my chair and cry with happiness. But it was all worth it. If this is a sign of what game design is going to be like in the future, I am so happy to be a part of this industry. Fez is getting a lot of buzz here in San Francisco and rightfully so. I have to get my hands on this thing. Is it too early to call “game of the show?”
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02/19/2008 21:13
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02/19/2008 21:16
Also, I FUCKING LOVE THE MUSIC!
02/19/2008 21:16
02/19/2008 21:19
The music is total fucking win. Does the graphic style remind anyone else of cavestory?
02/19/2008 21:19
You're right, I should have given Crush a shout-out. I love that game so much, but Super Paper Mario was the first comparison that popped in my head. I blame it on being distracted by HOW FREAKING AMAZING FEZ IS! :) :) :)
02/19/2008 21:26
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02/19/2008 21:30
You're not alone, I thought the creatures looked sorta like the ones in CS.
02/19/2008 21:32
02/19/2008 21:34
I need new friends...
02/19/2008 21:36
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02/19/2008 22:06
'Cus that's pretty damn awesome.
02/19/2008 22:06
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02/19/2008 22:31
Looks great.
02/19/2008 22:32
i've loved the artist forever! and check his stuff out every once in a while. so imagine my surprise about a year ago when i was scoping out his deviant art and found art for this awesome game...i came!
02/19/2008 22:32
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02/19/2008 23:24
viva la Fez!
02/19/2008 23:36
I really want to play it now. I also had been watching Phishy's art for a while, and seeing his work in action is jaw-dropping.
02/19/2008 23:36
02/19/2008 23:40
This thing looks like Snoopy if you view the face looking sideways.
02/19/2008 23:48
02/20/2008 00:11
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02/20/2008 00:13
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02/20/2008 00:25
The guy in playing the vid obviously knew where he was going but it seems to me that anyone playing a level for the first time would just be making a single jump, then figuring out where the hell to go, then one more jump, then figuring out where the hell to go, rinse and repeat.
Crush avoided this to an extent by making the levels smaller and in general, you can already see the things around you without stopping to view an pan-out camera. Also, I'm gonna miss being able to crush a top-down view.
Get your hands on it and let us know how the thing actually plays.
02/20/2008 00:27
02/20/2008 00:38
I am truly interested on this game.
02/20/2008 00:39
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02/20/2008 01:32
I loved the platform jumping while rotating the world...thats pretty sweet...also the awesomeness of Mushroom Rainbow
02/20/2008 01:39
02/20/2008 02:06
I totally thought of Echochrome watching these videos! It's like a cuter more colorful version.
I totally want to play this game. Is there a website to go to download it and/or buy it?
02/20/2008 03:14
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02/20/2008 03:23
So long as the level design holds up, I would be willing to shell out embarrassingly large amounts of cash for this game.
@Woocifer
Have you no heart? Besides that, there are all sorts of wonderful possibilities for a game like this in terms of level and puzzle design. If they take advantage of the mechanics that they've shown, this could be a very special game indeed.
02/20/2008 03:37
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02/20/2008 12:22
Best had come to Xbox live arcade anyway. I'd definitely buy it.
02/20/2008 16:05
too much gaming joy, eh, chad?
02/20/2008 16:21
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02/21/2008 11:54
Wow. Is this game being done by Pixel (Cave Story)? It's the exact same graphical style
02/21/2008 17:55
02/21/2008 18:46
I wish it was on a console or something, though. I never really liked PC gaming too much...
Kokoromi is making this, who ever that is.
02/22/2008 03:03
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02/26/2008 22:28
Rule #78 in life: Just watch the damn embedded video.
02/27/2008 16:32
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03/02/2008 04:48
[img] http://www.eskimo.com/~earther/HonGeo/images/neckercube.jpg [/img]
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03/27/2008 02:28
-Matt
03/29/2008 22:20
Wow.
Awesome.
It does look interesting though..
03/30/2008 03:53
You couldn't comprehend a fourth dimensional game. It's physically impossible. Duh.
04/28/2008 02:08
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