Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives. Explore a serene and beautiful open-ended world full of secrets, puzzles and hidden treasures. Unearth the mysteries of the past and discover the truth about reality and perception. Change your perspective and look at the world in a different way.
Fez is not for the faint of heart. You will be challenged to really observe your surroundings and apply what you’ve learned to achieve the games many secrets.
Starting Fez up for the first time is evocative. I grew up on a steady diet of 8-bit games and they hold a lot of nostalgic charm for me. When I see what Phil Fish has done with the design of the landscape, architecture and creatures inhabiting that space it not only brings back good memories, it puts forward a fresh perspective by adding the ability to flip around and play with a third dimension in what would only be a 2 dimensional world.
How am I feeling a few hours into Fez? Frustrated, yet determined. I want to see everything, experience everything, complete everything. The puzzles can be quite maddening and the map feels like a spiderweb, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out. To be completely honest, I’ve started looking up help on the internet, namely the alphabet and the numbers and from there I’m piecing the puzzles together myself. As I shut the game off Sunday morning I made a mental note to have a pen and paper beside me next time I play so I don’t miss anything and can refer to them to find secrets.
Taking notes? How foreign, and intriguing. It brings us back to how it felt before there were internet cheats feels like it did back in the day when there was no internet cheats to help you out. You had to figure out things for yourself or shell out money for the game guide provided by the company. I remember, years later, opening up old game cases and finding folded up notes scribbled out so I could progress in any given game. I am determined to figure out as much as I can by myself so now, armed with my notebook and pen, I am ready for the rest of Fez!
To be continued...
You make Fez sound like a really fun 2D platformer. I may have to check this out when I have the time and money. =)
ReplyDeleteYou make the puzzles and the movement in gameplay sound a lot like you might expect from the old megaman games, which hold a special place in my heart. Megaman 4 was my very fist video game ever and I still love R.U.S.H., so this 8-bit nostalgia gaming is definitely on my list of must haves.
I like this format of reviewing and I hope to see a lot more of it. You might consider writing journal entries from the character's point of view? It'd be a fun way to review the game and let your creativity flow! Besides which, videos can't really pull it off, so it'd be something that's not over saturated, and thereby it'd really make it yours! ^_^
Either way, good to see you posting and playing and being happy. It's important.
Hope you're doing well and having a great day, and holiday season! =D
Thank you and a great day to you too! I'll have to think about the character journals. I thought that might be a good idea for games such as Skyrim, (which I am thinking about starting again) which are very open ended and each character is so unique.
DeleteHahaha! Do it from the vantage point of a cabbage salesman that happens to be in every major location the main character goes! (blatant avatar reference, I apologize for nothing! =P)
DeleteFair enough, I can certainly see why you'd back off on more scripted stories. I just thought, like a good book translated to movie, you don't get as much from the character in terms of thought and personal characteristics. You define a lot of that in a lot of ways, doing journal entries you could lay voice to how the game plays and the plot, but also how you interpret the character's mindset and opinions, maybe he/she has a weird quirk, or a phobia (which is why you always get nervous and timid in areas that are too open, you know there's no escape from battle in places like that and you're character has agoraphobia, secretly! XD). It just adds some personal flavor to the games, you know?
I like games like D&D though, I love details about the character I play with and quirks, flaws and personality traits are important to me. It's something games skimp on a little, purposefully I'd imagine.
Also, I fully support you restarting Skyrim, it's a darn good game and I believe you have o play up the personal experiences! ^_^ (In Fallout New Vegas I had a female character that obsessively collected Teddy Bears, in 3 my male character believed explosives were too dangerous in the hands of wastelanders and worked to collect them all in Megaton City. =P Both of them piled their stashes openly, so you could see the piles, of course. What good's a collection that's not on display?)
But for sure Dude! I'd love some chronicled adventures of your Skyrim character! With the occasional screen shot? Maybe one per Journal entry, or every other perhaps? Let loose on us! *highfive*
Anyways, have a great day Lady! Speak easy, fight hard and look out for raccoons... No reason really, they're just adorable! ^_^
Lol the name reminds be of that 70's show.
ReplyDeleteI nevet played it but I must say I like the concept of it. :)
It's very good! It's a shame that the creator has decided not to create a sequel based on (from what I understand) conflicts with "fans". He seems to have a very inflammatory nature that sparks a lot of hate from certain people and it led him to step back from the video game industry.
DeleteI really like the game, and it's a shame that Phil Fish is his own worst enemy. I have a feeling he will come back to games at some point, guess we'll just have to be patient.
ReplyDeleteThose are my feelings too! I feel like he'll come back once he's had a break and I'll look forward to it when he does!
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