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...
