by: Addam Kearney
Years of hype and build up can be horrible for a game. Take last year’s Duke Nukem Forever, for example. With over ten years of development, fans eagerly anticipated Duke’s return, only to be mostly let down by the final result. Fez had a similar situation, being in development for five years and had a lot of anticipation from much of the “indie scene."
Announced in 2007, Fez was one of the first major games announced to concentrate on having a 2D-ish, pixel art style. Five years later and the market has been flooded with indie games that have a strong emphasis on pixel graphics. What’s worse is that comments by the game’s creator, Phil Fish, about his low opinion of Japanese game development has had serious backlash leveled towards the game. Fez has a lot of negativity to overcome. All of these issues aside, the core question is whether or not Fez is a good game. Thankfully, five years of waiting has given us something truly memorable.
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With its unique visuals, wonderful soundtrack, and addicting gameplay, FEZ is as much fun to play today as it was nine years ago. Jes from Gaming Respawn reviews.
WTMG's Leo Faria: "In short, Fez is as good now as it has always been. The reason I call this version the best way to experience this indie game is mostly due to the perfect combination of the Switch’s portability and its screen being much larger than the Vita’s. This is easily one of the best indies ever made, and one of the most important games of the past decade. Even though a lot of younger players only know it due to its troubled development cycle and some post-launch controversies, Switch owners should definitely pick this game up. This gem took an eternity to arrive on the system, but it feels right at home on it."
Lol, he wishes! This game is straight up homages and 2d fun