Games

Fez

Polytron Corporation

2012•Platformer•PEGI 3•About 7 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyanimalsvehiclesfastfresh & originallightimaginaryglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, wide-ranging platformer: breezy and breakneck. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

83 / 100

472 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Fez follows Gomez, a small creature who lives peacefully in what appears to be a flat, two-dimensional world. When he receives a red fez, he discovers that his world is actually one side of a larger three-dimensional space. As the fabric of that world begins to break apart, Gomez sets out to gather scattered cubes and restore order, exploring a quiet, wide-ranging landscape full of hidden secrets and the remnants of an ancient civilization that once tried to understand its own dimensions.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyAnimalsVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

RetroTime travelMetroidvaniaVoxelFrogMathSide-scrollingBird

Where to play

Details

Developer: Polytron Corporation
Publishers: Microsoft Studios, Trapdoor, Polytron Corporation
Released: 13 April 2012
Series: Fez
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 7h normally, 13h complete
Age rating: PEGI 3
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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