FEZ 10 Years Later

A manifestation of Phil Fish's love for the original Zelda and the cryptic nature of earlier videogames, FEZ is a squared off, pixelated odyssey that gently invites you into it's world and doesn't stop unraveling until the final.. Cryptic ending. Even 10 years later it's pretty amazing how well this thing holds up.

This game could've stayed Silly, and there is definitely some of that.. But.. It sets up a strong, quiet atmosphere so effortlessly that before you know it it doesn't feel like you're playing a funny little videogame. Navigating the beautiful floating islands of fez's world as you collect cubes, artifacts, and maps is a transient experience I've felt in seldom platformers out there.
Add to that the day and night cycle + the environmental diversity and you have a real recipe for an immersive world.

FEZ is not just an indie, it's years of sweat, and emotion poured into one game, carefully crafted and combed over until even a perfectionist like Phil Fish can enjoy it. It's a snapshot of what Polytron could've been, a time capsule of what it's sequel and it's creator had the potential to keep creating, and it's really unfortunate that things turnt out the way they did.

[bossdoor]

I'm gonna ask of you the typical social media "things" and please leave a like, comment, and subscription if you enjoyed the video. Thanks so much! It's been a while since I did a 10 years later video!

[choppaentertainmentnetwork]

Its kinda funny how public meltdowns and social media tantrums have become so common and normalized the past few years. Phil fish's "unfortunate episode" changed his life forever and destroyed his public reputaion forever, but if this exact freakout happened today it wouldve been a minor controversy for like a week MAX and then everybody wouldve stopped caring. Bro was really ahead of his time

[angledcoathanger]

Worth mentioning the soundtrack as well. Really exceptional music

[luckyperga]

I have played the whole game in about 3 days with some walkthroughs and I must say Phil has done an amazing job. There were mind was literally blown! I wish Fez 2 would someday release, my idea is that there could be like a top view and underview or u use the 4th dimension. Feztal is also great, Krzyhau did an awesome job

[Jahi_]

This game means so much to me, its amazing how some games could give you 300 hours of gameplay, huge open worlds, incredible graphics and still not scratch the surface of what fez sparked in me, the atmosphere, the music, the world design, it created a since of nostalgia on the first time i was playing it. A true masterpiece that when you try and look for similar games you realize there are none.

[gravy]

I don't really know why this video made me emotional, but it did.

Fez is one of the few and only games that has been able to pull me back to my Xbox 360 days, and it all just makes me nostalgic for the hours I spent playing and collecting every little thing in Fez (and thanks to YouTube for explaining how to beat puzzles I never would've figured out on my own lol).

I dunno, this just brings me back. Thank you.

[damienluna]

i used to play this game when i was a kid...i kinda wish there was a sequel

[julieradcliffe]

Neat thing:
RAIN WORLD HAS A UNIQUE ENDING *JUST* FOR FEZ.
THE HEARTBREAK ENDING, FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT SLUGCAT, TOO: *SAINT*

[minerman]

One of the best things I've experienced this year was the game TUNIC suddenly revealing that it was a spiritual successor to FEZ's second layer the whole time. Also that Japanese games comment was hilarious considering that Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, and its DLC had been released by that time.

[SweaterSwagg]

One of my favorite games, thanks for making this!

[reverbthevocal]

I think of FEZ as part of a subgenre I call a “Cryptic Puzzler”, where plenty of the solutions to puzzles can’t be figured out without exploring more of the game’s world. There’s only two games in this subgenre, with the other being Please Don’t Touch Anything. As much as I wanna say that there’s no reason there should be more cryptic puzzlers, the convoluted nature makes too much sense for why there’s so few.

[colorfulmax]

i remember playing this game when I was around 7, played it on my ps4 when I saw it was free, I was mad bored, parents wouldn't be home for the next week, so I could game all I want. I have no memory of what happened in the game and I sadly don't have the time to finish this video for now, but I will be coming back cause so far this looks like an amazing and well put together video for such a small channel!

[GameFreakEver]

Thank you for doing this video. This game is definitely a love of mine. I have it on so many platforms. Its very calm and peaceful. I don't believe Phil was fully understood. I still watch the "Indie Game" movie every now and then.

[PatL]

I first played fez on xbox 10 years ago and something about it was just amazing. The 2d to 3d platforming was great and although the puzzles were way too complicated for me, I wouldn't hold that against the game, it had a distinct direction and I think it worked really well. What happened with Phil fish is just really unfortunate as I would have loved a sequel.

[VideoGameTours]

Amazing video! One of my favorite games of all time and this was a thoughtful video

[ChaosEnthusiast]

i used to have this game. all the way back when i still had a 360
i never beat it, but i wish i had. i love its asthetic. i miss it. maybe ill get a 360 and play it again someday.

[Creo_]

I wasn't expecting that at first but this game juste passionate me, I played 27h in two days, I wrote so many things trying to understand everything, never a game took me like Fez did, really a unique experience, I don't think I will see something like that again

[fantomas]

this guy sucks. the fame and short-lived success just brought the worst features of his character to the light. instead of apologizing and minding his own business he kept antagonizing the whole world and wasn't able to let it go, just like a little salty child. you can love his game, but the guy got what he deserved 100%, and there's no defending him

[MyYTGotTerminated]

I only played the demo when i was a kid and i had no idea how to beat the demo at all, but i loved the OST

[eaku]

I just discovered this & I'm playing the ps vita version even tho i'm a decade late, one of my favourite games of all time