<s>
Fez	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
indie	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Polytron	O
Corporation	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Trapdoor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player-character	O
Gomez	O
receives	O
a	O
fez	B-Application
that	O
reveals	O
his	O
two-dimensional	O
(	O
2D	O
)	O
world	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
sides	O
of	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
designer	O
and	O
Polytron	O
founder	O
Phil	O
Fish	O
gained	O
celebrity	O
status	O
for	O
his	O
outspoken	O
public	O
persona	O
and	O
his	O
prominence	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
documentary	O
Indie	O
Game	O
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
,	O
which	O
detailed	O
Fez	B-Application
final	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
and	O
Polytron	O
's	O
related	O
legal	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
met	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
its	O
April	O
2012	O
release	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
likened	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
rotation	O
mechanic	O
to	O
the	O
2D	O
–	O
3D	O
shifts	O
of	O
Echochrome	B-Application
,	O
Nebulus	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Crush	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
won	O
awards	O
including	O
the	O
Seumas	O
McNally	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
and	O
Eurogamer	O
2012	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
influenced	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
,	O
Crossy	B-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Secrets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rætikon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
(	O
2D	O
)	O
puzzle	O
platform	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player-character	O
Gomez	O
lives	O
peacefully	O
on	O
a	O
2D	O
plane	O
until	O
he	O
receives	O
a	O
red	O
fez	B-Application
and	O
witnesses	O
the	O
breakup	O
of	O
a	O
giant	O
,	O
golden	O
hexahedron	O
that	O
tears	O
the	O
fabric	O
of	O
spacetime	B-Protocol
and	O
reveals	O
a	O
third	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
appears	O
to	O
glitch	O
,	O
reset	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
reboot	B-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
rotate	O
between	O
four	O
2D	O
views	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
world	O
,	O
as	O
four	O
sides	O
around	O
a	O
cube-like	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
rotation	O
mechanic	O
reveals	O
new	O
paths	O
through	O
the	O
levels	O
by	O
connecting	O
otherwise	O
inaccessible	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
Fez	B-Application
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sorts	O
of	O
puzzles	O
include	O
hidden	O
warp	O
gates	O
,	O
enigmatic	O
obelisks	O
,	O
invisible	O
platforms	O
,	O
sequences	O
of	O
tetrominos	O
,	O
a	O
ciphered	O
alphabet	B-Application
,	O
and	O
QR	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
has	O
no	O
enemies	O
,	O
bosses	O
,	O
or	O
punishments	O
for	O
failure	O
—	O
the	O
player-character	O
quickly	O
respawns	O
upon	O
falling	O
to	O
his	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
designer	O
described	O
Fez	B-Application
as	O
a	O
stop	O
and	O
smell	O
the	O
flowers	O
 '	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
features	O
a	O
pixelated	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
color	B-Data_Structure
palette	I-Data_Structure
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
8-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
homage	O
includes	O
Tetris	B-Device
tetrominos	O
inscribed	O
on	O
the	O
walls	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
treasure	O
chest	O
animations	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
mushroom	O
levels	O
,	O
travel	O
by	O
pipe	O
,	O
and	O
floating	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
New	O
Game	O
Plus	O
mode	O
adds	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
feature	O
and	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
revisit	O
areas	O
to	O
collect	O
"	O
anti-cubes	O
"	O
from	O
harder	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
five-year	O
development	O
cycle	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
protracted	O
length	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
public	O
exposure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nathan	O
Grayson	O
of	O
VG247	O
likened	O
its	O
rocky	O
history	O
to	O
"	O
an	O
indie	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
Polygon	O
reviewer	O
Arthur	O
Gies	O
noted	O
its	O
standing	O
reputation	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
underdog	O
darling	O
of	O
the	O
indie	O
game	O
scene	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
Fez	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
wide	O
acclaim	O
,	O
Fish	O
himself	O
became	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
outspoken	O
and	O
acerbic	O
public	O
persona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Canadian	O
indie	O
developers	O
Fish	O
and	O
Shawn	O
McGrath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
their	O
partnership	O
broke	O
down	O
due	O
to	O
creative	O
differences	O
,	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
Fez	B-Application
design	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
art	O
descends	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fish	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
in	O
his	O
spare	O
time	O
and	O
solicited	O
for	O
a	O
programmer	O
on	O
DeviantArt	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
found	O
Renaud	B-Application
Bédard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
on	O
The	O
Independent	O
Gaming	O
Source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
"	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Art	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
presence	O
created	O
a	O
surge	O
of	O
public	O
interest	O
in	O
Fez	B-Application
that	O
rode	O
a	O
concurrent	O
swell	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
indie	O
game	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fish	O
received	O
a	O
Canadian	O
government	O
loan	O
to	O
open	O
Polytron	O
Corporation	O
as	O
a	O
startup	O
company	O
and	O
began	O
full-time	O
work	O
on	O
Fez	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
Polytron	O
announced	O
that	O
Fez	B-Application
would	O
launch	O
in	O
early	O
2010	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
won	O
multiple	O
awards	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
PAX	O
10	O
"	O
selection	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Penny	O
Arcade	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fish	O
is	O
shown	O
preparing	O
for	O
Fez	B-Application
booth	O
at	O
PAX	O
East	O
2011	O
,	O
an	O
earlier	O
show	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
documentary	O
film	O
Indie	O
Game	O
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
subplot	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
presents	O
Fish	O
amidst	O
a	O
legal	O
dispute	O
with	O
a	O
former	O
business	O
partner	O
that	O
jeopardizes	O
Fez	B-Application
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Fez	B-Application
development	O
,	O
Fish	O
told	O
a	O
Gamasutra	O
reporter	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
received	O
positive	O
feedback	O
from	O
IGF	O
Chairman	O
Brandon	O
Boyer	O
and	O
Braid	B-Application
designer	O
Jonathan	O
Blow	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
he	O
felt	O
"	O
burnt	O
out	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
delays	O
,	O
Fez	B-Application
was	O
submitted	O
for	O
certification	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
200,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
yearlong	O
exclusivity	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Polytron	O
entered	O
a	O
high-profile	O
dispute	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
over	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
patching	O
Fez	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Fez	B-Application
launch	O
,	O
Fish	O
announced	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
port	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
ports	O
debuted	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
ports	O
by	O
BlitWorks	O
debuted	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ouya	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
ports	O
were	O
also	O
announced	O
;	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
release	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
Android	B-Application
release	O
is	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bédard	O
stayed	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
release	O
before	O
joining	O
Toronto	O
's	O
Capybara	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fish	O
had	O
hoped	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
discuss	O
Fez	B-Application
nuances	O
online	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
described	O
the	O
apparent	O
end	O
to	O
Fez	B-Application
harder	O
puzzles	O
as	O
"	O
anticlimactic	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
Fish	O
told	O
Eurogamer	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
that	O
hidden	O
in-game	O
secrets	O
remain	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
digital	O
launch	O
,	O
Fez	B-Application
received	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
designed	O
by	O
Fish	O
and	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
signed	O
edition	O
of	O
500	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
he	O
released	O
a	O
final	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
computer	O
releases	O
of	O
Fez	B-Application
that	O
included	O
performance	O
improvements	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
unified	O
codebase	O
under	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
library	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
speedrun	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bédard	O
wrote	O
Fez	B-Application
in	O
Microsoft	O
Visual	O
C#	O
Express	O
and	O
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
Express	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
coded	O
the	O
level	O
editor	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
Trixel	O
,	O
which	O
converts	O
2D	O
tiles	O
(	O
"	O
triles	O
"	O
)	O
into	O
four-sided	O
3D	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
(	O
"	O
trixels	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fish	O
made	O
2D	O
pixel	O
art	O
in	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
for	O
each	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
trixel	O
,	O
which	O
Bédard	O
's	O
custom	O
software	O
compiled	O
into	O
3D	O
game	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fish	O
would	O
then	O
design	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
editor	O
by	O
extruding	O
surfaces	O
,	O
a	O
process	O
he	O
found	O
"	O
overwhelming	O
"	O
but	O
akin	O
to	O
playing	O
with	O
Lego	B-Language
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fish	O
cited	O
Myst	B-Application
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
and	O
compared	O
its	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
nonlinear	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
obtuse	O
metapuzzles	O
"	O
to	O
Fez	B-Application
own	O
alphabet	B-Application
,	O
numeric	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
almost	O
unfairly	O
hard	O
to	O
get	O
...	O
second	O
set	O
of	O
collectibles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
games	O
of	O
his	O
youth	O
(	O
particularly	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Mario	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
Hayao	O
Miyazaki	O
's	O
signature	O
"	O
open	O
blue	O
sky	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
feel-good	O
"	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
Fumito	O
Ueda	O
's	O
Ico	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fish	O
sought	O
to	O
emulate	O
Ico	B-Application
feeling	O
of	O
nostalgic	O
and	O
isolated	O
loneliness	O
,	O
and	O
Ueda	O
's	O
development	O
philosophy	O
wherein	O
all	O
nonessential	O
game	O
elements	O
are	O
removed	O
(	O
"	O
design	O
by	O
subtraction	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
Fez	B-Application
was	O
always	O
a	O
peaceful	O
game	O
that	O
never	O
contained	O
an	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
left	O
some	O
portions	O
of	O
Fez	B-Application
without	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vreeland	O
worked	O
on	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
at	O
night	O
for	O
about	O
14	O
months	O
while	O
scoring	O
Shoot	B-Application
Many	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandon	O
McCartin	O
of	O
Aquaria	B-Application
contributed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
it	O
after	O
meeting	O
Bédard	O
but	O
before	O
discussing	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
with	O
Fish	O
,	O
and	O
based	O
the	O
composition	O
on	O
Fez	B-Application
audio	O
created	O
prior	O
to	O
his	O
arrival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
tracks	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
imitate	O
real-world	O
sounds	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
bats	B-Application
,	O
thunderstorms	O
,	O
taiko	O
,	O
and	O
water	O
falling	O
from	O
stalactites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vreeland	O
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
Shire	O
theme	O
,	O
1980s	O
horror	O
media	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
demoscene	O
game	O
Jasper	O
's	O
Journeys	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
dungeon	O
music	O
,	O
the	O
Mass	O
Effect	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Tangerine	O
Dream	O
,	O
and	O
Steve	O
Reich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirk	O
Hamilton	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
wrote	O
that	O
Fez	B-Application
sound	O
effects	O
evoked	O
Jim	O
Guthrie	O
's	O
Superbrothers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
&	I-Application
Sworcery	I-Application
EP	I-Application
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
Matt	O
Miller	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
contributed	O
to	O
Fez	B-Application
"	O
80s	O
Nostalgia	O
vibe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
described	O
the	O
music	O
as	O
"	O
lush	O
,	O
spooky	O
,	O
and	O
electrifying	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Edge	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
Holst	O
put	O
through	O
a	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
's	O
contribution	O
to	O
Fez	B-Application
was	O
"	O
incalculable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
with	O
Fez	B-Application
theme	O
of	O
secrets	O
,	O
images	O
visible	O
only	O
through	O
spectrogram	O
were	O
embedded	O
into	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
upon	O
Fez	B-Application
original	O
release	O
were	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
ranks	O
Fez	B-Application
within	O
its	O
top	O
100	O
highest-rated	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
top	O
20	O
PC	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
top	O
20	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Fez	B-Application
had	O
won	O
the	O
2012	O
GDC	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
's	O
Seumas	O
McNally	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
,	O
the	O
2011	O
Indiecade	O
Best	O
in	O
Show	O
and	O
Best	O
Story/World	O
Design	O
,	O
the	O
2011	O
Fantastic	O
Arcade	O
Audience	O
Choice	O
Award	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
2008	O
GDC	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
's	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
Fez	B-Application
their	O
highest	O
rating	O
and	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
perfect	O
,	O
wordless	O
sci-fi	O
parable	O
"	O
their	O
2012	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
listed	O
Fez	B-Application
eighth	O
in	O
its	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
high-budget	O
games	O
like	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
2012	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
by	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
developer	O
Jason	O
Rohrer	O
and	O
Halo	B-Application
4	I-Application
lead	O
game	O
designer	O
Scott	O
Warner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
port	O
was	O
Metacritic	O
's	O
tenth	O
best-reviewed	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
called	O
Fez	B-Application
Fish	O
's	O
"	O
tribute	O
to	O
1980s	O
gaming	O
...	O
lovingly	O
,	O
almost	O
excessively	O
,	O
devoted	O
to	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gies	O
felt	O
that	O
though	O
"	O
8-bit	O
nostalgia	O
"	O
was	O
outmoded	O
,	O
Fez	B-Application
showed	O
an	O
understanding	O
of	O
its	O
influences	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
authentic	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
minimalism	O
"	O
admirable	O
"	O
and	O
likened	O
its	O
art	O
style	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
described	O
Fez	B-Application
nostalgic	O
manner	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
aesthetic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oli	O
Welsh	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
lamented	O
how	O
"	O
retro	O
pixel	O
art	O
"	O
became	O
an	O
indie	O
game	O
cliché	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
Fez	B-Application
transcended	O
such	O
stereotypes	O
through	O
its	O
dedication	O
to	O
the	O
wonderment	O
of	O
early	O
Nintendo	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welsh	O
likened	O
Fez	B-Application
to	O
a	O
1970s	O
,	O
peace-loving	O
,	O
surrealist	O
version	O
of	O
2001	O
:	O
A	O
Space	O
Odyssey	O
as	O
imagined	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
and	O
foresaw	O
its	O
social	O
status	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
darling	O
of	O
a	O
certain	O
indie	O
clique	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
studied	O
hipster	O
cool	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
place	O
built	O
from	O
gaming	O
's	O
history	O
"	O
,	O
whose	O
playfulness	O
makes	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
unexpected	O
heir	O
to	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
"	O
with	O
levels	O
like	O
well-crafted	O
toys	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
video	O
review	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
drags	O
the	O
8-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
into	O
the	O
future	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journalists	O
likened	O
Fez	B-Application
rotation	O
mechanic	O
to	O
the	O
2D	O
–	O
3D	O
shifts	O
of	O
games	O
like	O
Echochrome	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Crush	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
Gies	O
preferred	O
how	O
Echochrome	B-Application
used	O
the	O
perspective	O
mechanic	O
,	O
and	O
Tom	O
McShea	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
considered	O
Fez	B-Application
mechanic	O
a	O
gimmick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Miller	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
thought	O
that	O
Fez	B-Application
realized	O
the	O
mechanic	O
's	O
potential	O
better	O
than	O
other	O
perspective-shifting	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
further	O
commended	O
Fez	B-Application
puzzle	O
design	O
and	O
pacing	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
endgame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
Parish	O
said	O
that	O
Fez	B-Application
rotation	O
mechanic	O
was	O
deeper	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
not	O
as	O
dependent	O
on	O
M	O
.	O
C	O
.	O
Escher	O
themes	O
as	O
Echochrome	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
mechanic	O
was	O
"	O
far	O
less	O
self-conscious	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
more	O
harmonious	O
"	O
than	O
in	O
Echochrome	B-Application
and	O
Crush	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
wrote	O
that	O
Fez	B-Application
indoor	O
puzzles	O
were	O
its	O
best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
Welsh	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
wraparound	O
platforming	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
1980s	O
game	O
Nebulus	B-Application
and	O
described	O
the	O
rotation	O
mechanic	O
as	O
among	O
the	O
console	O
generation	O
's	O
"	O
most	O
unusual	O
technical	O
challenges	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parish	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
wrote	O
that	O
open-world	O
action	O
games	O
like	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
all	O
have	O
these	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
compared	O
Fez	B-Application
esoteric	O
tricks	O
to	O
an	O
older	O
age	O
of	O
game	O
development	O
that	O
packed	O
games	O
with	O
Easter	O
eggs	O
,	O
secrets	O
,	O
and	O
codes	O
,	O
citing	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Exile	B-Application
and	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Willy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Mitch	O
Dyer	O
contrasted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
riddles	O
to	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
codec	B-Application
frequency	O
puzzle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeffrey	O
Matulef	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
related	O
his	O
experience	O
to	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
first	O
playing	O
the	O
1994	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
and	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
called	O
Fez	B-Application
"	O
a	O
Finnegans	O
Wake	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
codebreaking	O
that	O
"	O
makes	O
the	O
player	O
feel	O
like	O
John	O
Nash	O
as	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Russell	O
Crowe	O
in	O
A	O
Beautiful	O
Mind	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
recommended	O
Fez	B-Application
for	O
completionists	O
who	O
seek	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
its	O
technical	O
faults	O
:	O
Game	O
Informer	O
as	O
minor	O
,	O
and	O
1UP.com	O
as	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
glitchiest	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
on	O
my	O
360	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
sold	O
20,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
,	O
100,000	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
two	O
months	O
,	O
200,000	O
within	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
,	O
one	O
million	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
's	O
13th	O
best-selling	O
Arcade	O
title	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
was	O
cited	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
2014	O
indie	O
games	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
,	O
Crossy	B-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Secrets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rætikon	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
modern	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Tunic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fez	B-Application
2	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
more	O
thing	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
June	O
2013	O
Horizon	O
indie	O
game	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
held	O
during	O
the	O
annual	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
Beer	O
's	O
GameTrailers	O
show	O
Invisible	O
Walls	O
,	O
the	O
journalist	O
criticized	O
Fish	O
's	O
response	O
to	O
questions	O
about	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
self-publishing	O
policy	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fish	O
replied	O
on	O
Twitter	O
with	O
condemnation	O
for	O
the	O
industry	O
's	O
negativity	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
tweet	O
,	O
announced	O
both	O
Fez	B-Application
2	O
cancellation	O
and	O
his	O
exit	O
from	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
