One of my favourite gaming experiences in recent times. On the surface it's an incredibly pleasant exploration/collection game with some puzzles and platforming. The huge size of the world alone satisfies me; I love to lose myself in FEZ. The game is beautiful to look at and the aesthetic is perfect for my tastes. The soundtrack is also really lovely, and gels perfectly with the visuals.

If you look deeper though, it gets deeper. There are languages and codes to decipher, remarkable hidden worlds and cryptic, world-size puzzles to wrap your head around. Not to mention a surprisingly dense and interesting backstory to uncover.

Lots of people dislike this game because its creator, Phil Fish, is a bit of a ♥♥♥♥. But I think it's silly to let that stop us enjoying his work. Don't let this game's development drama and backstory lead to preconceptions. Like most games it’s not perfect, but it's very polished and there is a lot of attention to detail. A huge amount of passion went into this game, and it really comes through.

Even though the environments are predominately very pleasant, with bright blue skies and luscious greenery, Gomez wanders through the immense world outside his village alone. The outer worlds are almost completely void of sentient life, without even enemies to keep him company. Despite the mostly inviting landscapes, I find myself feeling an almost petrifying sense of loneliness and emptiness as I explore the world and uncover just how strange it is. This loneliness only adds to the feeling of size and vastness the game's world has.

That loneliness, I think, also amplifies the great satisfaction you feel when you figure out one of the harder puzzles in the game, for example one of the coded languages. Unless you are a genius however, you WILL eventually have to Google a couple of solutions at some point, if you want to 100% it. (Which is actually 209.4% according to the game.)

Beautiful, creepy, sometimes very clever, and above all... Immensely charming. I ♥♥♥♥ing love this game.

One of my favourite gaming experiences in recent times. On the surface it's an incredibly pleasant exploration/collection game with some puzzles and platforming. The huge size of the world alone satisfies me; I love to lose myself in FEZ. The game is beautiful to look at and the aesthetic is perfect for my tastes. The soundtrack is also really lovely, and gels perfectly with the visuals. If you look deeper though, it gets deeper. There are languages and codes to decipher, remarkable hidden worlds and cryptic, world-size puzzles to wrap your head around. Not to mention a surprisingly dense and interesting backstory to uncover. Lots of people dislike this game because its creator, Phil Fish, is a bit of a ♥♥♥♥. But I think it's silly to let that stop us enjoying his work. Don't let this game's development drama and backstory lead to preconceptions. Like most games it’s not perfect, but it's very polished and there is a lot of attention to detail. A huge amount of passion went into this game, and it really comes through. Even though the environments are predominately very pleasant, with bright blue skies and luscious greenery, Gomez wanders through the immense world outside his village alone. The outer worlds are almost completely void of sentient life, without even enemies to keep him company. Despite the mostly inviting landscapes, I find myself feeling an almost petrifying sense of loneliness and emptiness as I explore the world and uncover just how strange it is. This loneliness only adds to the feeling of size and vastness the game's world has. That loneliness, I think, also amplifies the great satisfaction you feel when you figure out one of the harder puzzles in the game, for example one of the coded languages. Unless you are a genius however, you WILL eventually have to Google a couple of solutions at some point, if you want to 100% it. (Which is actually 209.4% according to the game.) Beautiful, creepy, sometimes very clever, and above all... Immensely charming. I ♥♥♥♥ing love this game.