After ten years, Fez finds a new home on the Nintendo Switch.
At the Indie World Showcase yesterday, Nintendo unleashed all their games heading to the Switch. Among the lineup, the classic indie title Fez was announced nearly ten years after it first launched.
Originally an Xbox 360 title and then jumping over to PC, mobile, PS3, PS4 and Vita, Fez received positive feedback from critics and players alike with its puzzle-solving gameplay, even winning a few awards.
But what happened to the sought after Fez 2 and why did its creator, Phil Fish, cancel the sequel?
Fish v’s Fez
Fez 2 was announced during E3 2013 and then a few months later, Phil Fish decided the sequel was no more with the studio, Polytron, taking to Twitter to deliver the news that Fez fans really didn’t want to hear.
Prior to the cancellation of Fez 2 and leaving the games industry, Fish was in a heated Twitter discussion about Microsoft’s doing “nothing” to help sell his game after Microsoft put in place a policy of charging developers $10,000 for each game-fixing patch or update.
With many more heated conversations with the likes of GameTrailers host Marcus “AnnoyedGamer” Beer, Fish stated on Twitter “I’m done. FEZ II is canceled. goodbye,” and locked his Twitter account.
The main reason isn’t clear why exactly Fish cancelled Fez 2, but some clues could be found in the Indie Game: The Movie, a documentary film staring Fish that highlighted his struggles with Fez.
Although Fish left the games industry, he did co-found a studio called Kokoromi that worked on a puzzle game called SuperHyperCube in 2016.
It’s unlikely that Fez 2 will happen, even though the original studio is still going and responsible for the Switch port of Fez, so I guess you can never say never. You can watch the new trailer to Fez below.
Fez is available on iOS, PC, PlayStation 4, and Switch right now.
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