| OfficialIntel | Date: Friday, 2012-04-13, 7:43 PM | Message # 1 |
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Polytron's Fez is out now on Xbox Live Arcade.
Originally due for release in 2009 but delayed on multiple occasions, the perspective-bending platform game has been picking up rave reviews.
Our friends at Edge called it "pure playfulness" and "an unexpected heir to Super Mario" in the mag's 9/10 review, while GamesRadar gave it the same score, saying: "It's an absolute triumph in creating something new both in terms of its platforming and its puzzle solving; blending together genres in ways we've never seen."
In honour of its release, we've captured the first several minutes of the game. Are you interested in picking Fez up?
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| OfficialIntel | Date: Sunday, 2012-04-15, 3:35 PM | Message # 2 |
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| Metareview: Fez
Eurogamer (100/100): "It's during this stage that you'll seriously tackle the game's many secrets - all handily marked, but not at all spoiled, on the head-spinning 3D map screen. Think Miyamoto, Kojima or Schafer at their most impish: treasure maps, invisible platforms, secret messages delivered in unexpected ways, puns and tricks of the light."
OXM (95/100): "For an experience that could've drowned in an overreliance on using familiar signposts from what's come before it, Fez succeeds in celebrating the past in a smart, joyous way that has us incredibly excited for gaming's future."
Edge (90/100): "Draw lines between distant landmarks; forge connections that reveal the logic of a set piece; untangle the story in short, gleeful bursts. The route you pick through Polytron's floating world is nearly impossible to verbalise, while its puzzles resolve themselves in your mind unexpectedly, in clear, wordless chunks. There's really no language to cover many of the things you get up to in Fez. For a videogame in 2012, that may be the ultimate endorsement."
Gamespot (85/100): "Fez goes far deeper than the simple platformer it initially appears as, and figuring out the solutions to the many puzzles is an experience that harks back to a time when games weren't scared of taking off the leash and letting you run wild. Invest time in Fez's colorful world, and enjoy the wealth of incredible ideas buried within. "
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