A free (and better) alternative

[The Ghost of Grozny]

It's called Sky Island, a game that actually predates Fez and inspired it. It's free and can be played on your browser.

I think it's so sad people not only steal other peoples ideas but charge money for them. Shame on you Phil!

[RingJ5]

Maybe if you only care about the rotation mechanic, as Sky Island has none of the cryptography elements that made Fez so amazing upon release.

[Tony]

Perspective is better than both of these games.

[Ryan Fenton]

If you want a really nice classic inspiration for the logic of this game, for free, check this one out:

Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions[en.wikisource.org]

Really, read it - it's a fascinating read, and is something you will likely find yourself recommending to everyone.

It will blow your mind, and was written in 1884. 1884. Yeah.

A quest for true originality would have no end, and produce very few results.

[RingJ5]

Originally posted by Hacksawunit:

Originally posted by R1J5 (MISSLE BOMB):

Maybe if you only care about the rotation mechanic, as Sky Island has none of the cryptography elements that made Fez so amazing upon release.

R1J5, I think that most people do want a game which is PRIMARILY MADE to tell a story THOUGH THE MECHANICS.

They do, but that's not what Fez is.

[Arkhound]

2011 is not predating FEZ.

[Hanabi]

Fez isn't fun, personally i'm not much of a fan of sky island but it does the same concept far better, mostly due to having actual challenge and feeling like more effort was put into it.

[Ryan Fenton]

Oh, and if you want an OK-ish movie version:

Flatland: The Movie on Youtube

It gives you an idea of where the book goes, but much like Alice in Wonderland, lacks the deeper poetry and mathematical beauty of the work.

[Offline]

Fez is not on my wishlist anymore

[RingJ5]

Originally posted by Hacksawunit:

Originally posted by R1J5 (MISSLE BOMB):

They do, but that's not what Fez is.

Then Fez is a game they do not like, and they can justify their reason for not liking it.

They can, I've just been seeing quite a few people completely missing that aspect of the game. I don't want to somehow make these people like the game or Fish if they already don't, I just want to make sure they're well-informed about what they're talking about.

[SendPizza]

FEZ came way before this. http://www.destructoid.com/sky-island-is-fez-for-poor-people-225970.phtml

[Rzep]

Originally posted by Ryan Fenton:

If you want a really nice classic inspiration for the logic of this game, for free, check this one out:

Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions[en.wikisource.org]

Really, read it - it's a fascinating read, and is something you will likely find yourself recommending to everyone.

It will blow your mind, and was written in 1884. 1884. Yeah.

A quest for true originality would have no end, and produce very few results.

Never liked it. Though it might be because I had to read it at school as an asignment from a boring, bitter teacher that could ruin christmas without trying too hard.

[Bull's Eye]

Fez not a rip off of Sky Island. If anything, the opposite is true: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=21756.0

[Taktloss]

Unfortunatly some People just do everything to make the game look bad (even if they didn´t played it) :/.

[JROB774]

FEZ predates Sky Island and Sky Island was inspired by FEZ which was first announced in 2007.

Also, people need to stop complaining about 'stealing ideas' using game mechanics and enhancing them is what game design is about, if no one was allowed to be inspired by other games then gaming would be a very bland form of media. I mean by that logic Minecraft is stealing from Infiniminer, every FPS is stealing from Wolfenstein 3D, every Platformer is stealing from Mario, every RPG is stealing from Zelda, etc. If people did not use other ideas and enhance and work upon then many great games today would not exist and there would only be a very, very limited number of games in existance.

To quote Edmund McMillen, creator of Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac
"It is not about the idea, it is about the execution of the idea."

[superbenco]

This game is objectively worse than Fez. Underdeveloped atmosphere, poor controls, boring level design, uninspired graphics.

The creator of Sky Island also said that he was inspired by Fez, not the other way around: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=21756.0

Also, before claiming that it's sad to "steal other people's ideas" you should watch this video starting at 4:16: http://vimeo.com/62839607#t=4m16s