[Push-Start] Review: Fez

James Steel Writes –

'From the soothing opening synthesizer chords gracing the title screen, Fez presents itself as something unique. In the land of squares, the cube is king!

It’s hard not to consider the development history of the title, and with around five years under creator Phil Fish’s belt, this indie marvel is finally available worldwide through Xbox Live. Reviewing Fez really took me back to the days without the Internet, hearkening back to the times when you couldn’t look up walkthroughs and help guides, but in a way this helped me, it helped me to truly see how deep, complex, and downright stunning Fez really is. From a genre that’s completely out of my comfort zone, Fez came along and challenged all my preconceptions of indie platformers, proving to be an experience that I won’t soon forget.

Is this perspective shifting 8-bit platformer worth changing your views on the genre, or should it have been left in the bygone era it takes inspiration from?'