Re:The Rise and Fall of the Lone Game Developer
by emsy on Thursday January 15, 2015 @03:00AM
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For me it was the first puzzle. The mechanics weren't clear and I had several glitches. The rest of the game was alright, but quite overhyped. I liked The Floor is Jelly a lot more, but it didn't get as much attention. Sometimes it pays to be a drama queen.
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Re:The Rise and Fall of the Lone Game Developer
by archagon on Friday January 16, 2015 @02:36PM
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You can't reasonably make the claim that Fez became popular because Fish was a drama queen! It got excellent reviews and won many awards and contests. Personally, I think the attention was warranted.
Re:The Rise and Fall of the Lone Game Developer
by emsy on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @02:42AM
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I was probably not completely fair. But I really don't think Fez would've gotten the attention it got without Fish, and a bug ridden game like Fez makes me question the reviews. The gap between press reviews and user reviews on Metacritic seems to confirm my point.