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Zomba13
Member
Yup. I'm fine with proper stero 3D (either without glasses like the 3DS or with them like the Nvidia 3D vision) but I haaates red/blue. Gives me a head ache.
IOnEI Falcon
Member
Oh
and is there a cube in the room with the tree and the water you need to lower or is the secret just the door?
I never did gather the stars in Braid, but I had thought of the comparison. They seemed like that kind of second layer well implemented, both in proportion and in how they built from the game mechanics. Fez's feel more tacked on.
In the end what really surprises me about Fez is how little the core perspective altering mechanic is iterated upon. Braid took one concept - time manipulation - and added many different executions of the concept as the game progressed; we were continually learning both new mechanics and new implementations of them from beginning to end.
With Fez the core mechanic reveals pretty much all it has to offer very early on. I was exploring in hopes of finding novel, unique or at least interesting ways that perspective manipulation would alter the world and our navigation of it, but with just a handful of exceptions, it just doesn't happen. Rather, the added 'depth' comes from literally decoding puzzles and entering codes to solve them. Had I understood that on the onset, I would not have purchased the game. It does wonderful things with the aesthetics and world design, but fails to really capitalize on its premise.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
It won't. 4 Square/Circle is the only one people are missing and its the one he conveniently "forgets". Also its know the code is an 8-input from someone thats genuinely got the completion rate. Typical internet bullshit.
Phonomezer
Banned
He made me turn on my Xbox. Turned it off when I got to 4.
Burn in hell.
Burn in hell.
Ran into my first game-breaking bug today. Did the
and right as I finished it, I was climbing on top of the block that was going to change into the anti-cube and apparently doing this broke my game. I got black-screened and was sent back to the dashboard. Cool level though!
tuning fork puzzle
Ok need some help. I'm at 63 cubes, one anti-cube short. This
room is the only non-golden room left apart from
but I can't figure it out.
http://minus.com/jrnv9jjYeqqPj.jpg
Edit haha, got it. Love this game.
Also to those who have issues reading the map and picking the right doors to places. The area a door leads to will be visible in the background when you see the door.
owl
monolith and the 64 cube door
http://minus.com/jrnv9jjYeqqPj.jpg
Edit haha, got it. Love this game.
Also to those who have issues reading the map and picking the right doors to places. The area a door leads to will be visible in the background when you see the door.
Ok, thank you, it's really tempting.
I will probably give in to the temptation as soon as I get some free time =)
The issues that I have with the map aren't based so much in being able to read it as it is a pain to navigate it; it's really easy to get it over to the area you don't want it to be at (especially in the lower levels, where everything is layered on top of each other).
Zooming in/out and using the right stick for better angles while navigating became second nature for me personally on the map but I know what you mean.
Finished at
206
monolith
heart cube
3D glasses
Isn't at least one of the extras a glitch, though? Polytron's Twitter feed has confirmed as such.
Why wasn't I invited to this secret league of game developers?
It's like when I moved to Hollywood and wasn't invited to the secret group of Jews controlling the town. This sucks.
Jeff Albertson
Member
Right I got this today and haven't read much about it but it's making me realise how thick I am.
I glanced at a walk through that showed me how to get a couple of anti cubes in the first village but I would have never have worked it out.
Am i really that dumb or does it become more obvious the more you play? Ie you work stuff out then revisit bits when it becomes clear?
I glanced at a walk through that showed me how to get a couple of anti cubes in the first village but I would have never have worked it out.
Am i really that dumb or does it become more obvious the more you play? Ie you work stuff out then revisit bits when it becomes clear?
I'd say yes to this, but the hump to get there is astronomically high for some compared to regular puzzle games. You've been warned.
Jeff Albertson
Member
I'd say yes to this, but the hump to get there is astronomically high for some compared to regular puzzle games. You've been warned.
I'll just enjoy what I can then until it becomes ridiculously hard
Donald Bubbins
Member
Looks like there's actually only one person who's finished the game. I thought the 309.4% was a bug.
http://samutz.com/lifestream/items/view/212/fez-and-the-monolith
Edit: Maybe 2 two people
http://samutz.com/lifestream/items/view/212/fez-and-the-monolith
Edit: Maybe 2 two people
I would definitely not try to look up a solution for every room you come across that isn't immediately apparent, just explore and move on somewhere else. You can easily beat the game once by doing that, and you'll start to pick up on clues that apply to the more esoteric puzzles as you learn more about the world. And by learn I mean actual learning that you'll spend time with outside of the game itself. It's not exactly "clear" but it's all in there. I'd at least save any walkthrough stuff until NG+, personally.
a secret-boss
Banned
Enjoying the game.
At first I was lost with the whole treasure map thing then when I got to this room and it made sense
Haven't opened the 4 cube room just exploring every nook
At first I was lost with the whole treasure map thing then when I got to this room and it made sense
Haven't opened the 4 cube room just exploring every nook
IOnEI Falcon
Member
Oh yeah? 2 more huh!
Azure Dream
Member
It's too bad you can't choose to watch either ending once you get all the Cubes
(without getting too many, I mean), I actually like the Bad Ending better.
But there is something that stuck out to me about the Good Ending.
Edit: Okay, that's weird,
and Anti-Cubes
But there is something that stuck out to me about the Good Ending.
That bit where you replay the start of the level. You don't have a lot of time, but I hurried down to the bottom level door, and it started to make a noise and show something square-shaped. I suspect it may have been the Hexahedron trying to show what was the next room like normal, but it sounded different to me at the time. I tried to go through the door, but I don't know if I put in the input too late. I guess I should give it another try.
Edit: Okay, that's weird,
it didn't do anything that time. No noise, no square appearing, nothing. So maybe there's hidden spots in the ending? Or maybe it's just a rare glitch that it happened at first.
Donald Bubbins
Member
Look at this. What a tease.
Spolier https://s1-05.twitpicproxy.com/photos/full/562259171.jpg
From https://twitter.com/#!/treyher
Spolier https://s1-05.twitpicproxy.com/photos/full/562259171.jpg
From https://twitter.com/#!/treyher
Gareth Bale
Member
Trying to find one last bit for my last cube. The map says I'm missing a chest in here... what am I missing?
http://i.imgur.com/GSMvL.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GSMvL.jpg
That's one of the ones related to the treasure maps. If you have it, the solution should present itself.
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Let me get this straight:
32 cubes = normal ending
64 cubes = true ending (presumably NG+)
?
32 cubes = normal ending
64 cubes = true ending (presumably NG+)
?
Azure Dream
Member
You might as well post the clearer shot:
(Edit: Some might consider this a spoiler, so here's a link instead.)
He's been saying some things, that the programmer that gave him the code said there's no clue for the code in the game. He's tried to reverse-engineer it himself, but can't find a connection to anything so far.
The soundtrack's release was delayed until the 20th for "some reason," right?
We've had puzzles based on blinking lights and vibrating controller motors, an audio puzzle built in to the soundtrack to reveal the final piece doesn't seem out of the question, probably in a track there's no preview for. Oh, look, one called "Love."
Gareth Bale
Member
Ah I wondered what that map was for earlier. Thanks.
Donald Bubbins
Member
Good point, I changed it.
You might have something there! It's also the last track. If someone has spotify they can check it out. Maybe look at the waveform.
I know it's impossible, but how awesome would it be to zoom in and see the tetris block code in the song. If I were going to put the answer of a puzzle into a song I'd encode it into the beat. Would be hard to detect without knowing to look for it.
Azure Dream
Member
The version of the track on the Bandcamp page may end up being a little different from the version already out there, just to point out.
Dog Problems
Banned
I'm having trouble reading the text at times. Could anyone tell me what something said since I missed it?
What did the owl by the windmill say?
Totally. I love it. Can't wait for the full thing on Friday.
Azure Dream
Member
Peeking at the version already out there... (how did it get out there anyway, before the game came out? Hm... Edit: Spotify apparently.), I noticed a spike of noise when I listened to it in Audacity. This is probably completely grasping at straws, but here's the header, which looked a little weird to me (but it's probably normal, still there's a section of symbols that just sticks out to me.)
Similarly, I looked at another track, Pressure, and noted a similar section. In all likelihood, it could easily be Adobe just being peculiar with how it saved the headers of the embedded album art jpegs. But to play complete tinfoil hat conspiracy theorist, there's the off chance they leaked out the soundtrack early (at a lower quality) on purpose, this specific copy hex-edited to add clues to the headers. But not holding my breath, it's probably just a fluke.
Similarly, I looked at another track, Pressure, and noted a similar section. In all likelihood, it could easily be Adobe just being peculiar with how it saved the headers of the embedded album art jpegs. But to play complete tinfoil hat conspiracy theorist, there's the off chance they leaked out the soundtrack early (at a lower quality) on purpose, this specific copy hex-edited to add clues to the headers. But not holding my breath, it's probably just a fluke.
timetokill
Banned
Good lord this game is buggy as shit. Crashes, frame-stutters, music popping, ugh. Playing on 20GB 360 BTW.
Every once in a while the game shines, but man if it doesn't find ways to make me want to stop playing it.
Game probably could have used another 5 years in the cooker to get the bugs out.
Every once in a while the game shines, but man if it doesn't find ways to make me want to stop playing it.
Game probably could have used another 5 years in the cooker to get the bugs out.
Phonomezer
Banned
Quite the opposite.
Item_Screen
Member
I figured it out. I think I got this cube from a QR code. Anyways, I've done everything except the monolith now.
Playing in 3D is cool as shit.
One guy brute forced it (probably had some luck on his side, too). But even he admitted he doesn't understand how his method is logically correct.
Gareth Bale
Member
Done!
Except for the monolith obviously. I spent ages looking at the security puzzle but just couldn't figure it out. I've only got 159.4% on the leaderboard though. Some people have over 200%. Did I miss something?
Gareth Bale
Member
Yeah I've got all of those. I started new game ++. But what's there left for me to do there? Just
go through the start gate again?
Zomba13
Member
That is odd. Did you get a bunch of stuff while not connected to live? I got my last 2 anti cubes while offline and my % didn't update until I finished the security question (which I did while online).