Fez 2 has been cancelled, according to Phil Fish

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Fez 2 has been cancelled, according to a statement from Phil Fish and a tweet posted on Polytron’s Twitter account.

The news was originally posted via Twitter with the statement: “It’s with a heavy heart that we announce that FEZ 2 has been cancelled and is no longer in development. We apologize for the disappointment.”

A statement handed to Joystiq by Phil Fish confirmed it was, indeed, cancelled.

Fez 2 was announced during the Horizon Indie Game Conference at E3.

While Phil Fish wasn’t there to make the announcement, the logo for the in-development title was shown, and no other details were provided at the time.

After E3, Fish said the reason Polytron chose to make sequel as opposed to something new entirely, was because he wanted to go back to that world.

“It is an entirely new game. FEZ 2 is to FEZ 1 what Zelda 2 was to Zelda 1, but more different,” he said. “The biggest reason is that I just wanted to go back to that world. I want to expand on my little world and its mythology. It’s not a case of wanting to recycle ideas we didn’t get to put in FEZ 1.

“Since the games are going to be so different, there’s not a whole lot that could just carry over.”

Fish’s Twitter account doesn’t state any reason for the cancellation as far as I can tell, as his tweets are now protected after a Twitter dust-up earlier – which we will not be posting unless Fish confirms this was the reason Fez 2 was cancelled. If you want to see the drama that unfolded for yourself, you can find it easily enough.

But according to a statement posted on Polytron, the cancellation wasn’t the result of any “one thing.”

“Fez 2 is cancelled. I am done. I take the money and I run. This is as much as I can stomach. This isn’t the result of any one thing, but the end of a long, bloody campaign. You win.”

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/07/27/fez-2-has-been-cancelled/

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NeroqzPosted:

I have never played Fez. But it is a shame to see an indie dev give in to pressure.

CrohnsPosted:

Nov Uhm... how did I just see this? The fuq?


Im just seeing it to.

CanidaePosted:

Uhm... how did I just see this? The fuq?

IlIuminatiPosted:

No1Survivalistxxx
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F-18
FYI Everybody is talking about this but I've never even heard of FEZ 1

Katsumi [quote="


Don't worry, you aint the only one.


Its a pretty unknown game. Ill try the first one.

Your kidding? its one of the best games in the world


Ive never heard of it lol

Eat_PotatoPosted:

Noooooooo why!1

No1SurvivalistxxxPosted:

var
F-18
FYI Everybody is talking about this but I've never even heard of FEZ 1

Katsumi [quote="


Don't worry, you aint the only one.


Its a pretty unknown game. Ill try the first one.

Your kidding? its one of the best games in the world

IlIuminatiPosted:

zRAS-
E-T maybe, just maybe it will return


yes i think , im on the same boat as you !xD


Doubt it. Once it done its usually done.

zRAS-Posted:

E-T maybe, just maybe it will return


yes i think , im on the same boat as you !xD

zRAS-Posted:

Spectacular That sucks. The first one was amazing.
I hope they add DLC instead.


yes mate the most likely to to get more money lol !xD

zRAS-Posted:

var
F-18
FYI Everybody is talking about this but I've never even heard of FEZ 1

Katsumi [quote="


Don't worry, you aint the only one.


Its a pretty unknown game. Ill try the first one.


ive herd of it but aint played it , i would buy it tho !xD