I’m glad to see Fez doing so well. I wish the developers and the company best of luck in finishing it. If only there was a way to have both styles. Each has something I like more than the other in them.
Glad to see the project is still going. I hope to see a demo or something of it soon, as Crayon Physics Deluxe finally got its full release.
But one thing that would satisfy my craving for Fez lovin’ is the release of the Fez theme song used in the GDC demo. It’s got a nice melody to it and have always wanted to hear the full song. Sadly there was never a release and 6955′s site has not been updated in ages.
I like the new set better except for the background tiles – because they are more numerous than foreground tiles, the repetition in their pattern might become too obvious. I think if these were simplified a little bit (not quite as much as the old tiles), it would be a perfect balance.
The only thing that stands out to me (in a bad way) of the new ones is the brown background area. They aren’t as easy to instantly tell apart from the other platforms
New Fez has lighter drop shadows under the grass.
New Fez’s medium grey tiles are lighter.
New Fez’s “ground” tiles are less contrasty.
Old Fez’s “ground” tile corners are rounded.
Old Fez’s grey tiles look more polished.
I guess they’ve simplified the graphics to help speed the game up. I’ve written my own voxel engine so I’m guessing this works in a similiar way?
If you have less colours you have less colour pixels (*cough* trixels) to group. This subsequently amounts to smaller amounts of vectors which require rendering.
Therefore I think the change is more for speed than style?
I do like the new look though, very crisp.
January 25th, 2009 at 15:32
Love the game(FEZ). Hope you guys will release a demo soon. Also what platforms will this be on?
January 25th, 2009 at 16:07
First off, the game looks great. But I liked the old graphics better than the new ones (at least partially, some new tiles are better.)
January 25th, 2009 at 21:20
The solution is simple- provide two graphic tilesets.
January 25th, 2009 at 21:34
I’m glad to see Fez doing so well. I wish the developers and the company best of luck in finishing it. If only there was a way to have both styles. Each has something I like more than the other in them.
January 26th, 2009 at 02:24
Gonna have to agree…i like the old FEZ better…the new one is just too busy…hopefully they provide two tile sets to choose from
January 26th, 2009 at 02:55
yeah right.
January 26th, 2009 at 06:50
Glad to see the project is still going. I hope to see a demo or something of it soon, as Crayon Physics Deluxe finally got its full release.
But one thing that would satisfy my craving for Fez lovin’ is the release of the Fez theme song used in the GDC demo. It’s got a nice melody to it and have always wanted to hear the full song. Sadly there was never a release and 6955′s site has not been updated in ages.
January 26th, 2009 at 07:29
I’m guessing you simplified the artstyle to fit better with the game? I like the new set, less shading and definition
January 26th, 2009 at 17:48
the new look is kind of stale. but i bet you’re doing something nice with it upon rotation.
January 26th, 2009 at 18:05
i like the new set more, but the shadows could be a bit darker for my taste. It’s a bit pale now.
January 27th, 2009 at 07:54
I like the new set, its more like simplifacation which is all bout in this game. *GOOL DUCK* to u devs
January 27th, 2009 at 11:57
The old graphics look superior to the new ones. They look much more polished.
January 27th, 2009 at 16:04
The new tile set looks good. the added details are great.
6955′s theme from GDC 08 is something I’ve been waiting for. Hopefully we can see it released soon.
January 27th, 2009 at 22:10
I’m torn. The old and the new. The new will probably grow on me, I like it already, it’s just…new.
Overall, I think it was a good decision, though, fits the old Mario nature of the game itself.
January 28th, 2009 at 11:58
As for me, old Fez was better.
January 30th, 2009 at 13:36
I like the new set better except for the background tiles – because they are more numerous than foreground tiles, the repetition in their pattern might become too obvious. I think if these were simplified a little bit (not quite as much as the old tiles), it would be a perfect balance.
Tsé.
January 31st, 2009 at 20:17
I like them both. The new grass is cool IMO
The only thing that stands out to me (in a bad way) of the new ones is the brown background area. They aren’t as easy to instantly tell apart from the other platforms
February 2nd, 2009 at 07:26
Is it just me or does it look like the guys just nicked off the look from Cave Story?
February 3rd, 2009 at 22:15
Erm, sorry, I think the old tileset is much better. I like your website though.
February 5th, 2009 at 15:24
NEW !
NEU !
YENI !
NOUVEAUX !
It’s so clear !!!
Woohhhhooo!!!!
February 7th, 2009 at 06:53
I’m going to have to agree on that; I prefer the old tileset.
February 10th, 2009 at 17:10
New Fez has lighter drop shadows under the grass.
New Fez’s medium grey tiles are lighter.
New Fez’s “ground” tiles are less contrasty.
Old Fez’s “ground” tile corners are rounded.
Old Fez’s grey tiles look more polished.
There’s a “lighting” difference.
Is it concept art or in-game rendering?
February 26th, 2009 at 18:04
Looks like old Fez is getting more love than new Fez.
March 5th, 2009 at 02:21
love the new tile set!
it more true to 16bit graphics!
less colours, and reads better from a distance!
Go Polytron
cant wait to play this
March 5th, 2009 at 11:38
Love the new tiles.
Go Polytron!
March 12th, 2009 at 18:36
Love the simplified look and new colors. Less pixels = excellent!
March 15th, 2009 at 21:05
это будет супер игра!
вы молодцы)
March 24th, 2009 at 23:30
the new tiles are great. I liked the old too. However I don’t think the shadows quite match with the new tile set, they seem to not be sharp enough.
Where the original tiles had gradients, the new set is sharp. The shadows should match this.
April 19th, 2009 at 07:00
What Pat said. Ur great bunch of ppl.
April 16th, 2010 at 11:10
I guess they’ve simplified the graphics to help speed the game up. I’ve written my own voxel engine so I’m guessing this works in a similiar way?
If you have less colours you have less colour pixels (*cough* trixels) to group. This subsequently amounts to smaller amounts of vectors which require rendering.
Therefore I think the change is more for speed than style?
I do like the new look though, very crisp.