indie game fez steam sales results shatter expectations

so after the 48 hours in which fez was in the steam sale daily pool. here is what happened

105k copies sold

lets paint a picture for you

pc continues to amaze the indie developers it seems.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/07/15/fez-sells-105k-copies-in-48-hours-thanks-to-steam-summer-sale/

All hail teh Gaben

I am not buying this game. I tend not to support games whose creators are a**holes.bbkkristian

I've heard reference to this more than a few times, but I guess I missed it. What did the guy do? I know there was a documentary...was he an a-hole in that?

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"]I am not buying this game. I tend not to support games whose creators are a**holes.kalipekona

I've heard reference to this more than a few times, but I guess I missed it. What did the guy do? I know there was a documentary...was he an a-hole in that?

Sales make games sell. Who would have thought? :shock:

Well deserved. Phil Fish is an outstanding, humble man.heeweesRus

Did you ever watch Indie Game The Movie?

I am not buying this game. I tend not to support games whose creators are a**holes.bbkkristian

I am not buying this game. I tend not to support games whose creators are a**holes.bbkkristian

Love when people say they won't buy it cause he is a *Dick* not even comments directed at the individual person.

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"]I am not buying this game. I tend not to support games whose creators are a**holes.BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="bbkkristian"]I am not buying this game. I tend not to support games whose creators are a**holes.bbkkristian

PC gamers don't buy games unless they are on sale....confirmed.ShadowDeathX

That's how PC gamers save money since upgrading can be expensive. Spend 1-2k for a comp and then make it up by cheap games.

I am not buying this game. I tend not to support games whose creators are a**holes.bbkkristian

I can see the reason why, but it's best not to think that way about a lot of things. With all of the games I've bought, I'm sure some douchebag(s) behind some of the games I own have my money, but their attitude/anger/whatever emotion have nothing to do with me. That can apply to just about everything you and I own.

That said, I didn't buy Fez, but not because of Fish's strong "comments." He ended up eating some of it later down the line, but I don't take victory in that.

I've heard reference to this more than a few times, but I guess I missed it. What did the guy do? I know there was a documentary...was he an a-hole in that?

kalipekona

He wasn't an a-hole in the documentary. He was more frustrated. He reserved a spot at some convention (forgot which) and he had a partner that would co-sign for the spot or something, but that person left early on and it left Fish in a dangerous position where his panel could be considered illegal to display at the convention along with the game. It also didn't help that his build at the convention bugged out very frequently. He had bad relations with Microsoft when publishing his game (that one is common among a lot of people though).

His "a-hole" status came from some of his comments, saying something like "Japanese games aren't up to par" and calling out the people that said his game would suck after it succeeded. I find that the journalism around Fish made him appear more of a dick than he really is in reality. They haven't shown the side of him that wanted to make something everyone would enjoy. They only took his comments, even the ones against his enemies, and tried to make him the villain.

Im glad consoles actually have games so i don't have to play indie shovelware

Im glad consoles actually have games so i don't have to play indie shovelware

Zurrur

i bought this game just because i felt like playing a decent indie game.  Dayumm I was impressed with this game.

You know, I never really cared about whether or not a company/creator was an asshole; as long as the product was good I didn't care.

Phil Fish is making it really hard for me to keep that mentality.

Lol at him on his twitter saying he thank the "cheap people" for the spiking raise in sales for Fez. That made me laugh but i can see how some people may dislike him. >.>

Im glad consoles actually have games so i don't have to play indie shovelware

Zurrur

You mean like Fez which was released first on a console?