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| name = Phil Fish
| image = Phil Fish at GAMMA 3D 2008.jpg
| alt = Fish wearing anaglyph (3D) glasses, a black tie and vest, and blue cardigan while holding a red drink at the GAMMA 3D 2008 video game event
| caption = Fish at GAMMA 3D, 2008
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1984}}
| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| death_place =
| occupation = ]
| employer = Polytron Corporation
| other_names = Philippe Poisson
| known_for = '']''
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'''Philippe Poisson''' (born 1984), better known as '''Phil Fish''', is a ] former ] ], best known for his work on the 2012 ] '']'' published by his company, Polytron Corporation. He was born and raised in Quebec, where his experiences with Nintendo in his youth would later influence his game design. He studied game design at the Montreal National Animation and Design Centre, and worked at ] and ] before starting Polytron in 2008.

Fish was a founding member of ], a collective that explores experimental gameplay ideas, and organized Montreal's annual GAMMA games events. While ''Fez'' was in development, Fish worked on other unreleased games at Polytron, including ''Super Hypercube'' and ''Power Pill''.

''Fez'' was released in April 2012 to widespread acclaim after a protracted five-year development cycle. Its final phases of development were shown in the 2012 documentary '']'', which brought Fish celebrity unusual for game developers. Following an online argument in July 2013, Fish publicly announced his exit from game development citing long-term mistreatment by the industry.

== Early life and career ==

Phil Fish was born Philippe Poisson<ref name="Kotaku: moment of clarity"/> in Montreal in 1984.<ref name="Space Time Play"/> He was raised in Quebec. His parents shared their interest in art and gaming with him. When Fish was young, his father translated '']'' into French to share the game with his son. Fish credits these memories as formative, and later cited their influence on ''Fez''.<ref name="Kotaku: moment of clarity"/> He graduated from the 2004 Design and Digital Art for Video Games program at the Montreal NAD (National Animation and Design Centre).<ref name="NAD grad"/>

Fish began his career at the video game publisher ],<ref name="Kotaku: moment of clarity"/> where he worked on '']'' as a level designer.<ref name="GamesRadar: first game"/> He was initially excited for the job but grew disenchanted with their large development teams and working conditions, later describing it as "the worst experience of life". He was later fired from the company.<ref name="Kotaku: moment of clarity"/>

On May 24, 2006, Fish won the ] Award for Best Cut-Scene at the annual NAD Center Awards of Excellence Gala.<ref name="NAD award"/><ref name="DI IT in brief"/> Later that year, Fish began work as a level designer at Artificial Mind and Movement,<ref name="NAD news 2007 March"/> where he worked on ]<ref name="Kotaku: moment of clarity"/> including '']''.<ref name="Golden Compass"/>

Fish is a founding member of ], a group that designs<ref name="Space Time Play"/> and promotes experimental video games.<ref name="This 2007"/> He led a November 2006 event called GAMMA 01 :: Audio Feed at the Arcadia Festival that featured games based around live sound.<ref name="NAD news 2007 March"/> He planned a similar event, GAMMA 256,<ref name="NAD news 2007 March"/> for 2007. The third in the series, GAMMA 3D, took place in Montreal in November 2008.<ref name="IndieGames.com: interview 2008"/> Fish was invited to present a lecture on GAMMA 01 at the 2007 ].<ref name="NAD news 2007 March"/> He wrote a review of the 1999 '']'' in the 2007 ''Space Time Play: Synergies Between Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: the Next Level''.<ref name="Space Time Play"/> Fish has been characterized by Sean Hollister of '']'' as "notorious for voicing angry, controversial opinions about the state of video games".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/27/4563738/fez-ii-abruptly-canceled-after-developer-phil-fish-explodes-in-rage | title='Fez II' abruptly cancelled after developer Phil Fish explodes in rage on Twitter | work=]|date=July 27, 2013|accessdate=July 27, 2013}}</ref>

== Polytron ==
{{see also|Development of Fez (video game)}}

] Fish began to work with Toronto-based indie developer ] on McGrath's idea for a puzzle game that showed 2D views of a 3D space. Fish provided the project's art<ref name="Kotaku: moment of clarity"/> until the partnership crumbled due to creative differences: Fish wanted to create a ].<ref name="GamesTM: trials 1"/> Fish continued to work on the game in his spare time,<ref name="Kotaku: moment of clarity"/> and incorporated the idea of ]s (3D pixels), where a 2D pixel could be seen from four sides. The game would become '']'' and the game's design, lore, and art derived from this ]. Fish searched for a programmer on ] and Renaud Bédard, the first person to apply, became the game's programmer.<ref name="GamesTM: trials 1"/> ''Fez'' was first announced in July 2007<ref name="Download.com lands on Windows"/> and was nominated for two awards at the 2008 ] ].<ref name="IndieGames.com: IGF 2008"/> Fish's employer, Artificial Mind and Movement, would not let him take leave from work to attend, so Fish quit. He marked this January 2008 moment as "when I became indie". The game received widespread attention upon its showing at the festival, leading Fish to open Polytron Corporation as a ] with a government loan.<ref name="Kotaku: moment of clarity"/>

Polytron later ran out of money<ref name="GamesTM: trials 2"/> and entered dire straits, until rescued by its Québécois neighbor, developer-producer ], who offered to help Polytron without transferring its intellectual property rights. Before Trapdoor, Fish gave consideration to ending the project and felt the partnership saved ''Fez''.<ref name="Gamasutra: Breaking"/> The game was delayed several times over the next few years<ref name="Kotaku: delayed"/> for which it received some notoriety.<ref name="Polygon: review"/>

] In late 2009, Polytron presented an ] game called ''Power Pill'' at Pecha Kucha Montreal. The game's ] is a panacean pill that travels through human bodies, and uses the iPhone's ] screen. '']''{{'s}} Eric Caoili compared it to '']'' and '']''. The game was developed with ] of Infinite Ammo, and a ] was expected to be included.<ref name="GameSetWatch: Power Pill"/>

While working on ''Fez'', Fish revived a game project called ''Super Hypercube'', which was based on ] ] input and ] navigation. Fish felt the game would work better with the new ] motion tracking. The adapted game was a finalist at ] 2011.<ref name="Gamasutra: Breaking"/>

Fish and ''Fez'' were featured prominently in the 2012 documentary '']'', through which Fish received celebrity unusual for game developers.<ref name=NBC/> The chronicles the stories of several indie developers at various stages of their games' development cycles, and Fish is shown preparing for ''Fez''{{'s}} booth at ] in March 2011. The film presents Fish amidst a legal dispute with a former business partner that jeopardizes the game's release.<ref name="Eurogamer: IGTM review"/> The partner, believed to be Jason DeGroot, is portrayed negatively and does not participate onscreen.<ref name="Polygon: IGTM resolve"/> The film also tracks Fish's personal and emotional investment in the game. '']'' wrote that the part where Fish resolves to kill himself if he does not release his game is "the film's most startling moment".<ref name="Eurogamer: IGTM review"/> '']'' wrote that Fish is portrayed as melodramatic, theatrical, and neurotic, and that the film will exacerbate his outspoken public perception.<ref name="RPS: IGTM review"/> '']'' called Fish the film's "most memorable developer".<ref name="GI: IGTM Where Now"/> The film's end credits were later corrected to reflect that Fish's business partner was not asked for input.<ref name="Polygon: IGTM resolve"/>

Near the end of development, Fish felt "burnt out" and that his personal health had suffered.<ref name="Gamasutra: Breaking"/> ''Fez'' was released on April 13, 2012 and sold 200,000 copies in its yearlong exclusivity to the Xbox Live Arcade platform.<ref name="GameZone: PC preorders"/> The video game review aggregator ] described reviews for the 2012 Xbox 360 ''Fez'' as "generally favorable"<ref name="Metacritic: X360"/> and those for the 2013 PC version as "universal acclaim".<ref name="Metacritic: PC"/> While in development, ''Fez'' had won the 2012 GDC Independent Games Festival's Seamus McNally Grand Prize,<ref name="Polygon: sequel announced"/> the 2011 Indiecade Best in Show and Best Story/World Design,<ref name="Shacknews: IndieCade 2011"/> and the 2008 GDC Independent Games Festival's Excellence in Visual Art.<ref name="Kotaku: moment of clarity"/> ''Eurogamer'' awarded ''Fez'' a perfect score<ref name="Eurogamer: review"/> and named the "perfect, wordless ] ]" their 2012 ].<ref name="Eurogamer: GOTY"/> Fish announced eventual ports for {{"'}}pretty much' every platform" but the ].<ref name="VG247: pretty much"/> It sold one million copies by the end of 2013.<ref name="bit-tech: million"/>

{{Quote box|quote=''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. |source=''Fez 2'' cancellation post on Polytron's website<ref name="Polygon: sequel canceled"/> |width=35em |quoted=1}}

A ''Fez'' sequel was announced as "]" at end of the Horizon indie game press conference during the June 2013 ].<ref name="Polygon: one more thing"/> A Twitter argument between Fish and '']'' journalist Marcus Beer a month later culminated in the project's cancellation and Fish's exit from the industry. In an episode of his show '']'', Beer had criticized Fish's recent response to questions about Microsoft's ] self-publishing policy change. On Twitter, Fish condemned the industry for its negativity before his final tweet announced the cancellation and his leave.<ref name="Polygon: sequel canceled"/> The news came as a surprise to the rest of Polytron,<ref name="Polygon: sequel surprise"/> which has not commented on upcoming projects other than ports since the sequel's cancellation.<ref name="Shacknews: PS4"/> ''Polygon'' listed Fish in their top 50 newsmakers of 2013 for the social power of his "caustic use of Twitter".<ref name="Polygon: 50"/>

== Works ==

* ''Fez'' (2012, Polytron, as designer)
* ''Super Hypercube'' (unreleased, as designer)
* ''Power Pill'' (unreleased, as designer)
* ''The Golden Compass'' (2007, Artificial Mind and Movement, as asst. level designer)<ref name="Golden Compass"/>
* ''Open Season'' (2006, Ubisoft, as level designer)

== References ==

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<ref name="Eurogamer: GOTY">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-30-eurogamers-game-of-the-year-2012 |accessdate=January 4, 2014 |title=Eurogamer's Game of the Year 2012 |last1=Bramwell |first1=Tom |date=December 30, 2012 |work=] |publisher=Gamer Network |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MO68s6Dm |archivedate=January 4, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer: IGTM review">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-06-indie-game-the-movie-review |accessdate=January 3, 2014 |title=Indie Game: The Movie Review |last1=Welsh |first1=Oli |date=June 12, 2012 |work=] |publisher=Gamer Network |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MLPnDS8T |archivedate=January 3, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer: review">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-12-fez-review |accessdate=January 4, 2014 |title=Fez Review |last1=Welsh |first1=Oli |date=April 12, 2012 |work=] |publisher=Gamer Network |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MO4Y7imc |archivedate=January 4, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Gamasutra: Breaking">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134934/the_making_of_fez_the_breaking_of_.php?print=1 |accessdate=January 3, 2014 |title=The Making Of Fez, The Breaking Of Phil Fish |last1=Parkin |first1=Simon |date=December 12, 2011 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MLLYCGqn |archivedate=January 3, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="GameSetWatch: Power Pill">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/10/polytron_prescribes_power_pill.php |accessdate=January 5, 2014 |title=Polytron Prescribes Power Pill For iPhone |last1=Caoili |first1=Eric |date=October 2, 2009 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MPVTk2jE |archivedate=January 5, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="GamesRadar: first game">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/first-games-legendary-developers/ |accessdate=January 5, 2014 |title=The first games of legendary developers |last1=Sullivan |first1=Lucas |date=October 17, 2013 |work=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MPHzegZC |archivedate=January 5, 2014 |deadurl=no |quote= Phil Fish / The first game he ever worked on was: Open Season, as a level designer. }}</ref>

<ref name="GamesTM: trials 1">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamestm.co.uk/features/phil-fish-reveals-the-trials-and-tribulations-behind-indie-platformer-fez/ |accessdate=January 1, 2014 |title=Phil Fish reveals the trials and tribulations behind indie platformer Fez |date=June 14, 2011 |page=1 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MJfDklC9 |archivedate=January 1, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="GamesTM: trials 2">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamestm.co.uk/features/phil-fish-reveals-the-trials-and-tribulations-behind-indie-platformer-fez/2/ |accessdate=January 1, 2014 |title=Phil Fish reveals the trials and tribulations behind indie platformer Fez |date=June 14, 2011 |page=2 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MJfEMckw |archivedate=January 1, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="GameZone: PC preorders">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/2013/04/17/fez-preorders-begin-april-22-on-gog-and-steam |accessdate=January 3, 2014 |title=Fez preorders begin April 22 on GOG and Steam |last1=Carmichael |first1=Stephanie |date=April 17, 2013 |work=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MM3WMTOW |archivedate=January 3, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="GI: IGTM Where Now">{{cite web |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/07/05/indie-game-the-move-where-are-they-now.aspx |accessdate=January 3, 2014 |title=Indie Game: The Movie – Where Are They Now? |last1=Hilliard |first1=Kyle |date=July 5, 2013 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MLSOjHiK |archivedate=January 3, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Golden Compass">{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=52079&tab=credits |accessdate=January 5, 2014 |title=The Golden Compass - Credits |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MPl2NpRP |archivedate=January 5, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="IndieGames.com: IGF 2008">{{cite web |url=http://indiegames.com/2008/02/announcement-igf-2008-winners.html |accessdate=January 4, 2014 |title=Announcement: IGF 2008 Winners |last1=W. |first1=Tim |date=February 22, 2008 |work=IndieGames.com |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MOJf0Emf |archivedate=January 4, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="IndieGames.com: interview 2008">{{cite web |url=http://indiegames.com/2008/08/interview_phil_fish_fez.html |accessdate=January 5, 2014 |title=Interview: Phil Fish (Fez) |last1=W. |first1=Tim |date=August 30, 2008 |work=IndieGames.com |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MPdVVALR |archivedate=January 4, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku: delayed">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5845288/oh-by-the-way-fez-is-delayed-again |accessdate=January 5, 2014 |title=Oh, by the Way, Fez is Delayed. Again. |last1=Good |first1=Owen |date=September 29, 2011 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MPawj68k |archivedate=January 5, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku: moment of clarity">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5219689/going-indie-fez-creator-phil-fishs-moment-of-clarity |accessdate=January 1, 2014 |title=Going Indie: Fez Creator Phil Fish's Moment Of Clarity |last1=Ashcroft |first1=Brian |date=April 20, 2009 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MJefFigH |archivedate=January 1, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Metacritic: PC">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/fez/critic-reviews |accessdate=January 4, 2014 |title=Fez Critic Reviews for PC |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MNaIBFhE |archivedate=January 4, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Metacritic: X360">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/fez/critic-reviews |accessdate=January 4, 2014 |title=Fez Critic Reviews for Xbox 360 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MNa9q6NR |archivedate=January 4, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="NAD award">{{cite press release |url=http://static.centrenad.com/static/en/the_centre/communication/pressroom/May%2025%202006%20%20-%206th%20Annual%20NAD%20Centre%20Awards%20of%20Excellence%20Gala,%20the%20industry%20awards%2012%20000$%20to%20CGI%20relief.pdf |accessdate=January 5, 2014 |title=6th Annual NAD Centre Awards of Excellence Gala THE INDUSTRY AWARDS 12 000 $ TO CGI RELIEF |date=May 26, 2006 |publisher=NAD Centre |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MPUwaVyy |archivedate=January 5, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="NAD grad">{{cite web |url=http://www.nad.ca/en/alumni/list_graduates/design |accessdate=January 5, 2014 |title=Graduates from the design and digital art for video games program |publisher=NAD Centre |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MPTWb19e |archivedate=January 5, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="NAD news 2007 March">{{cite web |url=http://static.centrenad.com/static/en/the_centre/communication/newsletter/Vol.%206-no%203.pdf |accessdate=January 5, 2014 |title=What's become of our graduates? |date=March 30, 2007 |work=NAD Centre newsletter |publisher=NAD Centre |volume=6 |number=3 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MPUB9XxM |archivedate=January 5, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name=NBC>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/angry-twitter-spat-leads-fez-creator-leave-game-industry-6C10798149 |accessdate=January 1, 2014 |title=Angry Twitter spat leads 'Fez' creator to leave game industry |last1=LeJacq |first1=Yannick |date=July 30, 2013 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MIxB4ATm |archivedate=January 1, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: 50">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/1/1/5261194/50-gaming-news-makers-of-the-year |accessdate=January 1, 2014 |title=The 50 gaming newsmakers who shaped 2013 |last1=Campbell |first1=Colin |date=January 1, 2014 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MJBFkREt |archivedate=January 1, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: IGTM resolve">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/6/15/3083080/indie-game-the-movie-revised-credits-phil-fish-fez |accessdate=January 5, 2014 |title='Indie Game: The Movie' filmmakers resolve dispute by revising end credits |last1=Sarkar |first1=Samit |date=June 15, 2012 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MOO3CPsU |archivedate=January 5, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: one more thing">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/18/4442806/horizon-offered-a-quieter-conversational-e3-press-conference |accessdate=January 3, 2014 |title=Horizon offered a quieter, conversational E3 press conference |last1=McElroy |first1=Griffin |date=June 18, 2013 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MMXDnS2M |archivedate=January 3, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: review">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2012/10/12/3493670/fez-review-living-in-spin |accessdate=January 1, 2014 |title=Fez review: Living in spin |last1=Gies |first1=Arthur |date=April 11, 2012 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MIQnLkVq |archivedate=January 1, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: sequel announced">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/13/4427198/fez-2-announced |accessdate=January 3, 2014 |title=Fez 2 in development at Polytron |last1=McElroy |first1=Griffin |date=June 13, 2013 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MMUv4dIa |archivedate=January 3, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: sequel canceled">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/27/4563350/fez-2-canceled-phil-fish-confirms |accessdate=January 3, 2014 |title=Fez 2 canceled, Phil Fish confirms (updated) |last1=Farokhmanesh |first1=Megan |date=June 27, 2013 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MMUWVdST |archivedate=January 3, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: sequel surprise">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/1/4578342/fez-2-cancellation-producer-kind-of-in-shock |accessdate=January 3, 2014 |title=Polytron producer 'kind of in shock' at Fez 2 cancellation |last1=Sarkar |first1=Samit |date=August 1, 2013 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MMYF6rKV |archivedate=January 3, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="RPS: IGTM review">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/06/12/wot-i-think-indie-game-the-movie/ |accessdate=January 3, 2014 |title=Wot I Think – Indie Game: The Movie |last1=Caldwell |first1=Brendan |date=June 12, 2012 |work=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MLRcttP6 |archivedate=January 3, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Shacknews: IndieCade 2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/70529/indiecade-2011-award-winners-and-inventive-cooperation |accessdate=January 4, 2014 |title=IndieCade 2011: Award winners and inventive cooperation |last1=Mattas |first1=Jeff |date=October 9, 2011 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MOIM341H |archivedate=January 4, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Shacknews: PS4">{{cite web |url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/80760/fez-coming-to-ps4-and-vita |accessdate=January 3, 2014 |title=Fez coming to PS4, PS3, and Vita |last1=Yoon |first1=Andrew |date=August 20, 2013 |work=] |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MMGrFDY4 |archivedate=January 3, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="Space Time Play">{{cite book|editor-last=von Borries|editor-first=Friedrich|title=Space Time Play: Synergies Between Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: the Next Level|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=isgsj244XeQC&pg=PA490|year=2007|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-7643-8414-2|page=490}}</ref>

<ref name="This 2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.thismagazine.ca/issues/2007/07/experiment.php |accessdate=January 1, 2014 |title=The great video game experiment |last1=Gillich |first1=Kevin |date=July 2007 |work=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MJcF89Z8 |archivedate=January 1, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

<ref name="VG247: pretty much">{{cite web |url=http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/19/fez-headed-to-pretty-much-every-platform-except-3ds/ |accessdate=January 3, 2014 |title=Fez headed to "pretty much" every platform, except 3DS |last1=Hillier |first1=Brenna |date=March 19, 2013 |work=] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6MMHvtBqv |archivedate=January 3, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

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2011 video game
Terraria
File:TerrariaLogo2.pngTerraria logo
Developer(s)Re-Logic
Engine Software (consoles)
Codeglue (mobile)
Publisher(s)Re-Logic
505 Games
Spike Chunsoft (Japan)
Programmer(s)Andrew "Redigit" Spinks
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Network
Xbox 360
Xbox Live Arcade
PlayStation Vita
Windows Phone
Android
iOS

Phil Fish
Fish wearing anaglyph (3D) glasses, a black tie and vest, and blue cardigan while holding a red drink at the GAMMA 3D 2008 video game eventFish at GAMMA 3D, 2008
Born1984 (age 40–41)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other namesPhilippe Poisson
OccupationVideo game designer
EmployerPolytron Corporation
Known forFez

Philippe Poisson (born 1984), better known as Phil Fish, is a French Canadian former indie video game designer, best known for his work on the 2012 platform game Fez published by his company, Polytron Corporation. He was born and raised in Quebec, where his experiences with Nintendo in his youth would later influence his game design. He studied game design at the Montreal National Animation and Design Centre, and worked at Ubisoft and Artificial Mind and Movement before starting Polytron in 2008.

Fish was a founding member of Kokoromi, a collective that explores experimental gameplay ideas, and organized Montreal's annual GAMMA games events. While Fez was in development, Fish worked on other unreleased games at Polytron, including Super Hypercube and Power Pill.

Fez was released in April 2012 to widespread acclaim after a protracted five-year development cycle. Its final phases of development were shown in the 2012 documentary Indie Game: The Movie, which brought Fish celebrity unusual for game developers. Following an online argument in July 2013, Fish publicly announced his exit from game development citing long-term mistreatment by the industry.

Early life and career

Phil Fish was born Philippe Poisson in Montreal in 1984. He was raised in Quebec. His parents shared their interest in art and gaming with him. When Fish was young, his father translated The Legend of Zelda into French to share the game with his son. Fish credits these memories as formative, and later cited their influence on Fez. He graduated from the 2004 Design and Digital Art for Video Games program at the Montreal NAD (National Animation and Design Centre).

Fish began his career at the video game publisher Ubisoft, where he worked on Open Season as a level designer. He was initially excited for the job but grew disenchanted with their large development teams and working conditions, later describing it as "the worst experience of life". He was later fired from the company.

On May 24, 2006, Fish won the Artificial Mind and Movement Award for Best Cut-Scene at the annual NAD Center Awards of Excellence Gala. Later that year, Fish began work as a level designer at Artificial Mind and Movement, where he worked on film tie-in games including The Golden Compass.

Fish is a founding member of Kokoromi, a group that designs and promotes experimental video games. He led a November 2006 event called GAMMA 01 :: Audio Feed at the Arcadia Festival that featured games based around live sound. He planned a similar event, GAMMA 256, for 2007. The third in the series, GAMMA 3D, took place in Montreal in November 2008. Fish was invited to present a lecture on GAMMA 01 at the 2007 Game Developers Conference. He wrote a review of the 1999 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver in the 2007 Space Time Play: Synergies Between Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: the Next Level. Fish has been characterized by Sean Hollister of The Verge as "notorious for voicing angry, controversial opinions about the state of video games".

Polytron

See also: Development of Fez (video game)
Shawn McGrath, 2011
Fish began to work with Toronto-based indie developer Shawn McGrath on McGrath's idea for a puzzle game that showed 2D views of a 3D space. Fish provided the project's art until the partnership crumbled due to creative differences: Fish wanted to create a platform game. Fish continued to work on the game in his spare time, and incorporated the idea of voxels (3D pixels), where a 2D pixel could be seen from four sides. The game would become Fez and the game's design, lore, and art derived from this game mechanic. Fish searched for a programmer on DeviantArt and Renaud Bédard, the first person to apply, became the game's programmer. Fez was first announced in July 2007 and was nominated for two awards at the 2008 Game Developers Conference Independent Games Festival. Fish's employer, Artificial Mind and Movement, would not let him take leave from work to attend, so Fish quit. He marked this January 2008 moment as "when I became indie". The game received widespread attention upon its showing at the festival, leading Fish to open Polytron Corporation as a startup company with a government loan.

Polytron later ran out of money and entered dire straits, until rescued by its Québécois neighbor, developer-producer Trapdoor, who offered to help Polytron without transferring its intellectual property rights. Before Trapdoor, Fish gave consideration to ending the project and felt the partnership saved Fez. The game was delayed several times over the next few years for which it received some notoriety.

Fez programmer Renaud Bédard, 2013
In late 2009, Polytron presented an iPhone game called Power Pill at Pecha Kucha Montreal. The game's player-character is a panacean pill that travels through human bodies, and uses the iPhone's multi-touch screen. GameSetWatch's Eric Caoili compared it to Soul Bubbles and Irritating Stick. The game was developed with Alec Holowka of Infinite Ammo, and a level editor was expected to be included.

While working on Fez, Fish revived a game project called Super Hypercube, which was based on Wiimote motion capture input and stereoscopic navigation. Fish felt the game would work better with the new Kinect motion tracking. The adapted game was a finalist at Indiecade 2011.

Fish and Fez were featured prominently in the 2012 documentary Indie Game: The Movie, through which Fish received celebrity unusual for game developers. The chronicles the stories of several indie developers at various stages of their games' development cycles, and Fish is shown preparing for Fez's booth at PAX East in March 2011. The film presents Fish amidst a legal dispute with a former business partner that jeopardizes the game's release. The partner, believed to be Jason DeGroot, is portrayed negatively and does not participate onscreen. The film also tracks Fish's personal and emotional investment in the game. Eurogamer wrote that the part where Fish resolves to kill himself if he does not release his game is "the film's most startling moment". Rock, Paper, Shotgun wrote that Fish is portrayed as melodramatic, theatrical, and neurotic, and that the film will exacerbate his outspoken public perception. Game Informer called Fish the film's "most memorable developer". The film's end credits were later corrected to reflect that Fish's business partner was not asked for input.

Near the end of development, Fish felt "burnt out" and that his personal health had suffered. Fez was released on April 13, 2012 and sold 200,000 copies in its yearlong exclusivity to the Xbox Live Arcade platform. The video game review aggregator Metacritic described reviews for the 2012 Xbox 360 Fez as "generally favorable" and those for the 2013 PC version as "universal acclaim". While in development, Fez had won the 2012 GDC Independent Games Festival's Seamus McNally Grand Prize, the 2011 Indiecade Best in Show and Best Story/World Design, and the 2008 GDC Independent Games Festival's Excellence in Visual Art. Eurogamer awarded Fez a perfect score and named the "perfect, wordless sci-fi parable" their 2012 Game of the Year. Fish announced eventual ports for "'pretty much' every platform" but the Nintendo 3DS. It sold one million copies by the end of 2013.

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.

Fez 2 cancellation post on Polytron's website

A Fez sequel was announced as "one more thing" at end of the Horizon indie game press conference during the June 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo. A Twitter argument between Fish and GameTrailers journalist Marcus Beer a month later culminated in the project's cancellation and Fish's exit from the industry. In an episode of his show Invisible Walls, Beer had criticized Fish's recent response to questions about Microsoft's Xbox One self-publishing policy change. On Twitter, Fish condemned the industry for its negativity before his final tweet announced the cancellation and his leave. The news came as a surprise to the rest of Polytron, which has not commented on upcoming projects other than ports since the sequel's cancellation. Polygon listed Fish in their top 50 newsmakers of 2013 for the social power of his "caustic use of Twitter".

Works

  • Fez (2012, Polytron, as designer)
  • Super Hypercube (unreleased, as designer)
  • Power Pill (unreleased, as designer)
  • The Golden Compass (2007, Artificial Mind and Movement, as asst. level designer)
  • Open Season (2006, Ubisoft, as level designer)

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ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
May 16, 2011
PlayStation Network
Xbox Live Arcade
March 27, 2013
PlayStation Vita

iOS
August 29, 2013
Android
September 13, 2013
Windows Phone
TBA
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Terraria is an action-adventure sandbox indie video game, developed by game studio Re-Logic, available on Microsoft Windows with ports for Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Android and iOS. The game features exploration, crafting, construction, and combat with a variety of creatures in a randomly generated 2D world. It's music is largely composed of Chiptunes.

Originally released for Microsoft Windows on May 16, 2011, the game is estimated to have sold about 50,000 copies during its first day of release, with over 17,000 players online at the same time during the first day's peak. 200,000 copies of the game were sold, making it the top-selling game on Steam for the week, ahead of The Witcher 2 and Portal 2. It remained number one on Steam for the first six days of its release, and as of January 2013 has sold over 2,000,000 copies.

The game was released on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade (worldwide except for Europe and Australia) at the end of March 2013 with exclusive content. The PS3 European and Australian release date was May 15, 2013. It was announced on March 28, 2013 that Terraria is coming to the PlayStation Vita. It was released on December 11, 2013. The PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PlayStation Vita versions were developed by Dutch studio Engine Software. On August 29, 2013, Terraria came out on iOS phones and tablets. The developers are the Dutch studio Codeglue.

Gameplay

File:Terraria screenshot.jpg
A screenshot of Terraria gameplay.

Terraria is an open-ended sandbox 2D game with gameplay revolved around exploration, building, and action. The game has a 2D sprite tile-based graphical style reminiscent of the 16-bit sprites found on the SNES. The game is noted for its classic exploration-adventure style of play, similar to titles such as Metroid and Minecraft.

The game starts in a procedurally generated world and the player is given three basic tools, including a pickaxe for mining, a short sword for combat, and an axe for woodcutting. Many resources, notably ores, can be found while mining or exploring underground caves. Some resources and most items may only be found in certain areas of the map, stored in common and rare chests, or only dropped by certain enemies. Players must use resources to craft new items and equipment at an appropriate crafting station for that recipe. For example, torches can be crafted at a crafting bench or ingots smelted from ore at a furnace. Many advanced items in Terraria require several crafting operations, where the product of one recipe will be used as the ingredient for another.

Players encounter many different enemies in Terraria from simple slimes and zombies to various region-specific enemies. The occurrence of certain enemies depends on several factors including time, location, random events and player interactions. Players may also summon powerful boss monsters with various combat mechanics that drop rare loot. Each map will have several zones with unique items and unusual enemies, and one of two evil biomes known as the Crimson and the Corruption. Both spread across the world and have their own unique bosses and loot.

By completing specific goals (such as defeating a boss, or finding a gun), characters can attract non-player characters (NPCs) to occupy structures or rooms they have built, such as a merchant, nurse, or wizard. Some NPCs can be acquired by finding them throughout the world and will then reside in the player's house. Characters may then buy or sell items and certain services from NPCs with coins found in the world.

By summoning and defeating a powerful boss called "Wall of Flesh" located in hell, the player will activate the game's "hard mode", which is a much tougher version of the game. This adds many new and harder to defeat enemies to the game in all zones. This also unlocks new NPCs, new bosses and tougher versions of normal bosses, and makes many new items available for crafting or acquiring from mob and boss drops. A much larger part of the world becomes corrupted and a new "Hallowed" biome emerges with new enemies and items.

Development

Terraria was developed by Re-Logic, with development starting in January 2011, and is built on the Microsoft XNA framework. The game was released on May 16, 2011. Re-Logic is composed of Andrew Spinks, who designed and programmed the game, and Finn Brice, who along with Spinks did the graphic design for the game. The music was composed by Scott Lloyd Shelley through his Resonance Array studio.

In February 2012, the developers announced that they would not be continuing active development, but would release a final bug-fix patch. However, development would resume in 2013 with the release of version 1.2. Additionally, 505 Games has ported the game to several video game consoles and added new content, but does not have any rights to the PC version of the game. On 24 January 2013, Spinks requested suggestions of features for possible future updates to the PC version. This question was put to people on the official Terraria forum. As of April 3, 2013, Spinks posted a spoiler on the possible update for Terraria, showing the possibility of the update. While initially the release was slated for July 2013, it was later moved to October 1, 2013.

In an October 2013 interview with Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Spinks said he was working on further endgame progression for Terraria, as well as a possible Halloween update. He also announced that he is planning a sequel, Terraria 2.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic83/100
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid8/10
GameSpot8/10
GameZone9/10

Terraria has received favorable reviews from critics with an 83/100 metascore on Metacritic. A review for Destructoid included praise for Terraria as "full of depth". Another reviewer praised Terraria's integration of some of Minecraft's concepts into two dimensions. GameZone gave the game a 9 out of 10.

GameSpot praised Terraria's exploration and feeling of accomplishment but criticized its lack of tutorial or explicit directions. Terraria received the #1 of 2011 Indie of the Year Player Choice on IndieDB. Spike Chunsoft released the PlayStation 3 version in Japan, including exclusive items such as a costume based on Monokuma from Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.

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