Polytron's 2012 indie puzzle platformer. Gomez is a 2D creature discovering a 3D world.
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What is the secret on the bell stage?
There is a bell with four symbols, one on each side. The map node has a "?" signifying a secret in this level—what is it?
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Why don't my nodes in Fez have pictures on them?
I play Fez on PC. When I get the ability to check the world map, all the nodes are blank, like no pictures. You can still make them gold, they just don't have any pictures. I don't know if this is a ...
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What do we do with the U-shaped tuning fork pillars?
The controller vibrates when I'm near them, but I don't know what to do.
Screenshot of one of them on the map:
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Is there a mod to replace the cryptic alphabet font in Fez, so I can read the text?
I quickly discovered that the gibberish written all over the place is a mono-alphabetic cipher. It was easy to crack, but, I'd rather not have to do the replacements by hand (or google that ...
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What is Fez's alphabet?
I'm trying to translate the Fez alphabet/symbols, numbers included.
Could somebody post the deciphered alphabet and numbers please?
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Where is my last anti-cube in FEZ?
I bought FEZ when it first came out and played it fairly zealously for a short burst of time before becoming overwhelmed with work and other responsibilities.
I returned to it some time later, ...
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Is this QR code in Fez useful?
There's a QR code in 16-cubes city but it has been blocked by some obstacle.
And I tried to fix the picture to make it clearer but there's still something missing in the top left part.
You can ...
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What do the counting cube, writing cube, and skull artifacts mean or represent?
I know how the tome works, but what do the inscriptions on the counting cube, writing cube, and skull mean or represent? Are their inscriptions used as a code for something? Is it just an Easter egg, ...
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3 Heart Cube Pieces: What next?
We know how to obtain the three heart pieces (or red cubes, if you want), but now? What next?
It just doesn't make sense that after doing that, there's no third ending, the Heart Room was already ...
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What does this QR Code hidden in the soundtrack mean?
Since some people were saying that there would be things hidden in the soundtrack, I played a little with "Sonic Visualiser".
In the track "Spirit", I've found a QR Code at the end:
After cleaning ...
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How is the Monolith puzzle in Fez supposed to be solved?
The Monolith puzzle. It confounded players for nearly a week after Fez was released, and ended up being solved by brute force. Surely after all the careful design and five years of development that ...
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Why won't the blank map QR code map work?
I scanned the QR code on the back of the blank map and came up with RT RT RT LT RT RT RT LT
I entered it and nothing happened. Is there another puzzle that cancels it out, or is my game just ...
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Are there any privacy issues associated with scanning the QR codes in Fez?
I want to play and enjoy the game I paid for, but don't want any spam, or to be "tracked".
Does anyone have any insight on this?
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What's the back-story in Fez?
I've been trying to piece together the backstory of FEZ - this is where I'm up to...
There are 4 races in FEZ:
Visitors - these appear as floating heads with 3 eyes and 3 tentacles.
Long-heads - ...
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What's the secret of the secondary owl room off of the water tower room?
This owl room is in the air warp zone, not the rainy warp zone, off of the water tower node. What is its secret?
That owl doesn't rotate its head when switching the perspective.
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What's the monocle room's secret?
The first world/area shows an "incomplete" room (white node) with many paintings, most prominently one of a monocled guy. What is the secret to this room?
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How do I solve the clock room?
There's a room with a huge clock in the temple/science warp zone. I think I just have to wait until something appears, but how long should I wait?
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How do I solve the puzzle with ten symbols each with six boxes?
It's a purple room off of the giant throne room in the sky warp zone with a platform that has six purple crates and a pillar with two columns of five box symbols.
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What are the Giant Telescope room's secrets?
I tried pressing buttons after looking at the constellations through the telescope, but it doesn't seem to be that. I just noticed a purple square and two blinking red dots in the sky with the ...
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How do I finish the room with many useless doors (mausoleum)?
I found a room with about 50 doors arranged in four rows of four on each side of the cube, but with some removed/blocked. Every door I have gone through has brought me to a different door in the same ...
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What are the rainy “giant owl” room's secrets?
Off of the dark, rainy node, the one with the owl's head that follows you. The map marks a secret on this node, and a grayed-out child node. Are they two different secrets?
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What's the secret to the concentric squares in the Weeping Waterfall stage?
In Weeping Waterfall stage (screenshot of menu), right about here:
there is a secret on the ground near the trees, which looks like several concentric squares when viewed in first-person view:
I ...
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How do you lower the water in the lighthouse area and main warp room?
I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas or if they knew how to lower the water in those areas, I know you can and I know you have to. I just don't know how. Soooo yeah, if anyone can help me, ...
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What is the secret to the burnt treasure map with the Polytron logo, the candle room, and the floating black monolith?
After lowering the water level, there is a anticube room beneath the first warp zone. In New Game+ first-person view mode, the Polytron logo shows on the floor. After following the treasure map ...
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the room down underneath the lighthouse
In the room that appears under the bridge in the lighthouse area, that has appeared now that I have lowered all of the water, when I go I don't know how to uncover the secret.
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What does the answer to the “What's my name” puzzle spell when viewed from behind?
When the "What's my name" puzzle is completed and the answer is spelled above the door, what is spelled when viewed from the opposite direction?
I'm really curious as to what it says and why the game ...
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Some tetromino codes aren't registering
In the waterfall room, I've been trying to enter both the sequence on the pillar and on the golden door, and neither seems to be working. For instance, my translation of the pillar is (RT = right ...
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Is it possible to play Fez with more than one save game?
More than one person in my house is interested in the secrets and puzzles of Fez. However, even though it has a save feature, I don't see how I can switch between saves (thus allowing multiple ...
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Who was the developer at the beginning of Fez who wasn't Phil Fish? [closed]
I was watching "Indie Game: The Movie" a few weeks back, and it had Phil Fish complaining about one of the original developers (I assume co developer) screwing him over with legal troubles, etc.
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Is stereoscopy (3D) in Fez's New Game++ used in any of the puzzles?
Gomez gets 3D glasses in the New Game++ intro (activated in the settings menu thereafter). Does it reveal any hidden codes, information, or new functions in the levels, or is it strictly just for ...
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Is it possible to interact with animals in Fez?
Apparently it is necessary to interact with the owls in order to solve the puzzle in the owl statue room. Is it possible to interact with the other creatures, such as snails and crows at any stage in ...
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What do the percentages mean in the overall leaderboards?
I just stumbled upon the leaderboard and the xXRangerXx25, the current reigning champion has a percentage of 421.9%, followed by BeeMickSee 400% and smallest kiss 309.4%. What do all these percentages ...
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Fez: Treasure Chest in the sewer/well area with acid
On the level that is diagonal up/right from the Well warp room, with the image with a cube piece above a valve, I cannot figure out the solution. You can lower the water level to get to a pivot to ...
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How do I fly down from a high ledge?
I was stupid and flew to a high ledge in Fez, and now I can't get down.
I've been trying to fly/float down slowly, but I get the "You have fallen to your death" sound, and I automatically respawn at ...
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What's the secret in the room with a floating purple block with Fez text on it? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to solve the “What's my name” security question puzzle
In this room, there is a huge hanging block with two blocks of text written in Fez's alphabet. ...
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Why isn't the bell level turning gold?
I (mostly) figured out the numbering system, and figured out the bell level; it doesn't have any icons beside it anymore, but it's still not turning gold. Why not?
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How can the shortcut doors be used effectively?
Throughout the game you come across "shortcut" doors marked with intersecting squares. Is there any way to predict where these doors will take you without just going through? It seems they are ...
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How many ghosts are there, and what do they say?
In the graveyard levels I encountered multiple ghosts.
How many are there, and what is the transcript of what they say? Is there any known relationship between what they say and a puzzle or ...
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Can you fly somehow?
I read somewhere that you could fly in the game.
I have collected every 64 cubes without knowing about it.
Is there any clue in the game explaining how to do it? If so, where?
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How can I tell which part of the game can only be unlocked in New Game+ and which one cannot?
How can I tell which part of the game can only be unlocked in New Game+ and which one cannot?
I am getting frustrated with this game, not with the complexity of it, but the lack of information on ...
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Advice on the red lava level
I'm having a frustrating time on the red lava level in the sewers on Fez. It may be that my platforming skills are not up to par, but are there any suggestions as to how to get through it easier?
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Are some puzzles/secrets temporarily unsolvable?
I'm playing Fez with my wife, and we're really enjoying the secrets. I'd like to finish it, or as much as I can bear, without using a guide or anything to solve the puzzles. The one thing I'd like ...
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I Cannot find a door in the room with the flashing pink platforms
I have done up and down the room with the pink flashing platforms off the waterfall/weeping guy node. I can only find the door at the very top. It would be really helpful if someone could tell me ...
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What's the secret of the boiler/technician room in the beginning village?
Do someone know what to do with this room ?
It's in the village from the beginning.
Edit: I found the solution alone, I didn't notice an hidden poster, during a perspective rotation.
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What does the sewer QR code return?
Okay this is bothering the crap out of me. Pictured is a photo of a QR code only displayed on the map of a room in the sewer area right off the main warp gate. I didn't notice it until after I ...
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Solving the purple & white pillars
I have encountered two kinds of pillars in the game: I've solved the vibrating type, but I'm having trouble solving the white or purple pillars (that have floating dots in their hollowed tops).
How ...
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What causes a door to appear open?
When playing through Fez there are many unlocked doors that you need only press "up" on to open. I have noticed as I pass some doors they already appear open, apparently after I have visited that ...
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Where does the 64-cube door lead?
I just want to make sure that it isn't some kind of game ending thing inside that will make me lose my map and progress.
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Where are the Heart Cubes?
I have entered the 64 door room, and it shows the heart with two red cubes in it and a space for a 3rd. I cannot recall where I got the two cubes so far, and no secrets seem to be left. Where should I ...
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What's the secret in the infinite purple room?
There's a secret I've had trouble finding in the purple infinite room with a waterfall :
I've tried looking in first person on every floor and wall but haven't found any instruction.
Could someone ...
