Phil Fish (Compare your life to mine and then kill yourself :drops mic)

[Stoney Mason]

[Himu]

is it true he's just trolling?

[Stoney Mason]

is it true he's just trolling?

Who honestly knows (or cares). But I'm not really sure trolling is the correct term when most people already consider you a shitbag. There needs to be a better applicable term.

[Momo]

Whatever, who cares, fuck him.

[Rufus]

The twitter salvos in that second thread started off fairly reasonable, then Fish went off the rails.
Full broadside:


and then the breakdown:


And then Fez 2 is canceled. Ho boy.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

There's few things more despicable than a thin skinned troll.

[Stoney Mason]

The twitter salvos in that second thread started off fairly reasonable, then Fish went off the rails.
Full broadside:
(Image removed from quote.)

I guess its a generational thing but its hilarious to me that a person could think twitter is a real forum worthy of throwing a shit fit on.

Fez was a good game to me. It's over-rated but then so are most indie flavor of the moment games.

And a lot of devs are dicks in real life. Twitter has seemingly just given them the freedom to display that dickishness in a somewhat public forum.

[Rufus]

Seems like that Markus Beer fellow who started this off is a cunt himself though. You're not going to comment on this 2nd hand rumour? Well fuck you then! Cue disparaging video.

[Great Rumbler]

i don't understand why anyone cares about phil fish

[Stoney Mason]

Seems like that Markus Beer fellow who started this off is a cunt himself though. You're not going to comment on this 2nd hand rumour? Well fuck you then! Cue disparaging video.

He probably is but I'm happy he did it just to set off this little shit fest.

i don't understand why anyone cares about phil fish

Because DRAMA!

[MCD]

Indie Drama.

[bork]

i don't understand why anyone cares about phil fish

I don't, but all the stupid shit he said was enough for me not to bother with Fez. 

[Rufus]

It's internet drama. He delivers reliably. The story writes itself, too. "Phil Fish said a thing, look! Look!" The reactions to him (especially on Twitter) are much more revealing and entertaining than his demeanor.

D'aww, some wisdom from Jim Sterling:

Phil Fish ragequit Twitter. Your thoughts?

I am fond of both Phil and Marcus, the latter of which I would consider a pretty solid media chum at this point. Speaking as a guy who used to get into the same kind of twitter fights those guys get into, all I could say is I hope they mellow out, the pair of them, because there's no long-term satisfaction or happiness to be gained from one-upping people on Twitter. You just get more frustrated, lash out more, and make more people have fights with you.
Neither of them need my advice, but again, speaking as a guy who used to get himself into these sort of slanging matches on the regular, all I can say is I'm 100% happier and less stressed out professionally now that I go out of my way to avoid people who want to have fights (or just retweet the funny ones so *other people* go and fight them while I block them). It can be difficult not to bite back, and I still even find myself engaging it for a while now and then, but on the whole, mellowing out and learning not to step into the shit heap when I know, deep down, that's exactly what I'm stepping into (and you always *really* know), was one of the best things I did for my long-term job satisfaction and overall happiness in what I do.
In any case, I wish the best for Phil and Marcus both. I've never had cause to dislike either of them personally and it's a shame they used their weekend for this.

http://ask.fm/JimSterling/answer/58261446642

[Joe Molotov]

i don't understand why anyone cares about phil fish

Compare your life to his then kill yourself.

[Rufus]

I wonder if he ever has these outbursts in person and if he tears up half-way through.

[Phoenix Dark]

feels good not having any idea who this guy is, what Fez is, etc. PC gaming master race

[D3RANG3D]

feels good not having any idea who this guy is, what Fez is, etc. PC gaming master race

It would also help if you actually played games.

[Rufus]

You're in luck, it's out on PC, as well!

[fistfulofmetal]

feels good not having any idea who this guy is, what Fez is, etc. PC gaming master race

fez is on the pc

[Phoenix Dark]

feels good not having any idea who this guy is, what Fez is, etc. PC gaming master race

fez is on the pc

had no idea. I'm completely oblivious to bullshit

[hampster]

Its always amusing to walk into the aftermath of some dumb twitter/internet meltdown and see a bunch of random people who weren't involved offering commentary, opinions and life advice. I know it's the weekend but do you really not have better stuff to do?

[Flannel Boy]

feels good not having any idea who this guy is, what Fez is, etc. PC gaming master race

[Robo]

FEZ is better than most of the games you losers love.

[brob]

http://polytroncorporation.com/fez-ii-cancelled#comments

blood in the water

[MCD]

[etiolate]

Is that Andy Kaufman in his twtter pic?

[Shaka Khan]

Indie Drama.

Bollywood

[thisismyusername]

Someone please tell me you have the response to this that Phil's locked twitter account links to? I really want to know what he said to get the realtalk turned on him there.

Also, /v/  :

[Joe Molotov]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=73244976&postcount=990

[Barry Egan]

Is that Andy Kaufman in his twtter pic?

why yes.  yes it is.

[Joe Molotov]

[Tasty]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=73244976&postcount=990

Joe

Lmao at that post.

[Great Rumbler]

More people are talking about Phil Fish and FEZ today than yesterday, so mission accomplished.

[MCD]

[Positive Touch]

see ya dude; good luck being such a crybaby brat in the real world

[Human Snorenado]

Never played Fez, but I never will so I can say horrible, mean-spirited things about Fish with no basis in experience, because apparently that will make him crazier

[MCD]

Phil, I don’t know if you’re reading this, and a part of me hopes you aren’t because of these jerks trying to hurt your feelings, but here goes.

You are without a doubt the greatest creative mind this industry has ever seen. Every word you’ve ever spoken has been laced with the water of hearty truth, and you’re not afraid to speak your mind just because some online trolls deem it unsuitable. The industry simply wasn’t ready for a man of your claliber, and, if this recent debacle is any indication, I doubt that they ever will be.

You rock, man. Fez was the greatest game I have ever played, and ever day that goes by from this point forward, I’ll always retain a small glimmer of hope that you die you pathetic fucking manchild. Fez was insanely derivative and a pretty poor offering besides. You are one of the most unpleasant people it has ever been my displeasure to share a planet with. The gaming industry and Canada would be better places if you just fucking hanged yourself already you childish, arrogant cunt.

Suck my dick.

Choke on it.

[Dickie Dee]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=73244976&postcount=990

[Stoney Mason]

Phil Fish is the new Inetta the Moodsetta


 

[SantaC]

and apparently gaf is defending this guy because he is mentally ill and can say whatever he wants!

 

[Flannel Boy]

Internet, why won't you give me unconditional love?

[Flannel Boy]

Everyone who thinks this quebecer is going to leave the industry please raise your hands.

*turns on laser beam*

*screaming*

You distinguished mentally-challenged fellows weren't going to do anything useful with your hands anyway.

[MCD]

[thisismyusername]

He's a smug bitch, but oh so worth Fish ragequitting.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

That'd be pretty sweet if Fish ragequit life instead of just the gaming industry but we're going to end up with neither.

[Atramental]

Hah. What a silly bitch.

[Huff]

he sucks. and the internet sucks. and people on the internet sucks

[Human Snorenado]

he sucks. and the internet sucks. and people on the internet sucks

This is a fairly accurate description of the state of things

[Trent Dole]

Someone please tell me you have the response to this that Phil's locked twitter account links to? I really want to know what he said to get the realtalk turned on him there.

Also, /v/  : (Image removed from quote.)

Oh god I want to make that my avatar EVERYWHERE/

[Rufus]

FEZ is better than most of the games you losers love.

Can't argue with such compelling arguments.

You're the last person who should compl...

http://i.imgur.com/5nlo51al.png
http://i.imgur.com/qfnkm4Yl.png

...ain.

Stunning lack of self-awareness, the both of you. Amusing.

[originalz]

I remember that Jeff Vogel (the Spiderweb RPG guy) said that one of the important things about marketing as an indie dev is just to be a nice guy and not offend people.  It was the sort of thing that made me realize how many people just can't do that.  I never cared about FEZ because Phil Fish is an asshole and I don't want to put money in his pockets.

[Stoney Mason]

If only Molyneux was this easy to drive away.

 :'(

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

in retrospect, Denis Dyack looks like a guy with thick skin.

[Human Snorenado]

in retrospect, Denis Dyack looks like a guy with thick skin.

That's because Dyack was always, and remains, in it for the money.  He'll take loads of shit if he can just keep taking people's money.  Fish, for all his other faults, apparently is wired differently.

[Tasty]

I don't believe that about Dyack. I dunno, something about him seems earnestly creative, even if I don't really care for him as a person. Molyneux's the same way.

Also both Dyack and Fish are Canadian. Just what are the Canucks doing up there...

[archie4208]

[Rufus]

[Diunx]

This all controversy has made me want to pirate Fez to see what all the fuss is about.

[Diunx]

ok that desire passed, gonna keep playing Mount & Blade.

[magus]

This all controversy has made me want to pirate Fez to see what all the fuss is about.

fez it's just an artsy fartsy game meet a collectathon,i couldn't stand it for more than 5 minutes