It wasn't much of a choice when it comes to being MS-exclusive. No publisher had FEZ and you need a publisher. So Microsoft automatically publishes your game and, thus, you can't port it to PSN. But, hey, at least it's on PC.

You never recover if you rage over twitter? Um what?
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@CrossingEden

Well to be fair, he was being harassed by Smash Bros. fans... so I kinda understand.

As for Fish... do that many people care about Fez? Or is it the vocal minority again?

So you wouldn't take issue with someone using their online show to publicly ridicule and bully you because you simply refused to give a comment on a topic without knowing all the facts? You don't believe journalists have a responsibility to maintain a certain level of professionalism in their commentary? At least at a bare minimum you think they should maybe be expected to stick to the facts, or keep their criticism to people's work? You honestly believe that anyone should have to put up this type of bullying on a regular basis?

Sadly, journalists outside of the gaming scene do the same damn thing. You're high if you think gaming journalists are magically different. People like Phil Just need to keep their cool in situations like this.

Is this culture toxic? I'd say a bit, definitely parts of it, but you're going to far by saying Fish isn't at fault here.

We all run into annoying douchebags, bullies, or people who won't leave us alone at some point in our lives. Being an adult means dealing with it maturely.

That reporter was out of line I'll agree, but that doesn't mean Fish can respond by telling him to go kill himself and avoid responsibility for it. It's EVERYONE's job to put up with assholes, and dealing with the press/customers is part of the job for a game developer, especially if it's a one man team. There were dozens of ways he could've handled that reporter, but he chose the equivalent of a schoolyard shouting match.

Is it really too much to ask that devs not act like jackasses and still make good games? I really don't buy that you can't do both, especially since we have tons of examples of famous game devs who are perfectly pleasant.

I don't condone Fish's response but you can't take the effect and make it the cause. The guy sits in a box all day while people throw stones at them, you tell me you wouldn't be tempted to throw some back every now and then? Phil Fish isn't holding a gun to people's heads and forcing journalists and gamers to hurl insults at him on a regular basis. He isn't responsible for their actions. Each party is responsible for their own actions and no one else's.

I agree that we all have to deal with asses from time to time, and we're expected to do it in a mature and adult manner but Fish was dealing with this bullying on a daily basis. Everyone has their limits. I know I do.

As I stated, criticism of your work is to be expected. Make a statement and expect someone to disagree with you but I don't think anyone should have to put up with the type of ongoing harassment from fans and media (who should be held to standards of professionalism) that Fish has endured.

I don't condone his response. I don't condone his past statements. But I do think the gaming media should hold itself to a higher standard than engaging in schoolyard name calling because someone wouldn't provide you with a comment on a story. A real journalist doesn't need to rely on a sound bite provided by someone noteworthy to make their story, nor do they get bent out of shape when developers don't play along.