Phil Fish is the lead designer of developer Polytron’s upcoming XBLA pixel art platformer, Fez – a game with a development history almost as twisted and Escher-like as its plane-warping gameplay. games™ sits down with Fish to catch up and learn more about the trials and tribulations of an indie creative trying to play with the big boys, while holding onto the spirit of innovation.

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