The biggest news this week has quite obviously been Phil Fish taking his ball home with him. The man has had to put up with a crapton of hate from the gaming industry over the last couple of years, and combined with the fact that he can’t handle negativity, the inevitable meltdown was only one jerkass away. But has he really vanished?
Over on 4Chan, which is the one place no game developer, no matter how thick-skinned they are should ever go to, popped up a Fez 2 thread. Embiggen the image below and read through it quick.
Sounds like your usual 4Chan, right? Except look at the tweet again. It was quite clearly screen-captured from the Polytron account, as it had the admin options active below it. Now whether or not this is Fish giving 4Chan some grief, or a Polytron staffer with access to the account, I don’t know.
But seeing as how Fish has posted on 4Chan before, I’d bet good money on it, despite the thread being deleted. Or so one would think. Because whoever posted this isn’t going to look good at the end of the day with comments like that.
The Internet ladies and gentlemen. It never forgets. Thanks to @HadleeSimons for the link.
Last Updated: July 31, 2013
Gavin Mannion
July 31, 2013 at 17:02
I honestly felt bad for the guy earlier this week… now I’m not so sure
IceH
July 31, 2013 at 17:21
Same here. I loved him within the Indie Game Documentary. He was a bit of a weirdo, but one I liked. But this now – I dunno what to think atm.
Nick de Bruyne
July 31, 2013 at 17:22
Yeah don’t feel bad for him. He is better looking than you. Also makes more money.
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
July 31, 2013 at 17:26
Much smarter too. All round better person lol … such comments..I love the internet
Phil Fish's No 1 Fan
July 31, 2013 at 22:19
You’re fucking retarded, honestly
Phil Fish is a fucking asshole and he has never proven to be different
Spathi
August 1, 2013 at 08:24
Jou dom fok. Does the word “SARCASM” ring a bell? Man, this story has brought a shitload of inbred retards from 4chan.
RinceThisAndGingerSmite
August 1, 2013 at 11:12
Agreed. What a chop.
RinceThisAndGingerSmite
August 1, 2013 at 11:26
Shame man. You no understand sarcasm?
RinceThisAndGingerSmite
August 1, 2013 at 11:12
Agreed.
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
July 31, 2013 at 17:24
Jeez. 4chan comments… Phil fa**ot….why would he venture into that god forsaken place
Spaghetti
July 31, 2013 at 22:14
What’s the matter? Did people laugh at you for having a shitty opinion on 4chan?
Awww, don’t worry, plenty of places where people circlejerk each other, try gaia, narutard.
Phillip poison
July 31, 2013 at 22:24
he is a dick ,think he did a big game when he copied another games , he is just another indie dev
ARH
August 1, 2013 at 00:57
Wow, you have awful taste in video games AND anime! What an accomplishment!
Breddy good :DDDD 5/5 claps
August 1, 2013 at 02:40
A narutard, a faggot and sucks on Phils dick. How much lower can you actually get then that?
Mr Bojangles
August 1, 2013 at 03:59
nice naruto avatar faggot. I’d insult your intelligence but your username suggests you may have autism
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
August 1, 2013 at 06:56
Nice going, your ability to apply such wonderful use of the English language is splendid. If only it wasn’t used in some lame attempt to feed your ego and superiority complex. The anonymity of the internet is indeed a wonderful thing, it gives angry, small minded people the false sense of power.In anycase, well done 🙂 ! I hope you feel better about your pointless life, because it will never get any better than your comments
Admiral Chief Minion 47
August 1, 2013 at 08:00
XD
RinceThisAndGingerSmite
August 1, 2013 at 11:14
Don’t feed the loser trolls man. They’ve obvs just come from 4Chan, Gavin is going to love this! That’s it troll boys, BRING THE TRAFFIC! And let us laugh at your stupidity! HAHAHAHA
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
August 1, 2013 at 17:48
feed them, it is the only affirmation they have that they exist, that their lives mean something in a world that has disregarded worthless trash such as themselves. Society has no place for dirt like them, so they flee to the internet where upvotes keep them warm at night
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 31, 2013 at 17:35
Dude, if this really was him then he is being rather hypocritical. I mean, cancelling the game because someone was mean then doing the exact same thing?
However I really hope it was just some person who had access to the Polytron account and not Phil himself. I’d like to think the guy wouldn’t have such double standards
cfc912
July 31, 2013 at 19:07
Oh no! 4chan! So dangerous! Don’t go on there guise!!!1 You will get a virus or something! Fucking fagots
Anonymous
August 1, 2013 at 01:57
I WENT ON 4CHAN AND IT WAS S-S-SOOOO SPOOKY I NUKED MY COMPYOOTUR ;'(((
Anonymoose
August 1, 2013 at 02:21
Hello there, person from 2007! This is 2013, where no one is scared of 4chan because it’s a dusty old pre-Web 2.0 fossil. Would you believe those whining crybabies you used to make fun of are the popular ones now? Yeah, it’s like everyone just turned into Chris-chan and JDR and etc.!
Also, we have a black president! Crazy, huh?
Spathi
August 1, 2013 at 08:22
Huh?
RinceThisAndGingerSmite
August 1, 2013 at 11:15
Don’t dude, Those whack jobs are all trolls. If you asked for their opinion while standing in front of the they’d all pee themselves 🙂
RinceThisAndGingerSmite
August 1, 2013 at 11:17
Don’t dude, Those whack jobs are all trolls. If you asked for their opinion while standing in front of the they’d all pee themselves 🙂
Gustav Minnie
July 31, 2013 at 21:08
The guy is a dwis. He makes shitty comments towards Japanese games and then when people give him grief about his games and he pulls it? Who is this guy trying to spite? The haters? He is showing the middle finger to the fans. Now Cliffy is trying to give this screaming toddler a candy bar?
Fck him..
James Bideo
July 31, 2013 at 21:53
Fuck Phil Fish. He’s been an asshole since he started. He’s an ideas guy that made pixelated sprites because he can’t do anything more and then calls himself a great game designer and tells those that criticize him for being a dick after spending 5 years on creating a horrible platformer to “suck his dick” and “choke on it”
He could die in a pool of his own vomit and nobody significant would shed a fucking tear
RinceThisAndGingerSmite
August 1, 2013 at 11:16
Except for you, who is posting about him?
we say no
July 31, 2013 at 22:01
“HMM NOTHING GOING ON IN THE NEWS TODAY WHATS GOING ON IN THE /4CHAN/SUBREDDIT!? OMG LOLOLOL TIME TO MAKE AN ARTICLE!”
you're mom
July 31, 2013 at 22:02
>>>/v/
le poopyposter face
July 31, 2013 at 22:06
your’e*
le dungwallpaper fronthead
July 31, 2013 at 22:09
no urs
lefecalbannernoseiusholderous
July 31, 2013 at 22:19
wuts mine is ours xD
Dio
July 31, 2013 at 22:15
Fuck off.
Alex
July 31, 2013 at 22:19
Is phil fish eminem?
http://i.imgur.com/WYFQAqe.jpg
Xela
July 31, 2013 at 22:24
Could Mozart still be alive?
http://i.imgur.com/7ds4mtH.png
Gavin Mannion
August 1, 2013 at 05:59
lol awesome… obvious photoshop but I love it
RinceThisAndGingerSmite
August 1, 2013 at 11:17
Gav, you better call your server and request a bit more bandwidth, you have trolls upon trolls (not sure what the measure word for that would be) here now man 🙂 Your advertisers are going to LOVE you 😉
Trevor Davies
August 1, 2013 at 11:27
an incitement of trolls?
RinceThisAndGingerSmite
August 1, 2013 at 11:29
Could be. But incitement is a long word. A ‘gurgle’ of trolls? Never ceases to amaze me how mean people can be when hiding behind a computer.
Trevor Davies
August 1, 2013 at 11:32
Maybe a “gargle” – with the liquid being gargled left to user discretion.
Doll Finn
July 31, 2013 at 22:23
So long, and thanks for all the fish!
Comfort
July 31, 2013 at 22:27
Goddamn, at least steal your news from Reddit like everyone else.
Please, please go.
Both Lazygamer and Phil “White Whine” Trout.
Gavin Mannion
August 1, 2013 at 05:59
We credited who sent us the link directly to the image… We didn’t see this on reddit until after the post was done.
dope_danny
July 31, 2013 at 23:41
So Phil Fish: 5 year old in a 30 somethings body went online to be a douchebag?
In other news the sun rose this morning.
aktorsyl
August 1, 2013 at 00:25
No one noticed the latest comment? “So now I’m a worm as well, is he?”. You slipped up a bit there, Phil. Even troll posts need proofreading.
Someguyfromnot4chan
August 1, 2013 at 01:15
PHIL FISH’S A FAGGOT.
Jimmy Russell
August 1, 2013 at 01:19
#REKT
Jones
August 1, 2013 at 02:03
“4Chan, which is the one place no game developer, no matter how thick-skinned they are should ever go to”
Notch owes some of his early success to posting there in ’09/’10. There’s even a “Woo, /v/!” message on the Minecraft title screen.
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash#Complete_list_of_splashes
Anon
August 1, 2013 at 02:13
Haha photoshop? What’s that? haha!
Bill Whale
August 1, 2013 at 02:27
4CHAN IS FULL OF BULLIES AND TROLLS AND THEIR ABUSE IS WHY SUPER COOL INDIE DEVELOPER PHIL FISH CANCELLED HIS GAME! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE MEAN TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BETTER THAN YOU, LIKE PHIL FISH! HE IS AWESOME!
Andy
August 1, 2013 at 06:31
Best. Post. Ever.
the616kid
August 1, 2013 at 02:28
Read the last post on 4chan though, “So now I’M a worm, is he?” That’s phil fishfucker all right.
Anon
August 1, 2013 at 03:16
Hahahah
Oh wow, this guy just keeps getting better and better
Mr Bojangles
August 1, 2013 at 03:57
Are you serial?If you want actual constructive criticisms and feedback on your titles go to 4chan. If you want a no hurt feelings hugbox go to reddit.
yes there are shitposters, but thinking 4chan is just trolls and instantly invalidating a persons opinion because they come from 4chan is a fucking defense mechanism by shitty devs who cant handle anyone critiquing their work
Admiral Chief Minion 47
August 1, 2013 at 07:55
Mr Bojangles? As in the burger joint???
If so, APPROVED!
Sharky
August 1, 2013 at 04:03
Good riddance, Phil is a self serving shitlord.
Admiral Chief Minion 47
August 1, 2013 at 07:55
LOL @ sh!tlord
Derp Derpison
August 1, 2013 at 09:03
Eh, I found it on reddit anyway. 😛 (Hadlee here)
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
August 1, 2013 at 11:00
I sense those Andy Kaufman lambchops are not just for show. I think Fish is in his man cave, cheese curls on lap, having fun at trolling the masses. I suspect Fez 2 will be back on the cards, when he’s had his Fill (pun intended), or the teary-eyed masses are crying for Fez 2.
The real victim here is Beer, who’s being dragged through the mud, whereas for Phil Fish this is one massive PR schlong. Call me old, call me cynical, but the Banana has always stood firm in the face of PR bullshit.
GOONIE
August 12, 2013 at 18:35
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http://4chanreview.blogspot.com/2013/08/4chan-review-were-you-ever-looking-for.html
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eds
September 1, 2014 at 11:05
this happens because people are stupid…some people that don’t do anything in their entire life, think that can offense a genius video game maker…. Fez is a masterpiece and these people sure only play at call of duty… so please. keep shooting and getting fat in your sofa and let the genius working calm. and not i’m not Phil… i am someone that really enjoy fez like no other… and i know the hard work that did phil, and this is a thing that i appreciate…
A gay
January 27, 2015 at 20:56
go away phil