* ArtistDisillusionment: After getting into a particularly nasty FlameWar with a video game journalist (freelancer Marcus "Annoyed Gamer" Beer, who was a close affiliate with the now-defunct ''[=GameTrailers=]''), Fish basically said "ScrewThisImOuttaHere" and permanently canceled the planned ''Fez 2'', citing that he was tired of having to deal with the constant verbal attacks and criticism against him.
--> "im done. FEZ II is canceled. [[https://twitter.com/PHIL_FISH/status/361181081820598272 goodbye.]]"
* CreatorBreakdown: Fish has clashed with multiple outlets ultimately leading to his decision not to make a sequel.
%%* DearNegativeReader: The above incident and the ''several'' others afterwards.
* DoingItForTheArt: Fish claims this as the reason he doesn't want to port Fez on to PC platforms like Steam even if it would make him more money. Despite that, it ultimately did get a Steam release.
* UrbanLegendOfZelda: Before release the game was described as built upon this, still no one expected how far that went.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x70mhk GDC 2008 footage]] shows a much faster-paced game with the ability to look around the level at any angle.
** ''Fez II'', development for the game was starting, but after Phil Fish's infamous CreatorBreakdown, the game was cancelled and Fish has angrily denied the fact the game is going to continue. Worse is Fish ''left'' the gaming industry following the backlash. However, in a 2023 interview, he stated that its cancellation had more to do with him genuinely not being interested in making a sequel than anything else.

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