Fez is an indie puzzle-platform video game developed by Polytron and published by Trapdoor, first released on April 13, 2012, for Xbox Live Arcade. The player-character Gomez receives a fez that reveals his two- dimensional (2D) world to be one of four sides of a three-dimensional (3D) world. The player rotates between these four 2D views to realign platforms and solve the game's puzzles. Designer Phil Fish appeared in the 2012 documentary Indie Game: The Movie, which detailed Fez's final stages of development and Polytron's related legal issues. Reviewers commended the game's emphasis on discovery and freedom, but criticized its technical issues, in-game navigation, and endgame backtracking. They likened the game's rotation mechanics to the 2D–3D shifts of Echochrome, Super Paper Mario, and Crush. Fez won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and Eurogamer's 2012 Game of the Year award. It sold one million copies by the end of 2013, and influenced games such as Monument Valley, Crossy Road, and Secrets of Rætikon.

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1111:

Henry V, the last ruler of the Salian dynasty, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

1742:

Messiah, an oratorio by baroque composer George Frideric Handel, premiered in Dublin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_(Handel)

1829:

The Roman Catholic Relief Act was granted Royal Assent, removing the most substantial restrictions on Catholics in the United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Relief_Act_1829

1984:

Indian forces launched Operation Meghdoot, a preemptive attack on the disputed Siachen Glacier region of Kashmir, triggering a military conflict with Pakistan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siachen_conflict

1997:

In golf, twenty-one-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest player to win the US Masters, breaking the tournament's record for the lowest four-round score (270 strokes, 18 under par). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods

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pedilavium: 1. (Christianity) The rite of foot-washing based on the act carried out by Jesus Christ on his disciples at the Last Supper. Depending on the church or denomination, it may be carried out at baptism, during Holy Communion, or as part of a Maundy Thursday service. 2. (chiefly medicine, obsolete) A footbath carried out for therapeutic purposes; a pediluvium. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pedilavium

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