Feist (video game)
{{Short description|2015 action video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Feist
| image = Feist cover.jpg
| developer = Bits & Beasts
| publisher = Finji Games
| engine = Unity
| platform = Linux, OS X, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android
| release = {{ubl|Linux, OS X, Windows|July 2015|PlayStation 4, Xbox One|December 13, 2016}}
| genre = Action
}}
Feist is an action video game for PlayStation 4, Linux, OS X, Windows, and Xbox One.{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/feist/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Feist for PlayStation 4 Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=September 4, 2018}} It launched on PC in July 2015.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-12-08-physics-based-platformer-feist-is-coming-to-console-next-week |title=Physics-based platformer Feist is rolling onto consoles next week |last=Mateluf|first=Jeffrey |date=August 12, 2016|work=Eurogamer}} On December 13, 2016 it was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Development
Development on the game started in 2008 and a playable beta version was available for download exclusively on the Mac platform.{{Cite web |last=Caron |first=Frank |date=2008-09-18 |title=Feist: a pretty, plain indie platformer for the Mac |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2008/09/zune-gaming/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}} The game would win the 2008 Unity Awards for Best Overall Game and Best Visual Design.{{Cite web |title=Unite 2008: Highlights And Award Winners |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/unite-2008-highlights-and-award-winners |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=www.gamedeveloper.com |language=en}} It would finish development in 2015 and be published by Finji Games as a platform game.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ign.com/games/feist/ps4-20062524 |title=About This Game - Feist |work=IGN website}} The developer is Bits & Beasts in Switzerland.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespew.com/2016/12/feist-review/|title=Feist Review |last=Langrock|first=Brandon|date=December 2016|website=GameSpew }}
Plot
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 65/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/feist/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Feist for PC Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=September 4, 2018}}
PS4: 54/100
XONE: 59/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/feist/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Feist for Xbox One Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=September 4, 2018}}
}}
The review aggregator website Metacritic gave it a score of 65 out of 100. GameSpew said it was visually very gorgeous, but gameplay had issues such as dropped frame rate.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://playfeist.net/}}
- [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/feist-ps4/ FEIST Game | PS4 - PlayStation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312072748/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/feist-ps4/ |date=2017-03-12 }}
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