{"id":659153,"date":"2026-03-31T19:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/a-nice-chat-about-rez"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:34:11","slug":"a-nice-chat-about-rez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/a-nice-chat-about-rez\/","title":{"rendered":"A nice chat about Rez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a-nice-chat-about-rez.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nRez is a terribly good video game &#8211; a synaesthesic shooter from Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Q Entertainment, originally released for the Dreamcast and PS2. Donlan has been a fan for years, and he wondered what Ed Nightingale, who loves music games but had never played Rez, would make of it. Ed played the game, and then they had a nice chat.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Chris:<\/strong> Ed! I am so glad you&#8217;ve finally played Rez. Before we get into the game, I wondered: do you remember when you first heard about Rez? And going in, what was your conception of it? What did you assume you were about to play?\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Ed:<\/strong> I have a vague recollection of a wireframe figure and lots and lots of beats from years ago, which immediately seemed distinctive and something I&rsquo;d want to play. Sadly I never owned a Dreamcast so it just passed me by. I was expecting something experimental, something mesmerising, something trippy. Now I&rsquo;ve finally played, it didn&rsquo;t disappoint.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/a-nice-chat-about-rez\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/a-nice-chat-about-rez\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rez is a terribly good video game &#8211; a synaesthesic shooter from Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Q Entertainment, originally released for the Dreamcast and PS2. Donlan has been a fan for years, and he wondered what Ed Nightingale, who loves music games but had never played Rez, would make of it. Ed played the game, and then they had a nice chat. Chris: Ed! I am so glad you&#8217;ve finally played Rez. Before we get into the game, I wondered: do you remember when you first heard about Rez? And going in, what was your conception of it? What did you assume you were about to play? 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