fez
I was watching a youtube walkthrough that showed someone zooming in the Fez camera.
This is what I see when I go into controls. I only see "Zoom in" and "Zoom out" for the map, but no mention of zooming in the actual game. Anyone know how I can zoom in inside the game?
There is one room in particular that provides what you're looking for. You don't need to copy NPC dialog, though part of the fun is copying the other wall-writings for later consideration. So there is no single intended method (I imagine most people will look online)—your method could work, though it sounds frustrating.
Want a hint for that room's location?
It's off of the waterfall room.
Want an even bigger hint?
A pillar in the room links the code to an English pangram (sentence containing every letter of the alphabet).
And to give it away:
In the tree room above the waterfall, a fox jumps over a dog next to this pillar, which reads all the way around: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." (image)
It's in the "modern temple" area (the 16-cube door), behind the large 32-cube door.
It'll show as a large black opening if you've already been inside.
Best Answer
This isn't "zooming in" what you are seeing is "First Person View".
You can only do this in New Game+ mode where you are granted glasses that allow this first person view.
Once you unlock it you can push: i,j,k,l to use it.