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Honors the breadth of experience Tetris has to offer. Needs to be played in VR.

Tetris but with music and special effects

just tetris but with amazing visuals and amazing soundtrack

I played this when it first came out on PS4 and have been returning to it with the EGS version. People might scoff and say "it's tetris lol" but this game means business. Taking a rather unknown music producer by the name of Hydelic, asking him to make like 40+ songs of varying genres and styles, and managing to have an art team keep up with the pace is like the planets aligning. As far as single-player Tetris experiences go, it really doesn't get much better than this (Besides maybe DS or Axis). The journey mode is dope, the effect mode has all the side modes that die-hards love, and even just the general feel of the controls is at a peak of the franchise. The worries I had that this game might be plagued by the visual/latency problems that other UE4 games have seen were in the past once I got my pace really going. The only real thing this game makes me yearn for is some sort of multiplayer experience (especially considering the marketing reliance on the word "connected"), but the new edition coming next year seems to be taking my desires blowing them out of the water. The developers seemed to set out on a specific vision and completely nailed what they were going for. To me, that's the mark of a perfect game.


An excellent twist on the classic Tetris formula, Tetris Effect's delightful synesthesia is absolutely worth experiencing.

It's tetris with added seizures.
VR version was a disappointment, you'd expect the particles to fly past you but everything is completely flat. There's zero sense of presence

Some of the level are just ain't it. But those levels that do wow you will keep wowing you over and over.

Shoulda waited for VR.

It's Tetris, but even more beautifully showcased than ever before with mesmerizing lights and gorgeous music. What more could you ask for? Perfect.

Another solid Tetris entry with great states and music, but I'd also argue that the overly positive praise the game got isn't necessarily deserved. I'd equate it as a decent sequel to Tetris Axis, but not revolutionary in its own right. I do like some of the online/social aspects the game is pushing, but the online matchmaking itself is so-so, with pairings sometimes taking several minutes or not pairing at all.

I absolutely adore Tetris as a game and as a franchise, and Tetris Effect does it a complete justice. Not only is it frankly gorgeous, it introduces the Zone mechanic, which makes it really interesting. The multiplayer mode is just as fun as the story mode, which is a great sign for a great game.

Tetris has always had a special place in my heart, and this VR supercharged iteration of Tetris was audio/visual nirvana. The PSVR experience was top-tier!

More thoughts here: https://neoncloudff.wordpress.com/2018/11/25/return-to-psvr-part-ii/

Tetris in any of its forms, aside from Tetris 2, is always a delight and this is no exception. While I'll likely still play Tetris 99 or Puyo Puyo Tetris over this one, that's 100% only because I prefer Tetris as a handheld game. Otherwise this is maybe the best Tetris game I played or close to it.

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Absolutely stunning game. My dad passed away not too long before the game came out. Needless to say I sunk many many hours into this beautiful transcendent game. It honestly helped me through so many things during that time that I will be forever grateful for the experience.

tetris has been around since 1986, and pretty much the only time it is ever bad is if it FEELS bad to play. like playing on a phone with terrible buttons, where the movement feels bad.

this...is one of those time.

"Completed" in that I finally finished the journey mode... after having it since launch.

I'd like it better if I was better at tetris

also after a game of fun and varied art/music, the finale song is generic and boring

Extremely good graphics and sound effects quality

Feels divine to play in VR. Also very fun way to play Tetris. Can't recommend enough.


It’s Tetris cmon. But really I spent so many days just vibing to the music and playing the game

i never thought tetris could make me cry (good) yet here i am