by far the best version of tetris. a perfect concoction for the senses, a transcendental campaign, and infinitely replayable arcade modes to match any mood. it manages to take tetris (which ive always liked but rather passively) and make it something much more tribal and primal in some stages, and beautiful and serene in others. i adored every second. this is the first time ive really felt that 'flow state' while playing tetris, too. my only pitfall comes from a matter of skill; i still suck utter nards at tetris. skill issue, i know.

I love Tetris, that much is obvious.
I played the original Game Boy version on Switch and I've had fun playing 99, too, as well as a tiny LCD game version and I thought I was set until I happened upon Tetris Effect for free with a PlayStation Plus membership.

This is probably the most beautiful version of Tetris I've ever seen.
I see myself as pretty good at the game so that wasn't much of a distraction from the gorgeous visuals.
Earth from above, ethereal jellyfish, dolphins that jump out of the water every time you get a line, it's all bloody marvellous.

Not to mention the soundtrack, which honestly rivals recent electronic releases. I might actually listen to the album on its own eventually because a lot of it sounds a lot like the music of Porter Robinson and Madeon.

Sure, single player Tetris might get a bit boring after a while but I love playing it and the changes every 35 lines keep me well engaged.

This is definitely my go-to Tetris game when I need some time to think because it really does the job and then some.

The VR Mode also really enhances the experience, too.

This 5-star review is not earned entirely off the merits of this specific game. Rather, I consider Tetris Effect to be the definitively best version of modern Tetris, and Tetris itself is a perfect game.

Tetris Effect especially understands Tetris as a meditative experience. It enhances that meditation through gorgeous music that reacts to your placement of pieces, and ephemeral relaxing visuals.

Tetris changed my life, really. Tetris is a patient companion for when the mind is too chaotic. Tetris is beautiful.

Tetris Effect finally after all this time led me to start enjoying playing this game, I always thought I just didn't enjoy it and just said I was bad at Tetris but the way Tetris effect is designed makes me want to keep going and not just give up when I lose. I was worried playing this game with its tagline of "experience the emotion" this game would just be a pretentious version of Tetris, but thankfully it wasn't and the main campaign of Tetris Effect is an enjoyable experience and one that I recommend.

Takes the 'universal' design of Tetris and then dresses it up with what else that word might mean. It can only do this with its plentiful effects. Swirling, sparkling stars, leaps from inner to outer space---the universe. Images of different biomes and cultures, difference genres of music and lyrics about how we're connected---the universal. It isn't subtle. More universal still is just the use of color, contrast, and movement regardless of intended meaning. I wish it pushed that further and simply played with pattern, movement, and abstraction more.

It has some variation and alternate modes, but what Tetris game hasn't since the 90's? It's about the lightshow, and it's pretty to be sure, but Tetris always struck me as a modest game. I'm not that good at it and never played it much outside of the arcade and Gameboy, but even in its time it was something quaint and efficient. All the glam in this rendition doesn't distract as much as I thought it might, but I don't think it adds a whole lot.

It's ostensibly Tetris given the Lumines treatment. But that was a game where the tempo of the music was a mechanic and the visual/aural mixtape structure felt better implemented or at the very least more novel.