Tetris Effect: Connected introduces interesting twists to a winning formula; a reactive environment and fluctuating gameplay.
In Journey Mode, some of the areas are relaxing whilst others are upbeat and quick. However, I found this to be hit-and-miss as there were spikes in difficulty due to suddenly maxing the speed. Sometimes, the flow into a more challenging game felt steady, whilst other times it felt like a punishing difficulty increase with nothing to learn from.
Whilst the music and visuals were charming, it did feel loaded with redundant elements, accidentally shifting the camera mid-game is annoying and serves no real purpose. I could complain that the visuals were somewhat distracting, but I guess that was the point of some of them.
Whilst free to play on Game Pass at the time of writing this review, I can't recommend it at full price. I can only recommend it to those who feel like the occasional lazy game of Tetris, but other (cheaper) options are available.
In Journey Mode, some of the areas are relaxing whilst others are upbeat and quick. However, I found this to be hit-and-miss as there were spikes in difficulty due to suddenly maxing the speed. Sometimes, the flow into a more challenging game felt steady, whilst other times it felt like a punishing difficulty increase with nothing to learn from.
Whilst the music and visuals were charming, it did feel loaded with redundant elements, accidentally shifting the camera mid-game is annoying and serves no real purpose. I could complain that the visuals were somewhat distracting, but I guess that was the point of some of them.
Whilst free to play on Game Pass at the time of writing this review, I can't recommend it at full price. I can only recommend it to those who feel like the occasional lazy game of Tetris, but other (cheaper) options are available.