For a very long time I've wanted to be into Tetris. It was a game I looked at and was like "I'm pretty sure I'd like that, I should get it at some point". But that opportunity never really came but then! Tetris Effect came out late last year on PSVR and everyone said it was amazing! Transcendent! Spiritual! It's announced a few weeks ago it is coming to PC and VR and I say "Here we go! Epic Store be damned..."
Now that I'm 'finished' with it: Yeah this is pretty damn good. Honestly I think I'd prefer a Lumines VR to this but it is pretty great. Tetris is very addicting I just wish I wasn't so terrible at it, hahaha. The main draw is "Journey" mode that takes you through 20~ odd songs and levels that have strong themes tied to moving through the world, and the music accompanying them is generally very very good. The game begins and ends on VERY strong tracks and honestly sags a bit the entire rest of the way, but they're hardly bad or even mediocre. Just not that great? I made it all the way through and I loved the ending, almost Nier Automata-esque in a way. Not that great of course but good!
Then I played a few of the extra modes, they're kinda whatever as far as I could tell EXCEPT: there's a challenge mode that has weird quirks pop up every 15-30 blocks or so - Giant pieces, no ghost drops, inverted view and controls... it was awesome! I will definitely be going back and playing this more, but since I saw the end credits I'm calling it finished!
Now that I'm 'finished' with it: Yeah this is pretty damn good. Honestly I think I'd prefer a Lumines VR to this but it is pretty great. Tetris is very addicting I just wish I wasn't so terrible at it, hahaha. The main draw is "Journey" mode that takes you through 20~ odd songs and levels that have strong themes tied to moving through the world, and the music accompanying them is generally very very good. The game begins and ends on VERY strong tracks and honestly sags a bit the entire rest of the way, but they're hardly bad or even mediocre. Just not that great? I made it all the way through and I loved the ending, almost Nier Automata-esque in a way. Not that great of course but good!
Then I played a few of the extra modes, they're kinda whatever as far as I could tell EXCEPT: there's a challenge mode that has weird quirks pop up every 15-30 blocks or so - Giant pieces, no ghost drops, inverted view and controls... it was awesome! I will definitely be going back and playing this more, but since I saw the end credits I'm calling it finished!