Despite being a tetris fan, this didn't really do much for me. I think the game takes itself too seriously in a way that I find kind of annoying. The story mode is just clearing 40-odd lines over and over but with different backgrounds and sounds. It's not even as strong as something like puyo-puyo tetris's story mode, which has a variety of conditions to keep things fresh. Then there's the regular tetris modes, which are pretty basic and the sort of thing you'd expect to see in a tetris game. I tried the online, but matching took too long and I gave up. So on a gameplay front, it's a pretty mediocre tetris experience. The main thing this game has is presentation, which certainly has a lot of pluses but many things that do not appeal to me much at all. The music is very hit and miss, and often falls into genres I really don't care for. They lack much in terms of memorability as well. The changing sound effects for each stage is cool, and the sound design is generally very satisfying. Speaking of the presentation, I feel as though the game comes off somewhat pretentious. It just seems weird to try to have an (as the game describes it) "emotional journey of discovery" through a tetris game. For 40 bucks, this game doesn't offer much at all. Get a big sale or get it on gamepass, because despite the cool visuals it's really just a mediocre tetris game.

Reviewed on Sep 14, 2022


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