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Did these fuckers reinvent the wheel?

It's a combination of game feel, music, aesthetics, and a proper approach and understanding of the game. Also the sheer simplicity of tetris helps you get into that flow state asap, adding to a more addictively enjoyable experience. It's no small feat of game design to take something familiar and simple, and make it feel definitive and fresh. (((Game design))) courses will fellate this game for decades, for good reason.

>>15758399

So just like Rez.

>>15758374

I am a cynical, distrustful, sourpuss and i think they did. I got red dead redemption 2 the same day and played it for four hours. Then i started playing this and rooty tooty cowboy shooty has not been touched since.

If i had to use a word 'purity' of the vidya comes to mind.

>>15758404

I'm amazed they didn't call it TetRez in a bad marketing choice honestly. But i would love to see what Alexy Pajitnov thinks of it after making the original in his free time in a soviet hellhole during communisms collapse.

>>15758531

Its really good. I havent said that about a game since the PS2 era.

>>15758484

>he spent money on RDR2

>>15758552

It was the mistake of the two certainly. When you know what happens to the core characters in the game you play ten years ago the story is pointless and it becomes an ubisoft tier map filling busywork sim.

>>15758523

Pajitnov is still alive?

>>15758587

Surprisingly yes, and he's not even that old, he's 62.

I normally don't call games overrated but this is just fucking tetris with kanye west music. I'll pass.

>>15758399

>>15758404

Pretty much. When I play Puyo Tetris in vs. against friends, it usually takes some time in order to get in the 'zone', but it quickly wears off.

I tried the demo of TE, and the combination of lights, vibration of the controller and sound feedback make it quite easy to get in the 'zone'. It relaxes me, and I haven't even tried the VR mode which is probably even more powerful.

The same effect of the 'zone' can be achieved in rhythm games - when I play Pump it Up or osu, in certain charts/maps after a while, I feel a state of hyper-concentration in which I can hit notes that would normally trip me up. Stuff like PIU 'runs' which are a sequence of rapid alternating steps are usually very tough, but once you get the hang of it they're not that hard.

Aaaanyway, TE still has a major drawback: No multiplayer. Seriously? I understand Mizuguchi's stance of 'it would break the perception' and whatever, but it's still dumb. It could've still worked - even with creative things like player attacks doing shit like making the other players' controller vibrate erratically instead of following the beat, or doing some light show to distract you and get you off the 'zone'.

>>15758587

A friend he made from Nintendo who came to russia to get the rights for tetris in a 4 way deal that helped make the game boy the hit it was helped him escape to Seattle and they founded The Tetris company and bought the rights from Elcome the former soviet export control agency that became a private firm.

The history of tetris is fascinating.

>>15758651

I'm happy for him, he deserves it.

>>15758671

Much better than his friend who took it to study addiction at the soviet institute for mental health research. He became addicted to Tetris and ended up killing his family before killing himself years later.

Some buddies of mine were discussing the Tetris Effect today. I thought it was a documentary or something at first. Then I found out it was actually some game. Went online and checked some gameplay vids to see what the fuss was all about.

>eyesore distracting visuals

>rapper music

>cheap gameplay gimmicks like "perfectris"

I legit got pissed off that this fucking shit was being lauded. I never thought I'd find myself yearning for the Game Boy version and the simplicity of its aesthetics, music, and gameplay.

>>15758639

>osu

>not experiencing the trancendence of getting a perfect jumping jack flash in EBA on the hardest setting.

Its like time slows down and you become that galaxy mind meme.

>>15758712

Funny you mention that, the latest beatmap I installed is exactly that one, JJF from EBA.

It's been a while since I played it on the DS, and it does feel different on a bigger screen. I need to practice it more.

>>15758701

I actually played nearly all of Infinity Gene, with the exception of the DLC. It was alright, just kinda plain.

>>15758722

do you feel it Zach?

>>15758712

Anon, now I have to post that song

>>15758357

I've been playing it nonstop since release so yeah, safe to say I'm in love with it too and addicted. The last Tetris game I played was Tetris DS and the last one I truly loved was Tetrisphere on N64 but this one just rekindled my childhood love for the game and took me to the next level. I'd wear out batteries on my Game Boy. Now I'm having to recharge PS4 controllers on the regular because the vibration effects keep killing the batteries. I get to playing all the levels in order on Expert and while I haven't done a complete run yet I've gotten pretty close. Many hours of my life have disappeared and I don't regret them one bit.

As much as I love the existing levels, I just wish there were a few more musical styles for the non-ambient tracks. I'd really love a rock/metal-themed level and more Rez and Child of Eden-like tracks. I'd honestly pay for additional songs as DLC.

>>15758701

Haven't gotten around to this one yet, thanks for reminding me. I loved the Space Invaders Extreme games and this one really caught my eye when announced. I heard good things, it just fell off my radar.

>>15758741

F

>>15758743

If they did a major patch or sequel or something i'd like them to bring back the last gen console idea of 'rip CD's to use your music in games'. It made the already excellent Burnout Revenge Even better.

Imagine Tetris Effect but you can make a 'custom playlist' of your favourite levels but with your own music. Want heavy metal? go nuts. Low fi hip hop beats? go nuts, weeb idolshit? go fucking nuts.