Understanding The Tetris Effect

Tetris Effect has been a game that has intrigued me since I first saw a trailer for the game. The Tetris effect is something I discovered much later on, and I feel much the same in that I am so intrigued by the idea. In this video, I talk about both. I know this is a different video, but I wanted to dip my toes into a different style and make something out of my comfort zone, and honestly, it was a ton of fun. Let me know if you want to see more videos like this.

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Understanding The Tetris Effect.

Tetris is a game I’m sure you have all heard of at some point. Maybe not played, but definitely heard of. Now I can say as of writing this script I’m borderline addicted to this little block game but for the longest time I thought it was ridiculous. My father had always told me stories of him and his friends playing tetris until the early hours of the morning and I gave tetris a try once or twice but just couldn’t get into it. That is, until I tried Tetris Effect. I’ll be honest, I can’t remember exactly how i learned of this game but I decided to take a leap of faith of sorts and gave it a shot because the trailers showed some awesome visuals. Tetris effect has served as a gateway drug that lured me in with it’s particle effects and beautiful scenery, only to get me hooked on its intoxicating gameplay and leave me, much like my father, up until the early hours of the morning.

So, as I assume some of you may not know, Tetris is a very simple game. You have a series of four blocks that show up in seven different combinations. The combinations are called tetriminos. If a line of tetriminos is created, that line will disappear. Certain combinations and setups can lead you to getting up to four lines cleared with the drop of only one piece, and this is called a tetris. The faster you go and the more lines you clear, the higher your score gets. It’s as simple as that and I’m sure that it sounds boring. But it’s not, I swear. I think the thing that might make it seem boring is that, for myself at least, Tetris is quite boring to watch. I never had much of a reason to really get into it because simply seeing a line disappear wasn’t rewarding enough to keep me engaged, and I find myself struggling in most cases to simply race myself and compete against myself for a new personal high score. Also, what the hell is the Tetris Effect?

Essentially, the Tetris Effect is a phenomenon also known as Tetris Syndrome that describes an event in which someone devotes so much time into an activity that it changes the way you perceive your surroundings and it can even alter the way you think. These thoughts can be obsessive, and individuals have claimed that they can’t prevent such thoughts. Some even see it in their dreams, leading to a poor rest despite how much time you spend in bed. Now this, Tetris Effect, is not exclusive to the game as any activity can cause you to experience similar symptoms. To give an example that puzzle game fans may relate to is the Witness. The Witness sees you connecting these line puzzles and as the game goes on you eventually start drawing these puzzles in the environment. Some have reported that they saw the world differently after playing the game. See that spoon? Doesn’t it remind you of a potential line puzzle?

Tetris Effect is Tetris like you have never seen it. The tetris effect is also quite interesting as a concept. To make a quick correction, Tetris Effect multiplayer does exist but only on PC from what I know and this Tetris Effect review is on PS4 Tetris Effect classic mode and marathon mode along with a few others are present here. Tetris Effect gameplay is as good as it gets and the Tetris Effect connected version which adds some multiplayer is even better. Tetris Effect Series X is not a thing from what I know but we could get it at some point with a likely title of Tetris Effect Xbox. if you search for Tetris Effect videos on youtube you will find runs on grand master Tetris and the awesome Tetris Effect ost which I could not touch on here. Tetris Effect pc is available on gamepass and runs well as far as I saw. Tetris Effect VR is featured in a free update for Tetris Effect PS4. The Tetris Effect zone mechanic is new to both Tetris Effect and Tetris Effect psvr, and pc Tetris. Tetris effect music is also available on Spotify. It contains a ton of songs not seen on the playstation Tetris or the Tetris effect next-gen. This is not Tetris effect vr review, just a base Tetris effect ps4 review