Tetris Effect: Connected feels other-worldly and ethereal.

The aim is simple: Tetriminos (the blocks) are dropping, and you need to make complete horizontal lines to clear them before the top is completely covered.

It might seem like fancy Tetris, but there's a lot of detail and everything feels in sync. The tetriminos feel alive when you clear lines. The backgrounds make you feel like you're floating in the air. The sound design reacts to how you play.

There is a campaign mode and a suite of modes for everyone, such as casual play, a 3-player co-op challenge or one based on the NES versions. A new mechanic introduced in this game is the 'Zone', where you can freeze time to clear more than 4 lines at a time.

It is also a great game to play when you are dealing with something. I just got this game recently as of posting and it helped me heal a bit during hardships. It's easy to pick up and play whenever especially in short bursts.

I highly recommend Tetris Effect: Connected.

The game is beautiful. It's absolutely breathtaking, and visually, this is the greatest Tetris experience you will have by far. However, you might be wondering why I didn't recommend this game.

I'm not your typical Tetris player. I struggle because sometimes it takes me extra time to process information. I had to play on the lowest difficulty, and even then, there were many, and I mean many, levels that forced the player to go at ridiculously fast speeds that are definitely not suitable for beginners with no option to turn it off. I played through Journey mode on the lowest difficulty with the hope of playing through each of the levels at a leisurely pace while still enjoying the beautiful gameplay. Most levels were okay, but there were some that had the player trying to sort and place blocks at speeds that were almost inconceivable.

Imagine doing absolutely perfect for the majority of an unskippable level only for the speed to increase exponentially and cause you to make a bunch of errors that completely ruin the level's progress and forces you to start from scratch. Now, imagine having to do this multiple times to the point of anger and frustration from the constant repetition. This was, unfortunately, my experience with this version of Tetris.

Until they add more accessibility options or at least a way to control the pacing more, I can't recommend the game. Other than that, the game is fantastic for what its worth, and if this is an obstacle you're willing to overcome, then I recommend giving it a try.

I love Tetris! This one is quite good with a decent mechanic! The in-game effects as well as high focus on sound design is sure to get your brain wrinkling and fingers tingling for another round! Good PvP that capitalizes on its given gimmick. This one is great!