Tetris

February 6, 2021

Isn’t there a Tetris movie in the works, when is that supposed to come out? [editor's note: Yes, a Tetris movie did come out. No, it is nothing like you had heard it might be.] I think it started as a story about Alexey Pajitnov, and slowly got Hollywood-ed into some sort of sci-fi movie. Sometimes it is better to stick to the basics, and that is where Tetris succeeds. A newcomer to Tetris will understand the game-play loop within 5 minutes of picking up a controller. Yet no two games are alike, the player is always learning, becoming more efficient, getting better at thinking more steps ahead. It is all of video games culminating into a core experience. Tetris Effect came out in 2018, doesn’t change the formula at all, and somehow still ended up in plenty of game of the year discussions. Basics.