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Hot Take: Tetris Should Not Be On Any Top 10 ALL TIME BEST Games List
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Neff
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bitbydeath
Member
Blockout was better.
Success
Member
I agree in terms of cultural impact but not gameplay.
Only boomers enjoy Tetris.
Modern gaming is very opposed to games like Tetris.
Twilight Princess
Member
It’s better than your favourite game tho
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
If PAC MAN is on that list, so is Tetris.
TransTrender
Gold Member
Tetris is the bestest
Kilau
Member
Modern gaming is pretty shit. Tetris is fun as a game.
Guilty_AI
Member
tommycronin
Banned
Everybody knows what Tetris is. When your children's children are pissing in pots they'll whisper Tetris is still goated
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Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
This is not a hot take.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Nothing more satisfying than clearing a bunch of blocks on your gameboy with a wormlight. Tetris rules.
Kokoloko85
Member
I agree to some extent.
Like Minecraft
But at the same time, I really enjoy playing Tetris to this day and new versions.
Like Minecraft
But at the same time, I really enjoy playing Tetris to this day and new versions.
Beastclaw Raider
Banned
Tetris Gameboy should be based on the amount of hours played on toilets across the world. The game play remains relevant even today. So simple, so addictive.
Outside of the portable versions, it does lose a bit of its luster. The VR tetris was pretty sublime though, music and all. You can zone out and go into a zen like state.
Outside of the portable versions, it does lose a bit of its luster. The VR tetris was pretty sublime though, music and all. You can zone out and go into a zen like state.
Pelao
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Shifty1897
Member
Tetris is a classic and a fantastic game in every sense. Sorry it doesn't have gacha loot boxes, a mandatory online connection, and a character creator with a gender slider OP.
Side note: adding all this into a fan made version of Tetris would be the ultimate game jam game. Call it "Modern Tetris".
Side note: adding all this into a fan made version of Tetris would be the ultimate game jam game. Call it "Modern Tetris".
TLZ
Banned
TLZ
Banned
My kid does.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
DryvBy
Member
Dude, modern gamers remember some trash indie like Thomas Was Alone and think it was a moving masterpiece.
Guilty_AI
Member
what you're talking about, this is a classic
Now to further enhance your algorithm, have an old man playing weeb games songs on a violin
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radewagon
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Just like Super Mario Bros. was not the first platformer, and Doom was not the first FPS game, and Double Dragon was not the first brawler, and Street Fighter was not the first fighting game, Tetris was not the first puzzle game. But, like the aforementioned titles, Tetris is among a very short list of games that so perfected its mechanics that it became genre defining. The fact that it is synonymous with and revolutionized the hugely popular puzzle game genre means that it has earned its place on any all-time best list that chooses to include it.
And I can say all that even though I don't particularly like the game. Mad respect to Tetris.
And I can say all that even though I don't particularly like the game. Mad respect to Tetris.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
We shouldn't count this game that helped ease the mainstream into gaming as a hobby in the top lists because I don't agree with the perfectly sensible rubric that's the unwritten standard in "qualifications for a good game,"
I'd say in the classical oldskool Nintendo game design philosophy, Tetris is pretty close to perfect. The premise is simple. The game is simple. But the factors that make it harder are based on the player's reflexes and hand eye coordination and nothing super cheap or left field. Mechanics aren't introduced midway through, there's no winning class or ability set up that you'd be an idiot not to use. It's a pure, quintessential GAME that is appealing in part BECAUSE of how mundane it is. Like a plain salted kettle cooked potato chip. Mmm, tastes like corrugated cardboard and sweat, but fuck me if I can walk away from a bag.
If the argument moved on to "there should be a more strictly enforced standard for these top 100/10/5 Lists," then I'd be willing to listen, but the elephant in the room is really
Who fucking cares?
Also, I fucking hate Tetris.
I'd say in the classical oldskool Nintendo game design philosophy, Tetris is pretty close to perfect. The premise is simple. The game is simple. But the factors that make it harder are based on the player's reflexes and hand eye coordination and nothing super cheap or left field. Mechanics aren't introduced midway through, there's no winning class or ability set up that you'd be an idiot not to use. It's a pure, quintessential GAME that is appealing in part BECAUSE of how mundane it is. Like a plain salted kettle cooked potato chip. Mmm, tastes like corrugated cardboard and sweat, but fuck me if I can walk away from a bag.
If the argument moved on to "there should be a more strictly enforced standard for these top 100/10/5 Lists," then I'd be willing to listen, but the elephant in the room is really
Who fucking cares?
Also, I fucking hate Tetris.
Hmm, I'm not sure I would personally place it in my top 10 but it's definitely in my top 30.
It's the very definition of a videogame and even the 34 year old Game Boy version is still fun to play after all these years, and will remain enjoyable for decades to come. Which is more than can be said for most games. Most other games, and especially games that tradionally compete for GotY are obsolete after a few years. I mean, you could argue that something like GTA5 earns a spot in a top 10, but once GTA6 releases, everyone will claim that 5 has aged poorly and sucks. The same happened with 4 and earlier games.
For me, for a game to earn a spot in my top 10/30/50/whatever, a game needs be a timeless classic that can still be enjoyed after countless years, sequels and (hardware)improvements and so Tetris earns that spot easily.
It's the very definition of a videogame and even the 34 year old Game Boy version is still fun to play after all these years, and will remain enjoyable for decades to come. Which is more than can be said for most games. Most other games, and especially games that tradionally compete for GotY are obsolete after a few years. I mean, you could argue that something like GTA5 earns a spot in a top 10, but once GTA6 releases, everyone will claim that 5 has aged poorly and sucks. The same happened with 4 and earlier games.
For me, for a game to earn a spot in my top 10/30/50/whatever, a game needs be a timeless classic that can still be enjoyed after countless years, sequels and (hardware)improvements and so Tetris earns that spot easily.
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Well, that is like = Your opinion, man.
