Review for Puyo Puyo Tetris 2. Game for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, the video game was released on 08/12/2020 The version for PC is scheduled in the 2021.
Version for PlayStation 5 from 31/12/2020
Being dazzled by the splendor of the playful offer proposed by Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is essentially obvious, especially for puzzle game fans. Anything you could wish for has in fact been implemented in the binary code of the inked work by the Sonic Team, and with the promised cross play of future introduction, the whole playful package takes on the characteristics of a creature of superior quality, very different, almost complementary to the seminal Tetris Effect.
If the masterpiece forged by Tetsuya Mizuguchi is all based on the synaesthetic coexistence between mesmerizing gameplay and audiovisual experience of absolute level, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 places itself one step lower in terms of aesthetic care, proposing itself as the most comprehensive compendium of playful possibilities for fans of the Puyo Puyo saga and the legendary Alexey Pajitnov franchise, coming to overly stimulate the lacrimal glands, pushing them to pour out their secret, empathically tickling the soul of the beefy gamer through a playful apparatus decidedly out of parameters.
An apparently skimpy menu welcomes the enthusiastic gamer, anxious to compulsively pierce the corneas of his opponents through elaborate destructive chains hatched against the impassive tetrominoes or the much more lively blobs protagonists of the SEGA series born in the now prehistoric 1991, but it is only appearance: exploring each branch more carefully, the playful canvas offered by Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 opens up in all its dazzling disruption, freeing itself from a somewhat anonymous initial impact. In this context, improving the excellent foundations laid with the first episode was by no means obvious, but the developers have made it, injecting into the game a series of decidedly tasty innovations, usable through the Adventure mode.
Taking part in this tetraminic prosopopoeia, the gamer is enveloped by a series of challenges with increasing difficulty, selectable by means of a convenient game map strategically scattered with points of interest. There ability to complete side missions and unlock valuable items it will give a hard time even to the toughest of Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 fans. During this two-dimensional journey, the user will be led by the hand to discover (almost) all the types of challenges available, representing de facto much more than a robust tutorial. In this regard, it should be emphasized how some of the more advanced challenges will surely give even the most seasoned puzzle gamer a hard time. Man warned, pad saved.
This mode also introduces a versus mode significantly different from the usual battle to those who manage to eliminate more colored lines / green beans and break the eggs in the opponent's basket, bombarding him with extra pieces.
Taken by Puyo Puyo Chronicle, the Skill Battle will place the gamer face to face with a second opponent, governed by the CPU or by a hopefully thinking human mind, with the sole purpose of dethroning the other by making others' life points drop to zero with shots of stuck tetrominoes and green beans erupted. Two aspects that are indeed very tasty define this mode, distinguishing it from the pack. First, it is possible to think about building a team - fully customizable - composed of three characters selectable from a very extensive roster, characterized by the "usual" JRPG-style statistics such as attack, defense and magical regeneration, in such a way as to exploit the main abilities of each of them.
The opening to customization of your team, which will allow you to perform these skills at the cost of precious magic points that can be regenerated during the virtual battle, extends to possibility to enhance the abilities of your group by giving them some items, which can be equipped before the Skill Battle begins. Said objects, collectible by meeting certain conditions in the Adventure mode, are given out in the form of cards and contribute significantly to the creation of the perfect team.
To find the classic nit, one could argue about the bad choice by the development team of rexclude the possibility of customizing your team in the options screen, a fact that interrupts the flow of the game, forcing the already overburdened user to exit Adventure mode, return to the main menu and navigate a series of branches to reach the much-needed customization screen. Trivia. All the modes present in the very first Puyo Puyo Tetris are obviously confirmed and re-proposed in this puccioso sequel, helping to build an incredibly complete experience with the online mode to be the classic icing on the cake.
Nothing to report, as anticipated at the opening of the review, with respect to the audiovisual sector of Puyo Puyo Tetris 2. Everything from the non-animated cutscenes to the backgrounds that frame the matches exudes the classic anime style that has delighted fans of the SEGA franchise for years. The characterizing voices of the various characters, available in Japanese or English, contribute to making the whole production even more kawaii, marrying perfectly with a series of melodious lullabies that, combined with some remixes of historical pieces, go well with the frenetic action of game proposal.
Homo ludens, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 and a desert island. The Sonic Team title represents everything the enthusiast would need to feed himself, should he be forced to survive alone in any of the Hawaiian islands. Drowned in a sea magnum of content, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is positioned with full merit among the reference productions in the puzzle game field, offering the usual compulsive gameplay and replayability that, if in single player is guaranteed by the enormous amount of modes available , in multiplayer touches peaks so far rarely reached by any other exponent of the genre. A serious candidate for the throne of best puzzle game of the year.
► Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is a Puzzle type game developed and published by Sega for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, the video game was released on 08/12/2020 The version for PC is scheduled in the 2021.
Version for PlayStation 5 from 31/12/2020
