We are making it a trend now, huh? This is not long ago when Puyo Puyo Tetris makes its way on the scene. A similar case was with the launch of the original switch in 2017, when the 2014 Puyo Puyo Tetris (which was released on Wii U and 3DS in Japan) was released worldwide, which served as one of Nintendo’s first game available for the then hybrid of Nintendo.
This was certainly a moment of ‘right place, right time’ for crossover franchise, casual tetric fans, puzzle games dye-horses, and just for the large-scale arrival of players, just looking for more things to play on your shiny new system. Severe, it helped the franchise to resume Puyo Puyo in the broader global market after a long gap from localization.
Now, it seems that Sega aims to tell that the success of Lightning-in-a-Botal with Puo Puyo Tetris 2S-2020-2020’s Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 as one of the first games available for the port-switch 2. Unfortunately, some bizarre options prevent this release from glowing.
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S takes the sequel that once more mashed the world of Putu Puyo and Tetris and tossed in a handful of new features, many of which are designed to take advantage of the new functionality of Switch 2. It looks like a very solid grab on paper, but what is a darling in what is In fact This time, this time, this time, this re-relief looks inappropriate.
In our switch review of Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, Skali found that it is a worthy sequel that is crammed with ways to experience two veterans of the falling puzzle style. All this is still true in this version, which retains the original wealth of mode, unloclles, customicability options, and more. Whether it is a simple alternative battle between Puyo Puyo and Tetris, a mode where Miniskules Puyos falls from the sky, a sharp-transport race to clean 40 rows in Tetris, or the fight of skills that completely change the game by completely replacing the light RPG elements and capabilities, the Puyo Puyo Tritis 2 is an excellent function.
Its recurrence is affected by the adventure mode, offering a light-hearted story, which has a bunch of Puyo Puyo Cast and levels for chewing, as well as its multiplayer mode, which transforms it into a fairly recreational party game for the right crowd.
Unlike all of that juicy returning material, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S adds just a new mode: Puyo Tetris Doubles. This introduces 2V2 battles in the mixture, in which each team should control and demolish two puos or tetrimino simultaneously on the same board. Seriously, your pieces have a collision with each other, which means that you need to coordinate with your partner to stay out of each other and leave the pieces in the right places.
It is a solid addition that can give rise to some fun multiplayer chaos, as you can beg hard to please your friend, PleaseTake out their annoying class blocks out of the road so that you can nail a T-spin at just the right place.
All that said, Puyo Tetris doubles mode looks like a small addition to more plan for the game. This feeling is only strong when given that the mode is limited to a selected number of game styles (vs., party, and fusion) and you need other players that you have any fun. While Puyo Tetris doubles can be played with CPU partners and opponents, you will beat your head against a wall trying to coordinate with AI. For example, single-play gamers are effectively abandoned in cold when it comes about any enough new material in Puyo Tetris 2S.
Outside a new multiplayer-centric mode, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S is very lighter on the enhancement. The game certainly looks better on new hardware, with a resolution collision to look good and crisp, and it runs the butter smooth. This version also adds indigenous gameshire and gameChat support, making you share your copy of the game with wireless and online friends.
Then, Switch 2 has new cameras and mouse mode capabilities. Players can use a connected camera to superimpose their face on different parts of the board during the gameplay – a fun, if eventually luxurious, slightly added.
I have nothing to say about new mouse controls, which feel really terrible and impregnable for Puyo Puyo and Tetris gameplay compared to traditional gamepad input. Your mileage may be different, but it is distrusting the Shohorn Touch and Vagagal gimmick that distressed DS and WII days. In my view, the only savings grace is that it is purely an alternative input method and can be seen as a strange little innovation.
And, okay … that’s it. In addition to some other mins adjustment for experience, the above mentioned characteristics are actually new things available only in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S. The game looks like it was just Little The release and tickle was updated for release on switch 2 compared to its switch avatar, which makes the release and pricing strategy of Sega for this title.
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 has continued the disappointing tendency of Sega not offering any type of upgrade for its switch 2 game. The way Sonic X Shadow Generation and Radou Remastard: The Mystery of the Solles Army, you will need to buy the switch 2 version of the game at full price, even if you own a copy on Switch 1. There may be some reasons for other titles to do this, which look at the case of adequate performance on Switch 2, but does not have enough performance for Puy Puis. This new version is barely different from the original release and offer Very Anyone who played Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 for the first time.
Even beyond the strategy of egoistic pricing, dividing the Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 from your non-comprehensive counterpart seems to be like a misunderstanding that can seriously affect the longevity of this game from a multiplayer perspective. There is no crossplay between titles, which means online experience and players base are even more fragmented than before. Immediately after the launch, I tried several times to find any online matches and failed to find a opponent each time. This can potentially improve because in the days more people dive into switch 2 ecosystems, but it looks like a dark omen for the community and future of this version.
conclusion
More and more, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is a hard release for a score. In any case it is not a bad game – in fact, it is a very decent game that is filled with brims with mode and features to tide puzzle lovers for a long time. However, the original Puyo Puyo is to do everything with a solid skeleton of Tetris 2 and this switch 2 has to do anything with the minimum additions made in re-reliefs.
For new people for the series or those who missed out of its original release, there was a lot of fun. For fans who already have the original version on the switch, I struggle to think of more waste of switch 2 gaming funds than this.
