Tetris Effect coming out November 9 - time limited demo out NOW

m0dus · Oct 30, 2018

SJPN said:
You need to have an empty "MUSIC" folder on your USB device.

If your /MUSIC folder contains anything, the Sampler app will not copy the tunes to USB.

So dumb how this is implemented and the piss poor error message.

Heh, funny story, we actually generated that music download app for Tetris Effect (and Rez and Lumines before that). It uses a built in SDK feature that essentially is like compiling a small game. It's kind of a necessary evil to use that app because for preorders there aren't any other alternatives :) It's definitely not super intuitive and the error codes aren't exactly helpful.

But the music in the sampler is definitely worth it, IMO, and the highest quality it supports.

m0dus · Oct 30, 2018

Electro said:
Yeah, the upcoming demo should make the decision much easier.

And there is a 10% pre order bonus, not much but better than nothing and it will include a dynamic theme.

I think you guys will dig the theme. We love to do things that have never been done before, and we figured out a way to do animated particle volumes in a graphic environment that doesn't actually support it. It was developed specifically for themes for synesthesia-engine games, and took 6 months to get working!

:D

Fisty · Oct 30, 2018

Preordered this last week. Area X was amazing and if this has that same vibe it's going to be fantastic. VR Tetris is such an good idea

Tayaya · Oct 30, 2018

I find it so strange that there is so much balking at the price. $40 is pretty much what we paid for Tetris DS back when it came out, and that game goes for more than that now on the secondhand market. When the original Tetris came out for the NES it was $49.99 and it's pretty easy to say we're getting a LOT more content on this modern version than we did with that one.

Yes at its core it's still Tetris but I think it's a fresh enough take on the game where $40 seems more than fair.

m0dus · Oct 30, 2018

Fisty said:
Preordered this last week. Area X was amazing and if this has that same vibe it's going to be fantastic. VR Tetris is such an good idea

Having played the game for 20-30 minutes at GDC, it's funny to me to see people questioning the value of the experience at $40. Playing it in VR, especially, was SO fulfilling and mesmerizing, I seriously think a lot of fence sitters will be wondering how they could've doubted. I think the wealth of modes (and the secrets) also far exceeds some more expensive efforts by a wide margin.

Electro · Oct 30, 2018

m0dus said:
I think you guys will dig the theme. We love to do things that have never been done before, and we figured out a way to do animated particle volumes in a graphic environment that doesn't actually support it. It was developed specifically for themes for synesthesia-engine games, and took 6 months to get working!

:D

The waiting for Tetris Effect is hard enough and your post makes the waiting not easier ;)

Very excited for the theme !

Fisty · Oct 30, 2018

m0dus said:
Having played the game for 20-30 minutes at GDC, it's funny to me to see people questioning the value of the experience at $40. Playing it in VR, especially, was SO fulfilling and mesmerizing, I seriously think a lot of fence sitters will be wondering how they could've doubted. I think the wealth of modes (and the secrets) also far exceeds some more expensive efforts by a wide margin.

Agreed, let's not forget Tetris has been a killer app before. When you strip away all the fancy modes and graphics from this to the bare bones, you still have the best puzzle game ever conceived by humans. It's probably the main reason portable gaming was seen as a viable market in the 80s. Not saying it will have the same effect on VR, but I dont think we can discount its impact yet. This would be a fantastic "test drive" for lots of people, since it's so familiar and the particle effects make a hell of an impression.

Death Metalist · Oct 30, 2018

Can someone tell me where could we pre-order the physical version?

Nya · Oct 30, 2018

DrFunk · Oct 30, 2018

Death Metalist said:
Can someone tell me where could we pre-order the physical version?

https://smile.amazon.com/Tetris-Eff...&qid=1540904826&sr=8-1&keywords=tetris+effect

Orb · Oct 30, 2018

m0dus said:
I think you guys will dig the theme. We love to do things that have never been done before, and we figured out a way to do animated particle volumes in a graphic environment that doesn't actually support it. It was developed specifically for themes for synesthesia-engine games, and took 6 months to get working!

:D

It was really cool to see Mark and Miz give you guys a shout-out on the Giant Bomb video!

Death Metalist · Oct 30, 2018

DrFunk said:
https://smile.amazon.com/Tetris-Eff...&qid=1540904826&sr=8-1&keywords=tetris+effect

Hmm I guess it is still not up on Amazon UK then.

Death Metalist · Oct 30, 2018

double post

ghostcrew · Oct 30, 2018

So hyped for this demo to come out. Tetris is my favourite game ever. I will buy it on any console. And this sounds like a great version. Will double dip on a PC version when that comes for VR.

Barrel Cannon · Oct 30, 2018

Tayaya said:
I find it so strange that there is so much balking at the price. $40 is pretty much what we paid for Tetris DS back when it came out, and that game goes for more than that now on the secondhand market. When the original Tetris came out for the NES it was $49.99 and it's pretty easy to say we're getting a LOT more content on this modern version than we did with that one.

Yes at its core it's still Tetris but I think it's a fresh enough take on the game where $40 seems more than fair.

The most vocal gamers are some of the most entitled and ignorant people. Everyone likes a good deal but some people will complain to the moon and back that a game is too much money without considering the costs that go into making a game

DjDeathCool · Oct 30, 2018

m0dus said:
I think you guys will dig the theme. We love to do things that have never been done before, and we figured out a way to do animated particle volumes in a graphic environment that doesn't actually support it. It was developed specifically for themes for synesthesia-engine games, and took 6 months to get working!

:D

Hype! I'm always looking for a good theme and this sounds like it's going to be awesome!!!

Side note: Is there any information as to what will be included in the demo?

Tayaya · Oct 30, 2018

Barrel Cannon said:
The most vocal gamers are some of the most entitled and ignorant people. Everyone likes a good deal but some people will complain to the moon and back that a game is too much money without considering the costs that go into making a game

I don't disagree! Would I be happier if it was cheaper, like $29? Absolutely. Am i going to give it a "hard pass" because it's $39? Absolutely not. With CGU still active for me it'll clock in at $34 which I can't complain too much about.

I see it as a new experience and twist on the falling block puzzle games that happens to unashamedly use tetris as its base. From the couple of gameplay videos I watched a long time ago it looked like each "skin" brings with it a new set of rules or ways that the lines clear that you have to adapt to. Admittedly I have had this one mostly on media blackout but I am operating under the belief this isn't just standard tetris.

Barrel Cannon · Oct 30, 2018

Tayaya said:
I don't disagree! Would I be happier if it was cheaper, like $29? Absolutely. Am i going to give it a "hard pass" because it's $39? Absolutely not. With CGU still active for me it'll clock in at $34 which I can't complain too much about.

I see it as a new experience and twist on the falling block puzzle games that happens to unashamedly use tetris as its base. From the couple of gameplay videos I watched a long time ago it looked like each "skin" brings with it a new set of rules or ways that the lines clear that you have to adapt to. Admittedly I have had this one mostly on media blackout but I am operating under the belief this isn't just standard tetris.

I envy you. My gaming budget is out for Nov-December due to Smash bros(buying a switch for it) but this is at the top of my list in terms of games I want to buy. With black friday around the corner it seems like such a good time to get a VR for Tetris as well

Slime Stack · Oct 30, 2018

Seeing all the extra details inserted in every facet of the game to accommodate both beginners and veterans; the game is definitely worth the 40$.

There has never been a Tetris client that looks as good this while also being as robust.

Sappharad · Oct 30, 2018

MisterB_66 said:
There's no endless mode? Guess I'm sticking to Ubi Tetris for now. PPT endless is too easy that a scrub like me can go infinite at the fastest levels.

There is an endless mode. There are multiple endless modes.
Per the Giant Bomb video, endless is a toggle option on some of the game modes themselves. Marathon Mode has an endless toggle, which is probably the most important one. I haven't seen a list yet of what options are available for what modes, but Marathon also lets you pick starting speed as well, based on the video.

RestEerie · Oct 30, 2018

ghostcrew said:
Tetris is my favourite game ever.

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piratepwnsninja · Oct 31, 2018

So still no word as to why Best Buy shifted their date an entire week later? Amazon is still showing the 9th.

KillerDark · Oct 31, 2018

piratepwnsninja said:
So still no word as to why Best Buy shifted their date an entire week later? Amazon is still showing the 9th.

That sucks, I didn't notice that. I wish PSN would let you use discount codes on preorders, would just get it digitally then. Oh well, guess I'm gonna have to wait a week longer :(

Any idea when the demo will go live?

Border · Oct 31, 2018

When does the demo come out, exactly? As in.....what time of day?

Sappharad · Oct 31, 2018

Border said:
When does the demo come out, exactly? As in.....what time of day?

I don't think they specified a time.

If you have a Japanese PSN account, you can grab it right now:
https://store.playstation.com/ja-jp/product/JP1049-CUSA14346_00-TETRISEFFECT0000

Nikus · Oct 31, 2018

I'll send a kissogram to the person who will share first the full song from the trailer.
I hope the soundtrack will be fully available too.
God I wish I could afford one of these VR apparatus.

Shad · Oct 31, 2018

piratepwnsninja said:
So still no word as to why Best Buy shifted their date an entire week later? Amazon is still showing the 9th.

According to their Best Buy Community site, this is what the rep had to say:

"Re: Tetris Effect Release Date Change & Preorder Bonus Question

‎10-30-2018 09:06 AM

Good Morning everyone-

Thank you for your patience while we looked into the street date change and pre-order bonus issues for Tetris Effect.

Our support team got back to me overnight to let me know that we've changed our street date due to an inventory delay. Because this inventory is arriving later than expected, the release date has been updated to reflect the date we expect to be able to fulfill orders, which is 11/16/18.

Regarding the pre-order bonus, we have received the details on it and it is being set up in our systems. Once it's set up by our support team, it should reflect on BestBuy.com here and should be added to new pre-orders. Existing pre-orders should have the bonus sent to them via email at release."

So yeah, they are saying it's some sort of inventory issue. It's a bummer, too, because I kinda don't wanna wait for their release, but 20% off is nice with GCU. At least they now have the pre-order bonus up, which is new for them as of today.

beelulzebub · Oct 31, 2018

Shad said:
According to their Best Buy Community site, this is what the rep had to say:

"Re: Tetris Effect Release Date Change & Preorder Bonus Question

‎10-30-2018 09:06 AM

Good Morning everyone-

Thank you for your patience while we looked into the street date change and pre-order bonus issues for Tetris Effect.

Our support team got back to me overnight to let me know that we've changed our street date due to an inventory delay. Because this inventory is arriving later than expected, the release date has been updated to reflect the date we expect to be able to fulfill orders, which is 11/16/18.

Regarding the pre-order bonus, we have received the details on it and it is being set up in our systems. Once it's set up by our support team, it should reflect on BestBuy.com here and should be added to new pre-orders. Existing pre-orders should have the bonus sent to them via email at release."

So yeah, they are saying it's some sort of inventory issue. It's a bummer, too, because I kinda don't wanna wait for their release, but 20% off is nice with GCU. At least they now have the pre-order bonus up, which is new for them as of today.

Ah! OK. Well I still want the disc and the GCU discount, so I'm fine waiting a little bit. I'll just play the demo a bit more than I would have to tide me over.

Shad · Oct 31, 2018

beelulzebub said:
Ah! OK. Well I still want the disc and the GCU discount, so I'm fine waiting a little bit. I'll just play the demo a bit more than I would have to tide me over.

I just canceled my old pre-order (since it didn't have the bonus attached to the order) and re-ordered the game. If you do that, shows you should still get the pre-order bonus items on the 9th, which is interesting. But I agree with just waiting a bit for it. I'd rather have a physical copy anyway, but good to see they will still give out the extras in advance.

devenger · Oct 31, 2018

I am most likely going to pre order, as I am wore out on Lumines and just finished Astrobot.

Just waiting for the demo to seal the deal.

shaneo632 · Oct 31, 2018

£34 does seem pretty steep but I'll give them props for doing a demo.

Sagadego17 · Oct 31, 2018

here footage of me playing the demo. i suck at tetris

Deleted member 5604 · Oct 31, 2018

I was a bit worried at the pricepoint as I had no idea how much the game would offer content wise, but the giant bomb video melted those worries away. Now all that remains to be seen is how much fun I actually have with the demo.

Son of Liberty · Oct 31, 2018

Preordered digitally, this is the first time I've ever been hyped to play a puzzle game before, but I couldn't resist Tetris with a style like this.

metsallica · Nov 1, 2018

Demo up in Japan. How the heck do I download from that store in the US?
https://store.playstation.com/ja-jp/product/JP1049-CUSA14346_00-TETRISEFFECT0000

big_z · Nov 1, 2018

metsallica said:
Demo up in Japan. How the heck do I download from that store in the US?
https://store.playstation.com/ja-jp/product/JP1049-CUSA14346_00-TETRISEFFECT0000

should be up in a couple hours here. pass the time with a pleasant tug.

RestEerie · Nov 1, 2018

metsallica said:
Demo up in Japan. How the heck do I download from that store in the US?
https://store.playstation.com/ja-jp/product/JP1049-CUSA14346_00-TETRISEFFECT0000

register with a JP PSN Acct

Sappharad · Nov 1, 2018

I recorded an 80 minute video of the demo that goes through all of the options available & game modes in case someone wants to see it and can't play:

Kyoufu · Nov 1, 2018

I'm in love with the demo. The music is top notch.

killertofu · Nov 1, 2018

Ughhh us version hurry

Slime Stack · Nov 1, 2018

When do games appear on PSN? 3am EST? Or is it a whenever type of deal?

Hispanicguy · Nov 1, 2018

Wow...just played the demo. I was already sold on it cause I'm a fan of Tetris but DAMN this looks amazing.

Here's a video of a stage where random effects are thrown at you during gameplay. Things can go 0-100 real quick with some of these:

And here are some screenshots:

flashman92 · Nov 1, 2018

This is PS4 exclusive, right?

metsallica · Nov 1, 2018

flashman92 said:
This is PS4 exclusive, right?

So far, at least, yes.

Demo acquired. Yay.

Carolina Reaper · Nov 1, 2018

Wondered how they were going to justify 40 dollars, but then I saw all the modes in the game and was like....yeah, I'd pay 60. I personally would pay anything since it's a Miz game. Looking forward to getting lost in the demo this weekend, and then downloading the full game and all the extras a week later.

flashman92 said:
This is PS4 exclusive, right?

Timed most likely.

This will be an easy double dip when/if it hits Switch. And they'd be dumb to not port it there.

DjDeathCool · Nov 1, 2018

metsallica said:
So far, at least, yes.

Demo acquired. Yay.

Still Japan only?

SaberX85 · Nov 1, 2018

Man, the game is so beautiful and the songs are all awesome.

The demo is also up on region 3 asia

metsallica · Nov 1, 2018

DjDeathCool said:
Still Japan only?

Yeah.

So it's almost 3am and I've been playing sleep-tetris for the last hour... But this game is legit. Demo definitely made me happy I pre-ordered digital when the offer went up. In love.

bunkitz · Nov 1, 2018

SaberX85 said:
Man, the game is so beautiful and the songs are all awesome.

The demo is also up on region 3 asia

Ooh, nice. Thanks for the heads up! Checking it out soon.

wapplew · Nov 1, 2018

Upside down effect is hard...
I'm so bad at Tetris, Can't even handle speed level 7.

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