{"id":81942,"date":"2019-02-16T01:38:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T17:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1774719\/"},"modified":"2019-07-10T23:15:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T15:15:57","slug":"tetris-99-is-the-only-good-battle-royale-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/16\/tetris-99-is-the-only-good-battle-royale-game\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Tetris 99\u2019 Is the Only Good Battle Royale Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tetris-99-650x366.png?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>Originally, the entire point of <em>Tetris 99<\/em> was to promote Nintendo\u2019s paid online service for the Nintendo Switch. It was technically free but required the subscription. And the 99-player battle royale only works with a large online player base. But then the game became so popular in its own right Nintendo started treating it like a full-fledged game to support instead of just a perk, holding tournaments and adding new modes.<\/p>\n<p>And now, <em>Tetris 99<\/em> becomes a real boy with a physical European release this September 20 (the same day as the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-lite-is-your-next-nintendo-handheld-1795121\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Nintendo Switch Lite<\/a>). This cart includes the paid DLC like offline modes against bots and local co-op and competitive multiplayer options. You\u2019ll also get a year of Nintendo Switch Online.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to experience the joy of a <em>Tetris<\/em> battle royale game but haven&#8217;t gotten a chance to play <em>Tetris 99<\/em> through Nintendo Switch Online soon you&#8217;ll have another chance. <em>Tetris Royale<\/em> is basically the same 100-player competitive block-dropping bonanza but coming to mobile iOS and Android devices. And it&#8217;s releasing this summer! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/super-mario-bros-battle-royale-is-the-final-form-of-video-games-1792844\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><em>Mario Royale<\/em><\/a> next, please.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1793825\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tetris-royale.png?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tetris-royale.png?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tetris-royale-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tetris-royale-625x417.png 625w, https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tetris-royale-650x433.png 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the past few months the free <em>Tetris 99<\/em> has been one of the best reasons to actually pay money for Nintendo Switch Online. However, if you want the joy of competing against a hundred other <em>Tetris<\/em> players without the stress of those players being real people, you can now pay $10 for a new offline mode that pits you against CPU bots instead. It&#8217;s also a good way to keep your skills sharp when you&#8217;re disconnected. And if you&#8217;re looking to test those sharp skills there&#8217;s yet another prize tournament coming up in just a few days, this time with a retro Game Boy <em>Tetris<\/em> skin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aW9gF6FlzGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Apex Legends<\/em> wasn\u2019t the only free battle royale game to drop out of nowhere this month. At the most recent Nintendo Direct we learned about <em>Tetris 99<\/em>, a new spin on the <a href=\"http:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/index.php\" title=\"\u672c\u7db1\u9801\u63d0\u4f9b\u4e00\u500b\u65b9\u4fbf\u7684\u5e73\u53f0, \u70ba\u5927\u5bb6\u914d\u5c0d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2,IT freelance, \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b , PHP\u88dc\u7fd2, HTML\u88dc\u7fd2, CSS\u88dc\u7fd2, JavaScript\u88dc\u7fd2, XML, Java\u88dc\u7fd2,Server\u88dc\u7fd2, MySQL\u88dc\u7fd2, \u4e2d\u5b78\u96fb\u8166\u79d1\u79c1\u4eba\u88dc\u7fd2, \u5728\u8077\u4eba\u58eb\u96fb\u8166\u63d0\u5347\u88dc\u7fd2,\u5c08\u696d\u8003\u8a66\u96fb\u8166 \u88dc\u7fd2,\u96fb\u8166\u5716\u50cf\u8a2d\u8a08\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2, gra\">class<\/a>ic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/tetris-is-a-perfect-video-game-1697325\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">perfect<\/a>\u00a0puzzle game that has you battling 99 other online players on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-nintendo-switch-1685280\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>. It\u2019s not only good, it\u2019s not only great, it\u2019s not only the best battle royale, it\u2019s the only good battle royale. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<p>I can beat it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FUCK ALL OF YOU <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tetris99?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tetris99<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tetris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tetris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xZqx0oZuhA\">pic.twitter.com\/xZqx0oZuhA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Minor (@JordanWMinor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanWMinor\/status\/1097253994810900480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s more to it than that.<\/p>\n<p>I just don\u2019t like battle royale games. When I first tried <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-is-the-dota-of-shooters-1708660\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><em>PlayersUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds<\/em><\/a>\u00a0two years ago and immediately bounced off of it I naively thought it was issues specific to that game I disliked, not the genre as a whole. I really should\u2019ve known better though because I did compare it to <em>Dota 2<\/em>, and <em>Dota<\/em> isn\u2019t the problem. MOBAs as a whole are.<\/p>\n<p>I admit that later battle royale games appealed to me slightly more than <em>PUBG<\/em> did. While I don\u2019t care about building in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/watch-gamer-sensei-coach-us-in-fortnite-1750440\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fortnite<\/em><\/a>\u00a0I appreciate the game\u2019s distinct identity and can\u2019t help but admire its massive popularity. Blackout mode in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/geek-plays-call-of-duty-black-ops-iiii-1757144\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><em>Call of Duty Black Ops 4<\/em><\/a>\u00a0brings the speed, polish, and great gun-feel I felt was sorely lacking in competitors. And I love the diverse (both in abilities and appearances) characters of the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/shout-out-to-black-women-in-apex-legends-1773095\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><em>Apex Legends<\/em><\/a>. I just don\u2019t want to coordinate with a squad.<\/p>\n<p>But even as the genre evolves core aspects of its, however intelligent, design just keep annoying me. Ideally battle royales are these tense slow builds of gathering weapons, searching for the enemy, avoiding the walls literally closing in on you, and culling the weak before the inevitable final confrontation. But more often than not I\u2019m either completely bored running and waiting around doing basically nothing or getting caught in a random frantic firefight and dying at 56th or 15th place having learned no lesson.<\/p>\n<p>And perhaps worst of all, because battle royales are today&#8217;s prime example of long-lasting games as service with huge audiences, even though I\u2019m not interested, as a games enthusiast I have to listen to other people talk about them basically forever. People can like what they like, that\u2019s fine. But at least right now this one particular zeitgeist is sucking obnoxious amounts of air out of the discourse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jS-9Y9apW0Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>So imagine how pleased I am that not only is <em>Tetris 99<\/em> as good as it is but also other people seem to be digging it as well. It sounds so simple, almost like a parody of the battle royale craze. Take standard multiplayer <em>Tetris<\/em>, where clearing more lines sends garbage blocks to opponents, and expand it to 100 players that all compete until there\u2019s one left standing.<\/p>\n<p>But <em>Tetris 99<\/em> keeps what I find intriguing about the battle royale formula while jettisoning the junk. There are macro strategies to consider, like choosing who to send garbage to such as players in the lead or players already on the verge of death. The idea that you don\u2019t need to win but just outlast everyone also elegantly adds to the sublime stress already intrinsic to <em>Tetris<\/em>. Even the gradual speed increase serves as its own kind of shrinking ring.<\/p>\n<p>The only difference is that playing <em>Tetris<\/em> is still fun even by yourself. The battle royale format here is a great context for gameplay that\u2019s already enjoyable. It\u2019s a battle royale that&#8217;s addictive without long stretches of boredom. And you can improve without relying on stumbling across other players. Really, <em>Tetris 99<\/em> suggests to me that the future of making fun and interesting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/11-video-games-that-should-add-a-battle-royale-mode-1735913\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">battle royale game ideas<\/a>\u00a0requires moving away from the competitive shooter genre entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Much like how <em>Fortnite<\/em> and <em>Apex Legends<\/em> are free partially to help grow the userbase of their publishers\u2019 own digital platforms, <em>Tetris 99<\/em> is only \u201cfree\u201d in that Nintendo is using it to entice you into paying for the Switch\u2019s recent shaky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/a-modest-review-of-the-modest-nintendo-switch-online-1752860\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">online subscription plan<\/a>. But you know what, $20 per year for the only good battle royale isn\u2019t too bad.<\/p>\n<p>For more on <em>Tetris<\/em> watch us talk about why it\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/watch-tetris-is-a-game-to-play-before-you-die-1772596\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">game to play before you die<\/a>\u00a0and read about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/hands-on-the-tetris-effect-is-vr-puzzle-nirvana-1746518\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><em>Tetris Effect<\/em><\/a>, last year\u2019s beautiful <em>Tetris<\/em> innovation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/videos\/blueprint:Emlj1rmYnL\/embed\/?player=offsite\" width=\"725\" height=\"388\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nintendo-Switch-12-Month-Individual-Membership\/dp\/B07FV64QLX\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1705462 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/SEE_IT_HERE_GEEK-1.jpg?resize=178%2C51&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"51\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tetris-99-650x366.png\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/figure>\n<p>Originally, the entire point of Tetris 99 was to promote Nintendo&rsquo;s paid online service for the Nintendo Switch. It was technically free but required the subscription. And the 99-player battle royale only works [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/tetris-99-is-the-only-good-battle-royale-game-1774719\/\">&lsquo;Tetris 99&rsquo; Is the Only Good Battle Royale Game<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/\">Geek.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/16\/tetris-99-is-the-only-good-battle-royale-game\/\">\u95b1\u8b80\u5168\u6587 <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"slim_seo":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[2589,2054,2,2047,2206,2514,3050,16,7],"tags":[398,402,397,414,413,410,409,407,478,481,482,480,479,408,406,399,400,394,10,401,396,403,412,411,395,405,404,477],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7prtj-ljE","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81942"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81942"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148508,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81942\/revisions\/148508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}