After about three decades of gaming, and having worked in the industry for half that time, it's safe to say I’ve been around the block a few times. I know my favorite genres, the must-plays within them, and some of the more obscure picks I can confidently recommend.
Conversely, I know at a glance when a game just isn’t going to be for me. If I had to choose only one genre that I typically don’t like, it would be puzzle games. Which is where the problem begins.
You see, I also have a deep love of retro games and a considerable case of FOMO. Combine all of this, and the end result is that I feel I should show due diligence to one of the Best Games Of All Time, the retro classic Tetris, but also that I just don’t have the willpower to stick with it for very long at all. No matter how many clones it's spawned.
What is it about puzzle games that doesn’t agree with me? I think it’s partly that, typically, they don’t ‘end.’ When you have a backlog that, stacked vertically, would be about the height of the Chrysler Building, it’s important...
