#50 Tetris 99
The first game on this years list of 50 is Tetris 99. Tetris is sort of the grandfather of puzzle games but 99 is what I consider the best version of it. I really like the battle-royal format for Tetris where the increased speed as well as the increased amount of sent junk make for an intense experience.
Shoutout to Tetris for Gameboy and Tetris DS, two games that just as well could have been present. I like the game modes in Tetris DS more but being able to play against 98 other players won the spot for Switch version.
The impact Tetris 99 have had is keeping my brain active through a time where meds and treatments made it mush. A short session of a few minutes made it an easy pick up game at a time when larger games felt to overwhelming. And the feeling of being the last man standing in Tetris invictus kept me coming back for more, and more often than not getting my ass kicked.
