This is technically about two video games, but it’s really about the same game. When I say these are the same, I don’t mean they are comparable or one inspired the other or one is a spiritual successor. No, they are the same exact game, except for having Sonic characters or Kirby characters. Fortunately, it’s an excellent game!
I always fell more in the Dr. Mario camp of falling icon puzzle game preferences, so when my closest friend and Mean Bean advocate said he was clicking with Dr. Mario 64, I had to give Puyo Puyo another try. I immediately got stumped by the second (of thirteen!) levels. But once I learned the patterns and the importance of combos, things started to make sense. I was eventually able to progress through and vanquish King Dedede and Dr. Robotnik in their respective games, even as the blocks are dropping faster than I could see them. It’s almost not possible to watch them fall, you simply have to line them up and hope. I can see how someone can get good at this, but it took fairly lucky massive combos for me to finish both games. And at the end of the day (literally), I’m closing my eyes and seeing beans fall. That’s a bonus win for me.
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