Formata

Formata is the kind of game name that could point in several directions, and the title gives away very little on its own. By our assessment, that makes it hard to praise or dismiss without drifting into guesswork, because the public meaning is simply thin. When a game leaves so little durable shape behind the name, the honest response is to keep expectations modest. It may be worth a look if the underlying design is strong, but the name itself does not carry a known hook. Compared with recognisable genre pieces, it sits in the fog. There is not enough solid ground here to pretend otherwise.