Formata looks like a very promising game and it indeed a great idea. But i sadly need to firmly recommend not to buy it.

The controls are very clunky and there is no Tutorial in the game in any manner. The Units often disobey order in a such ridicilous manner that it sometimes feels impossible to command them at all. For example your Infantry will always advance to the enemy no matter how how you tell them to go backwards. Only if you are in third/first person and use the "hold" command, they will stop but as soon as you get out of the direct control (for example to give other units an order) they will advance to the enemy immediatly making it impossible to use choke points or archer towers to your advantage.

Next to that it is extremly hard to assault an enemy gate. Even in Testudo formation (btw the only formation you seem to be able to use active even though the entire game seems to be about Unit Formations) and with archers giving counter fire your units will mostly die while trying to break a gate open.

I would really wish i could promote this game as it has so much potenzial and looks so great with its idea, but sadly i cant take it serious.

Formata looks like a very promising game and it indeed a great idea. But i sadly need to firmly recommend not to buy it. The controls are very clunky and there is no Tutorial in the game in any manner. The Units often disobey order in a such ridicilous manner that it sometimes feels impossible to command them at all. For example your Infantry will always advance to the enemy no matter how how you tell them to go backwards. Only if you are in third/first person and use the "hold" command, they will stop but as soon as you get out of the direct control (for example to give other units an order) they will advance to the enemy immediatly making it impossible to use choke points or archer towers to your advantage. Next to that it is extremly hard to assault an enemy gate. Even in Testudo formation (btw the only formation you seem to be able to use active even though the entire game seems to be about Unit Formations) and with archers giving counter fire your units will mostly die while trying to break a gate open. I would really wish i could promote this game as it has so much potenzial and looks so great with its idea, but sadly i cant take it serious.