{"id":4266,"date":"2017-03-06T03:10:56","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T10:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/forma-8-review\/"},"modified":"2017-03-06T03:10:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T10:10:56","slug":"forma-8-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/forma-8-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Forma.8 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Contrary to popular belief, cure<\/a> great interactive mystery isn\u2019t just accomplished in AAA\u2019s, site<\/a> but indies as well. Horror games like Home<\/em> and Lone Survivor<\/em> have built their atmosphere off of these concepts, purchase<\/a> and less eerie titles such as Thomas Was Alone<\/em> still managed to instill a sense of intrigue. Forma.8<\/em> plans to do this amongst a space-themed Metroidvania structure. It\u2019s an interesting set of ideas, but does it produce greatness?<\/p>\n

Gameplay:<\/h4>\n
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Forma.8<\/em>\u2019s gameplay can seem a bit slow compared to some of the upcoming\/recently released Metroidvania\u2019s out there, but this lets players adapt better to the game\u2019s style, seen often in gameplay. Little tutorial is ever given to you, but it makes the tinier moments, such as a puzzle or two, so much\u00a0better.<\/p>\n

Story &\u00a0Design:<\/h4>\n
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I was worried how Forma.8<\/em> would use some of its structure against an exploration themed backdrop, but the game accomplishes it better than I would have thought. One of the reasons for this is how the controls are aligned, giving you the notions that you have to choose your battles wisely. I love it when games do this, and how it\u2019s placed on top of everything else Forma.8<\/em> does is really\u00a0genius.<\/p>\n

Presentation\/ Visuals &\u00a0Audio:<\/h4>\n
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Forma.8<\/em> is striking for all the right reasons when it comes to presentation, as you\u2019ll find matched ambient tunes and beautiful simplicity flowing with the gameplay. It\u2019s hard to find a point where Forma.8<\/em> shines the highest (all aspects are equally good) but an aspect like this is a good sell if you want to recommend anybody the\u00a0title.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/h4>\n

Forma.8<\/em> was a pleasant surprise, and makes me happy for how indie developers continue to experiment within genres that are viewed as confined. Everything in this game is done with a purpose, and when no mechanics are left to waste, you\u2019re left with a wonderfully crafted\u00a0game.<\/p>\n

Forma.8<\/em> gets a 9\/10\u00a0(Superb)<\/p>\n

We\u2019d like to thank Mixed Bag for giving us a\u00a0code!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to read more features and or reviews like this, please check out The Cube on Medium.com, or our Twitter @TheCubeMedium for more\u00a0updates.<\/p>\n

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Contrary to popular belief, cure great interactive mystery isn\u2019t just accomplished in AAA\u2019s, site but indies as well. Horror games like Home and Lone Survivor have built their atmosphere off of these concepts, purchase and less eerie titles such as Thomas Was Alone still managed to instill a sense of intrigue. Forma.8 plans to do… Read the full article…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4267,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[174,377],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games-media","category-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t