Articles by Josh Torres

Hands-on with Atlas Fallen: A bit of Darksiders, God Eater, and... Vagrant Story?
Hands-on with Atlas Fallen: A bit of Darksiders, God Eater, and... Vagrant Story?

We took a look at the next game from the developers of The Surge and some parts of it reminded us of a PS1 RPG from the year 2000... in a good way!

preview by Josh Torres on 20 March, 2023

Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo Review
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo Review

Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo is a surprisingly excellent horror mystery-adventure game that's tricky to talk about, and is an easy recommendation to anyone that's the slightest bit interested in it.

review by Josh Torres on 08 March, 2023

Like a Dragon: Ishin! Review
Like a Dragon: Ishin! Review

Like a Dragon: Ishin turns back the clock to the Bakumatsu period in Japan and its new remake is an excellent revitalization of an already solid entry in the Like a Dragon / Yakuza series as it finally launches in the west for the first time at last.

review by Josh Torres on 17 February, 2023

Wandering Sword sprinkles some Live A Live on top of its unique blend of wuxia and HD-2D pixel art
Wandering Sword sprinkles some Live A Live on top of its unique blend of wuxia and HD-2D pixel art

We got an early hands-on access with the limited time demo of Wandering Sword to let you know what you can expect going in.

preview by Josh Torres on 06 February, 2023

Branching Path: Josh Torres’s Top 10 Games of 2022
Branching Path: Josh Torres’s Top 10 Games of 2022

This entire article was written by an AI - even all the choices were generated by it.

feature by Josh Torres on 29 December, 2022

An Interview with KEIZO, the creator of Astlibra Revision - 15 years in the making, Nintendo Switch version in development, Baker's Daughter Mini Story DLC, and more
An Interview with KEIZO, the creator of Astlibra Revision - 15 years in the making, Nintendo Switch version in development, Baker's Daughter Mini Story DLC, and more

Quickly becoming a rising star in the indie scene, Astlibra Revision is a Japanese indie game largely developed by a single person and we got the chance to speak with him!

interview by Josh Torres and Kite Stenbuck on 09 December, 2022

Marvel's Midnight Suns Review
Marvel's Midnight Suns Review

Despite a troubled road to release, Marvel's Midnight Suns is an excellent tactical RPG that delivers an awesome roster of heroes with a compelling battle system throughout its lengthy campaign.

review by Josh Torres on 30 November, 2022

Tactics Ogre: Reborn Review
Tactics Ogre: Reborn Review

While Reborn is largely an excellent re-release of Tactics Ogre (again), many of its gameplay alterations give it new flaws that will have me making caveats in recommending it (again).

review by Josh Torres on 14 November, 2022

Front Mission 1st: Remake deploys on November 30 for the Nintendo Switch
Front Mission 1st: Remake deploys on November 30 for the Nintendo Switch

A remake of the game that started the mecha strategy RPG series will finally be arriving at the end of the month.

news by Josh Torres on 02 November, 2022

Octopath Traveler II introduces Partitio and Osvald with new details, screenshots, and a Character Trailer
Octopath Traveler II introduces Partitio and Osvald with new details, screenshots, and a Character Trailer

Meet the Merchant and Scholar in the first of a series of character-focused trailers.

news by Josh Torres and Adam Vitale on 02 November, 2022

Marvel's Midnight Suns adds Deadpool, Venom, Morbius, and Storm as DLC characters
Marvel's Midnight Suns adds Deadpool, Venom, Morbius, and Storm as DLC characters

You can Morb out in this tactical RPG next year.

news by Josh Torres on 26 October, 2022

CD Projekt RED announces The Witcher Remake, a full remake of the first Witcher game built entirely in Unreal Engine 5
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie makes its way to the west in Summer 2023
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie makes its way to the west in Summer 2023

The climactic chapter tying the fates of the Crossbell and Erebonia arcs together in the Trails series is coming next summer.

news by Josh Torres on 21 October, 2022

Tactics Ogre: Reborn re-introduces more returning Characters and the Beast Tamer, Dragoon, Swordsmaster, Warlock / Witch, & Fusilier Classes
Tactics Ogre: Reborn re-introduces more returning Characters and the Beast Tamer, Dragoon, Swordsmaster, Warlock / Witch, & Fusilier Classes

A look at more characters and classes in the upcoming updated re-release of Tactics Ogre.

news by Josh Torres on 21 October, 2022

Tactics Ogre: Reborn details skills, battiefield elements, Unit recruitment, the Wheel of Fortune, the Chariot Tarot rewind feature, and the World Tarot route change mechanic
Tactics Ogre: Reborn details skills, battiefield elements, Unit recruitment, the Wheel of Fortune, the Chariot Tarot rewind feature, and the World Tarot route change mechanic

Rewind turns to correct past mistakes and even switch to a new route after a certain point in your current playthrough.

news by Josh Torres on 21 October, 2022

Harvestella takes a look at the Holy Capital Argene, the mercenary Brakka, Faerie Orders, FEAR enemies, the Avenger & Pilgrim jobs, and more
Harvestella takes a look at the Holy Capital Argene, the mercenary Brakka, Faerie Orders, FEAR enemies, the Avenger & Pilgrim jobs, and more

Sometimes your party members will have something to say when you eat a meal and will give greater food expects as a result. Yum.

news by Josh Torres on 19 October, 2022

NEO: The World Ends with You is available now on Steam
NEO: The World Ends with You is available now on Steam

TWEWY's sequel gets a surprise shadow drop on Steam and is no longer exclusively available via Epic Games Store on PC.

news by Josh Torres on 19 October, 2022

Star Ocean: The Divine Force introduces Marielle L. Kenny and Malkya Trathen in new Character Trailers; also details Item Creation, Private Actions, Es'owa board minigame, and more in latest Mission Report
NIS America is bringing Ys IX: Monstrum Nox to the PlayStation 5 in Spring 2023
NIS America is bringing Ys IX: Monstrum Nox to the PlayStation 5 in Spring 2023

Adol and Dogi visit the Prison City of Balduq once more on a new platform.

news by Josh Torres on 17 October, 2022

The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure launches on March 14, 2023 in North America; March 17 in Europe and March 24 in Oceania
Sea Horizon shows off three playable characters in a new gameplay trailer
Sea Horizon shows off three playable characters in a new gameplay trailer

Meet three of the characters in this roguelike turn-based RPG.

news by Josh Torres on 13 October, 2022

Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key introduces four new playable characters, Premium & Special Collection Box Editions, save data bonuses, and lots of new screenshots
Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line dives deeper into Series Quests, Endless World, Multi Battle, and more
Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line dives deeper into Series Quests, Endless World, Multi Battle, and more

Send a couple of Fat Chocobo to your friends to obscure their vision from incoming notes in multiplayer.

news by Josh Torres on 10 October, 2022

Follow the lives of four Pokemon Trainers in a new 14-minute gameplay trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Follow the lives of four Pokemon Trainers in a new 14-minute gameplay trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Relax with your Pokemon in Picnics, give them a bath, and even make them a meal from scratch.

news by Josh Torres on 06 October, 2022

Tactics Ogre: Reborn reveals various system upgrades, enhancements, and revamps it will be receiving that improve upon Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Tactics Ogre: Reborn reveals various system upgrades, enhancements, and revamps it will be receiving that improve upon Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

A lot important new gameplay details have been unveiled, including anticipated improvements to the crafting system!

news by Josh Torres on 05 October, 2022

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