Articles by Josh Torres - Page 31
We take a look back at the immense legacy of the mainline Sakura Wars games and the enhancements the series has gone through in anticipation of the newest entry releasing in the west soon.
feature by Josh Torres on 14 April, 2020
Honkai Impact 3rd is to Bayonetta as Genshin Impact is to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. We go hands-on with miHoYo's next big game.
feature by Josh Torres on 29 March, 2020
Way of the Samurai returns with a smaller, more restrained, spin-off title that's an interesting experiment of how it would fare as an isometric roguelite, yet it never manages to capitalize on its ambitious gameplay systems.
review by Josh Torres on 21 February, 2020
Everything you can expect to see in this upcoming fighting game's robust single player mode.
feature by Josh Torres on 14 February, 2020
Our final chapter to the Decade Memoirs explores a unique perspective that reflects back on Capcom's revered open-world action RPG.
feature by Josh Torres on 31 December, 2019
Game Freak's newest project is an adorable game that's marred by severe optimization and gameplay balance issues.
review by Josh Torres on 16 October, 2019
Lab Zero's crowdfunded Valkyrie Profile-inspired RPG has finally released and the result is a brilliant game filled with personality and heart.
review by Josh Torres on 07 October, 2019
The legacy of Armored Core lives on and it's important to highlight why Daemon X Machina is so important to a very niche crowd of the gaming community.
feature by Josh Torres on 22 September, 2019
The latest hit from PlatinumGames is an ambitious action adventure game that largely succeeds in many ways, though it's juggling so many aspects that some fall through the cracks.
review by Josh Torres on 29 August, 2019
Tokyo RPG Factory's newest game has a lot of great ideas on paper, but never manages to fully realize them.
review by Josh Torres on 21 August, 2019
PlatinumGames's bizarre adventure has been a thrilling ride so far. Here are seven neat little touches I've been enjoying in the final build of the game.
preview by Josh Torres on 17 August, 2019
With a brand-new console RPG and a fighting game developed by Arc System Works, we learn more about Cygames's current and upcoming Granblue projects.
feature by Josh Torres on 06 July, 2019
It's been a hot minute since the Kickstarter for Koji Igarashi's new game wrapped up and Castlevania fans have a good reason to celebrate on how this turned out.
review by Josh Torres on 03 July, 2019
Image & Form's latest SteamWorld entry dips its toes into the realm of RPGs as it delightfully integrates a deck-building card game into a turn-based RPG.
review by Josh Torres on 23 April, 2019
Despite a shorter campaign, Fate/Extella Link feels considerably better to play than Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star with some great gameplay improvements and smart quality-of-life features.
review by Josh Torres on 19 March, 2019
Shiokawa's thoughts on the FGO USA Tour kick-off and a brief bit on one of the big controversies in FGO's English release.
feature by Josh Torres on 26 February, 2019
BioWare dips their toes into the loot shooter genre and it makes a poor first impression in its "soft-launch" window.
feature by Josh Torres on 18 February, 2019
It's time to bid 2018 farewell, but I'll be taking its games with me.
feature by Josh Torres on 29 December, 2018
This return to the world of Alrest is an excellent supplement to an already incredible game that shines a light on the remaining mysteries in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
review by Josh Torres on 14 September, 2018
Inventive, thrilling and brilliantly executed, 428: Shibuya Scramble is a masterpiece of the visual novel genre.
review by Josh Torres on 03 September, 2018
For all of its striking visuals and sophisticated animation work, Death's Gambit suffers a bit of an identity crisis among fundamental control flaws.
review by Josh Torres on 27 August, 2018
Octopath Traveler is an excellent game, but the elasticity of its structure proves to be the one unassailable hurdle between it and becoming a classic in its own right.
review by Josh Torres on 12 July, 2018
Some new insight, details, and information on Fate/Grand Order's English release as it celebrates its 1st anniversary this year.
interview by Josh Torres on 08 July, 2018
We spent several hours with Switch's next big JRPG and it's looking to be something incredibly special.
preview by Josh Torres on 06 July, 2018
The weird need to reinvent itself onto a competitive format has damaged this newest Gundam game every step of the way.
review by Josh Torres on 25 June, 2018