Josh Torres's Reviews
Riddled with extremely tedious design decisions and frustrating technical hiccups, not even a believing heart can save this trainwreck.
The weird need to reinvent itself onto a competitive format has damaged this newest Gundam game every step of the way.
Frustrating shortcomings in its abundant cutscenes and gameplay make this the weakest entry in the Valkyria series yet.
Neptune and her friends return for yet another spin-off in the Neptunia series; their dive into the world of Vtubers is a dull and unremarkable experience unfortunately.
Tokyo RPG Factory's newest game has a lot of great ideas on paper, but never manages to fully realize them.
Frustratingly repetitive gameplay makes this a disappointing follow-up to last year's action RPG by Gust.
A disappointing game adaptation for one of the best Dragon Quest spin-off series that possesses major structural and gameplay shortcomings.
While there are admirable aspects about Arcadian Atlas on a conceptual level, several usability issues and an imbalanced gameplay experience merely makes it mediocre.
A short hack n' slash that's disappointingly average at best despite glimpses of a better game underneath it.
Neople and Nexon's Soulslike-inspired action RPG set in the DNF universe sadly misses the mark on many of its components with a dull color palette that masks its lovely art style, sluggish combat flow due to its restrictive stamina system, and just doesn't distinguish itself from its many contemporary competitors.
Although it has some interesting ideas as a survival action RPG, Binary Star Falling into Darkness will primarily appeal to hardcore Made in Abyss fans and offer very little to newcomers.
Built for local co-op with a significant other in mind, Haven is a pleasant experience with some severe narrative downfalls.
Japanese indie game developer Edelweiss has put a lot of heart into this long-awaited game, but some key flaws hinder this charming title.
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.
Game Freak's newest project is an adorable game that's marred by severe optimization and gameplay balance issues.
Discarding its RPG systems along the way, NT proves to be a formidable fighting game though some of its crucial pillars make it crumble a bit.
Cherrymochi's S.P.I.N on the adventure genre makes for a flawed, but compelling psychological thriller.
Boasting a compelling battle system, this RPG has a few missteps in its ambition to expand the genre in creative ways.
Fumbling between technical issues and stilted writing, this action RPG has the potential to be great... in future installments.
Goro Majima's swashbuckling adventure is a ton of fun to play with some of the series' most thrilling beat 'em up combat and compelling side distractions, despite its messy main narrative.