Previews by Josh Torres

Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven remakes one of the most unconventional RPGs ever brilliantly - Preview

Never in my wildest dreams could I have predicted that this installment in the SaGa series would receive such a lavish remake, especially one that looks to have significantly higher production values than recent SaGa releases by a considerable margin.

preview by Josh Torres on 05 September, 2024

Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom balances creativity, improvisation, & fulfillment to make something special - Preview

If this game is the blueprint that will define the Princess of Hyrule's playstyle moving forward, she absolutely needs more games where she's the main character because this was a blast to play.

preview by Josh Torres on 04 September, 2024

Fantasian Neo Dimension makes an already excellent game prettier and adds FF music to battles - Preview

This new upcoming release of Fantasian looks stunning, since its hand-crafted dioramas are crisp as ever, and our first hands-on with the game unveiled a new feature - a battle music selector.

preview by Josh Torres on 04 September, 2024

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake's revamped Monster Arena and beating up Robbin’ ‘Ood at Skyfell Tower - Preview

A brand-new hands-on preview experience and many new screenshots for the highly-anticipated remake of Dragon Quest III.

preview by Josh Torres on 03 September, 2024

No Rest for the Wicked Hands-on Preview: An Isometric Action RPG with the Cadence of Souls Combat

We got a chance to go hands-on with the opening hours of the new ARPG by the studio that brought us Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

preview by Josh Torres on 01 March, 2024

Silent Hope PAX West 2023: action RPG with a Farmer that can eventually summon livestock in battle

We spoke with XSEED Games's Localization Producer to learn more about a game where none of your seven playable characters are able to speak.

preview by Josh Torres on 10 September, 2023

Little Goody Two Shoes PAX West 2023: horror adventure, 90's anime art, and arcade minigames

Pocket Mirror developer AstralShift showcases their gorgeous new spooky game under the Square Enix Collective initiative.

preview by Josh Torres on 08 September, 2023

Demonschool PAX West 2023: Italian horror, Into the Breach-style fights, and a giant skeleton

We chat with the game's director about Necrosoft Games's upcoming and his response to the comparisons to Persona & Into the Breach from people since Demonschool's reveal.

preview by Josh Torres on 06 September, 2023

Persona 3 Reload PAX West 2023: the Arcana Priestess boss and the new Shift mechanic

Going hands-on with Persona 3's remake helped ease some of my initial worries and there were even some new elements I wasn't expecting.

preview by Josh Torres on 06 September, 2023

Star Ocean The Second Story R PAX West 2023: symbology improvements, crisp 2D pixels, and Weepy Ashton

It'd be doing RPG Site readers a disservice if we didn't report back on our hands-on time with the remake of this beloved classic RPG.

preview by Josh Torres on 05 September, 2023

Dungeons of Hinterberg PAX West 2023: the Austrian Alps, magical dungeons, and the ice cream lady

We learn a lot more about the action RPG that Microbird Games is working on as their debut project.

preview by Josh Torres on 04 September, 2023

For the King II PAX West 2023: 4-player support, the landboat, and playing the "advanced demo"

Checking out the follow-up to the indie RPG darling from 2018.

preview by Josh Torres on 03 September, 2023

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

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

Playing through the Valkyrie Elysium demo was a lot of fun and it's mostly thanks to its Soul Chain grappling hook

Despite my concerns from its initial announcement trailer, playing Valkyrie Elysium was a lot more fun than I expected.

preview by Josh Torres on 14 September, 2022

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Hands-on Preview: An Exhaustive Analysis of its Opening Hours

We take a deep dive into the first chapter of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and learned a ton about Monolith Soft's next massive RPG.

preview by Josh Torres on 07 July, 2022

G Gundam meets Front Mission in this little nifty RPG called Wolfstride

Giant robot fans, gather around and check out this turn-based RPG.

preview by Josh Torres on 17 June, 2021

Yakuza: Like A Dragon - A Fascinating Transformation into a Full Fledged Turn-Based RPG

Ever since the Yakuza series switched to the Dragon Engine, it's been inching closer and closer to being a RPG. Now, it really is one from top to bottom.

preview by Josh Torres on 12 October, 2020

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Hands-on: Vanillaware's Science Fiction Cauldron

Although 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim has had a lengthy development, this long-awaited game is just around the corner and after checking out the first few hours, the wait is worth it.

preview by Josh Torres on 20 August, 2020

Astral Chain Hands-on: Seven Things I’m Loving in the First Seven Hours

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