ISO Staff 12/4/25 ISO Staff 12/4/25

Octopath Traveler 0 Review: A Prequel Worth the Wait

The release of Square Enix's Octopath Traveler 0 was unusual since, instead of being entirely new, it is a revised version for console and PC platforms of Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent, the studio's 2020 mobile gacha game, with its microtransactions removed and the title redeveloped as a premium single-player RPG. The game was launched on December 4, 2025, for the Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S, and acts as a prequel to the original Octopath Traveler; the risk taken in converting a mobile game into a full console release has mostly been successful.

ISO Staff 10/30/25 ISO Staff 10/30/25

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Review

Square Enix is ending the Erdrick Trilogy with the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, combining the first two games in the series into a single package for the Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. Like the excellent Dragon Quest III remake released last year, this new release features the same stunning HD-2D graphics, improved turn-based combat and quality-of-life enhancements such as adjustable battle speed and auto-battle, along with new content including a completely explorable underwater world in Dragon Quest II.

Marc Griffin 10/2/25 Marc Griffin 10/2/25

Digimon Story: Time Stranger Review, Aka The Best Digimon Game Yet

Following about eight years of intermittent and quiet development, Bandai Namco and developer MediaVision have now produced what could be the definitive Digimon RPG. The game, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, was released on October 2, 2025, for the PC (through Steam), the PS5, and the Xbox Series X, and comes with a substantial legacy to meet as it is the much-anticipated sequel to the popular Cyber Sleuth series, fulfilling mostly on that expectation.