Andy Johnson, Author At Entertainium

Review: Our favourite assassins make a welcome return in Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun – Aiko’s Choice

Andy JohnsonDecember 6, 2021December 6, 202119 mins

This surprising, belated expansion to the real-time stealth tactics classic is a document of a developer at the top of their game.

Review: Call of Duty: Vanguard keeps the war machine rolling on

Andy JohnsonDecember 2, 2021December 6, 2021012 mins

Spectacular visuals and addictive multiplayer will mostly satisfy series fans, but the short and extremely linear campaign won’t win over new recruits.

Review: Inscryption is a brilliantly spooky and ingenious deck-builder

Andy JohnsonOctober 18, 2021October 19, 2021010 mins

Perfectly timed for Halloween, this game from the developer of Pony Island also mixes roguelike and escape room elements into its heady combination.

Review: A charming, beautiful, but slow-paced adventure awaits in Eastward

Andy JohnsonOctober 15, 2021October 15, 2021011 mins

Putting a modern twist on retro mechanics, Eastward has superlative pixel art and music but will be excessively talkative for some players

Review: Foreclosed has nothing to do with mortgages and everything to do with cyberpunk atmosphere

Andy JohnsonAugust 16, 2021August 16, 202108 mins

While its mundane combat lets it down, Foreclosed is an intriguing – if brief – cyberpunk adventure

Review: Once more into the garden of madness in No More Heroes and its sequel on PC

Andy JohnsonJuly 8, 2021July 8, 202109 mins

Following a port to the Nintendo Switch in 2020, SUDA51’s cult hack-and-slash No More Heroes games receive a surprising but welcome PC release.

Building back better in the 14th century with Going Medieval

Andy JohnsonJune 25, 2021June 24, 202107 mins

This new colony sim genre is in early access and a long way from completion, but displays enough potential to bring a lot of fans of the genre on board – newcomers, not so much.