Exophase: "The Messenger is easily one of the best action games of the year. If you previously played through it and are looking for a reason to return to Sabotage Studio’s ninja-themed Metroidvania, you’re in store for a treat — a bite-sized treat, but a worthwhile one nonetheless. The Messenger: Picnic Panic is a free dose of DLC that adds about two hours of play time to the main campaign, and it makes for a highly entertaining two hours."
Punished Notes, Vol. 8: The best user-created levels in Super Mario Maker 2, the strange allure of Outer Wilds, and how to get emotional over a movie trailer after three seconds.
Omar writes:
The Messenger took everyone by surprise in 2018 with fantastic review scores, but the 2019 DLC, Picnic Panic, is bookended by disappointing gameplay.
Pratyush writes- "Keanu Reeves aside, Bethesda did have a bit more exciting conference to watch than Microsoft in terms of new game announcements following the reveal of two new IPs. While it was dominated by Fallout 76, The Elder Scrolls Online and other GaaS games and of course mobile games, overall as a presentation, Todd Howard's self-aware 'humor' definitely didn't sound like he was trying to keep a brand afloat and the games from developers under Bethesda kept the show from becoming stale. As for Devolver, the sheer humor derived from their idiosyncrasy combined with A LOT OF ACTUAL GAMEPLAY made them the heroes of the night. Yes, they also had their fair share of industry tropes, but hey at least the presentation sounded far from a big PR cliche."
