With a lot of work, I AM getting out there, and readers love it, which, honestly, is a very pleasant shock! (alanrinzler.com)
Still, at the end of the day, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is a surprisingly pleasant shock. (thekoalition.com)
It isn't the departure I was hoping for, thanks to a shortage of character to set against the nuance of its historical sandbox, but the grubby realism is a pleasant shock next to the tales of elves and dragons that are its nearest competition. (metacritic.com)