The Messenger
Rank #1824 on PlayPulse
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6About The Messenger
WATCH "THE MESSENGER" EPISODE OF BEHIND THE SCHEMES. . About the Game. As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor. Dynamic, acrobatic gameplay and ultra tight controls worthy of an epic ninja adventure. . Character upgrades, new abilities, hidden levels, and branching paths to discover. . Meticulously designed 8-bit and 16-bit sprites, animations, and backgrounds in the spirit of the classics. . A memorable cast of offbeat villains, bosses, and associates. . Original soundtrack by renowned chiptune composer Rainbowdragoneyes, handmade using Famitracker.. .
- Genres
- Action
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Easy recommendation
I normally hate "retro" platformers, I never liked Mega Man, only Mega Man X, didn't care much for Shovel Knight but loved Hollow Knight, things like that. The Messenger IS a platformer, even though the second part of the game makes it less linear, and I loved it. Devs could take a lot of notes here - checkpoints are frequent, boss fights are short and creative and you don't have to go through 2 easy phases to retry a hard 3rd phase, most rooms and even most trick rooms have multiple ways to approach them given your fairly simple moveset. You never have to do anything pixel-perfect to get through but doing things well is massively rewarding. It constantly surprised you with new things but doesn't overstay anything, and completely foreign mechanics introduced are not punishing (Skylands, for example). A lot of people comment on how great the writing is, and well... it is great. It's sparse but fantastic throughout, with more personality in what amounts to a few pages than most games can give with 10 times as many words (and lore pickups). For reference, I completed it with all the challenge collectibles in 14.5 hours, but did not get all achievements nor go through NG+. It is well paced and hard to put down, but easy enough to play in chunks, and I felt like I was learning new tricks up through the end of the game. Do the thing!
- Graphics4.0
- Gameplay4.0
- Story4.0
- Value4.5
I don't want to spoil a single thing about this game
I don't want to spoil a single thing about this game. All I'll say is this: This is that game you reserve a 10/10 rating for. A once in a lifetime experience that manages to pull off everything it tries to do flawlessly and weaves everything together in a melodious fashion. I literally cannot even think of one thing I don't like about this game.
- Graphics4.5
- Gameplay4.0
- Story3.5
- Value3.5
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