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Aug 22, 2018 · Check out the first 12 minutes of the Ninja Gaiden inspired 2D action platformer, The Messenger, played on the Nintendo SwitchCatch up on Everything Gamescom...
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Aug 16, 2018 · Available Now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC!As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scr...
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Aug 30, 2018 · The Messenger. Release Date, Trailers, News, Reviews, Guides, Gameplay and more for The Messenger.
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By Mitchell Saltzman
Updated: Apr 21, 2020 1:31 am
Posted: Aug 28, 2018 2:00 pm
The Messenger has a lot going for it. It’s a 2D action platformer with a gorgeous aesthetic that seamlessly goes from 8 to 16-bit, it has a hilarious sense of humor, clever dialogue, and one of the absolute best retro-themed “chiptune” soundtracks out there. There was even a period of time while playing The Messenger, once I unlocked its full suite of core abilities, when I felt this might be one of the best games I’ve played all year.
But then, something happens at about the halfway point. The Messenger changes genre completely from a linear action platformer like Ninja Gaiden on the NES, to a sprawling Metroidvania. Unfortunately, it fumbles this transition, padding the back half with repetitive backtracking and boring fetch quests.
Developed by Sabotage Studio, The Messenger is a tribute to NES-era action platformer games, whose influence is obvious even at a glance. There’s even a tongue-in-cheek reference to Ninja Gaiden right at the start, just to get it out of the way.
When you’re fully geared up and The Messenger is hitting you with brand new stages and challenges that you haven’t seen before, The Messenger is an amazing, must-play experience. Taken as a whole, it’s brought down only by fetch quests that make The Messenger last several hours longer than it feels like it should.
Apr 5, 2023 · The Messenger | Official Trailer | film trailer | "This is crazy." ♦️ | By ABC iview | I was getting messages from someone written on the Ace of Diamonds. What messages? Are you here to save us? Wave of your pain. What the hell are you following me for? Maybe I'm supposed to help you or something. I need help. You're a dead man named Kennedy?
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The Messenger is a 2018 action-platform game created by indie developer Sabotage Studio and published by Devolver Digital. The player controls the eponymous ninja, who is appointed by a great hero to deliver a scroll.
