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The Messenger

The Messenger

Sabotage·Released Aug 30, 2018·Single player

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PlatformerAdventureIndieArcade
Critic82/100
Across 5 reviews
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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. Leveraging players expectations as a core game design ingredient, The Messenger is first presented as an 8-bit action platformer with a simple story, that unravels into an epic time traveling tale, eventually revealing itself as a 16-bit Metroidvania game packed with replay value and deadpan humor.

Reviews

5 reviews
year:20192018
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IGN
Mitchell Saltzman·Sep 5, 2018
Critic80/100
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The Messenger loses a ton of momentum in the second half of its adventure, but taken as a whole, it's a great modernization of a classic genre

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GameSpot
Alexander Pan·Aug 28, 2018
Critic80/100
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Inspired by the 8-bit and 16-bit action-platformers of yesteryear, The Messenger is an ambitious and well-balanced side-scroller that's as difficult as it is funny.

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Nintendo Life
Mitch Vogel·Aug 28, 2018
Critic90/100
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2D side-scrolling action games like The Messenger may be a dime a dozen these days, but you'd be missing out on something special by passing this one up. Featuring a surprisingly long campaign, an incredible soundtrack and tight, challenging level designs, The Messenger stands as a shining example of great game design. We'd highly recommend you pick this one up; it's the very definition of a modern classic.

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