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The Messenger is one of the finest games I've ever played. It's like if a brilliant team with good imaginations created a canon with tons of potential then took all of the greatest action platformers from the 80s and 90s, distilled their best aspects, then balanced and polished the whole thing to perfection to bring their creation to life for the modern era. The controls are tight and responsive. The player's capabilities are engaging and make every aspect of play feel amazing. The soundtrack is absolutely killer (I immediately bought the entire soundtrack full price after finishing this, which I never do). The writing and humour are intelligent and the story is told with a mix of gravitas and levity that just works. The visuals and sprites are 8-bit and 16-bit platinum-grade eye candy. Even the game's achievements are flawlessly executed. They encourage us to see everything the game has to offer but there's nothing grindy or arbitrary about them. The overall direction, design, and execution are absolutely sublime. The icing on the cake is that this is really like three games in one; it's like if an NES game came with its own SNES sequels built in. The first "act" is predominately an homage to linear 8-bit era action platformers and is heavily inspired by Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania, and Mega Man. The play and design is relatively simple compared to the more complex approach to come, but the unprecedented polish is still there. It culminates with a transition to an homage to 16-bit era action platformers with the challenge slowly ramping up to be closer to that of the time period it draws from while preserving modern save mechanics with infinite lives (in the base game). The second act is a metroidvania that builds upon the already stellar gameplay. The final act can be considered to be the DLC, which changes the formula in drawing from a wider variety of classics like Battletoads/TMNT IV: Turtles in Time and Super Punch Out. Once the game is complete, New Game + mixes things up by replacing the infinite lives system with a Contra-esque system where you can die a bunch as long as you keep earning more "lives," with each subsequent new New Game + upping the anti more and more. There's little I can say about The Messenger that's not positive. A minor critique would be that, not having viewed any promotional material, I found the early transition to a more comedic style a bit awkward/jarring but I chock that up to my not having any idea what the tone of this was actually supposed to be going into it. I feel like the challenge could have been increased but the DLC does a good job of accomplishing that and where it's at is probably best to ensure the game is approachable for gamers who haven't experienced OG Ninja Gaiden/Castlevania/Contra/Mega Man/Battletoads/Etc. These are really all just minor nitpicks. Objectively speaking, the game is as damn near perfect as any I've seen. Gamers who cut their teeth on the NES/SMS & SNES/Genesis owe it to themselves to get The Messenger. Beyond simple nostalgia, this hits all the same notes as the classics we love while bringing its own creative flavour and humour to the genres. While younger players might not be able to appreciate the meta commentary expressed by The Messenger's very design, they should still appreciate the quality of the product as a whole. It's a thoughtful love letter from gamers, to gamers.

The Shopkeeper is one of the best characters I've ever met in all of gaming, this game deserves your time and your money.

The Messenger is truly a wonderful game and it's one of the best and unique games I've ever played in a while. Its art style has a striking resemblance with The Legend of Kage from the NES and the gameplay is quite similar to Ninja Gaiden but of course, The Messenger is way easier than that. It starts off as a simple platformer in 8-bit style then moves onto the 16-bit, and finally it becomes a Metroidvania, merging 8-bit and 16-bit gameplay together with puzzles. The story is actually very good but game doesn't take itself very seriously, thus it fails to make the intended impact I guess. It also has wonderful soundtracks that will get stuck on your head. In short, The Messenger is a great game which includes a very well balanced gameplay, a good sense of humour, and superb soundtracks. There's also a free DLC that adds tons of new content, including new gameplay mechanics.

Шикарная метроидвания , выполненная в своём особом стиле. Управление вполне себе отзывчивое и приятное, нету никаких задержек, а например [spoiler]крюк может зацепиться за фонарь , врага или препятствие даже если ты кинул его криво [/spoiler]. Красивые локации , которые не кажутся пустыми без врагов,тем временем видов врагов тут достаточно много , но они не кажутся избыточными , а вполне вписываются в обстановку. Музыка - настоящий бальзам для ушей , а тут ещё есть две версии почти каждого саундтрека по довольно интересной причине. Персонажи интересны , их монологи , диалоги и полилоги не хочется пропускать , [spoiler]философские притчи от Лавочника и реакция на них от Гонца - это нечто [/spoiler];кстати говоря , персонажи тут частенько ломают четвёртую стену. Чекпоинты расставлены везде , где надо , то есть в этом соблюдён хороший баланс. Сюжет изначально простой : мы играем за Гонца в мире , который захватили демоны , и с помощью неизвестного свитка мы пытаемся исполнить некое "пророчество". Этот свиток нужно отнести куда-то на восток , куда мы и выдвигаемся. В конце нашего пути [spoiler]оказывается , что это не конец , и нужно сделать ещё много вещей с помощью путешествий во времени (в чём , собственно , и заключаются элементы метроидвании) - то есть в локациях теперь появились временные разломы , входя в которые , мы перемещаемся в другое время (были в будущем , возвращаемся в настоящее , и наоборот) , и используя эти временные разломы , мы находим вещи , до которых бы мы не дошли только в настоящем [/spoiler] Ещё нам подаётся предыстория всего происходящего , но ближе к концу игры и сразу пакетом , что я бы отметил как небольшой недочёт , но игра просто не такая уж и длинная , чтобы раскидывать всё это, поэтому прощается. Вместе всё это составило мою положительную оценку. The Messenger стоит своих денег.

Very challenging but rewarding and charming. 10/10.