Release dates
June 25, 2020
59 months agoXbox One
Released
The Messenger release date
The game The Messenger is already released on PC, Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures throug...
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...
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.
80
What the critics say
Based on 1 review, The Messenger gets an average review score of 80
8/10
The Messenger fumbles the transition from platformer to Metroidvania, but strong core mechanics carry it a long way.
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