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The Messenger

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Retro fantasy Ninja heroism Time shifting Reality shifting Deadpan humor Epic quest

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Release
2018
Platforms
PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Synopsis

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.

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