Posted on: November 15, 2008

Rymdkejsaren

Games: 119 Reviews: 4

Prepare for salvation

I always loved this game, the gameplay suits me perfectly; a mix between stealth and action. The mood it sets is great, and even if the story isn't the best the varied and fun gameplay makes up for it. Heartily recommended.

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Posted on: December 16, 2008

Astrozombie

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Games: 110 Reviews: 5

Great game, Be aware of bugs

This is a fantastic game, full of humor, stealth, action, and puzzles. It's really a unique concept. I recommend this as a buy to just about anyone, but keep one thing in mind. It is buggy. Really buggy. But the bugs may be fixed soon, since Gog has such a crack team on it. Anyways, be hopeful for fixes, but enjoy the parts of the game you can.

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Posted on: February 17, 2024

omgitsbees

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Games: 272 Reviews: 6

Oof

lol its the origin of the oof sound effect

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Posted on: March 28, 2025

ficda

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Games: 8 Reviews: 1

Very atmospheric, hard to run on Win 11

This game is one of my favorites for its original concept and dark, cyberpunk atmosphere. The game mechanics definitely have a learning curve and it needs some tweaking in Windows 11 to launch. I haven't been experienced any crashes since I could launch it, so it is definitly playable after some initial setting up. You may need dgVoodoo compatibility layer to run it. There are good technical guides in the GOG forum.

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Posted on: September 22, 2019

merin

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Games: 404 Reviews: 35

Great ideas, subpar execution

I wanted to play this game ever since I saw it on a gamer magazine's cover back in 2000. Almost 20 years later, Messiah is still a unique gaming experience. You control a cherub named Bob, whom God sends to Earth to clean up the corruption and sin among humans. The game takes place in the far future in a cyberpunk environment. With Bob you can possess people in order to solve puzzles and shoot your way through the levels. I really like this idea - every NPC has different weapons, clearence level or purpose, so you have to possess the right NPC to progress. The graphics is quite good for the time, and it's fine even today - there is something timeless in early 2000's game graphics. Great atmosphere, too. The story is interesting and unique. But as for the gameplay... it's sad that the GoG version is full of glitches. I encountered crashes, no sound during certain cutscenes, and no music at all... (except for the Fear Factory songs, which are rad, but you can only hear them in the menu and during action) Also, you have to download the widescreen patch, which is not included in this version. The controls are jittery and unresponsive. The turret controls are horrendous. The game uses an auto-aim system during combat, which is fine, but zero tactics involved in the shooting - you pray for you kill the enemy before they kill you. You cannot avoid any gunfire, and you die very quickly. Possessing people is kinda annoying, because if anyone saw you doing it, they immediately start shooting at you. When you are not protected by a human body, you are very weak, and get killed after a few shots - expect to die a lot in this game, so save often. Oh, and you cannot possess enemies from the front (at least on normal difficulty), so if anyone started to shoot you, you are fucked. So Messiah could have been a great classic, if not for the bad controls and numerous glitches. I still recommend to play it, but armor yourself with some patience, or you won't have a fun time.

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