The Messenger

Simple plot, but has lots of enjoyable tongue in cheek comedy, although it does get a bit too silly towards the end and in the DLC. The game seems a bit slow, simple, short and easy, but eventually opens up into a really smart, time travelling platformer which some fiendish challenges. Apart from the difficulty, which is on the easier side, it feels just like a platformer from the arcade era, although the double jump /glide balance is hard to get right at times. Great music and colourful graphics, but it is lacking in variety of enemies and the open world isn’t very well designed, with far too much backtracking and unclear objectives. Difficulty is also pretty unbalanced with some bosses / sections a real challenge and others a cakewalk.

It´s great to remember great classics (such as Ninja Gaiden) with enormous games like this one.

desperately needs better fast travel but otherwise a very fun game

-Great graphics that shift between 8 and 16 -Absolutely outstanding music that also shifts with the era -MUCH more than a Ninja Gaiden tribute. -Crazy insane over the top self-aware story -Responsive controls, fun and escalatingly difficult platforming and a bit of hack and slash Then go play Sea of Stars for all the easter eggs.

This game is ingenious. The controls are perfect, the story is well written and funny! Truly a masterpiece, highly recommended.