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.
An epic ninja adventure with challenging gameplay and tight controls
Legit 8-bit and 16-bit art and music reminiscent of your favorite NES and SNES games
Memorable cast of (often silly) villains, bosses and associates
Catchy soundtrack by renowned chiptune composer Rainbowdragoneyes, made in Famitracker
Character upgrades, new abilities, hidden levels and story arcs to discover
Challenging and visceral gameplay where mastery is a thing to behold
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.
An epic ninja adventure with challenging gameplay and tight controls
Legit 8-bit and 16-bit art and music reminiscent of your favorite NES and SNES games
Memorable cast of (often silly) villains, bosses and associates
Catchy soundtrack by renowned chiptune composer Rainbowdragoneyes, made in Famitracker
Character upgrades, new abilities, hidden levels and story arcs to discover
Challenging and visceral gameplay where mastery is a thing to behold
The Messenger Key Features:
1, Dynamic, acrobatic gameplay and ultra tight controls worthy of an epic ninja adventure.
2, Character upgrades, new abilities, hidden levels, and branching paths to discover.
3, Meticulously designed 8-bit and 16-bit sprites, animations, and backgrounds in the spirit of the classics.
4, A memorable cast of offbeat villains, bosses, and associates.
5, Original soundtrack by renowned chiptune composer Rainbowdragoneyes, handmade using Famitracker.
The Messenger Key Features:
1, Dynamic, acrobatic gameplay and ultra tight controls worthy of an epic ninja adventure.
2, Character upgrades, new abilities, hidden levels, and branching paths to discover.
3, Meticulously designed 8-bit and 16-bit sprites, animations, and backgrounds in the spirit of the classics.
4, A memorable cast of offbeat villains, bosses, and associates.
5, Original soundtrack by renowned chiptune composer Rainbowdragoneyes, handmade using Famitracker.
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | Intel core i5-4210 1.7ghz | Intel Pentium III / AMD Athlon MP |
| VRAM | 256 MB | 64 MB |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM | 32 MB |
| OS | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or newer (64 bit) | Win 7 64 |
| Graphics Card | Intel HD Graphics 4400 | nVidia GeForce 2 MX 400 64MB / AMD Radeon 7000 64mb |
| Direct X | DX 11 | DX 8 |
| SOUND CARD | Onboard soundcard or better | DirectX Compatible |
| HDD Space | 1200 MB available space | 4 GB |
| Game Analysis | Morgan Sinclair, a Secret Service Agent, has been charged with the mission to retrieve 4 artifacts, called Satan’s Keys, from the Louvre Museum. These four keys, when joined together, cause complete global annihilation. Go back in time to three periods in time when various kings used the Louvre as their residential palaces: Charles V Medieval period, Henry IV Renaissance period, Louis XV 1789 French Revolution period, and return safely to present day. In this race again evil and against time, you as Morgan must find the keys before the vengeful descendants of an evil cult of Black Templars combine these mystic artifacts triggering Armageddon. | |
| High FPS | 200+ FPS ( GTX 1060 ) | |
| Optimization Score | 10 | |
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