The Messenger
Genre: Action - Combat - Platformer
Works on: Windows (7, 8, 10)
Languages: Audio and text: 中文. Text only: Deutsch, English, español, français, italiano
Features: Single-Player - Controller Support - Cloud Saves - Overlay
Released: August 30, 2018
Size: 340 MB
Company: Sabotage / Devolver Digital
Installer version: v2.0.4 (30928)
Store page: https://www.gog.com/game/the_messenger
About: 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. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
● Dynamic, acrobatic gameplay and ultra tight controls worthy of an epic ninja adventure.
● Character upgrades, new abilities, hidden levels, and branching paths to discover.
● Meticulously designed 8-bit and 16-bit sprites, animations, and backgrounds in the spirit of the classics.
● A memorable cast of offbeat villains, bosses, and associates.
● Original soundtrack by renowned chiptune composer Rainbowdragoneyes, handmade using Famitracker.
The Messenger Original Soundtrack - Disc I: The Past
Included goodies: Soundtrack (Mp3)
Store page: https://www.gog.com/game/the_messenger_ ... i_the_past
About: The Messenger Original Soundtrack - Disc I: The Past by Rainbowdragoneyes
1.A Messenger Is Needed (Introduction)
2.Ninja’s Respite (Ninja Village)
3.Hills of Destiny (Autumn Hills)
4.Detritus Risen (Autumn Hills Boss)
5.Forgotten (Forlorn Temple)
6.Into The Depths (Catacombs)
7.Ruxxtin the Great
8.Bamboo Boogaloo (Bamboo Creek)
9.Harness The Winds (Howling Grotto)
10.Quillshroom’s Horrors (Quillshroom Marsh)
11. Turmoil & Treachery
12. Impossible Ascent (Searing Crags)
13. Colos & Suses
14. The Frozen Light (Glacial Peak)
15. The Time Gauntlet (Tower Of Time)
16. The Arcane Golem
17. Leap Of Faith
18. The Arcane Shoppe
19. A Home Amongst The Clouds (Cloud Ruins)
20. Find A Way (Dark Cave)
21. The Poisoned River (Riviére Turquoise)
22. The Bat Matriarch
23. Beneath The Tides (Sunken Shrine)
24. Fire & Earth (Elemental Skylands)
25. The Demon Army (Underworld)
26. The Corrupted Past
27. To Break The Curse (Music Box)
28. Phantom of Yore (Final Boss)
29. Convocation Of The Curse
The Messenger Original Soundtrack - Disc II: The Future
Included goodies: Soundtrack (Mp3)
Store page: https://www.gog.com/game/the_messenger_ ... the_future
About: The Messenger Original Soundtrack - Disc II: The Future by Rainbowdragoneyes
1.Ninja's Reprieve (Ninja Village)
2.Hills Of Intent (Autumn Hills)
3.Remembered And Forgotten (Forlorn Temple)
4.Return To The Depths (Catacombs)
5.Bamboo Boogaloo II (Bamboo Creek)
6.Harnessing The Wind (Howling Grotto)
7.The Queendom Of Quills (Quillshroom Marsh)
8.To The Top (Searing Crags)
9.The Frozen Dark (Glacial Peak)
10. The Tower of Time
11. The Shopkeeper
12. Civilization In The Sky (Cloud Ruins)
13. Evil Manfred
14. Know The Way (Dark Cave)
15. The Blue River (Riviére Turquoise)
16. Sacred Grove
17. The Butterfly Matriarch
18. Beneath The Surface (Sunken Shrine)
19. A Hero's Gift
20. Water & Wind (Elemental Skylands)
21. The Clockwork Concierge
22. The Demon's Lair (Underworld)
23. Barma'thazël
24. The Demon King
25. Manfred, the Sky Serpent
26. The Corrupted Future
27. Abomination Beyond Words
28. A Melody To Break The Curse (Music Box)
29. Phantom's Legacy (Final Boss)
30. Staff Roll (End Credits)
The Messenger EP by Keiji Yamagishi
Included goodies: Keiji Yamagishi EP
Store page: https://www.gog.com/game/the_messenger_ ... _yamagishi
About: The Messenger EP by Keiji Yamagishi contains two original track by Ninja Gaiden composer Keiji Yamagishi.
1 Infiltration
2 Succession
The Messenger: Picnic Panic
Included goodies: Wallpaper
Store page: https://www.gog.com/game/the_messenger_picnic_panic
About: The Messenger's epic story continues on in a summer vacation DLC full of tropical action! On Voodkin Island, the demon Barma’thazël captured helpless little creatures to use them in his dark rituals. Only the heroic Messenger can save them now in a vacation-meets-rescue-mission adventure!
● Three new levels and bosses, in a setting filled with voodoo magic and tropical wonders.
● A complete new cast of enemy minions.
● More Shopkeeper shenanigans and stories.
● More challenge rooms, hidden artifacts, and surprises.
● 18 new music tracks by The Messenger’s award-winning composer Rainbowdragoneyes.
Minimum system requirements - Windows: 7 SP1 / 8 / 10
Processor: Intel core i5-4210 1.7ghz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400
Storage: 650 MB available space
Sound Card: Onboard soundcard or better
New key art + minor bug fixes + Discord rich presence integration
Patch 1.0.4 (21 November 2018)
New Game+ mode:
NG+ is additive, where each subsequent cycle increases difficulty, but also lets you lock in an item to have from the start, making the quest shorter every time
Tread carefully; in NG+, you need to pay Quarble upfront, or it’s GAME OVER
Can you beat the dev’s high score of New Game+7??
Controls remapping:
Accessible through the pause menu
Dialogue turbo speed:
Hold right trigger (default) and jump to skip text as fast as possible
Underwater labyrinth accessibility:
A visual effect (bubbles) will be there for adventurers who carry the Magic Seashell
Prophet hints now accessible directly in the map (Can be toggled on and off)
Jukebox:
Accessible in the Shop after finding your first Music Note
Accessible through the pause menu after first discovering it in the Shop
Updated Windmill Shuriken:
Accessible from the start in NG+
Charges now based on a cooldown timer
Hitting targets with it also gives a cloudstep
Miscellaneous bug fixing, none of which affecting speedrunning
Patch 1.0.2 (25 October 2018)
Fixed memory leak to prevent framerate drop issue when playing for extended periods of time (6+ hours)
Fixed soft lock that occurred when dying at the same time as killing a boss
Fixed game timer that would restart at zero after going over 24h
In Catacombs, preventing an issue where players could get stuck in a challenge room after saving in the room and reloading the game because of breakables respawning
In Rivière Turquoise, fixed an issue where players could respawn in the wrong dimension and get stuck
Health and mana drop upgrades will now function properly the moment they are bought, instead of upon restarting the game
Being careful with spoilers here, but a certain button mashing sequence has been reworked to prevent blockers for certain players.