The Messenger 2018

Released: August 30, 2018
Genres: Platform · Adventure · Indie · Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4 · PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Developer: Sabotage
Publisher: Devolver Digital
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Is it still worth playing?

Sabotage Studio's 2018 action platformer, from a Canadian studio, in which a ninja is appointed by a great hero to deliver a scroll. The Messenger runs, jumps and attacks with his sword, and can Cloudstep, an extra jump in mid air after hitting an enemy or object. He collects Time Shards by defeating enemies and exploring, to buy upgrades. When he dies a demon named Quarble revives him at the last checkpoint and then follows him around for a while. It begins as a linear adventure across two eras, the past in 8 bit style and the future in 16 bit. It then becomes a Metroidvania where you revisit both eras in any order, using special warps to reach new areas. Each enemy is still a stepping stone, thanks to a jump that renews when you hit something in the air.