By Tanner Kinney Disclaimer: This review is of the PC version and was conducted on a PC with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, i7, 8GBs of RAM. Retro-style platformers are not a new thing. The popularity of indie games made it so any hack with GameMaker Studio could go about crafting their own platformer. I even attempted to make my own Mega Man style platformer when I was younger. That’s why, if someone were to deep dive into fan games based on a platforming franchise, they’d find pretty much only trash there. It used to be rare for retro platformers to break the mold. Nowadays, thanks to Kickstarter and publishers like Devolver Digital, more truly unique platformers make it to market. Most recently, a Ninja Gaiden/Shinobi inspired game titled The Messenger has proven that in a genre as overdone as the platformer, there’s still room to make something truly incredible. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QcMMp8vFvM[/embed]
Ninja Gaiden gameplay with an emphasis on flow
A meta style that crosses time and space
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Era-appropriate presentation enhances the experience
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