The Messenger

Pros

• I’ve played The Messenger, Carrion, Axiom Verge—all solid games, but they each had flaws and I beat them and haven't gone back.
• B-Tier (pretty good games that I liked a lot with minor reservations): Astalon, [Redacted], Cathedral, [Redacted], F.I.S.T: Forged in Shadow Torch, Islets, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, The Messenger, HAAK, Alwa’s Legacy, Guacamelee 2,...
• Another (albeit more light) example is how the game The Messenger goes from being a level based action platformer to a full on metroidvania.
• I had heard good things about this one, and enjoyed The Messenger (despite being in a totally different genre).
• oh hey The Messenger is one of my favorite games, I do agree about the map being confusing and inconvenient

Cons

• After the frustrating difficulty spikes in The Messenger, I decided to go for a game that looked a bit more chill, Steamworld Dig 2.
• I'm happy I persevered because underneath some minor and some major flaws, there is a really good game. ... While the combat and platforming were well done, exploration was a bit less for me. ... the difficulty spikes are all over the pl...
• First need to finish The Messenger and Sundered, two similar games that I also dropped.
• The Messenger started out ok, but I'm not a fan of 20-30 min. boss fights so it was a dnf for me, I think I also stopped at the tower of time.
• Great music, fun humor, simple mechanics, but bogged down by some tedium.