{"id":527476,"date":"2026-04-12T21:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/527476\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T21:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:26:09","slug":"going-platinum-i-missed-a-bunch-of-trophies-in-the-messenger-but-playing-it-again-was-a-pleasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/527476\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Platinum: I Missed a Bunch of Trophies in The Messenger, But Playing It Again Was a Pleasure"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Going<\/a> Image: Push Square<\/p>\n

Platinum Trophy #20: The Messenger<\/a><\/p>\n

Date Earned: 19th October 2020<\/p>\n

Dopamine Index: <\/p>\n

I was trying to figure out what exactly I wanted to say about The Messenger, so I checked out my personal Trophy list for the game and remembered: I played this thing at least twice through.<\/p>\n

That’s a rarity for me these days. When I was younger, I replayed the same games over and over, but that wasn’t really by choice. Nowadays, I have so many games at my fingertips that I’m almost never able to justify returning to something I’ve already played.<\/p>\n

I do enjoy replaying my favourites when it happens, though. You can gain a whole new appreciation for something that way, maybe because you see some details you missed the first time.<\/p>\n

The first time I played The Messenger was because I reviewed it back in 2019, but I clearly wasn’t in it for the Trophies at that stage, because I missed a fair few.<\/p>\n

Over a year later, I returned to it, starting from a fresh save so I could scoop up those missable Trophies and any late-game stragglers.<\/p>\n

It isn’t a super lengthy game, but it’s certainly on the long side for a side-scrolling action platformer, so this was quite the commitment for what was ultimately a handful of extra digital trinkets.<\/p>\n

It was worth the effort, though, because The Messenger is such a joy to play.<\/p>\n

Not only does the game feel extremely smooth to control, it’s also packed with personality; there are lots of winks and nods that break the fourth wall, and the writing is surprisingly funny throughout.<\/p>\n

It’s got buckets of charm, some really cool moments, and great presentation. There are many modern games inspired by NES-era classics, but The Messenger might be my favourite.<\/p>\n

I wouldn’t mind playing it again.<\/p>\n

Cheers, The Messenger.<\/p>\n

Do you have the platinum Trophy for The Messenger? Tell us in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Push Square Platinum Trophy #20: The Messenger Date Earned: 19th October 2020 Dopamine Index: I was trying…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527477,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[242,59,117802,197,182897,86,182898,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-527476","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-features","9":"tag-gb","10":"tag-going-platinum","11":"tag-ps4","12":"tag-sabotage-studio","13":"tag-technology","14":"tag-the-messenger","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/527477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}