The Messenger Complete Guide (5 Sections) | AntMag

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Welcome to The Messenger, a singleplayer 2D action-adventure where you play as a ninja tasked with delivering a scroll to secure peace for your clan. You'll navigate through various levels, mastering unique abilities and facing off against formidable bosses. It's an epic adventure that demands precision and skill.

This guide is your key to conquering every challenge The Messenger throws at you. We'll provide essential walkthroughs, tips for mastering advanced techniques, and expert advice to help you navigate all the levels, defeat bosses like the ones in Autumn Hills, and ultimately achieve victory on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.

Part 1

Alright, so you've booted up The Messenger and you're ready to dive in. Before we get too far, let's talk about how this game actually works, because it's a bit… unique. Think of it like Lara Croft meets a historical scavenger hunt, but with a plot that might feel a little familiar if you've played adventure games before. You're Morgan(a) Sinclair, on a quest to, well, become the first woman to dress as a man in every historical era since the Black Death. Sounds wild, right? The basic story is classic: a hero is sent to collect powerful objects, only to find out the wise old guide has a secret, world-ending plan. Fair warning, while the game's rated TEEN, a lot of the 'violence' comes from the constant, often sexist, chatter from the NPCs you'll be dealing with.

The biggest hurdle you'll face isn't solving puzzles, it's finding these tiny, almost invisible interface zones. They're often in weird spots, and you might see something on one screen but have to interact with it from another. It's frustrating, I know, I spent hours on this myself! The game doesn't use a free-roaming environment; you move screen by screen. To help you navigate, I'll give you directions like 'go right,' 'turn around,' etc. You'll use your mouse to turn your perspective 90 or 180 degrees, then move the cursor around until it turns into a directional arrow. Left-click to move to the next screen. Sometimes, the cursor will turn into a magnifying glass – that means you can zoom in on something, so left-click when you see that. When you need to go back, look for the u-turn mouse icon and left-click.

Once you've been in a room, it'll show up on your Louvre Map, which you can access by right-clicking and then left-clicking the rook icon at the bottom of your inventory screen. You can switch floors using the arrow keys next to the floor number and explore more of the map with the four arrow keys around it. I'll refer to rooms by their names on this map, so you can quickly jump back to them. Keep in mind, each room might have multiple screens (different viewpoints), and I'll guide you through those once you've jumped back in using the map.

Now, the inventory system. Honestly, it's a step backward. You can only hold 8 standard items and 4 quest items. Scattered throughout missions are treasure chests where you'll store your extra stuff. You open the inventory by right-clicking. Left-click items and then use the action keys to use, examine, combine, or separate them. The switch in the bottom right closes the screen. You'll be constantly juggling items, so I'll make notes on what to take out and put away.

Quick controls: You can skip cut scenes with the spacebar and access the main menu with Esc.

Tips

Seriously, use this guide! Don't waste hours like I did searching every screen until your eyes bleed.
Listen for HINT MUSIC – it plays when you have an item in your inventory that can be used on something on your current screen.
If you're determined to go it alone, scan your environment carefully, search every screen methodically, and don't just look at obvious objects. Some interface zones have no clear boundaries.
Ignore the instruction manual's advice about the DICTAPHONE; it contains no vital clues.
Make good use of the Louvre Map!

Part 2

Walkthrough

1
Modern Era: From your starting point, go up the escalator to your right, then forward twice to reach a door.
2
Look left and zoom in on the control panel.
3
Use the magnetic blue identity pass on the slot. (To use an inventory item: Right-click to open inventory, left-click on the item, left-click the hand icon, left-click the off switch, move the cursor to the interface object and left-click).
4
Go straight through the opened door.
5
Continue forward, ignoring the camera cutscene (a brief visual sequence).
6
Proceed forward, then right, taking the next passage forward and to the right.
7
Turn right to find the Leo statue; zoom in and pick it up for a ghostly cutscene.
8
1377: Go right, then look left and zoom in on the chest.
9
TAKE OUT: Crossbow, bolts, knife.
10
Combine the crossbow and bolts in the inventory (Right-click to open, left-click crossbow, left-click combine icon, left-click bolts, close inventory).
11
Go left, then straight and left towards white marks on the wall.
12
Use the knife on the white marks to acquire saltpeter.
13
Go up the steps to the right, then forward.
14
Zoom in on the chair to the right and use the knife to split the fabric.
15
Back up, turn around, and go straight.
16
Zoom in on the window to the right, use the knife on it, then zoom in again.
17
Use the crossbow with a bolt to kill the guard.
18
Back up twice, go right, then straight through the door, and up the stairs to the left.
19
Go straight on the walkway, then zoom in on the chandelier to the right.
20
Use your knife to cut the rope on the left.
21
Go right, straight down the stairs, turn around, and go straight twice.
22
Look at the floor to the left of the table in front of you and pick up the bronze key.
23
Zoom in on the cabinet to the left of the door on your left and pick up the jug full of water.
24
Back up, turn around, and go straight behind the head table.
25
Left-click on the soldier to the left to take his uniform.
26
Go left back across the table, then exit through the door on the right.
27
Go left, then straight, and use the bronze key on the door in front of you.
28
Go straight, then straight and to the left, towards the 5 barrels.
29
Look down and slightly to the right, then pick up the bottle of alcohol.
30
Go left, then zoom in on the trunk to the left.
31
Use the crossbow with a bolt on the trunk's lock, take the saffron, and combine it with the alcohol to make red paste.
32
Break apart the crossbow and bolt (Right-click, select crossbow, left-click separate icon, close inventory).
33
Open the chest on your right.
34
PUT IN: jug of water, saltpeter, bronze key, bolts.
35
TAKE OUT: Hook, rope.
36
Combine hook and rope with the crossbow.
37
Zoom in on the window to the right of the chest.
38
Use the knife on the window and zoom in again.
39
Use the hook-launching crossbow on the gazebo to the left.
40
Go straight into the gazebo, go right, and pick the rose to the left.
41
Combine the rose with the red paste to make blue paste.
42
Go right and zoom in on people in the distance.
43
Use the map to jump to Floor 0 Courtyard (Right-click, left-click rook icon, left-click destination).
44
Separate the hook-launching crossbow.
45
Go straight, use the rope on the well to the left, and view a cutscene with the alchemist.
46
Pick up the magic formula of revelation on the stand to your right.
47
Zoom in on the flask on the table to your left.
48
Use the blue paste on the flask with the key in it, then pick up the small key for manuscript clasp.
49
Back up, zoom in on the skull over the door to the left, take the small furniture key set with diamonds, back up, and go through the door beneath the skull.
50
Go left, then right, turn around, and zoom in on the fallen guard to take the gold key.
51
Use the map to jump to Floor -1 low room.
52
Go right and open the chest on the left.
53
PUT IN: Crossbow, hook, gold key, knife.
54
TAKE OUT: saltpeter, jug of water, torch.
55
Use the map to jump to Floor 0 Large King’s bedroom.
56
Zoom in on the box with the skull and use the torch on the skull.
57
Go straight (slightly left of the skull in the box), zoom in on the chair, then zoom in on the paper.
58
Use the magic formula for revelation on the paper.
59
Back up, turn around, and go straight.
60
Zoom in on the cabinet to the right and get the aconite flower bottle.
61
Combine the aconite flower bottle with saltpeter to make yellow seeds.
62
Back up, go straight toward the fireplace on the left, turn around, and zoom in on the lock on the bench.
63
Use the small furniture key on the lock and left-click the wooden bar behind it.
64
Back up, use the jug of water on the fireplace to the left, step forward onto the logs, look up and to the left, and use the rope on the edge of the grate.
65
Look down, pick up the stool.
66
Go right, then straight and to the left toward the armoire.
67
Open the armoire and pick up incense.
68
Combine incense with yellow seeds to make red seeds.
69
Back up.
70
Use the stool on the square of yellow tiles on the floor in front of the armoire.
71
Step up onto the stool and use the torch on the top of the armoire, pick up the silver key.
72
Back up, go through the curtained door behind the stool.
73
Go straight and receive instructions from the King, pick up the royal manuscript, turn around, and go straight twice to exit the library.
74
Zoom in on the chest to the right.
75
PUT IN: magic formula of revelation, small furniture key, torch, red seeds.
76
TAKE OUT: crossbow, hook, gold key.
77
Combine crossbow, hook, and rope.
78
Turn around and go straight into the library.
79
Go straight twice, then turn around and zoom in on the book on the stand.
80
Use the small key for manuscript on the book, zoom in on the text for a hint about the zodiac symbols.
81
Back up, then look up and slightly to the left, then zoom in on three zodiac symbols high on the wall.
82
Press the right symbol (goat), then the left symbol (man), then the center symbol (fishes).
83
Pick up the ivory plate.
84
Combine the ivory plate and the royal manuscript to acquire the planetary symbol code. Record the symbols in order starting from top left.

Tips

Keep track of rooms you haven’t visited to concentrate on finding ways into those rooms.
The minimap (a small map usually displayed on the HUD (heads-up display — the on-screen icons showing health, ammo and the minimap)) can help you track visited areas.
Remember to save at checkpoints (points in the game that automatically save your progress) to avoid losing too much progress if you fail.

Part 3

Walkthrough

1
Find 7 planetary symbols mixed with a message.
2
Jump to Floor 0 Courtyard using the map.
3
Go left, then straight, then find a raised walkway to the upper right.
4
Use the hook launching crossbow on the walkway.
5
Turn right and zoom in on the door.
6
Press buttons in the sequence of decoded planetary symbols. If unsure, use the sequence: outermost ring, third ring, second ring, sixth ring, innermost ring, fifth ring, fourth ring.
7
Use the silver key on the lock.
8
Go straight and zoom in on the chest in the first alcove to the right.
9
PUT IN: decoded royal manuscript. TAKE OUT: gas mask, red seeds.
10
Enter the alcove with the pyramid domed chest two alcoves to the right.
11
Zoom in on the pyramid domed chest and use the gold key to take the ruby from the scepter.
12
Back up, go right, and enter the alcove with the tapestry on the left.
13
Zoom in on the tapestry and use the ruby in the right eye of the horse/lion creature.
14
Back up, go left, zoom in on the throne, and open the left armrest to pick up the Daemon statue.
15
After closing the inventory, a guard will be ordered to arrest you.
16
QUICKLY enter the first alcove to the right of the guard and go through the door on the right (opposite the tapestry).
17
Turn around, zoom in on the fire, and use the red seeds on it.
18
QUICKLY use the gas mask. Your ghost mentor sends you on your next mission.
19
Pick up the antimony tablet below the pillar to your left.
20
Go right, zoom in on the chest to your left. TAKE OUT: rope, hook, crossbow, torch, knife.
21
Combine hook, bow, and rope.
22
Go left, go straight, and exit through the window on your left.
23
Turn around and pick up the rock to your left on the ground.
24
Turn around and use the rock on the cart to the right of the guard.
25
Go left, zoom in on the window for a cut scene.
26
Use the knife on the window, enter, go straight, zoom in on the door to the right, and left-click to close the window.
27
Pick up the key for the service lift.
28
Back up, turn around, and go straight across the room to the armoire.
29
Open the armoire to your right, take the dress, use the torch on the darkened bottom of the armoire, and pick up the side board key.
30
Back up, turn around, look down, zoom in under the table, and take the gun.
31
Back up, go straight across the table, and exit the window to the courtyard.
32
Go straight, then straight again, bearing left of the barrels, then go straight again.
33
Turn around, zoom in on the barrels, take the hemlock, back up, go left, and enter the door.
34
Go right, enter the alcove to the left of the statue pillars, and search the floor beneath the window to find and use a loose brown tile.
35
Turn around, look up, and use the hook launching crossbow on the raised platform above the pillars.
36
Turn around and enter the secret passage on your right.
37
After the cut scene with the alchemist, zoom in on the flask on the table to your left.
38
Use the antimony tablet and then the hemlock on the steaming cauldron, and pick up the green potion (neutralizing solution).
39
Back up, pick up the general purpose formula to your right.
40
Use the map to jump to the Floor 0 Caryatid room.
41
Go straight, then straight again to see a cut scene.
42
Talk to the Queen on your right.
43
Go right, use the sideboard key on the door to your left.
44
Go up the stairs to the right, turn around, and zoom in on the service lift to the right of the steps.
45
Use the key for the service lift on the service lift, use the lever, then take the basket of laundry.
46
Go left, use the green potion on the guard, zoom in on the bed to the left, pick up the signet-ring, and back up.
47
Go left, zoom in on the closed shutters to the left, and left-click to open them.
48
Zoom in on the window, left-click on the right of the screen, and use the hook launching crossbow on the window in front of you.
49
Use the map to jump to Floor 1 King’s bedroom.
50
Zoom in on the chest to the left. PUT IN: torch, sideboard key, key for service lift, knife, gun. TAKE OUT: gas mask, bolt.
51
Separate the hook launching crossbow, and combine the crossbow with bolts.
52
Turn around and zoom in on the cabinet to your left.
53
Left-click to open the cabinet, zoom in on the top right-hand drawer, and take the royal note revealing a secret passage.
54
Back up, zoom in on the middle right-hand drawer, and take the holy water.
55
Back up twice, and open the chest to the right. PUT IN: holy water, hook, rope, royal note revealing secret passage. TAKE OUT: knife.
56
Use the map to jump to Floor 1 Library and exit through the cabinet doors behind you.
57
Pick up the hammer and chisel to your left.
58
Use the map to jump to Floor 1 King’s Portrait gallery.
59
Go right, go straight, zoom in on the chest to the left, take the log, back up, use the log on the fire to the right, zoom in on the fireplace equipment to the right, take the tongs, back up, turn around, and zoom in on the back of the chair, then back up.
60
Go straight (slightly to the left of the chair).
61
Look left, zoom in on the right-hand portrait of Louis XI, and use the signet-ring on the H at the bottom of the portrait.
62
Go right, look left, zoom in on the right-hand portrait of Francois I, and use the signet-ring on the H at the bottom of the portrait.
63
Zoom in on the left-hand portrait of Charles VIII, and use the signet-ring on the H at the bottom of the portrait.
64
Go right, look left, zoom in on the right-hand portrait of Francois II, and use the signet-ring on the H at the bottom of the portrait. A secret door opens.
65
Go right, go straight, enter the passage on the right, and use the general purpose formula on the stone door in front of you.
66
Go straight twice, go left under the scaffold, zoom in on the fabric to the left, use the knife on the fabric, and use the crossbow with bolt on the guard in the distance.
67
Zoom in on the purple eagle to the left and use the Daemon statue on the niche.
68
QUICKLY use the gas mask.
69
Zoom in on the red eagle to the right and pick it up.

Part 4

Walkthrough

1
Go right, turn left, and ascend the scaffold.
2
Go left, turn around, and look up at the bull picture on the ceiling. Zoom in and use the hammer and chisel to obtain the bull shaped zodiacal key.
3
Back up, go straight, and descend the scaffold to the right.
4
Go right, right, then left. Zoom in on the tapestries to the right.
5
Left-click on each tapestry until they display the same image: a man with a pole slung over his shoulder bearing dead birds. A panel will open, revealing the year 1553.
6
Use the map to jump to Floor 0 cup-bearer’s room.
7
Open the chest in front of you. Put in: hammer and chisel, gas mask, signet-ring, knife, crossbow with bolt, general purpose formula. Take out: holy water, magic formula of revelation, gun.
8
Go right, use holy water on the woman on the table to the right.
9
Turn around and zoom in on the window, then take the books.
10
Back up, go left, and use the books on the floor beneath the contraption to the right of the inventory chest.
11
Climb the books, take the missive, and combine the missive with the magic formula of revelation.
12
Use the map to jump to Floor 0 Caryatid room.
13
Go right, turn around, and zoom in on the tomb. Use tongs on the scepter. A cutscene (a brief, non-interactive sequence) will play showing the tomb fighting back. Pick up the scepter.
14
Use the map to jump to Floor 1 King’s bedroom.
15
Go left, use the missive on the young King to the right.
16
Jump to Floor 0 small ground floor gallery.
17
Go left, zoom in on the first bench to your right, and pick up and examine the sketches.
18
Back up, go left, go straight, zoom in on the guard to the right, take the powder, and then take the lead bullets. Combine the gun with the bullets and powder to create the loaded gun.
19
Jump to Floor 1 King’s Bedroom. Go left, zoom in on the top clock face to the right.
20
Use the two small dials below and to the right and left of the clock face to set the time to 1:55 (click the left dial 1 time, click the right dial 11 times).
21
Use the scepter on the small dark spot between the two dials.
22
Back up, zoom in on the lower clock face to the right.
23
Use the bull shaped zodiacal key on the dark box in the center of the clock face.
24
Press 4 times above the bull’s head when the cursor turns into an up arrow to set the zodiac dial to Aries.
25
Press on the top edge of each of the number plates beneath the bull key to set the year to 1553. A drawer opens; take the bull.
26
Use the map to jump to the courtyard. A cutscene (a brief, non-interactive sequence) will play showing a pursuit has begun.
27
Go straight and slightly to the left, use the gun on the barrels to the right.
28
18th Century: Go right, zoom in on the chest to the left. Take out: crossbow, rope, hook, bolts.
29
Combine the crossbow, rope, and hook.
30
Go left, go straight, enter the alcove straight ahead (slightly to the left), and pick up the copper wire.
31
Turn around and go straight, go right, and exit through the window.
32
Go straight, then straight again while bearing to the left of the ruined building.
33
Go right and speak to the prostitute on your left.
34
Take the clothes off the back of the wagon, then take the well-lined purse to the right of the wagon.
35
Go left, turn around, and zoom in on the ruined building. Use the hook launching crossbow on the top of the wall.
36
Left-click on the alchemist in the distance, then zoom in on the cabinet to the left of the alchemist and take the magic formula revealing some of Anselme’s basic secrets.
37
Separate the hook launching crossbow, combine the crossbow and bolts.
38
Open the left-hand drawer and take the necklace.
39
Back up and go through the door on the left.
40
Turn around and look up, zoom in on the gaping hole in the roof. Use the crossbow with bolt to shoot the metal rod on top of the roof.
41
Back up, turn around, and zoom in on the pile of rubbish straight ahead to the left. Pick up the zinc tile.
42
Back up, exit the ruined building through the second door to the right of the rubbish pile.
43
Go straight but bear to the left. Zoom in on the man to your left and give him the well-lined purse.
44
Turn around and exit this room, go straight, then straight and to the left of the ruined building. Turn right and pick up the copper ridge pole to your right.
45
Use the map to jump to Floor -1 low room.
46
Open the chest to the right. Put in: copper ridge pole, copper wire, hook, rope, crossbow with bolt, zinc tile. Take out: general purpose formula and magic formula for revelation.
47
Use the map to jump to Floor 0 Caryatid room.
48
Turn around, zoom in on the box with scrolls, pick up the opera score.
49
Back up and go left. Go straight up the steps, go right, then go through the door on the left.
50
Go straight through the next door, zoom in on the cart to the left and take the Champagne glass.
51
Combine the necklace with the Champagne glass.
52
Exit this room through the door on the left, go through the next door, and offer the Champagne with necklace to the woman on the sofa.
53
Zoom in on the table to your left, and take the Heart-shaped key.
54
Back up, turn around, go straight through the next two doors.
55
Turn around and zoom in on the chest of drawers. Use the Heart-shaped key on the middle drawer on the left side and take the fancy dress.
56
Back up, turn around, and use the opera score on the harpsichord. After a long-winded cutscene (a brief, non-interactive sequence), zoom in on the table to the left of the harpsichord and take the key to the library.
57
Back up, exit this room through the first set of doors to your right (these are double doors that are dark brown).
58
Pick up the crank on the bottom of the painting to your right.
59
Turn around and zoom in on the cherub. Use the general purpose formula on the tablet the cherub has to its left, then pick up the flask full of acid. (At this point Anselme’s basic secrets temporarily disappear for some reason).
60
Use the map to jump to Floor 0 ground floor service area (small room near Tribunal).
61
Climb stairs to the right, zoom in on the cabinet to the left. Use the flask full of acid on the door knobs, then left-click to open the cabinet.
62
Take the sulphate flask (second bottle from the left on the inner shelf of the cabinet).
63
Open the center drawer of the cabinet and take both the sheet of zinc and the sheet of copper.
64
Back up, go through the door to the right of the cabinet, zoom in on the generator to your left, and use the crank on the wooden stand of the generator.

Tips

Remember to combine items in your inventory to create new tools or unlock puzzles.
Pay close attention to visual cues and zoom in on objects to find hidden details.
The map is crucial for fast travel between different floors and rooms.
Some actions trigger cutscenes (brief, non-interactive sequences) that provide story context or indicate progress.