History VideoGame / Messiah

Bob is just a chubby cherub without any real angelic might, but he's got a trick up his sleeve: the ability to [[BodySnatcher possess people]]. Possessing the right persons at the right time is one of the main mechanics in the game, and more or less its main selling point.

* NayTheist: The government of Earth is well aware that the Judeo-Christian religion is true... and intends to take over both Heaven and Hell, and put God under its control.

You might also want to know this is where the ''VideoGame/{{Roblox}}'' "OOF" sound comes from, [[https://www.pcgamer.com/roblox-users-borrowed-its-ubiquitous-oof-sound-from-obscure-action-game-messiah/ no joke.]]

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''Messiah'' is a 2000 science-fiction game by Creator/ShinyEntertainment, featuring the angel Bob, sent by God to Earth on a mission. As it turns out, the future Earth is not a nice place. It is corrupt, brutal, and ruled by dictators, called "Fathers". They recently discovered that Heaven, Hell, God, and Satan are real--and their first thought was that of conquest. They contacted Satan and put him under their control, in preparation to take over Heaven. God, who will be having none of this, sends an agent to Earth to investigate the situation--namely, Bob.

Overall, ''Messiah'' is best described as an ActionAdventure game with some ThirdPersonShooter, PlatformGame and StealthBasedGame elements. It can be purchased from [[Website/GogDotCom GOG.com]].

-->--'''Bob''' (from the manual)

** Several times--one example is needing to fill the waste container; the only way to do so is by... dropping harmless scientists into a meat grinder. Another example is filling an entire complex with deadly radiation. Even Satan [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame calls you out on this one]].

* ImAHumanitarian: The basis of the sewer-dwelling Chots' diet, apparently. They feed on their own, but are also implied to regularly kidnap and eat normal citizens, too.
* InGameTV: There are a couple of news reports in the game, and twice you get to see them playing on the citizens' [=TVs=].
* MiniGame: To get to the the VIP area in Club Kyd, you've got to finish a dancing minigame.
* MiseryBuildsCharacter: In the intro, God tells Bob this as one of the reasons for sending him to Earth--it will "help build character". Bob protests that he's already got enough character.

* UnwinnableByMistake: On the Conveyor level, you enter a room in order to access a platforming section of conveyor belts. If you turn around and leave the room instead, the door will become locked from the inside and you cannot re-enter.

''Messiah'' is a 2000 science-fiction game by Creator/ShinyEntertainment, featuring the angel Bob, sent by God to Earth on a mission. As it turns out, the future Earth is not a nice place. It is corrupt, brutal, and ruled by dictators, called "Fathers" who have recently discovered that Heaven, Hell, God, and Satan are real--and their first thought was that of conquest. They proceed to enact a plan to contact Satan and put him under their control, thus making it easier to take over Heaven. God, who will be having none of this, sends an agent to Earth to investigate the situation--namely, Bob.

You might also want to know this is where the ''VideoGame/{{Roblox}}'' "OOF" sound comes from, [[https://youtu.be/uG7luVpg7aI no joke.]]

You might also want to know this is where the VideoGame/{{Roblox}} "OOF" sound comes from, [[https://youtu.be/uG7luVpg7aI no joke.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Bob defeats Satan and saves Earth, but he deliberately disobeyed God in the process, and is now apparently trapped on the moon with no way off and [[BarredFromTheAfterlife no way back to Heaven.]]]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Bob defeats Satan and saves Earth, [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight but he deliberately disobeyed God in the process]], and is now apparently trapped on the moon with no way off and [[BarredFromTheAfterlife no way back to Heaven.]]]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Bob defeats Satan and saves Earth, but he deliberately disobeyed God in the process, and is now apparently trapped on the moon [[BarredFromTheAfterlife with no way back to Heaven.]]]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Bob defeats Satan and saves Earth, but he deliberately disobeyed God in the process, and is now apparently trapped on the moon [[BarredFromTheAfterlife with no way back to Heaven.]] Earth is also still a complete craphole and there's no indication that things will get any better just because Father Prime is dead.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Bob defeats Satan and saves the Earth, but he deliberately disobeyed God in the process, and is now apparently trapped on the moon [[BarredFromTheAfterlife with no way back to Heaven.]]]]

* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: God is perfectly willing to leave humans at Satan's mercy (because he thinks the world is beyond salvation at this point - and given how much of a Hellhole Earth's been turned into under Father Prime, ''he's right'') and [[spoiler:at the end of the game he leaves Bob on the barren Moon]]. Satan, meanwhile, is, well, Satan.