What makes you think that? I think it takes place in the first world... unless I missed something?
Honestly it's just that the general aesthetic seemed very far removed from anything until then, but also I don't know shit about The Messenger outside of that.
skullbone posted...
Spoilers for both games:
I assumed that the Messenger takes place in a completely different 3rd world. Fleshmancer reincarnates Brugaves to be the fast demon general in The Messenger and reincarnates the Acolytes to be the Demon King in a new world.
I'm sure we'll get better answers in the DLC.
Yeah that makes sense.
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