I love this game! I've entered the notorious second half of the game now but I'm already having the same problem everyone else had: theres no notable new upgrades after finishing the first half of the game and I'm not looking forward to fetching all the notes. Sure part of the problem is that Shovel Knight costs about the same but has built itself around many games in one which I have a feeling The Messenger is going to revolve around doing in sequels or later chapters if they come up. Point is, the best thing about this game is something Shovel Knight has essentially monopolized before anyone else could do anything.