While scaling a supernatural mountain in an attempt to salvage her self-respect, a depressed young woman is confronted by a doppelganger manifesting her doubts and fears.While scaling a supernatural mountain in an attempt to salvage her self-respect, a depressed young woman is confronted by a doppelganger manifesting her doubts and fears.While scaling a supernatural mountain in an attempt to salvage her self-respect, a depressed young woman is confronted by a doppelganger manifesting her doubts and fears.
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Once you beat the game and get to play through again for more collectibles you really see your development as a player and it is very rewarding.
Also if you yourself can't get that good at the game, its worth watching speed runners as they make the game look like a completely different adventure they push the controls to the limits.
A must play
This is maybe one of the most satisfying platform to play, these small but intense challenges are so fun and when i finally get a strawberry's it just feels so satisfying.
There are two things that make this game not frustrating the first one is the Wii spawns are so fast and levels of small enough, so it doesn't get too tedious. It's maybe 10 or 26 and you get sit back every time and that is fine and fun.
And the second thing is the music is so good. It's hard to get frustrated. I just want to listen to this good soundtrack and how in many levels it built up slowly and in the last bit it's just go full on.
And the levels are so fun. They all have their own little gimmick that makes it unique and especially level six where I fight against my other half. I love that one.
And every part of the story is so relatable and good and looking at this fragile person trying to put themselves together is just so nice and finally believe in themselves and realizing their people around them. They're willing to help.
An accepting the other half of yourself, it's step of living in denial is just so good.
But I didn't complete all of the game sadly I got to chapter 9 and played half a bit and realized that I had to become a robot to play it maybe put a hundred hours into it so I used to assist mode to get the last trophies and get the ending of chapter 9. I enjoyed a game but I don't want to be made a robot of a man.
First of all, the pixel art is charming, and the soundtrack by Lena Raine is both soothing and invigorating, perfectly matching the game's emotional beats. Beyond its tough but fair platforming. It also offers a poignant story of perseverance and self-discovery, but I dont want to spoil too much.
While its difficulty may be daunting, the game's generous checkpoint system and accessibility options ensure it remains rewarding. Celeste is a masterful blend of challenge and narrative, making it a standout title in the indie game scene.
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- TriviaThe monsters that chase and attack Madeline in Chapter 5 are unnamed in the game, but were officially named "Seekers" during a speedrun of the game at SGDQ 2018 that was commented on by the development team.
- Quotes
[Madeline exits her car, as she gets ready to approach Celeste Mountain. We see nothing but snow bits drifting across the screen]
Madeline: [Title text] This is it, Madeline. Just breathe. Why are you so nervous?
[a busted sign lies out in front of an unstable path with small pieces of ground standing at different heights. As she jumps from platform to platform, there is a huge block caked with snow above one of the platforms. She lands on it, proceeding to the next platform. The snow caked block collapses and hits the platform. By then she is already on the next platform. Safe from danger. Passing through the area and back to complete and solid ground, she comes across a house with smoke billowing out of the chimney. An old lady stands in front of it]
Madeline: Excuse me, ma'am?
[Madeline walks forward, then stops in her tracks to start a conversation]
Madeline: The sign out front is busted. Is this the mountain trail?
Granny: You're almost there. It's just across the bridge.
[Madeline walks to the right of the house, stops, turns around. She seems to have something else to say to the old lady]
Madeline: By the way, you should call someone about your driveway. The ridge collapsed and I nearly died.
[the old lady laughs]
Granny: [still laughing] If my "driveway" almost did you in, the mountain might be a bit too much for you.
[the old lady continues laughing. Madeline is clearly upset at the comment]
Madeline: [Angrily] Well, if an old bat like you can survive out here, I think I'll be fine.
[the old lady stops laughing]
Granny: Suit yourself.
[the screen zooms in]
Granny: But you should know, Celeste Mountain is a strange place. You might see things, things you ain't ready to see.
[Slight pause]
Madeline: [Sarcastically] You should seek help, lady.
[the old lady resumes laughing]
Madeline: [Madeline proceeds to the right and starts crossing the bridge. Just as she starts crossing it, the bridge starts collapsing. Just as she reaches the end and the final part of the bridge linking the solid ground collapses. She falls, and time stops in its tracks. She then uses her 'dash' ability to zip up in the northeast direction. Bringing her to safety]
[Panting, Madeline pauses to catch her breath. The screen pans up, and she disappear from view. All we see is the abyss of littleness that is the sky with snowflakes fluttering in the wind]
Madeline: [Title text] You can do this.