This is one of those games that I really want to like. I’ve tried nearly a dozen times to get it to “click” and it never does.

I always bounce off of it and I’ve never entirely understand why.

Sure, the platforming is precision machined but maybe the fact that the game is too forgiving with its checkpoints leads to a lack of stakes or tension for someone like me that isn’t going to go for every strawberry.

I also think the levels might be too long and that the game forces you to spend too much time in individual biomes.

The story’s presentation, at least early on, may also be a bit too sappy and not engaging.

Idk. I know people really love this game and what I’ve played of it is fine. But it’s lacking something crucial.

Good OST, though.

Celeste foi um jogo que me cativou desde do começo, as músicas e a vibe que o jogo passa é uma delicinha, jogabilidade simples, de poucos botões, ainda assim, bem feita. Porém, algumas fases são um inferno KKKK.
Conforme o jogo passa, você percebe o amadurecimento da protagonista, você percebe que a montanha é só uma metáfora, que a escalada, é vencer uma fase ruim, é finalmente conseguir falar quando o tempo todo você só tinha um nó na garganta, é fazer as pazes consigo mesmo.
Eu me indentifiquei com o jogo, e no final eu não aguentei e desabei em lagrimas KKKK.
Enfim, um ótimo indie e que vale seu tempo pelo o que entrega.
Obs: Lena Raine sabe muito de músicas.

Celeste was a pretty enjoyable platformer with an intriguing narrative. It got me hooked from the start with the crazy old women HA HA HAing at me.

I will admit I got more than angry at times with the precise platforming but once I'd figured out how a room needed to be done I was pretty quick to get through it and ended with 1290 deaths in 6.2 hours. Pretty good going I think.

In terms of story, I found it interesting enough with how Madeline experienced panic attacks, learnt to deal with them, and eventually tried to put her past behind her.

Definitely would recommend for people who either want a difficult platformer, a decent narrative experience, or both.

It's cute, it's charming, it's challenging without being overly frustrating, it's wonderfully designed, Celeste is genuinely one of the best platformers of all time. Restricting it to just 2D would undermine how amazing it truly is. For how few controls it has, it does a lot with them; you really only have a jump, dash and climbing maneuver, yet the developers add so many new ideas in that keep the individual chapters fresh, culminating in The Summit which is straight up one of the best levels in anything. The music is mostly relaxing but knows when to get you pumped up for a difficult section, the sprite-work is gorgeous, and I could spend so, so long talking to Theo and the Granny - I've come to absolutely adore the "voice-acting". The side-content is ingrained into the main levels so well, and obtaining the strawberries isn't some ridiculous challenge, it's mostly just being smart - which I am not - with your moves. The bossfights (especially Chapter 3 [actually all of Chapter 3 sucks, fuck you Oshiro]) kind of suck for the most part, but some of my favourite moments also occurred during one later on, and it gives the game a large sense of identity so I'm conflicted about them. Other than that well... I love the story, I love the music, I love Madeline (and Badeline) - I fucking love this game.