"I just... can't go back to how it was before."
Celeste is an interesting experience. For starters, I’m not a fan of platformers, but I had fun with Celeste. This game falls into the same category that Furi (2016) does for me - it’s a game where the gameplay is not one of my favorite elements.
The story of Celeste is short, but relatable, easily touching the player. Madeline’s journey is one of self discovery, acceptance and self steem, which most people can easily relate to. The graphics are super nice, boasting beautiful pixel art scenarios and characters. Sometimes, though, I felt that some elements from the map were hard to spot due to the amount of detail. There are also drawn panels for some story moments and for characters during dialogues, which are also high quality.
As for the gameplay, I feel that my opinion isn’t worth much, as I generally avoid platformers, but I felt that Celeste has very tight and responsive controls. I rarely felt that a death as due to the game’s controls. The platforming is a mixed bag. There are some sections and levels I actually had fun, and others where I was frustrated. There was one level in particular that was pure pain, and the last level is a huge difficulty spike. The ending level, although thematically fitting, as it is the last step before the summit, requires really precise movement and timing, which was something the game was always lenient about.
I did finish the game without using it, but Celeste has an assist mode that I have heard is pretty good, so anyone can enjoy the story and the graphics. There are also more chapters that go beyond the main story, but I didn’t play them, just watched on YouTube. They seem super insane in terms of gameplay, greatly exceeding the base game’s difficulty.
The DLC, Farewell, in particular, is something else. I (probably) couldn’t finish it myself, as it is on a new level of difficulty compared to the base game, but I did enjoy the additional story and how some elements of the gameplay were tied to the actual context.
Overall, I did enjoy my time with Celeste, but I doubt I will come back to play more in the future. Still, I regret nothing and recommend anyone to accompany Madeline to the summit.
Celeste is an interesting experience. For starters, I’m not a fan of platformers, but I had fun with Celeste. This game falls into the same category that Furi (2016) does for me - it’s a game where the gameplay is not one of my favorite elements.
The story of Celeste is short, but relatable, easily touching the player. Madeline’s journey is one of self discovery, acceptance and self steem, which most people can easily relate to. The graphics are super nice, boasting beautiful pixel art scenarios and characters. Sometimes, though, I felt that some elements from the map were hard to spot due to the amount of detail. There are also drawn panels for some story moments and for characters during dialogues, which are also high quality.
As for the gameplay, I feel that my opinion isn’t worth much, as I generally avoid platformers, but I felt that Celeste has very tight and responsive controls. I rarely felt that a death as due to the game’s controls. The platforming is a mixed bag. There are some sections and levels I actually had fun, and others where I was frustrated. There was one level in particular that was pure pain, and the last level is a huge difficulty spike. The ending level, although thematically fitting, as it is the last step before the summit, requires really precise movement and timing, which was something the game was always lenient about.
I did finish the game without using it, but Celeste has an assist mode that I have heard is pretty good, so anyone can enjoy the story and the graphics. There are also more chapters that go beyond the main story, but I didn’t play them, just watched on YouTube. They seem super insane in terms of gameplay, greatly exceeding the base game’s difficulty.
The DLC, Farewell, in particular, is something else. I (probably) couldn’t finish it myself, as it is on a new level of difficulty compared to the base game, but I did enjoy the additional story and how some elements of the gameplay were tied to the actual context.
Overall, I did enjoy my time with Celeste, but I doubt I will come back to play more in the future. Still, I regret nothing and recommend anyone to accompany Madeline to the summit.