"This memorial is dedicated to those who perished on the climb."
I played Celeste for the first time when I was around 12. The themes of overcoming your anxiety really resonated with me, but I obviously never read too much into the transfem themes woven into the story. Coming back to this game, 6 years later, now a woman officially on HRT, I almost broke down crying seeing that lonely stone slab after chapter two. I wish she could have known. I wish I could have been there for her. Climbing the mountain again makes me think back to how crushed I felt as a little girl. How lonely it really was surrounded by men when I wanted anything else. I wish she could see how far we've come because I would rather die trying than give up.
I guess the gameplay is pretty good too.
10
I played Celeste for the first time when I was around 12. The themes of overcoming your anxiety really resonated with me, but I obviously never read too much into the transfem themes woven into the story. Coming back to this game, 6 years later, now a woman officially on HRT, I almost broke down crying seeing that lonely stone slab after chapter two. I wish she could have known. I wish I could have been there for her. Climbing the mountain again makes me think back to how crushed I felt as a little girl. How lonely it really was surrounded by men when I wanted anything else. I wish she could see how far we've come because I would rather die trying than give up.
I guess the gameplay is pretty good too.
10