It doesn't feel as good to me using the d-pad. I usually prefer it for side-scrollers, but not with Celeste.
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LTTP: Celeste... the game left me speechless !
- Thread starter The Praiseworthy
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It doesn't feel as good to me using the d-pad. I usually prefer it for side-scrollers, but not with Celeste.
I love the whole game, but the intro of chapter 6 through the end of chapter 7 is just fucking incredible.
There haven't been many pieces of media recently that have broken through the bullshit inside my head and made me simply feel good for a little while, but yeah, this got through.
There haven't been many pieces of media recently that have broken through the bullshit inside my head and made me simply feel good for a little while, but yeah, this got through.
Speaking of progress of gameplay mechanics the game ends up teaching you new things even at the very final level of the game. Even though it's something you had access to the whole time, it really makes you realize new ways to approach things if you replay chapters.
I just finished it myself. It was really good. The soundtrack in particular was amazing. One B-side was enough for me though.
My favorite platformer along with Super Meat Boy and DKC: Tropical Freeze. Such a well crafted game. If I was a speedrunner, Celeste would be my game of choice.
It's much closer to Super Meat Boy and The End Is Nigh, if you've played either of those.
This game has an absolutely perfect difficulty curve, for me at least. There was never any point where I felt comfortable or that things were easy, but at the same time there was never any point where I thought "God damn I will never get past this room."
I was always advancing by the skin of my teeth, basically. But then going back to the beginning after beating the game in order to get strawberries or secrets I left behind, I was blowing through the levels like a speed runner. Great stuff.
I was always advancing by the skin of my teeth, basically. But then going back to the beginning after beating the game in order to get strawberries or secrets I left behind, I was blowing through the levels like a speed runner. Great stuff.
I wonder if they're really going to do a ''Celeste Maker'' where you can create your own levels/characters?
It's confidently my Game of the Year so far and I don't see any upcoming releases changing that. I absolutely love this game. I haven't felt as connected to a platformer on an emotional level since I was a kid playing Super Mario Bros. 3. The fact that I'm not even particularly good at platformers isn't a deterrent. If anything, it enhances the experience because it brings me closer to feeling what Madeline feels. It's an incredibly immersive game.
Do Celeste's controls feel as "floaty" and "twitchy" as Super Meat Boy? Comparisons to that game have been the biggest deterrent for me getting the game, as I really couldn't get into Super Meat Boy due to not liking its controls combined with its high difficulty level. I really wanted to like Super Meat Boy (and can certainly appreciate many things about it), too, as The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth was such an amazing game. I'm afraid that Celeste will be similar for me...
Yeah this game was an instant classic and it's still the best game I've played all year. Also the boss battle in chapter 6 is one of the GOATs IMO
One of my favorite indie games of the year. Great gameplay, touching story, and an amazing soundtrack.
One of the best platformers of all time. I love how the devs support the speedrunning community too (they talked about so many bugfixes specifically to enable better running at SGDQ).
I think the C-sides were probably the weakest part of the game since they felt more like SMB levels than Celeste levels.
I think the C-sides were probably the weakest part of the game since they felt more like SMB levels than Celeste levels.
I really did not like Super meat boy. Celeste is a masterpiece.
It was probably part of the summer sale on Steam right? Should've bought it then. It's n°1 on my must play list this year. I love platformers but I'm not always in the mood for the 'super hard die countless times' ones like SMB, even though I loved that game too and beat like half of the dark versions of the levels.
Not at all, I have the same issues with SMB but Celeste controls more like a classic platformer. It's still really hard but I never died because of the controls.
Anyway, I finished it a few days ago and was left speechless. Aside from the perfect level design and soundtrack, I was really impressed by its story.
I didn't think a platformer could make me cry but the last two levels destroyed me emotionally, in a way very few games managed to do. It's incredible.
I hate meat boy. I hate splasher. I hate that floaty shit.
This is way, way better. It's not hard in a way that forces you to simply die and try over and over for the sake of twitch skills. It forces you to try until you can wrap your mind around the puzzle in front of you, and plot out the correct platforming path.
It's one of the only times ever where a game is pretty much a 10/10 just on the strength of the level design. It's just so well thought out.
This has been my GOTY and OST of the year until Octopath, now I'm unsure. What an amazing gaming year this is turning out to be.
This is maybe the best indie game ever.
It's such a focused, tight, and emotionally impactful game, with fundamentally amazing gameplay design.
Honestly, a miracle would have to happen for Celeste to be topped. A miracle on the level of Red Dead Redemption 2 having Obsidian-level writing quality, or Smash Ultimate having a rich and entertaining single player.
It's such a focused, tight, and emotionally impactful game, with fundamentally amazing gameplay design.
Honestly, a miracle would have to happen for Celeste to be topped. A miracle on the level of Red Dead Redemption 2 having Obsidian-level writing quality, or Smash Ultimate having a rich and entertaining single player.
The Switch has had considerably more well-reviewed games this year than either the PS4 or Xbox One... AND Celeste still leads the pack. It won't win (clearly that honor will go to God of War or, if it actually gets released, RDR2) but a slew of nominations should definitely be in the cards.
Celeste is a masterpiece of a title... and I still have the B-Side and C-Side mountains to conquer.
And for those of you who've conquered all of Celeste's challenges... there's still the real Mount Celeste waiting for you someday.
One of the largest time saving skips is actually a developer intended one, and it requires you to use one of the more advance move techniques you can do.
The analog sticks register in the right directions (and if they truly aren't that's on the controller), there's simply a base challenge to consistently hit diagonals that you don't typically get in platformers. Next time you think the game dropped or misread an input, look down at your thumb and you'll likely find you weren't actually concretely holding the direction you thought you were.
Even fighting game pros will occasionally fudge diagonals and/or drop combos, it happens.
MY goty easily. Everything you said is facts, and then you have the fucking phenomenal characters and story. It truly is a special game, and it's themes are infinitely important.
The more people play this game, the better, so thanks for doing the lords work OP :)
The more people play this game, the better, so thanks for doing the lords work OP :)
This game shocked me, I usually don't like games such as Super Meat Boy because of how frustrating it is to play, Celeste is a different story
Some stages I died over 500 times in it and still enjoy every try!!
The music is fantastic too
A gem that everyone should try
Some stages I died over 500 times in it and still enjoy every try!!
The music is fantastic too
A gem that everyone should try
It's a good route. Some of Hollow Knight's trickier platforming called on my Celeste skills, and me want to go back. Different pace obviously, but those two are probably the best games on the system this year (or any) and make great companions.
Brilliant game and I'm still going at it trying to get all the strawberries and B sides. They really nailed the narrative and dialogue, it really drew me into Madelines quest.
Definitely more than just a Super Meat Boy / Hard platformer game, I mean it was hard but also so much more than that.
Definitely more than just a Super Meat Boy / Hard platformer game, I mean it was hard but also so much more than that.
I'm aware of that. Was simply pointing out its relative strength on the platform that's having the best year in terms of critical reception.
That said, Celeste has only really been outclassed review-wise by God of War this year even when you take every platform into account so my earlier point stands.
Not at all. Celeste has much more weight and less finicky physics.
This was my GOTY until I played Hollow Knight. Only gripe I have with it is that the levels are too long to be fun for speed-running. Except for the first one, which to me is the perfect length.
Was designed for the analog stick, so that's what I use too.