In a world where games are increasingly becoming more of the same, indies are always innovating because they don’t waste too much time on graphics but invest in gameplay, innovation, and story. At the beginning of 2018, one of the great innovations in platform games called Celeste was released! In this article, we will see a small review of this must-play game for Megaman fans.
The Megaman games were famous for their extreme difficulty, but in recent years Capcom has faltered in abandoning the franchise or releasing remakes of old games without any innovation. After the fiasco of Mighty Number 9, many lost hope in difficult platform games. Until Celeste came along and blew everyone away with 93 points on Metacritic.
Many have become accustomed to current games and end up disregarding indies, platformers, and pixel games. I myself saw some negative comments in the news about the game; these gamers have no idea what they are missing… Celeste manages to be better than many AAA (high-budget) trendy and generic games released every year.
Talking about Celeste
The game is simple and has a straightforward jumping mechanic without any shooting weapons. Celeste has a mechanic similar to Super Meat Boy, where you need to jump and grab onto walls to overcome challenges. The game may not have technological advancements, but it is well ahead in creativity.
Your objective is simple: to take the protagonist Madeline to the top of the mountain called Celeste. This unique platforming style can lead the player to anguish, fun, adrenaline, endorphins, anger, anxiety, and many inexplicable emotions.
The character Madeline wants to climb this mountain located in Canada, but she has no idea why. Throughout her adventure, she meets people and faces her own reflection, thus creating a story that addresses philosophical concepts, depression, fear, friendship, psychology, personality, trauma, and choices.
The game features great dialogues and an epic soundtrack that perfectly matches the game’s levels. Celeste manages to have an almost perfect increasing level of difficulty, innovating with new mechanics in each chapter. In this game, you will die at least 3000 times before completing the main story.
The game doesn’t stop there; in addition to the main levels, you can unlock the B and C sides, which are alternative versions of each chapter with a much more extreme difficulty that will make you die over 10,000 times. There are also collectibles (strawberries) that will test your patience and add a replay factor to the levels (if you miss one).
The game is not short like the vast majority of indies; everything will depend on your skill, but you will have at least 10 hours of gameplay and may spend over 30 hours to achieve 100%. Additionally, the game has an arcade version within itself; there is so much content that it makes every penny spent worthwhile.
Celeste is one of the best of 2018
I consider Celeste one of the best games of 2018, not just among indies, but among all games. Besides all the information mentioned, for me, Celeste is one of the few platform games that doesn’t get boring and makes you reach the end with a smile on your face even after so much anger.
I almost forgot to mention the game’s art, which is magnificent, with incredible scenery and a huge amount of challenges. Although the game seems difficult, its difficulty and learning curve are for all players. Anyone can be capable of completing it, even if they get a little frustrated.
If you were looking for a game worthy of this year, with charismatic characters and above-average difficulty, Celeste is definitely the right choice. The game is available for Switch, PS4, PC, and Steam. I hope you enjoyed this review! Share it with friends and let’s play! I will finish by leaving a very technical and detailed video about the game, its story, and mechanics, but beware of spoilers.
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