We knew it had the potential to become a great 2D platformer, but we never imagined that the new thing from the authors of TowerFall Ascension would be able to surprise us as it has. In Celeste’s analysis we surrender to the charms of a true masterpiece; one of those titles that thanks to its powerful playable base, but also the precious message it transmits, will be difficult to forget.
Voucher. Yes. It’s still early days, we’ve just started the year, but I can’t help it; I can’t shut up! Celeste is a true marvel; a memorable video game, one of those that leave their mark, which is set to become one of the greatest of this year. That’s how spectacular is the new work from the authors of TowerFall Ascension , who have brought to life one of the best and most exciting 2D platforming adventures in recent years. Its action is fast-paced, there is not a second of respite !, but the greatest virtue of this retro-style game is its ability to surprise you over and over with new challenges … and its own story!, which here exerts an unusual role without hindering the video game. Unlike. The Matt Makes Games team has done a superb job integrating the narrative into the stage design itself, in the very conception of the challenges you face, making you a participant in poor Madeline’s misadventures , who without knowing very well what, he has set out to climb a dangerous mountain.
I will not say anything else; I do not want to spoil the many surprises that a video game has that, well, I admit, it leaves me speechless. Completing its hundreds of levels has been a tough experience, yes, but incredibly wonderful. I have not stopped smiling during the nearly seven hours it has taken me to complete the adventure, and that I accumulate almost 1800 deaths! But in Celeste, losing one’s life doesn’t feel like punishment but rather like teaching . “Next time I’ll do better”, you repeat to yourself over, over and over again … until you get it, you scream with joy! And you face an even greater challenge; one of those that seem impossible. Neither is; nor do you feel that the difficulty increasesartificially. If I love something about this video game, it is that everything depends entirely on your ability; of your ability to dodge traps and avoid obstacles at breakneck speeds without resorting to trial and error, which is there! But not in such an immovable way as in other titles of the style. You can make mistakes and still deftly survive such outrages.
Celeste: The first 10 minutes
Deadly ClimbIt’s amazing. Celeste never stops reinventing itselfMadeline has two special abilities that are everything in Celeste: climbing , her ability to climb vertical surfaces until her strength is exhausted; and the momentum, with which it will move at full speed in any direction, although with limitations !, because you have to step on the ground, or certain special surfaces, to recharge this acrobatic movement. It doesn’t take much more for Matt Make Games’ video game to reinvent the formula over and over again, presenting increasingly convoluted, more and more spectacular challenges, with which it is difficult not to exclaim cries of admiration while smiling like children. Swaying traps, gusts of wind, projectiles, paths crowded with sharp stakes and not a single surface to rest your feet on … each new region you explore on the mountain reveals new ways to die, and you will! But far from frustrate, Celeste encourages you to keep going.
If the game gets too complicated, you can activate the assist mode, which gives you aids such as a double jump or infinite resistance.
At times I have lost my life on the same level dozens of times and each time it happened, I screamed! But not with anger but, rather, like someone who knows that he is about to achieve a feat and only needs a little more of time, one more chance to achieve success. That’s why you never stop smiling or being amazed at the frenetic action of a video game that, yes, is difficult, but not to the point of despair. It all depends on you, the challenge you impose on yourself, because you can complete the story and that’s it, or try your luck and also get the strawberries distributed by each region of the game, and that I already warn you in some cases can be a very hard feat. It is not the only additional challengeby Celeste, which also hides in some of its levels some cassette tapes that give access to much harder versions of the great regions that make up the mountain that gives its name to the video game. This is where Madeline’s adventure turns into a real hell; but an equally enjoyable one.
The soundtrack, composed by Lena Raine, is really good. The melodies are catchy and go perfectly with the action.
Completing its hundreds of levels is a tough experience, yes, but incredibly wonderfulI am fascinated by how with subtle changes, with bubbles that allow you to gain a special boost, or magical barriers that launch you at full speed in a fixed direction, or escaping from ghosts in a haunted house, or playing with the darkness in the ruins of a ancestral temple, Celeste never stops reinventing itself. And it is surprising; more so when you see yourself dodging endless traps without setting foot on the ground for a second thanks to the exquisite control system of a video game that, also in audiovisual terms , is fantastic.
Celeste hides many secrets, including an even more retro console! which shows the project from which this platform video game was born.
Each of the regions through which we move gives off a special aura that makes them unique, very different from each other, with a retro touch that feels great. The level design strikes an outstanding level and what to say about the protagonists, who are hard not to love every time they speak perfect Spanish because they feel very human! Again … I won’t say much more, because like Madeline, this is a voyage of discovery and what you are going to find along the way is simply wonderful. Celeste is a masterpiece that even when it ends, it doesn’t quite do it! It opens up new challenges before you that will make you enjoy even more what is already one of the best video games of 2018.
“Essential”
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A masterpiece. No more. The team at Matt Make Games have brought to life a simply wonderful 2D platformer adventure. Its fast-paced action, its incredible level design, how addictive it is! they are only a small part of Celeste. With a very personal story that goes straight to the heart, this retro-style video game will undoubtedly become one of the greats of 2018. An essential!
- Fast-paced action and many challenges to test our skills with
- The story it tells, how it does it, and the main characters
- Incredible level design that rarely fails to amaze
- Only in the final section does the video game lose some freshness
