There's no beating around the bush, Celeste is one of the best 2D platformers I've had the pleasure of playing in a long time. It's initially quite unassuming, since you think to yourself "oh it's just an 8 directional dash, how much can they really squeeze out of this?", and the answer is a lot.

As per usual with these kinds of games, it introduces new mechanics in every level, and then progressively builds more and more around them. Additionally, each new mechanic is kept rather simple: bubbles that give a short burst of speed and replenish jumps, moving platforms, an unspeakable lovecraftian void that you can dash through, you know, standard stuff. The result of this is that the new elements don't ever make the gameplay feel bloated, they just become elegant additions to the solid foundation that was already there. One aspect that is particularly unique is its amazing integration of momentum to the platforming, a lot of the moving platforms can give you speed in the direction that they travel as you hop off of them, which is often used in jumps and is a fantastic touch.

Another thing to note is Celeste doesn't shy away from making jumps difficult, yet perfectly calculated in such a way that it becomes incredibly satisfying at a mechanical level, while not simply being technical skill check, as a lot of the jumps do require some brains to figure out how to do properly. Consequently, the game feels quite fair, regardless of how long it takes to get a hard jump down, since you actually make steady progress with each attempt until the point of mastering it.

Not much needs to be said about the artstyle or OST I believe, they're excellent, and the remixes definitely keep you hyped up while tackling the B-sides (I haven't tried the C-sides yet, I'm missing some collectibles, please pray for me). The story is also nice, with endearing characters and an important lesson on self improvement and learning how to deal with the rough points in our lives which, let's face it, we've all been through. The use of climbing a mountain as a metaphor for this also justifies the game's difficulty, while bringing it all together in a very compelling way.

Beyond the fact that it's a bit short (which is fine anyway since there's a lot of extra levels and collectibles to keep you challenged), it's honestly a flawless game. It does everything right, and it's the most fun I've had with a platformer in a while. Also, it turned me into a woman, which I wasn't expecting but it seems to be a common side effect, I suppose. Eh, ♥♥♥♥ it, 10/10.

this is guaranteed to be the hardest and most challenging platformer I've ever completed.
heavy platforms, complex and narrow jumps, each B-S side new moves this game will teach you perseverance and determination it has a good story, it's great to control, it's very catchy.
by the time you get to the end you won't feel pain or fear anymore, it will only be passion and perseverance that you have inside of you.

if you love heavy platforms thats game for u.
love it 11/10

Celeste是款非常優秀的2D平台跳躍遊戲，擁有優秀的美術、好聽的音樂和精妙(痛苦)的跑酷關卡設計

你要做的就是扮演一個：擁有比老阿嬷還差的體力，永遠吃不到的草莓，眼瞎找不到的寶石，還要帶著一個叛逆幽靈雙胞胎妹妹(？)爬山的年輕少女，是個一邊爬山一邊和幽靈少女互相拉扯的戀愛養成遊戲(？？？)

如我上面所說，遊戲的地圖設計之精妙，能滿足你對平台跳躍遊戲的想像，裡面有：
一堆你跳不過的坎、走不過的坑，讓你去死的神奇泡泡，還有壤你更快去死的神奇羽毛，以及一直、一直不斷重複的卡關，讓我直接夢迴苦痛之路，要不是存檔點多，每小關關卡不長，我老在通關前早就把電腦給捶爆了

別的不說，喜歡平台跳躍的玩家一定要試試，遊戲的好玩程度絕對會讓你上癮，你甚至還能在平台跳躍遊戲裡玩平台跳躍遊戲啊！不說了，我要去跑下一面了
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啊不對，鍵盤被我按爆了
十分好遊戲