After completing it in a short amount of time, I thought I'd give my own thoughts on it.

I'm not a journalist or a reviewer (though I also said I'm not a climber >:3), so bear with me.

Celeste is a platformer that requires great precision and knowledge of the mechanics in order to overcome the difficult challenges you may face. Each level is meant to represent a different part of the human psyche and the struggles it may face (at least that's the impression I got). Because of this, every level presents a new challenge with new mechanics that you must learn and understand (kind of like yourself, no?).

Each new challenge that presents itself is simple to understand once you get the hang of things, but still requires a fair amount of effort to overcome. The controls are highly responsive, and I did not feel like a single death was undeserved, as I could easily remain patient and understand the mistake I made. Part of this is because of the fantastic level design, along with the absolutely stellar soundtrack composed by Lena Raine.

And...the message of the game. Dear lord, does it resonate and hit hard. Sorry to give my entire life story, but, I've been diagnosed with anxiety since I was incredibly young. Preschool young. Over the past few years, I've suspected I've had depression. And Madeline's struggles, the things she says to herself (ex: "I'll just... go home to my sad life and be miserable forever."), the things she does to herself (ex: self-hatred in many ways shapes and forms), they all resonate with me deeply. I've never really bothered to think about it until now. That, and Madeline happens to be prone to panic attacks, which I am as well. But she handles it all so well because of the people surrounding her. They're all a positive influence in one way or another. You simply need to breathe and calm down. You need to remember everything will be okay in the end. And, most importantly, you need to work together with that part of yourself that's so terrified of everything. Let go of the past, stand up straight in the present, and look towards your future.

um, i kind of just dumped a lot of life lessons and stuff there i'm sorry


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game's cool, but it.
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