History VideoGame / Celeste

* HappyEndingOverride. Downplayed. Chapter 7 ends with [[spoiler:Madeline and Badeline climbing the summit, returning to Granny's cabin and making pie for all the friends they made.]] Chapter 9 reveals that [[spoiler:at least a year later, Granny died, and Madeline dreams about trying to find her while arguing with Badeline. At the end of the chapter, she reaches out to Theo and apologizes for shutting him out]].]]

* HappyEndingOverride. Downplayed. [[spoiler:Chapter 7 ends with Madeline and Badeline climbing the summit, returning to Granny's cabin and making pie for all the friends they made. Chapter 9 reveals that at least a year later, Granny died, and Madeline dreams about trying to find her while arguing with Badeline. At the end of the chapter, she reaches out to Theo and apologizes for shutting him out]].

On January 25th, 2021, to celebrate the [[MilestoneCelebration third anniversary]] of ''Celeste'''s release, the same developers made ''[[https://mattmakesgames.itch.io/celeste-classic-2 Celeste Classic 2: Lani's Trek]]'' using the [[GameMaker PICO-8]] engine. It features a new protagonist traveling to Celeste Mountain but features a new style of platforming centered around a [[GrapplingHookPistol grappling hook]] Lani finds. The game ends on a screen with [[SequelHook a mysterious flower bud that has yet to bloom]].

** Sometimes a stage will split off in all directions into different side-areas that contain collectibles, such as Chapters 2 and 4. In these instances, the way that continues on through the stage (and thus the one you want to avoid if you're hunting for strawberries) will have light shining through it. There are exceptions, like the ones that lead to a B-side cassette tape sometimes having a light.
*** The Chapter 4's side-area hub will close the entrance to a side-area after its strawberries have been collected, sparing you from checking a cleared area.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Several examples.

''Celeste'' is a {{Retraux}} PlatformGame developed by Extremely OK Games (who was previously known for making ''VideoGame/TowerFall''). It was released for PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on January 25, 2018.

Madeline, the PlayerCharacter, has just arrived at the base of the eponymous mountain with the goal of reaching its peak. To accomplish this, she must make her way across many varied locales, each with its own mechanics and traps. Along the way, she will meet colorful characters and come to terms with her inner struggles.

** Heavily [[AvertedTrope averted]] with the golden strawberries, where you need to complete the entire stage [[NoDamageRun without dying once]]. One death, and it's back to the beginning. [[spoiler: The only exception to this is if [[SelfImposedChallenge you're insane enough]] to collect the Moon Berry and the Golden Berry at the same time in Chapter 9, as a death is required in one room to get the Moon Berry. However, bringing the berry to said room would [[DevelopersForesight make the berry temporarily detach from you]] while you perform the [[ResurrectionTeleportation death warp]], and it'll be waiting for you in the place where you'll respawn.]]

** The [[spoiler:secret strawberry]] in Chapter 9 requires you to die and respawn in a new area. Death usually costs you the Golden Strawberry if you're going for it, but if you're [[SelfImposedChallenge mad enough]] to go for the Golden Strawberry ''and'' the [[spoiler:Moon Berry]] at the same time, it will temporarily detach in the room with the required death, letting you pick it back up when you respawn.

* NearVictoryFanfare: When you're in the same room as a B-Side cassette or on the last screen of a B-Side, the music drops out and is replaced by a simplified chiptune arrangement.

* OutsideTheBoxTactic: There are winged strawberries that fly away if you dash. Players might think that this means you're just not allowed to dash in these areas if you want the strawberry, but the strawberry doesn't instantly disappear if you do so and can still be grabbed before it flies offscreen. Certain winged strawberries require you to exploit this.

* DoorToBefore: When you collect the cassette that opens a level's B-side, a bubble will appear and automatically carry Madeline back to the exit of that room. (In contrast, if you collect any other item in a dead-end room, like a strawberry, you're required to backtrack all by yourself.) [[spoiler: This also happens after collecting one of the keys in one part of Chapter 9.]]

* DoubleJump: Madeline's dash ability can be used in this manner, since she can dash in any of the eight basic directions, but she can only use it once before needing to land on something or use a green crystal in order to use it again. At the end of chapter 6, [[spoiler:when she [[SplitPersonalityMerge merges with Badeline]], she can dash twice in the air.]] In Chapter 8, [[spoiler:not even landing will recharge her dash; she has to grab a crystal to use both of her dashes again]].

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Downplayed. The color of the particles released by Madeline’s death always matches the colophon of her hair, including being gold if you are using a feather or blue if you just missed a dash, or even white if you die ''during'' the dash animation.

* HundredPercentCompletion: There are 175 strawberries, 8 B-side cassettes, [[spoiler: 24 crystal hearts, and 25 golden strawberries]] to collect. [[spoiler: If you count Chapter 9, there's the elusive Moon Berry, and for true masochists, the golden strawberry, which is the hardest challenge this game has to offer]].

* BrickJoke: Prior to starting Chapter 2, you receive a postcard stating that collecting strawberries will only impress your friends. Once you collect all 175 strawberries, you receive an achievement called "Impress Your Friends".

* BlindIdiotTranslation: The original Japanese translation had a variety of issues up to the inclusion of slurs towards the mentally ill[[note]]The word that was used was "気ちがい" (Kichigai), which is an outdated term that literally means "insane", "crazy" and "madness", but in modern times, it's more often used as a slur to insult mentally ill people; its closest equivalent in English would be calling someone a lunatic, or a retard.[[/note]]... in a game about coping with mental issues... in a context where it made no sense to begin with. The developers were initially unaware of this as none of them spoke the language, but eventually a new localization team was hired to translate the game again from scratch while the old version was quietly scrapped.

** Each chapter has a "B-Side", which is unlocked by finding hidden cassette tapes in each chapter. B-Sides are extra-difficult levels that each require mastery of the chapter's respective gimmick. Collecting all the crystal hearts and beating all the B-Side levels unlocks [[spoiler:the ''[[UpToEleven even more brutal]]'' C-Side levels and Golden Strawberries. The C-Sides are difficult enough, but collecting the golden strawberries requires you to beat each chapter '''[[NoDamageRun without dying]]''', '''[[CheckpointStarvation not even once]]'''. Yes, this includes the B-Sides and C-Sides. Good luck.]]

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: downplayed. The color of the particles released by Madeline’s death always matches the colophon of her hair, including being gold if you are using a feather or blue if you just missed a dash, or even white if you die ''during'' the dash animation.

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: downplayed. The color of the particles released by Madeline’s death always matches the colophon of her hair, including being gold if you are using a feather or blue if you just missed a dash, or even white if you die *during* the dash animation.

* MarathonLevel: The "Farewell" Chapter 9 DLC is composed of over an hundred of the toughest screens of the game, requiring players to master some of the hardest moves to pull off (most of them being [[AscendedGlitch ascended glitches]]) in order to be able to complete them, on top on throwing new mechanics into the mix. It is not uncommon for players to suffer thousands of deaths before being able to complete this chapter (at least, for those who didn't give up midway or caved in and turned Assist Mode on). Even pro-players took several hours before managing to reach the ending. Thanksfully, this chapter has quite a few checkpoints for those who wish to stop the ordeal and come back to it later, but one must prepare themselves for an incredibly tough challenge that will keep them occupied for days.

* StuckOnASkiLift: At the end of Chapter 5, the lift carrying Madeline and Theo unexpectedly jams in midair.

* NoAntagonist: Badeline is set up to be the game's antagonist, but she is simply [[spoiler:a manifestation of Madeline's insecurities and just wants to keep Madeline safe from disappointment and hurt feelings]]. There is no central antagonist in this game besides the insecurities that most of the characters feel.

On January 25th, 2021, to celebrate the third anniversary of Celeste's release, the same developers made ''[[https://mattmakesgames.itch.io/celeste-classic-2 Celeste Classic 2: Lani's Trek]]'' using the [[GameMaker PICO-8]] engine. It features a new protagonist traveling to Celeste Mountain but features a new style of platforming centered around a [[GrapplingHookPistol grappling hook]] Lani finds. The game ends on a screen with [[SequelHook a mysterious flower bud that has yet to bloom]].

** Due to the way the game handles collision with spikes, if Madeline is moving away from the direction that spikes are facing, she can jump off the wall or floor behind the spikes, in what's termed a "spikejump". [[spoiler: This is necessary to collect a Golden Strawberry from Chapter 1 by beating it without dashing, which is impossible without the technique.]]

** Madeilne & Badeline's climb back down the mountain during the credits sequence--revisiting each of the game's locations in reverse order--is reminiscent of the credits sequence in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld.''

** The [[spoiler:secret strawberry]] in Chapter 9 requires you to die and respawn in a new area. Death usually costs you the Golden Strawberry if you're going for it, but if you're [[SelfImposedChallenge mad enough]] to go for the Golden Strawberry ''and'' the [[spoiler: Moon Berry]] at the same time, it will temporarily detach in the room with the required death, letting you pick it back up when you respawn.