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Celeste Is Certainly a Mountain Worth Climbing
Chris Kavan - wrote on 04/20/2019
Celeste came about when Noel Berry and Matt Thorson (of Towerfall fame) created the original version in four hours for a game jam event. This version is more of a classic platformer geared toward precision movement and speedrunning in mind (and similar to the mini-game you can find in the completed version of Celeste) and it garnered so much attention and rave reviews that many clamored for a full, polished version. Thus, Celeste as we now know it was born and, while still retaining those original elements, is much more fleshed out with better mechanics and a moving story - not to mention one of the best soundtracks to come out in a long time.
Presentation: Celeste is a retro-styled platformer and superbly charming despite its inherent difficulty. While the characters aren't fully …
