In a world where games are becoming more and more of the same, indies they are always innovating because they don't waste too much time on graphics but invest in gameplay, innovation and story. At the beginning of 2018, one of the great innovations in platform games came out called Heavenly! In this article, we are going to see a short review of this must-have game for megaman fans.
the games of Megaman were famous for their extreme difficulty, but in recent years the capcom has been hesitant to abandon the franchise or release remakes of old games without any innovation. after the fiasco of Mighty Number 9, many have lost hope in difficult platform games. Until Celeste came to blow up with 93 points in the metacritic.
Many have become accustomed to current games and end up disregarding indies, platforms, and pixel games. I even saw some negative comments on the news about the game, these gamers have no idea what they are missing... Celeste can be better than many AAA (high-budget games) trendy and generic games released every year.
Table of Content
talking about Celeste
The game is simple and has a simple jumping mechanics without any shooting weapons. Celeste has a mechanic similar to Super Meat Boy, where you have to jump and grab walls and pass the challenges. The game may not have a technological breakthrough, but it is well ahead in creativity.
Your objective is simple, take the protagonist Madeline to the top of the mountain called Celeste. This unique platforming style manages to lead the player to anguish, fun, adrenaline, endorphins, anger, anxiety and many inexplicable emotions.
The character Madeline wants to climb this mountain located in Canada, but has no idea why. In the course of her adventure, she meets people and faces her own reflection, thus creating a story that addresses philosophical concepts, depression, fear, friendship, psychology, personality, trauma and choices.
The game has great dialogue and an epic soundtrack that totally matches the game's levels. Celeste manages to have an almost perfect level of difficulty, managing to innovate with each chapter with new mechanics. In this game you will die at least 3000 times until you clear the main story.
The game doesn't stop there, in addition to the main stages, you can unlock Side B and C, which are alternate versions of each chapter with a much more extreme difficulty that will make you die over 10,000 times. There are also collectibles (strawberries) that will test your patience and give the levels a replay factor (if you miss one).
The game is not short like most indies, it all depends on your skill, but you will have at least 10 hours of gameplay and maybe spend more than 30 hours to make 100%. In addition, the game has an arcade summer inside it, it's so much content that it makes every penny worth it.
Celeste is one of the best of 2018
I consider Celeste one of the best games of 2018, not just among Indies but all games. In addition to all the information mentioned, for me Celeste is one of the few platform games that doesn't get sick and makes you get to the end with a smile on your face even after so much anger.
I almost forget to mention the game's art, which is magnificent, with incredible scenarios and a huge amount of challenges. Although the game seems to be difficult, its difficulty and learning curve is for all players. Anyone can be able to zero, even if they get a little annoyed.
If you were looking for a game for this year, with charismatic characters and above average difficulty, Celeste is definitely the right choice. The game is available for Switch, PS4, PC and Steam. Hope you enjoyed this review! Share with friends and let's play! I'll finish by leaving a very technical and detailed video about the game, its history and mechanics, but beware of spoilers.