And why? 😑

@@nowonmetube Because that's why.

same here

Same I love it even though I played it more for the story.

Funny how we all have different opinions.. Platformers are my type of games! Guess it's what we got brought up with playing or first started with

seanjoseph91 I've been turning to this game to deal with my anxiety when it gets too bad. So many reviews seem to see this game as a difficult platformer with a throwaway story, but to me the platforming is there to enhance the feeling of the story. I wish more games took this approach to create these powerful experiences.

I've been noticing how psychologists and artists of different art mediums have slowly been recognizing the potential for different art forms to be therapeutic for people dealing with different mental illnesses--music therapy, dance therapy, writing therapy, etc. and I've actually been looking for "game therapy" and heard about this game from a friend. I hope people catch on about it and become more serious/intentional in the way they make games.

same for me. So hard to put the controller down

Yeah same. The dev's say there not looking into a sequel. But if there is one in the near future I hope its about theo.

ok hollow knight is probably my favorite game ever

Im just here trying to understand why its good.

@@rjpena6273 oh many reasons

Surely you've stopped by now.

@@LegendaryTony. think again!

Are you going to do the B and C-side? I can really recommend it :)

People are retarded. From the reviews I've seen on steam and from personal experience, everyone who actually played it enjoyed it. Personally I agree that it is one of the greatest games ever made... and I'm not even a platformer fan.

I can't say it's the best game ever. But it's definitely one of the best platformers I have ever played. The dev masterfully created a difficulty curve where the game always challenges you, but when you go back to previous levels to find collectibles you're like "was this always this easy?"

Umm... its actually *one of the greatest games* goty nomenie aint something that simple.

I love both games. I would say Celeste is more of a pure platformer while Hollow Knight is an an rpg with heavy platforming elements

Nicholas Hildenbrand Hollow knight isn’t an rpg. It’s a metroidvania.

@@miko5167 Hollow Knight has plenty of rpg elements. Also if you really want to split hairs Metroid and Castlevania aren't all that similar. I've been fans of both series for years and the similarities are pretty slim outside of exploration and movement.

@@nicholashildenbrand8632 It's a metroidvania because your character gets new abilities through exploration that unlock new areas. If it was an rpg, you could upprage your stats with xp. The only rpg like things in hollow knight are the character quests.

how?

@@ryanzheng4641 the pixel art graphics and to top it off its a platformer. What they don't know is how fluid the controls of this game is.

It’s unbelievably challenging but unbelievably rewarding

It can be, but each screen is an auto save point so it’s tiny bite size chunks. The satisfaction of making progress comes constantly.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

It’s the truth... Though to be honest, if you don’t like actually suffer from depression or anxiety, like Madeline does, you probably won’t like it.

It's true though.

Thats stupid, the game is good more for its gameplay than anything, the story is additional. @@thekingslayer1831

jerimaya vondristen Well yeah, my point is that’s the target demographic. Basically all of the story deals with those themes, and this game has a LOT of story. So people who don’t face those challenges may be left confused or bored.

There are two ways it can be pronounced. With “ine” at the end or with “inn” at the end. If that makes sense. Both are correct though :D

reacted to this too, never heard this pronunciation

I used to say it the other way before everyone started attacking me for it (even though both are right)

Come to the comment to look for this

@@Fogmeister I agree with you. It's all up to how the parents who named there child how it is pronounced. Another quick example would be my brothers name, Ian. We call him "E-in" others go by "I-in"

Handal Piper The postcard in the game says they’re there to impress your friends, and it’s technically not wrong. The “your” it’s addressed to is supposedly Madeline (and not the player who can rename her), who impresses her friends with how many she collected throughout her climb. That being said, if you as the player didn’t collect very many you can always re-visit the prologue after collecting more and you’ll see the better endings anyhow.

She should climb the mountain for her and gets the strawberries for her as well. If she's really doing this to impress her friends, she will still be nevrotic at the end.

He didn't say greatest ever, he said one of the greatest.

Thats greatest game goes to god of war 4.

@@rjpena6273 God of war is pop culture mainstream trash for the masses

@@PHTV11 That is where you are wrong my friend espicially getting the goty 2018 title is no easy task.

@@PHTV11 Heck even getting thing goty nomenation isint easy too.

In the bonus levels maybe

Nah man, the last 20 levels of the final chapter were insanely hard. And it wasn't even the level design, it was all timing

The game is masterfully designed to reduce rage. I played through the Summit in one sitting, took me several hours of intense concentration, but I happily completed it. I don't usually focus on games and no one would describe me as a skillful gamer. Now I'm working on the last two B-Sides.

Andrew Turner And after beating all b side levels I average only around 30 deaths per summit runs

Weak son.

Having played a lot of tough platformers (tough, not bs like I wanna be the guy) I'd say Celeste it's pretty unique not only on having a story (at least the pacing of it) but also on it's level design that thrust you right in in simple yet escalating progression, with 3 different final tests (last normal level, last b-side level and last c-side level -those unlock after beating all b-sides-) that take your skill as a player in new levels with all of what you've learned through the game and even teaching new advanced moves that require precision without ever feeling unfair.

I personally think that botw is the single best open world and Celeste is the best platformer

I consider it better than Mario Odyssey in several regards, but to each their own, I guess.

'cause i love this game !!!!!

jasmine mack Because its a classic game.

Yeah, 2010 is SO LONG AGO! I think it may be the very first platform game ever! Yeah, no.

Truth do you know what the word objective means, you are talking subjective. Celeste is okay, but feels too similar to a ton of other games.

Truth that is also not correct it is just a series of ratings based on opinion. There is no scale to measure crap it is just all opinion.

While I have >80 hours in it and absolutely love the shit out of Celeste, I appreciate there's at least one person who's played it before saying they don't like it. Obviously platformers are not going to be everyone's cup of tea.

Yeah, it isn't for everyone.

Seth Cecil Can you explain why? I'm very curious.

Tyler Jones for me the gameplay just wasn't enjoyable, it gets old fast and isn't very satisfying (to me). I understand that its apparently just me and everyone else on the planet thinks this is god in video game from but I just don't see it. It's technically good, but it's really nothing special.

Seth Cecil Do you like any 2D platformers?

Lythium Games i love the game but ive never found the appeal of story in gaming. I mostly skipped cut scenes and never once cared for the characters. the storys just to campy to have the impact that some of these reviewers are describing. my main issue is that we never no why the madeline is depressed. the lack of context just felt lazy to my. just my opinion though

I don't see a resemblance.

all hail the whale isn’t that the point though. By not giving the background it allows anyone who suffers from depression to fill in the blanks. It brings the story closer to those who are playing it.

all hail the whale They did not tell us a lot of things actually but it is implied, for example one time Madeline was saying how she wanted to do something right for once and could mean that she thinks shes a failure

Yes. It differs quite greatly.

Yes, but both games are good.

difficulty is similar, but the game is completely different

i bought it and have no regrets. Its an honestly beautiful platformer. Not just visually. But its really a tough cookie. So unless you have a lot of patience dont buy it. Youll wreck your keyboard. And play with keyboard is difficult. But you can use a controller if you buy it of steam. My sister is actually called celeste. Thats another reason i bought it x)

Buy the game on Steam to see what all the fuss is about. And remember that if you don't like it you can refund it.

I made that mistake before getting it and now I'm in love with it

You definitely should try before you make the judgement. Especially with video games you can't really tell just by looking.

mrmomo26 I agree, though the issue is cost. If you "try" every game and don't like half of them, that's a waste of money. And Steam's return policy while helpful, also doesn't always allow enough time to really get into a gane. Without demos, I can understand making that judgement call based on what he's seen.

it is, things can look pretty and not be 4k lmao

You tried B-side yet? If you keep dying in the same spot in the standard path that's only your fault. It's the game's way of telling you that you're doing something wrong and you should think outside the box more.

Why would you feel the need to compare them? Both are incredible games. No need to diminish one just to give credit to a completely unrelated other game.

That being said, I’m not disagreeing with you. Celeste for me is a 9.5/10 and Hollow Knight is a 10/10. There’s just so much more to do and so many more great things in Hollow Knight, but Celeste still does what it sets out to do as well any game I’ve seen.

Two different games, there’s no comparison, both are great in their own way

This is an old comment, but I wanted to say, given your hollow knight profile picture I would imagine that your opinion on hard but rewarding games has changed :)

@@connor.d.l not really :P (I may give it another chance tho) also, I'm still struggling with Hollow Knight (even on my third save I still can't beat the nightmare Grimm and the path of pain T-T }

@@mohamedmoues8564 those are some of the very hardest parts of a hard game, don’t feel bad! Just having gotten there, you have beaten some super hard parts. I love both hollow knight and celeste so so much, and I would really recommend you give celeste another try at some point, I promise it’s worth it! :)

Do you have any valid criticisms?

Chris What other games have that theme? I’m working on a game with a similar idea, and now I’m worried lol.

The claim is not that it's the greatest, the claim is that it's one of the greatest. And while the depression part is a major theme in the game, it's not the main gig. I came for the platforming, and stayed for it too. Most reviews also praise the game's platforming too. I've 106%ed super meat boy, so I know the game in and out, and I see the similarities, but celeste is far from meat boy. Celeste has few levels, but they're high quality. SMB has many short levels. Celeste has vastly different environments and gimmicks, while SMB's environments all seem the same, and lacks gimmicks. Celeste tells a good (even if it's generic) story. SMB is more gameplay based. Celeste's graphics and soundtracks are amazing, while meat boy's are pretty plain. And finally, while meat boy's platforming is well thought out with many great levels, it doesn't seem like someone thought about the fun-ness of the levels. I 106%ed it for bragging rights and self satisfaction, but I didn't have much fun doing it. Celeste on the other hand, has great platforming that I actually have fun doing. AND it's hard! To me, celeste is what I had hoped to see in meat boy. And I accidentially spent 30 minutes arguing that celeste is a good game, when you already agreed that it's good. *facepalm* And now my comment is a wall of text. *TLDR: I think celeste was far more well thought out than meat boy, and is generally better.*

You can't be to quick to judge. This game is not fun to watch, it's fun to play most definitely.

@@godlyvex5543 ok chief yknow what i was with you on everything until you said smb soundtrack are bad, and i mean i love celeste soundtrack but smb soundtrack is just so thrilling and amazing, i mean smb sound design-wise isnt that great but the composition of the songs is just

En realidad está basado en una montaña Canadiense del mismo nombre en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Celeste

No need to discuss - you're a dork.

Why didn't you like it

Thomas Jansen Maybe your right but atm we just need another game to overrate that is not Fornite lmao

@@guywithglasses5309 true

Personally this is one of my if not favorite games of all time up there with god of war.

AnGEl HisPANo Funny, I see him learning a lot.

Bartosz Skorupa Nah.

Bartosz Skorupa I know that triple-A titles haven’t been the best, but there are MANY bad indie games.

Not true, but the indie games that get a lot of attention are usually great.

Bartosz Skorupa Troll and I was shit

Ahh, a non believer. Play the game buddy, and you'll realize how wrong you are

TheDuckClock it’s good but come on, not best of all time ever. It just feels wrong giving that title to any game, really

Lemon Sweat at the rate it's going it most certainly is. Hell The Game Awards tweeted that the game is already in the running for GOTY 2018 and it's only February. They barely ever do that.

Yeah, maybe is one of the greatest PLATFORMERS out there, but that doesn't mean is one of the GREATEST GAME EVER MADE. My problem isn't with the game but with the statement.

Gheorghe Negrean No his statement is spot on. Go play the game it's really REALLY good.

Not clickbait. It's the opinion of a lot of people. Does not have to be your opinion.

So the game’s splash image can be considered clickbait now? You sure the reason they used the game’s art is because the video is about the game?

Nah, not click bait. Definitely one of the best games I’ve ever played.

Did you even played it

Yes, as I said, I was being chased by the hotel manager.

Almost every game can be categorized under "All you do is die until you learn how to not die, and then when you beat the level/area/section you get rewarded with more gameplay (where you die until you learn to not die)". Every game with a death system works like this lol.

Draelos wow what a thinker you are. Now try to think a bit harder and understand what I’m talking about. There’s other stuff to do in other games. There are rewards, side activities, etc. Not just a new level. This game is about nothing else but dying a lot. Though I changed my mind on this game since this post.

@@SimonO1919 Not really that I'm a thinker, just that you're not much of one :D Jokes aside, I sort understand what you mean. I disagree with it and think Celeste does a phenomenal job switching up it's gameplay with all the different ability objects found in different levels, but I can understand it. EDIT: Also it's not dying that's the focus, it's overcoming challenges and improving.

See the light my friend

Play it

Julian Aragon III "ONE OF THE GREATEST" NOT "THE GREATEST" Learn how to read you inbred.

Julian Aragon III *Turns his back and plays the latest assassin's creed instalment.*

SassyRiolu. That's pretty funny considering I've never played a single Assassins Creed game. I could never see what people liked about AC.

what

what

what?

Wat?

*No one agrees with you. *It gives myself, determination*

Comment is edited. Still makes no sense. What do you mean it's for sale? He has the same opinion as a ton of people.

I agree with momo. Talk intelligibly, or don't talk at all.

Bruh the indie devs at celeste dont have the money to buy reviewers.

a. It's not super hard, it's just hard enough. b. what? a super emo chick? what are you talking about, the story is about facing your fears and anxiety, and it's very optional overall, you can skip every dialogue in the game.

You obviously missed the point entirely. The game has a very smooth difficulty curve which you would learn if you played a game before you talked shit about it.

Madeline is far from an "emo chick". People need to stop assuming things. There is actual depth to her character and her entire personality changes as you climb the mountain.

ira thomas Wow. Nothing in that statement could even be considered to be remotely intelligent.

Hard games is not for every one. But some of us like to be challenged.

Joe Bailey there is a tiny bit of exaggeration in this video

Just a tiny bit