Celeste

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A screenshot of Celeste linked to the HyperTextHero Celeste YouTube playlist.

Notes that will become writing about a beautiful cult-hit pixel platformer game called Celeste that you tried once a while back.

Gameplay videos will be recorded live on your HyperTextHero electric twitch consciousness stream.

Notes

Ongoing notes about the HyperTextHero Celeste experience:

  • Elegant pixel graphics art direction.
  • Smooth movement mechanics. Jump. Hold. Holding activates certain things. Double jump in any direction. Move character in mid-air. Nuanced force feedback control response.
  • Curious story. Climbing. Overcoming adversity. Trying again. Learning from failure. Perseverance. Secret areas. Tapes. Strawberries. Love interest?
  • Difficult, with the right amount of challenge and fast reload after death for quick iteration, making it pleasurable to overcome obstacles. Player wants to keep playing, keep climbing, keep going.


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