Celeste (video game)

Celeste is an upcoming platforming video game by Matt Thorson and Noel Berry.

Gameplay

Celeste is presented as a series of challenging platforming levels as the player guides the character up a mountain. The player can move, jump, and dash the character across platforms, but the player can only perform a dash once before touching ground again. The character's hair changes color from red to blue to signify when the dash ability has been depleted. The character can pass through a balloon to replenish her jump mid-air. Collectible strawberries scattered throughout the levels add a score-based competition to the game.^[1]

Development

Noel Berry (Skytorn) and Matt Thorson (TowerFall) created a prototype of Celeste in four days during a game jam. The result was a difficult platformer with 30 levels for the Pico-8 fantasy video game console designed for speedrunning and precision reflexes. Kill Screen noted that the game was a departure from Thorson's TowerFall, and had more in common with the game mechanics of his older games and Super Mario Maker work.^[2] The developers also used ideas from difficult, Super Nintendo-era platformers.^[3] Berry and Thorson developed the game into a standalone release with over 90 levels.^[4] They livestreamed parts of their development process on Twitch. The game was also demoed at the 2016 PAX West Indie Megabooth.^[5] Celeste is planned for release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and macOS in January 2018.^[6]

Reception

Eurogamer and Engadget compared the game's difficulty to that of Super Meat Boy.^[7][8]

References

External links

• Official website