Celeste

Alex and Luke Talk Celeste.Celeste is a platform game developed and published by indie developer Matt Makes Games. The player controls Madeline, a protagonist with anxiety and depression who aims to climb Celeste Mountain. During their climb, Madeline encounters several characters, including a personification of her self-doubt known as Badeline, who attempts to stop her from climbing the mountain.Celeste released on January 25, 2018, for Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Windows, before being released on Xbox One the following day, and on Google Stadia in July 2020. Upon release, it received universal acclaim from critics, with multiple outlets describing it as one of the best video games of all time. As of publication, Nintendo Switch version of the game has a Metascore of 92 and a User Score of 8.6 on metacritic.com.Alex played Celeste  on his Nintendo Switch, primarily in handheld mode. He finished the game docked using a pro controller. Luke also played on the Nintendo Switch, but primarily docked.  Both hosts rolled the credits on this one, but neither has tackled the epilogue.This episode is unofficially brought to you in part by bacon.Sidequestin':Alex: Pokémon LeafGreen, Sega's Menacer, Madden 22, Hi-Fi RushLuke: Madden 23, Hades, Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish CapReferenced Links:Why Does Celeste Feel So Good to Play? by Game Maker's ToolkitSend us a Voice Message. You may even be featured on our next episode!Featured Friend: Tales from the Backlog is a a video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle. Featured Friend: We all deserve a little break - a moment to just sit back, kick our feet up, and relax. Chillscape is the perfect companion for these moments.Every episode of Chillscape is a personally-curated collection of the best chill video game music of a different theme, broken-up into 3 mini-themed blocks to keep the vibes vibing and the flow flowing.Catch new episodes every other Wednesday.Support the show​​Visit us at LowFiveGaming.com.Join the Low Five Discord!Email us at [email protected] Five Gaming is a Studio Low Five Production.