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I adore Celeste. It's possibly my favourite game of the 2010s. I honestly think most people who got the platinum didn't cheat! It's amazing at ramping up the difficulty slowly but surely, and if you're finishing every level of the game you'll get almost all the achievements naturally - I don't know many people who carried on playing after 7A who didn't finish it all. It's a very difficult game, but not in the 80s platformer way of being tedious and punishing, nor is it anything to do with questionable design or jank controls. It's really hard to blame the game for yourself being bad, and the game doesn't try to make you feel bad or punish you for dying a lot, and that gives it the license to put out levels that look like something a kid made in Mario Maker when trying to get their level to stay at 0% completion. It's also in literally every itchio charity bundle ever (and Humble for like $5) and can run on a potato, plus it's on most consoles for $20. This is not a sales pitch I promise.

Also, the physics engine is so much fun, and the game is amazing for speedrunning because of that, the lack of punishing you for mistakes, the phenomenal movement and the amazing soundtrack. I'll chill now.

9 is definitely the hardest level. I spent almost two hours on the damn comb room (if you played it, you know the one I mean), which was more than the very final room and the end of 7C combined.

I'm considering going fully in for the grind on the golden strawberries. I'm currently sitting at a total of 196 berries. I dunno if I'll ever manage 3 through 8B (although I've somehow done 5B) and I applaud anyone who has the time and dedication to manage Farewell, but I'm very happy having finished up both the A and C sides for good.