Every mountain looks climbable from the bottom. Celeste is what happens when a game asks you to prove it.
Celeste follows Madeline as she sets out to climb the mysterious Celeste Mountain. The premise is simple, but the journey becomes more personal as she confronts obstacles both physical and emotional along the way. The story stays focused and easy to follow, giving players a clear reason to keep pushing toward the summit without getting bogged down in unnecessary complexity.
What makes Celeste stand out is how much it accomplishes with so little. Madeline’s move set consists primarily of jumping, climbing and a single air dash, yet the game constantly finds new ways to challenge players with those mechanics. The controls are easy to understand within minutes, making it an ideal pick-up-and-play experience, especially on Nintendo Switch. I played on Switch 2, and the portable format felt perfectly suited for tackling a few rooms at a time or sinking into longer sessions.
The challenge is demanding, but rarely unfair. I died countless times during my climb, yet almost every failure felt like a lesson rather than a punishment. Instant respawns keep momentum intact, turning trial and error into part of the learning process instead of a source of frustration. Reaching the summit after roughly nine hours felt rewarding, and the game offers plenty of optional content afterward for players looking to test their skills even further.
Madeline is also a strong protagonist. Her struggles feel relatable, and the story’s themes resonated with me throughout the adventure. The narrative gives emotional weight to the climb and creates genuine curiosity about what awaits at the end.
Not every aspect landed as well. Difficulty spikes can be jarring for players who are not accustomed to precision platformers, and while the pixel-art presentation has plenty of charm, I often found myself wishing the game looked more like its illustrated key art and character portraits. More detailed animation could have made the world feel even more expressive.
The collectible strawberries also feel somewhat underwhelming. They provide extra challenge, but because they do not unlock meaningful gameplay rewards, some players may question whether the effort is worth it beyond personal satisfaction. The soundtrack is enjoyable overall, though those who are not fond of retro-inspired music may find certain tracks less appealing.
Celeste succeeds because every piece of its design supports the central idea of perseverance. The platforming is excellent, the story is engaging and the challenge consistently rewards improvement. It is a difficult climb, but one that earns every step.
8.5/10
Pokémon Lens:
Celeste and Pokémon approach progression very differently, but both understand the value of personal growth. Pokémon games often reward players with stronger teams, new evolutions and expanded options, while Celeste focuses on improving the player’s own skills. Collecting strawberries feels somewhat similar to completing optional Pokédex entries or side objectives, offering extra challenges for dedicated players rather than essential progression. Like the best Pokémon adventures, Celeste pairs approachable mechanics with a journey that becomes more meaningful the further you go.
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for the new pokemon anime when ash return. The episode will take place after the episode enter pikachu. In the Flashback, ash gets upset about the summer camp since he was too late and he yelled really loud “I WANT TO GO TO SUMMER CAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO SEE THE POKEMON!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO RIDE ON THE BUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT THE ADVENTURES IN THE FOREST!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO MEET THE OTHER KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT THE FIRST SESSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT A DO OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Delia and professor oak calm ash down and professor oak realize his mistake and give him a do over of the first session of the summer camp that is a real one. Ash gets what he want and met goh and chloe. Ash apologizes to the people of pallet and they forgive ash then officer jenny shows up and she tell ash he violated the law whole ash tell her he didn’t mean it while Delia explain to Jenny while Jenny forgive ash then Delia please the people not to sue her and professor oak but they forgive her. Years later, ash, goh, and chloe forgot each other until they remember that day and goh recognize ash as the kid that throws a tantrum. Ash explain everything to them about everything in his past before he met serena in another camp while professor oak remember ash’s tantrum. Ash realize if his friends from all the regions finds out along with team rocket and all the people, he’ll become a laughingstock. Ash call his mom Delia who assure ash that his friends will understand then his friends call him and tell ash his mom told them everything and they tell him he won’t be a laughing stock because they’re friends. Team Rocket heard the whole thing and they found out about ash’s tantrum while making a new plan until Gary blast them off.
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I hope they can make new movies like ash wishing he was never born and a musical film with songs from Pokémon live. For the episodes, dawn wants a do over for the dress up contest (it take place after all dressed up for somewhere to go) after she yelled “I WANT A DO OVER!!!!!!!!!!!! GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!” and an episode take place after the final episode of season 10 when dawn lose her temper and wanting a do over at the hearthome contest. During movie 14, iris yelled “I WANT A DO OVER!!!!!!!!!! GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE!!!!!!!!!!!” to mayor mannes since emolga broke the rules while they make an idea of a tournament encore, an episode of iris yelling and wanting to make a wish on the wishing bell while nurse joy have an idea to ring a wishing bell to make it up to iris, and she wants a do over for the sumo match and win supply of fruits while the referee creates a new tournament. For the new series after pokemon journeys series, ash gets upset about the indigo plateau conference which he lost because of Charizard and he wants to win while calling them as ash yelled “I WANT A DO OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” they calm ash down and mr goodshow has an idea to win the champion titles on kanto along with johto, hoenn, sinnoh, unova, and kalos then delia talk to ash while professor oak talk to him too then misty, brock, tracey, may, max, dawn, iris, cilain, serena, clemont, bonnie, lillie, lana, mallow, kiawe, sophecles, rotom and (alola), goh, and chloe call ash and they yelled really loud in unison “ASH KETCHUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT’S GOT INTO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????” for an episode, misty recgonize jessie as jessilina and tell ash, dawn, Brock, and may about it and the jessilina st lilypad town contest was james and jessie must’ve got sick but they don’t believe her no matter how misty keep telling them until she use the rotom phone to find evidence until she found it then she show them as ash, dawn, brock, and may yell in unison “YOU REALLY ARE TELLING THE TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!” ash’s other friends scold them for not recognizing her then ash tell the people of sinnoh about everything while team rocket shows up and Jessie is furious that she got expose until the heroes defeat them while ash apologizes to misty for not believing her then marian ban team rocket from all the tournaments, contests, races, events, and others in all regions for life and Jessie get disqualified from the contests and her status is stripped. Ash and friends warn them if they catch them sneaking in, they’ll be blasting off again.
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typo! Rotom dex!
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oops. Sorry.
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typo again. It’s suppose to be the word at.
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