Celeste Proves That You Can Do Anything

Few games have as much power and meaning to them as indie darling Celeste. Few stories do, video game or not. How does Celeste use the immersive ability of its medium to teach its players truths about themselves?

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Reconstructed #2

For an even more complete reading of Celeste, check out this amazing video:    • Understanding Celeste | A Reading of ...  

An in-depth article about how the game relates to and was inspired by trans people and their journey, written by its own creator:   / is-madeline-canonically-trans  

see ya in the next one, where my reading may not be so black and white :)

00:00 - Introduction
01:41 - Part 1: A Simple Climb
09:03 - Part 2: Help and Human Connection
20:08 - Part 3: Defeating Part of Madeline (And You)
27:37 - Part 4: Mountains Past Mountains
32:13 - Part 5: Don't Show, Don't Tell
35:53 - Outro

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