139: Celeste

We climb the mountain in Celeste. Developer: Extremely OK Games | Publisher: Extremely OK Games | Initial Release: January 25, 2018 Flora, Mike, Moe and special guest Frozen Flygone collect berries, dash and face dark reflections of ourselves. Players: Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) Special Guest: Frozen Flygone (@FrozenFlygone) | Twitch Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00 Start 1:50 FrozenFlygone Intro 3:15 The Gauntlet 6:00 Fast Pitch 7:00 Time Capsule 11:40 Press Reviews 13:25 Our First Experiences with Celeste 17:35 Movement & Comparisons to Other Games 23:10 Challenges 27:20 Getting Better - The Story 31:35 Speedrunning Celeste 34:00 Mental Health in Gaming 40:15 The Characters 46:30 The Art 53:30 Getting Better - Positive Reinforcement 1:03:20 Celestemas Eve & More Speedrunning 1:07:40 The Final Ascent 1:11:15 Core 1:14:15 Final Thoughts RESOURCES: Theo's Instagram (LINK) Flora's 2020 Celestemas Eve via Twitch (LINK) How The Celeste Speedrunning Community Became Queer As Hell via Kotaku (LINK) Frost Fatales 2022 through March 5th (LINK) DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!