Celeste is a MASTERPIECE... but I have a few critiques.

[@underthemayo]

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[@thewanderingartists]

You better play Silksong when it's out !! It's gonna be faster and crisp.

[@حسنحيدرحازم]

@@thewanderingartists hollow knight is fast when you get the dash and the double jumb

[@JazzyUnderscoreTrumpeter]

Quality

[@thewanderingartists]

@@حسنحيدرحازم yeah but it's a slow burn, hornet is fast the moment we start.

[@حسنحيدرحازم]

@@thewanderingartists we will have all the abilities she had in the boss fight from the start.

[@ricecake4588]

"Celeste is a masterpiece, but it's not Doom Eternal." - Mayo

[@ovahlord1451]

Just wait until they release Celeste Eternal

[@fatalmokrane]

@@ovahlord1451 To be honest, celeste has master levels too, and custom levels made by modders. So celeste is already Eternal.

[@MrWhygodwhy]

"Games have come a long way since Pac-Man, as long as the game you are talking about is Doom Eternal." -UndertheMayo, September 13, 2021, probably.😋

[@randomplaceinruralamerica9618]

“The Bible is great but it’s not Doom Eternal”

[@melancholyman369]

If there's one thing that intriguing about this game is the stamina system, it puts a nice timer on your platforming that pushes you forward and it's got plentiful level gimmicks, I might play it. You should give Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove or HyperLightDrifter a try, some of the best indie games made to date.

[@underthemayo]

Love hyper light drifter.

[@justingoers]

Yeah Hyper Light Drifter is incredible and for some reason I always associate it with Celeste.

[@knowledgeanddefense1054]

ZeroRanger also. The most underrated Indie game.

[@moony1289]

@@underthemayo you should try The Messenger too

[@melancholyman369]

checked it out, you got great taste dude🤙🏿the way I test is that I pirate first then buy and I've never bought a game faster than this. The "easy mode" is fucking genius👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿 I am surprised that it isn't coped by other games.

[@bruhbrother4805]

for me the perfect description for this game would be "A platformer where the hard is not too hard you want to give up and the easy is not too easy to become boring" It's basically a long way of saying "this game is in the fun-zone the whole game"

[@WhitePaintbrush]

Farewell: hi

[@ThreeletterIGN]

@@WhitePaintbrushlitterally any mod for the game: Goodbye

[@SG2048-meta]

@@WhitePaintbrushfarewell was fun for me even though I had 5000 deaths

[@abdulrahaman0157]

Short story. Struggling with mental health and self acceptance, it was damn tough in life. I was so down. Alhamdulillah I found celeste.Celeste made me accept who I am, my desires, my insecurities. It made me to accept failure and try more irl. I saw failure as one step towards success. These are some ways celeste impacted me. I am doing B sides now, I was someone who died in the first screen. Me doing B sides now. I always thought I am a failure. Despite people quoting otherwise. I am planning to make a video soon on story. The story is just so deep imo. Can make video on just story for an hour. BTW if you don't like the story, you can just skip em easily.

[@shinbakihanma2749]

Maybe your issues weren't all that serious to begin with if a platforming video game made you accept them. Maybe you just don't have anyone telling you the harsh truths you don't want to, but need to hear?

[@abdulrahaman0157]

@@shinbakihanma2749 People are judgemental always. You don't know what I went through. So don't make measly comments.

[@shinbakihanma2749]

@@abdulrahaman0157 You're right. I don't know what you went through, I never said I did, nor do I care to know. I merely asked questions because it doesn't sound like whatever issues you claim to have were serious if a platforming video game with a mediocre story helped you get over them. Just saying.

[@abdulrahaman0157]

@@shinbakihanma2749 you are right. I have to go through therapy as well. But this game is what defined me. If you didn't care in the first place why did you even comment lol.

[@acehood9953]

@@shinbakihanma2749 You've got your own issues. Anger and resentment are just 2 of them. You gotta get off the internet lol.

[@marian3248]

Celeste is a fantastic game. As for my favorite platformer? I think that place is reserved for Super Meat Boy, that's the game that made me apreciate a good challenge. Getting closer and closer to that silver play button 👀 Also: Risk of Rain 2 review when???

[@iMorands]

Rayman Legends is pretty dope too!

[@jimmyjohnjoejr]

i wish i liked ror2

[@trice286]

Question: What is your favorite retro-style game and why is it Doom Eternal

[@thewanderingartists]

Doom eternal references is why I love this channel XD

[@gabrielstuckey3858]

You’re a lot more interesting to listen to then most of these channels. I’m not a gamer, I don’t even own a computer, but I still find myself curious about what you have to say about these titles. I was really surprised by how small your channel is. Keep it up!

[@fabfilopedani]

You know what's so great about Celeste's story? It tells you that Madeline wants to climb the mountain to get over some stuff, because that ideally will make her better, it will help her get over something in her life; however her insecurities and anxieties tell her she won't really be able to, that it's an impossible task. As you progress through the story she's able to make peace with the side she doesn't like about herself, understanding her reasons, why it makes her act in the ways she does and by doing that she the becomes able to start actually improving herself. In fact she needs the entirety of herself to finally climb the mountain, all of her energies channeled through correctly make her able to achieve her "impossible" objective. So you climb the whole mountain again in level 7 and it's amazing, the music helps you fly through the challenging levels and you finally reach the summit to the stunning view of the valley below, Madeline reached the top. Except it's not really Madeline who reached the top is it? You did it, you reached the summit of Celeste, quite literally, you put aside all your insecurities and took all your patience and determination to push yourself further, the more deaths you accumulate in each level, the more it shows how willing you are to get to the end, even against all odds. The game shows you that no matter the adversities and the difficulty of the task at hand you can do it if you're determined to and the mountain gets even steeper with the B and C sides and then farewell, but the gist is always the same and enough determination will get you to the end of those too...

[@OutspokenWeeb]

Gotta pick this one up again, got stuck on a side B, forgot about it, and thought i was playing a story level making me quit. I love these type of games that really push you, makes them extra satisfying to beat.

[@isaacschultz1144]

I'm really stoked about your video on this! It's my favorite game ever. I had a similar experience to yours: I played through the campaign, really loved it, thought that the B sides were too hard and then put the game down. I'd play it on flights occasionally but that was all. I had about eight or ten hours on it at that point. About a year later I picked it up again when I heard that a DLC had dropped and was able to complete my first B side. I got absolutely hooked and kept going. I eventually was able to finish the DLC (I won't say how many hours I had on it by that point lol) and it was an unbelievably rewarding experience. There's so much more here and it's beyond incredible, the game just keeps getting better and the best of the level design by far is in the DLC. I'd consider continuing with it, I appreciate it so much more than I did after just finishing the campaign; it went from a game that I loved to something way more than that. I've watched a lot of your videos and from what I've seen I think the experience and the gameplay might appeal to you. I'd be beyond stoked to see a second video with your thoughts after completing the DLC.

[@AlexRodriguez-zt1ix]

Ori and the will of the wisps is an amazing platforming game

[@kryvex4996]

I've been bitching at him quite a bit to play it

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

Both Ori games are good but you can tell they really improved their formula and added a bunch of shit they wanted in WotW

[@DragonGamingism]

This game has always looked so amazing to me. I do own it and I want to try it out one day. The music, the gameplay, the challenge gives me all the reason to want to play this game. I just have 100+ games that I want to play under my belt😅😅😅 Also, are you going to TooManyGames this year? Keep up the great work man!

[@rafaelborromeo187]

Thanks Mayo! Now I want to play this masterpiece of a platformer again.

[@BenjiSzucs]

6:33 You can see exactly where are the strawberries you missed, the game tells you that, and you can load in that part of the level. You don't have to start all over again, just do the part where you still have strawberries to collect.

[@Lemony123]

I think what he meant is that you need to start from the checkpoint. Which still suck.

[@genegideon6705]

These Super Meat Boy style platformers can never be the best to me for one reason: the routing is basically done for you. They’re basically just obstacle courses. I prefer platformers that, while easier, actually have some degree of freedom and experimentation.

[@netslamders6803]

Celeste actually does this well. If you play the b sides and c sides the game actually teaches you the speedrun tech and if you then go back to the start of the game you realise how each room was made with this in mind and all sorts of new ways to beat each room open up to you. Its not that impressive but i have a video of my speedrun of the first level that ill link if you want a visual example of what im saying

[@wolfiecascade9589]

No Mayo review can go without a Doom Eternal comparison

[@leosafina2697]

Chapter 9 B side decreased my life span by 10 years but I loved it

[@moonman8921]

What a coincidence, I finished celeste like 3 days ago and even though I'm not into platformers at all I loved it.

[@StickNik]

Love how you have a few critiques, but by the end of the video you're glowing about it and praising it, and I barely recalled any critique other than the minor story stuff :P Having only played a few levels of Celeste, to what extent Mark of the Ninja is a platformer, it's my favourite, though it's also one of my favourite games period. In a single anything goes playthrough, you can only avoid so much platforming, and doing so usually means slicing and dicing all the way. It is crucial to staying alive and away from enemies, on harder difficulties, and in certain playstyles. One element of 100%ing the game is beating levels in different playstyles, like being a pure ghost never getting spotted or touching a soul, I've done some nasty hops right over enemies in the dark just scraping their vision cones. It's definitely not a pure platformer given other stealth and combat options, and not fast paced like Celeste, but it's done well where it counts.

[@Ivy64_]

Celeste is a game I think everyone should play even if they don't play platforms. It's a masterclass in game design and changed my life in ways I didn't expect.

[@ehrtdaz7186]

i fucking hate when someone says "yeah everyone should play this", no. Even for some of my favorite games i don't think: "you have to play this, it's so good, everyone should play this because i said so". There's no games "everyone should" play.

[@matthewharris9008]

@@ehrtdaz7186 Well, aren’t you just a ray of sunshine?

[@ThDragoomba]

@@ehrtdaz7186 he just meant that it's a game that everyone should try out. And see if they like it or not.

[@ehrtdaz7186]

@@ThDragoomba maybe it's just me because when i read about a game and it says "everyone should play this" i somehwhat lose interest, instead of that you can just say it's good

[@Ivy64_]

It's been 5 months but who cares, I'll elaborate. The reason I said what I said is because it was a huge wake up call to a lot of the problems with me as a person. There's no hyperbole in me saying the campfire scene changed my life. I recommend it to other people so insistently because I want them to experience that "oh shit" moment I had.

[@Clinkety]

It's definitely one of the best platformer games ever. It's up there with Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy, Mario 3D World, Spelunky 1 & 2, Super Meat Boy, Rayman Legends, Shovel Knight, and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (I'd love to see your take on this game).

[@ThDragoomba]

Yes it is a masterpiece. I was thinking of telling you to play this, but I thought u don't like platforming games, but I guess u do. You should then also play hollow knight, shovel knight and all the Mario games. And Rayman legends Edit: nvm my hollow knight recommendation, didn't know u already played it. But yeah, the other games, u should still check out

[@melancholyman369]

HK is too simple he'll be bored out of hid mind halfway through if the atmosphere doesn't grab him

[@ThDragoomba]

@@حسنحيدرحازم hmm, yeah I think u may be correct.

[@ThDragoomba]

@@melancholyman369 yeah ig ur right, the combat also does take a lotta time to not feel basic.

[@thewanderingartists]

He has played hollow knight.

[@ThDragoomba]

@@thewanderingartists oh he has ? 🙃 Oops

[@willwunsche6940]

I'm surprised how much this game moved me when I played it. I expected it to be really good but I didn't expect it to make me feel things strongly. Played it at the right time in my life

[@passiveaggresso8817]

WARNING ⚠️ DOOM ETERNAL REFERENCE INCOMING! That was perfect

[@Manguwu9895]

My Girlfriend absolutely adores this game, I dont know a whole lot about it but she says its a really excellent representation of being trans :)

[@underthemayo]

I could see that. Really I could see anyone relating to it, especially marginalized groups or people struggling with acceptance over something.

[@crackededge9351]

Considering a lot of people with gender dysphoria also suffer from depression and anxiety, makes sense.

[@Zorro9129]

I very much doubt that. There is no indication of being "trans" in the game itself but was a forced message later on by the developers. It's a really excellent representation of what people dislike about the direction the industry is headed.

[@rollinontheboard]

Test newline

[@kimmycat2977]

Enter, The Messenger. A love letter to 2D Ninja Gaiden.

[@underthemayo]

Yup. I'm enjoying that one.

[@kimmycat2977]

@@underthemayo Hope u make a video of ur thoughts on it.

[@raptyrn1290]

Legit leapt out of my chair ready for action with the DOOM alert. Demons?! WHERE?!

[@civilizedsquid2455]

Hey man you ever heard of sundered? One of my favourite games and is a side scrolling action platformer with a heavy souls influence. So many people shafted the game cause they didn’t like the constant hordes attacking you and wouldn’t give the game a shot. It’s my fave cause of the story, world and atmosphere. An evil hostile world, that you can’t escape. Not even death will help. Travel across 3 massively different areas, from science labs all the way to eldritch cities. 4 cool boss fights (one for each area and a final boss), Multiple endings and a system called elder shards; hand them in to make your abilities eldritch and way more powerful/cool or destroy them and buff your abilities in more standard ways. Such an awesome game and I think a lot can be learned from it, would love to hear your opinions on it, since it’s such a small/hardly talked about game. It only cost me $5 and I got over 100hours out of it, steak of a deal imo.

[@sidward]

If you push through the extra levels, the latter levels actually teach you some of the mechanics used by speed runners! Also the DLC is so hard 😅 Ive finished all the B and C sides with all regular strawberries but the DLC made me put the game down for a little bit. If life eases up I want to try the golden strawberries 🍓

[@leosafina2697]

Chapter 9 DLC decreased my life span by about 10 years tryna complete it but it's so worth it, the challenge is so satisfying and fun to complete

[@MrWhygodwhy]

Chapter 9 is kaizo mario put into a professional product. It is so hard, it had to be free or people would have been pissed.

[@Lubba127]

I like to think that the doom slayer learned all of his tricks and moves from Madeline. That image in my head makes me chuckle

[@gummibear696]

I never played this one and didn't realize there was zero combat, which I LOVE. Just a straight up platformer. Definitely trying this out soon.

[@MrWhygodwhy]

It wasn't quite about self doubt or believing in yourself. It was about someone with crippling anxiety finding a way to cope with it by throwing themselves at something impossible and then dealing with the anxiety still not going away. It was a bit of a self insert for the creator, who later realized their anxiety was because they were trans. That said, it was a story many who suffer from anxiety and depression were able to relate to quite deeply as it wasn't just about self doubt and believing in yourself, but about where that 'just do it' belief can fall short. Boiling it down like that is a bit misguided, I am surprised to hear you say the story was obvious but then seemed to miss quite a bit of it.

[@coldestbeenie1823]

It's always so awesome when Mayo finds a game he really enjoys, love your videos and can absolutely second the recommendation to give this game a go if anyone hasn't played it yet! It's a really fun and kind game that's still really hard and engaging, it almost felt like playing through a visual novel like Seconds to me c:

[@Craft2299]

Now destroy yourself with the hardest of puzzlers that WILL NOT EVER WASTE YOUR TIME WHATSOEVER... The Witness (I seriously believe you will hate it)

[@GameJunkyard11]

You should check out Rayman Legends, it's legitimately crazy. Amazing exploration, genius level design ideas, highly detailed puzzles and encounters.

[@urphakeandgey6308]

I disagree with the strawberry compass idea. I'd say after completing the main game, you should just be able to backtrack or maybe even pick what screen/section you want to start on. A simple "return to previous screen" button in the pause menu would do wonders. This way you still have to find the strawberries yourself, but it doesn't turn into too much of a grind where you're replaying and dying on a bunch of screens.

[@surferOS101]

You like this game? But I was specifically told by people in the comments that you hate everything that isn’t Doom eternal hmmm really makes you think 🤔

[@dankmemer7431]

You should play Sonic Mania and Psychonauts 1 & 2.

[@duotwix]

Celeste is truly amazing. I got it for free on Epic games a while back, finished it in one sitting and then I bought it on steam because I felt guilty not giving any money to the developers. Then I finished it again and done all the achievements and I loved almost every second of it.

[@YuniorGamboa]

This game kicked my ass but I wanted to beat it, going through that journey of struggles and failing again and again to finally reach the end of the game was so satisfying. I almost had a mental breakdown😂

[@gamedotfilm3929]

My favorite game of all time. I hate reload times and unfair checkpoint systems, dying in this game and instantly getting back into the stage is amazing to me. This sparked my interest and love for platformers, I never really played them. I played Rayman Legends, Ori, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze after Celeste and they are some of my favorite games of all time now

[@ericdesjardins1854]

9:53 You just had to talk just a little bit about Doom Eternal in a video about in Celeste, did you?

[@hellothere729]

i recommend the hellblade senuas sacrifice

[@Jo-ew7lw]

if you like this game, then please look at chicory a colorful tale, its a top down adventure game about coloring. im saying this because they got celeste’s composer for it and it’s the best

[@bubbleburster2813]

I love that you called her Mayoline

[@thebrodator]

You should take a look at Ratchet and Clank. It's like a mix between a platformer and a shooter.

[@jakubturlinski7159]

9:53 WARNING! DOOM ETERNAL REFERENCE INCOMING!

[@freemank8207]

9:57 sorry Mayo, I disagree with this one. The only boss that lives up to these expectations is Doom hunters. That's why I like it. It's a perfect representation of the Doom dance. Unfortunately that's not the case with the other bosses. They're a bit too gimmicky. And the *Khan Maykr boss fight is 100% gimmick.*

[@UNKNOWN-bp8it]

I WAS JUST LOOKING UP CELESTE... this came up just now! Pretty neat timing. Love the video :)

[@stevendesilva2662]

I really enjoy your “thing good” videos so much more than your critiques. They both have there place but I’d listen to you praise anything and walk away feeling good :) keep up the great content

[@MeekAndBackFirE]

Hi Mayo. Care to try Ori and the Will of the Wisps? Thank you. Great video as always. More power to your channel.

[@bruhder5854]

Idk about doom's boss fights. To me they always seem gimmicky and never really capture the 1 v 1 crazy dance fight that you'd see in character action games like dmc 5 or gow.

[@debashisprasadjena5075]

Yah there are only two boss fights in doom which are actually fun . The one against seraphim and the double doom hunter boss fight as they were designed in such a way that you can take different approaches and experiment with doom slayer's arsenal in those fights.

[@orbittwz]

as a long time Celeste player and modder, this is a masterpiece of a game, game I dreamed on when I was a kid, wished someone will make it... and it's here... I recommend everyone to check it out and enjoy it!!

[@h5gamer798]

Hey mayo have you ever heard of a game called doom eternal don’t think I’ve heard you mention it before?

[@arieldreemurr6284]

In regards to the story and themes being too obvious and on-the-nose, I don't really have a problem with it because the characters are so compelling. It's worth noting that in conveying the game's meaning, sometimes they have to be as obvious as possible, depending on the game, because when there's any level of ambiguity or being open to interpretation, especially regarding the game's final ending (we all know the one), fans can get VERY obtuse, which introduced a level of toxicity to the game.

[@LeopardBull5trik3]

I recommend Ori and the blind forest and Mark of the ninja. Great platforms

[@stevekjr9563]

I really enjoyed both Ori games. Really well done.

[@azibuga]

love your reviews. i’m really interested to hear your review on returnal for ps5

[@PoissonedApple1]

Bruh you need to do all B and C sides because Farewell exists! It will be hard as fuck but completing the last scene in Farewell feels like nothing I've ever played!

[@Ageleszly]

Why haven't you used the "Assist-Mode" to clear the B & C-Sides? It was explicitly implemented for that purpose, so that even the weakest most unskilled and disabled player can achieve 100% & all achievements that are to get there. Celeste is highly influential in that regard because it establised a new standard for video games "assist modes" that allow you cater the gameplay experience entirely to your will, no hurdle can be too big, if you slowly decrease the difficulty around to your skill level, up to invincibility, infinite dashes, endless stamina and even the abilitiy to skip chapters you don't like. You missed out a lot of stuff in this game, although the assist mode would've allowed you for seeing all its content. There are absolutely no downsides to it, so you don't have to feel bad using it.

[@devilhunter107]

due to ur intro, i'll just write this, hope u'll see it. Do not force yourself to play more games, if you dont want to play em it's fine, if you want to open your eyes to a bigger wider world, it's fine too. But forcing yourself just for the sake of "ppl've played it, i should play it too!" or something that is not your own motivation but others asked you to mindset, you'll kill your interest extremely fast. I come from a different background but in short, i love video games too, but due to my own biases and taste, I was not able to enjoy other games for a very long time, JRPG / RPG was not my thing for over a decade, i had no interest on First Person Action / Shooter genre due to how boring + chore those games were (i knew doom 3 back then, but i didnt enjoy it either), and due to specific event happened back in 10 years ago, i've started become extremely jaded to this industry, and no matter how many "goty" games i've tried, 90 percent of these games are just big fat meh to me. I used to play something when other ppl said it's great because, the games that i loved was not available for a very long time, and i thought they were all dead because "Modern Trend". Im still very jaded to this very day tho, but hey if you truly like something, just enjoy it, do not force yourself just play for a review or for something else that is not for your own enjoyment, I have zero interest Celeste despite i am a big fan of side scroller action / platformer, and as soon as i've learnt this game has a "great story" first and then gameplay comes to second, and most of the ppl just said "damn it's f@cking hard", i'll just ignore this game instead :/ i mean come on, modern games always have this vibe since.. dark souls? and i dont like dark souls or souls genre in general (code vein is an exception tho), maybe it is a really great game, but i doubt it is for me, i miss light gun games, great super fun n hard arcades, and i want more games like dmc, doom eternal, god hand, bayonetta, grip (combat racing game), gvg extreme maxi boost on, tales of arise etc. im so done with modern games no matter if they "retro" or not, i just want a game, not a story simulator.. anyway.. it's quite long but well, hope you'll read it and have a good day!

[@underthemayo]

I don't really force myself. This job has given me the ability to play more games and I enjoy seeing what other people like in games. But i definitely can't do a new game every week.

[@devilhunter107]

@@underthemayo glad to hear! \o/

[@armondo4446]

Have you tried Shovel Knight? Not a fan of the platformers, but that one really caught my eye. Really well designed project inspired by NES classics

[@BertHeymans]

Try "The End is Nigh", it takes the challenge level concept to a whole other level 😆

[@bubbleburster2813]

The later levels are equivalent to B/C sides. It's challenge levels are about as difficult as the Goldens in Celeste. I don't think Mayo would like TEIN as much as Celeste, he mentioned he doesn't like SMB that much and TEIN is quite similar.

[@DreamerSouls]

I had the same issue with the hazard visibility but the hotel was the worst for me because my eyes skipped over the dark colored fuzzies or whatever they are and I just jump right into it not even realizing it's there

[@doomtoaster3924]

Love this games soundtrack it honestly inspires me a ton

[@Jo-ew7lw]

psst listen to the composers new soundtrack chicory a colorful tale

[@mariosvourliotakis]

Im glad you covered this game. i played it recently too. I beat all the b sides. Though the golden strawberries and chapter 9 can go die...

[@CheekiBreeki96]

For me I think I'd have to say Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus is the best platformer ever made, would definitely recommend it. The prequel; Abe's Oddysee, is great too but the lack of quicksave definitely hinders it a bit.

[@daneelaart]

i agree on the story point, i wish the bad part of madeline wasn't a manifestation but a subtle series of hints that something is wrong

[@Jdudec367]

Honestly...I thought the story wasn't that spelled out as not every detail is spelled out and the story was already pretty metaphorical and symbolic and the dialogue was fine, and the story never really went on too much about that stuff and it never really feels overdone. They never waved a giant sign in front of the player saying " Hey this is about dealing with your insecurities incase you haven't noticed". Honestly while the game didn't need a story...the story made the experience somehow that much better then it already would have been and it really helps make this game one of the best indie games I've played.

[@maxgoldstein7202]

I played through this once, but after seeing this I may try it again. Also, I LOVE the "WARNING: DOOM ETERNAL REFERENCE INCOMING" so much. just a great meme to annoy the haters.

[@seanog1438]

Hey mayo, I recommend you check out this game called hotline miami. It's a top down twin stick shooter with some great neon late-80s drug trip visuals, a great soundtrack and a really intriguing story. Love ur vids btw

[@varun4929]

No comments about the temple level?? Man that level is a masterpiece. You go through that level when Madeline is probably at her lowest in the game psychologically. And the way the level designer incorporated this feeling is so masterful. The temple has this haunting dread and sorrow and depressing atmosphere to it. The temple is probably the most twisted level you have seen so far is the game and it complements madeline's mentality. And just the setup in the start of the level where the game slowly introduces to the level's mechanics, to the introduction to the weird octupus monster, to the way you go inside a mirror. What follows are one of the best puzzles in any video game. And when you finally escape at the end, you feel a sense of relief. Ik that you didnt enjoy the fact that the themes of the narrative were very in the face. I get that. But, very few games even come close to delivering their narrative through their level design and mechanics. Silent hill also does it really great where you arent just watching a cutscene, but rather actually experiences all the themes of its story through its gameplay. Most games rely purely on cutscenes to deliver their story which is fine for action games like doom or dmc. But delivering the story like this is truly amazing and makes celeste one of my favourite games of all time

[@tranquility6789]

I’ve actually been playing this game on a switch emulator on android and the more I play it the more I want Celeste to be on mobile

[@yourbestfriendinshooters3088]

9:53 hahahahahaha you got me with that

[@shadowcz9872]

i actuly dont like platformers this is my only exeptions (and also most favourite game i ever play)

[@dfuzesavetf2147]

THE DOOM REFERENCE ALERT🚨 i fucking died 👏🤣

[@wolfdavid7443]

Damn. Got stucked midway on this game a year ago but now I’ll sure as shit go back to finish it! Also, loved the Doom-Alarm!

[@workoutfanatic7873]

my thumbs can’t handle this title, even with a good dpad

[@smuggina]

Literally only the youtuber that I will watch any video of, regardless of the topic, good stuff man.

[@AmonGus-ml1fh]

Another great Platformer i can recommend is Rayman Legends. One of my favorite platformers.

[@Lavamar]

I'd love to hear your thoughts on Rain World. It's a "survival platformer" with one of the coolest art styles I've seen. It's utterly brutal and is one of those games that feels like the world was not meant for you. Rain World isn't very well known so your playing of it might bring it some well-deserved attention.

[@netslamders6803]

It honestly means so much to me to see my favourite game get more attention

[@GTKyoutube]

The Haya Zone is the best part of the game. Wait, no chapter 9 is still better.

[@yoshikhurazi1769]

I'm new to the channel so still getting my bearings on what kind of games you would like but I would be curious on your thoughts on Hollow Knight. It's compared to Dark Souls sometimes but I feel such similarities are fairly superficial as the combat feels completely different and in a way that I think you in particular would appreciate. There is also a lot of platforming involved and a progression system largely based around new abilities and expanding your moveset rather than stats. The setting is also probably more interesting to you - think Secret of Nimh but with bugs. It does have a fantasy edge to it but the sheer variety of environments as well as the unique scale introduced by being a bug should keep your eyeballs engaged. It's also in my opinion, a gorgeous 2d game with an amazing soundtrack and in a way that is not trying to ape the retro look.

[@underthemayo]

I like Hollow Knight, but something about the way it feels doesn't really do it for me. The physics and movement. Hard to say why. It's a game I'd rather watch someone play than play myself.

[@Peeka789]

Been playing 2D platformers for 25 years since Mario Bros., and Celeste is one of greatest 2D platformers of all time, almost possibly the greatest.

[@Wagga.b]

i still refuse to finish the dlc, i could probs beat it if i really tried but it wouldnt be fun

[@GuyOnTheInternet53]

i scored the collectors edition last year, in my top 3 of all time. i love how the difficulty teaches you the game, and it even says that in the tips, the music is good. its good. but i did play and beat The Messenger before Celeste, so that game kinda spoiled me soundtrack wise. its not better than messenger but a lot of memorable tunes BTW the B side of Reflections is the best level design ive ever seen in a 2d platformer

[@fortheloveofgodlaugh2981]

Sonic games are heavily based on physics and systems mastery in order to become better at the games and get high ranks & speed. A few might make for good content on your channel. Particularly Unleashed and Adventure 2

[@theosgift654]

Strawberries here like secrets in DOOM Eternal, you need to play the level all over again to get what you want

[@abstractdaddy1384]

This reminds me of Cave Story. I highly recommend it. It's totally free too.

[@ShiddyKong]

Another great review! Even though you're not a huge platforming guy, what you had to say about this game was well worth listening to

[@younis533]

If you need a platformer please for the love of god play guacamale! Especially the second part 1:01

[@SvensPron]

I'm begging everyone to play Dustforce

[@syntheticpulse5857]

I'm pretty sure someone else in the comments has made this same statement, but for the love of God mayo, please play and review Yooka-Laylee and the impossible lair.

[@karlklein2263]

All of my favorite games tend to be ones where the developers really push what their game mechanics can do. Regardless of genre

[@Phillip_Viera]

Hey thanks for the video I enjoyed hearing your take on this

[@infinitedeath1384]

1:46 Yes that is a controversial statement. There are many original platformers, some of which have had remakes that many consider to be the best. Crash bandicoot and spyro are among these, and I hope you give them a shot at some point.

[@underthemayo]

Played them years ago. Great games.

[@infinitedeath1384]

@@underthemayo Glad to hear it! I've played the originals as well, and the remakes too. I recommend them, because unlike resident evil 3 remake, the remake of crash bandicoot 1-3 and spyro 1-3 are actually good.

[@billyboy1072]

I would like to hear your opinion on Blackhole. It is more puzzle based game but there is some platforming and if you give yourself a challange to collect every selfburns it is pretty challenging.

[@altyresloweffortdump9138]

I’ve played the B Sides and uh… Spoilers ig? Beating all the B Sides (Chapter 8 included) allows you to access the latter half of Chapter 9, which is a super lengthy chapter to begin with. The extreme challenge is nice, but it drags out just a bit too much, kind of like the Pantheon of Hallownest from Hollow Knight but with checkpoints per room. God forbid Mayo ever plays Farewell, as it took me 9 hours to beat it on my first try.