7 Reasons you should Speedrun Celeste

[@VioletEXE]

Thanks for watching, everyone! If you'd like, let me know your thoughts on Celeste's speedrun, or this video, as I'd love hearing everyone's viewpoint on the topic.

[@herbs4135]

Cool video, you definitely deserve more subs, the quality was top-notch. I know what its like being a small channel but I feel like with your talent and dedication you should grow pretty quickly :)

[@MattStarzing]

5:16 you said you'd have a link to Celeste Classic and it's leaderboard in the description but I don't see it anywhere.

[@definitelynotaf3mboy]

you forgot the ultra dash :)

[@seldommn]

took me about 10 hours (including breaks) in total to beat celeste in my first blind run. I went back for a casual speedrun and managed to get 2 hours. That shows how drastically your skill level changes just by playing through the game. A beautifully designed masterpiece.

[@xythonhyperion]

in your speedrun, what did you complete? was it all of the a-sides? or did you do b- and c-sides as well?

[@seldommn]

It was just the main game up to chapter 8

[@Zeldahu]

Yes. Definitely yes. Celste has a very slow but very long difficulty curve, meaning that you get skill without even noticing. You just play, and after a few hours you look back and realize the first level you played is surprisingly easy now

[@BrewstoidOfficial]

Yeah my time was 12 hours, Second playthrough was 1:40:21.604. I beat the game twice that day.

[@aurusei]

my first playthru was 7h45min wirhout taking any breaks (finished summit), then the next day i got 2h30m

[@derpario]

Overall, celeste is an almost perfect game

[@ntc1000]

Finpa Yeah, almost. Mr Oshiro and the clouds feel a bit unfair sometimes.

[@solar901]

@@ntc1000 feel, but actually aren't.

[@frewtlewps1152]

Out of all the games I’ve played, I think Celeste comes closest to perfection. All the main and side content is consistently amazing stuff, the controls are probably the best in any game, and has one of the best soundtracks ever.

[@WhoEls]

Almost. I think secret rooms should be labeled to tell them apart from progression rooms.

[@frogc.]

@@maggieolmoon Not perfect cuz you can unlock achievements on assisted

[@Vysuals]

Goddamnit lol, us in the Hollow Knight speedrun community lost enough of our players to Celeste, this is the end for us lol (but great video tbh)

[@VioletEXE]

VysuaLs Haha, I actually really want to explore Hollow Knight's speedrun at a later date, since I played it casually and really enjoyed it, but I've just been on a bit of a Celeste kick lately. Thanks for your support!

[@ntdosplat3130]

;w;

[@sanstheskeleton4525]

I played HK after celeste

[@manosrex1903]

I played celeste after hollow knight!

[@iloveaigis]

Both games are very satisfying to speedrun

[@gallow_]

2:55 the intro cutscene used to be unskippable I believe, really happy they allowed us to skip it now

[@tremen151]

There is one really short cutscene that is unskippable. It just says “you can do this” right after the prologue, and it’s maybe 3 seconds long. Every other cutscene is skippable.

[@damiankaleomontero496]

@@tremen151 thats unskippabable on purpose, they want speed runners to see it every time they start a run

[@SaadTheGlad]

@@damiankaleomontero496 awwww

[@Technonova323]

When I got Mario Odyssey, I was interested but never finished the game when speedrunning. When I got Celeste, I played speedruns repeatedly and almost never got bored of it.

[@rakiyt3876]

I wanted to start speedrunning and also started with mario odyssey. I only finished one run. Then i moved on to celeste like u.

[@damiankaleomontero496]

Same here

[@opiret44]

Odyssey any% was also my first, but then I did Portal glitchless, and I am considering Hollow Knight. I am much better at IL's in speedruning because it's shorter, and Celeste fits that category. I think that's why I keep switching.

[@BrewstoidOfficial]

Ive loved speedrunning ever since ive seen it, I first wanted to try mario games, then I went to hollow Knight, then Shovel Knight, which I got at the same time as celeste. Now I play celeste

[@virtuallylightblue]

3:58 When I was doing my first casual run and heard this track i was so hyped for the *S P O I L E R S* Badeline Fight at the end of Chapter 6 A-Side

[@sheppin_]

Man really spedrun his explanation! But, seriously. Normally people might take at least 20 minutes to explain something like this, making it dragged out and boring. You were very precise and to the point which kept high interest the entire video. This was a really good video essay!

[@rustyd317]

one thing ive notcied is the encouragement at the begining og the game, the you can do it truly does persist. im about 30 hours in (several are from leaving the game running while i take a break) and just started on the c sides. once you finish a room or a level, you knkw that you van do it, i died 162 times on my furst blind clear of chapter 1 c side. i immediately went for the golden c side strawberriw. it only took 40 more tries for it despite having to start from scratch each time , this game is really good at getting you to encourage yourself.

[@demian04_rta]

In point 5, you said"mirror temple" but it's reflection

[@Agent_]

He needs to reflect on his mistake

[@mustachioisbae]

@@Agent_ ba dum tss

[@cbotz3]

Bruh

[@bait5257]

@@Agent_ 😑

[@Wrongpersongd]

I noticed that and went straight to the comments thinking "I'm 100% going to see something that mention it" and you didn't disappoint

[@jameskevinbutchers]

This was a great video and covers a huge array of things that make Celeste not only fun to run but just to play. Also one minor thing you missed, NO RNG! Such a small thing but huge for speedrunners.

[@FCRacer]

All solid points! I just started speedrunning this year. With Gunman Clive as my first “serious” speedrunning game, followed by Celeste. The fact that the game is fun, and lack of rng really makes it a great entry game for anyone looking to start. Of course at first glance it seems like the opposite. My first playthrough took me 7-8 hours. I started my speedrunnning shortly after and was able to finish it in an hour and a half. Which further pushed me to improve. :)

[@exstreamrider]

FCRacer ey you exist out of twitch chat lol

[@fatgods2921]

Great analysis. There's a lot of fine detail to Celeste that you don't notice until you really break it down to understand why it's so good.

[@monito8823]

It feels good to have been a 12 y/old kid who dedicated over a year to Celeste speedrunning and be able to finish the game in about 34 minutes a few months after I turned 13. Who knows? Maybe I'll get the WR one day.

[@rakiyt3876]

And i thought i was young with a 33:42 and im 15...

[@leftie5205]

5:48 yup, that’s the mirror temple alright

[@jasonwillows5239]

It's amazing how naturally you tend towards speedrunning just by playing the same levels over and over again. I'm currently trying to get all of the golden strawberries, and after hundreds or even thousands of deaths on some levels, it's amazing how quickly you just kind of get a feel for how to complete the level as quickly as possible so as to better utilize your time. Of course, this also makes your attempts a lot more dangerous, which means that you'd probably get the golden strawberry much faster just by playing the level normally, lol.

[@ChicoMasterball]

i recently try to speedrun celeste after see the run in sgdq, your proyect is awesome bro, keep it up and thank you for the video! :D

[@VioletEXE]

Chico Masterball im glad i could help inspire you! Good luck on your runs!

[@dan1e1473]

1st reason is true guys, I've been running this game for 2 days and it's really fun, even tho I'm still really bad. Just try to get sub 2 mins on Forsaken City (first chapter) and you'll see how fun and easy it is.

[@faultofdaedalus2666]

i am not someone who enjoys platformers, generally (i tend way more towards simulation games/building games rather than games that require quick thinking and reflexes) and i've never really played any platformer games before, but i recently bought celeste, and i love it. So, even to someone, like me, who normally does not like platformer games, celeste is really, really fun.

[@hammielover225]

6:41 "And Wavedashing" *Executes a hyperdash then dashes as soon as he recovers to patch up his mistake*

[@rakiyt3876]

That was a wavedash but ok

[@hammielover225]

@@rakiyt3876 ... no... he didn't... look closely and you can see while he was arcing, he had like no dashes, a wavedash would give a refill right before the arc

[@rakiyt3876]

@@hammielover225 U are talking about extended wave dash. U dont get a refill with a normal wavedash. Hyper is when u do it on the ground. He jumped and dashed down which makes it a wavedash

[@abrasmage]

@@rakiyt3876 Read the PowerPoint made _by the devs._ It says if you don't regain your dash, you're too down low and doing it wrong

[@rakiyt3876]

@@abrasmage For an extended. U can wavedash without getting ur dash back...

[@BoP]

This video is very impressive and extremely well done. I hope your channel flourishes and sees much growth from this video.

[@StacyMcCabe]

When I looked at your subscriber count, I thought you should be 100k subscribers. Your video quality is amazing.

[@bombapples1]

I don't like platformers. I got Celeste for free so I decided to play it. I finished the game and then went and purchased it on a different platform because I liked it so much. You should play Celeste.

[@thedukeconiosantiago9180]

When I think about speed runs it's like an accomplishment that can get old and overun so I don't really speed run for multiple reasons

[@lilymirai1346]

I’ve always described Celeste speed running as a some kind of “single player competitive melee” 😅

[@Skystarry75]

As someone who generally doesn't like Platformers, I can say that my opinion of the game is... It's great! Sure, I fail a lot, but I've gotten better and better... And whilst it's taken me a long time to even get to anywhere near the summit, I'm glad I've played as far as I have! And I'll keep playing until I've reached the summit! I'm just... Using earlier strawberries as a bit of practice...

[@jhonsmithers4853]

I’m so ready to speed run the game that took me 16 hours to complete the easy part now.

[@dannymusic]

Great analysis! Celeste is an awesome game for all the reasons you mentioned, and I especially agree with your point on how easy it is to analyze mistakes.

[@VioletEXE]

Thank you! I definitely agree, I think it boils down to the fact that Celeste was developed with speedrunning in mind, and that just allowed the game to be a very clean and streamlined experience. It might be great for speedrunning, but it also makes the game awesome all around.

[@willwunsche6940]

This was a really well done video wow

[@kubasad13]

Good work my boy. Keep it going :D

[@kahoo_slayer]

I enjoyed watching this video and thank you for suggesting a game to speedrun now let me tell you some reasons why YOU ( the guy reading this comment ) should speedrun KATANA ZERO , there are a lot of reasons in your video that are same with katana zero as well 1_ katanna zero has a speedrun mode : in speedrun mode there is no time waster like cutscenes , story or whatever , speedrun mode has a timer itself and it tells you how long it took you to complete each level and after each run you can compare your time with your previous best time 2_ katana zero is forgiving : deaths are so quick in this game and you dont go back far by dying in this game 3_ katana zero is not very long : the world record of this game is only about 17 minutes , for me who is an absolute beginner my personal best was only about 1 hour though ( I only ran it 3 times for now lol ) 4_ it's an easy game 5_ it's a pixelart game so it doesnt have those hurtbox issues you mentioned either 6_ it doesnt have no RNG what so ever 7_ it's a fun game even without speedrunning the gameplay and the story is really amazing and you will not get bored from it I really hope you give this game a try

[@paolo6219]

Only reason I dont speedrun it cuz I cant play the game in one sitting

[@veryblocky]

It just feels like it’s so hard in some parts, that I’ll never be good enough to come close to speed running the game.

[@konomi9205]

5:40 god *mirror temple* run...

[@a1b3a3c14nbcv]

good profile picture

[@bait5257]

@@a1b3a3c14nbcv bros

[@tryntrox]

i agree 100% i loved it so much i actually finished it with one hand

[@nulse_2]

But remember to enjoy the game and it's story ;)

[@Atsuko_Kagari]

Celeste is definitely very easy to pick up and try speedruning it even I have Done some any% runs of Celeste after beating it for the first time though it is a little hard to get a feel from the advance movements but it just takes a bit of practice. Btw my any% PB is 56:41

[@redinahedge3073]

4:44 you forgot to mention that it’s in the full game as well.

[@sourcream618]

5:46 uhh, that is not the mirror temple, that's reflection

[@BGDMusic]

i've been considering running, and i like it a lot

[@BinoCities]

This is a great video, you deserve much more subs

[@CookyePhoo]

I'm a new speedrunner and is honestly a joy to run

[@johnywuijts917]

wait what you only have like 400 subscribers? this is a video 300k subscriber channels would make dude keep it up

[@X-35173]

I've just begun running it this week in in like 6 or 7 attempts I've taken my PB from 1h53m to 1h11m. Leagues off of WR contention but still vast improvement.

[@TheAdvertisement]

1:20 _Strawberries_

[@gameguysd]

TheAdvertisement There are also golden strawberries which can be collected by completing chapters deathless, which is the reason for the category name.

[@planterbox]

I’ve never tried a run, but I think I might be good with precision considering I’ve beat all the c-sides (flex).

[@beta5017]

What about farewell, did you beat it?

[@planterbox]

@@beta5017 as of now, yes. working on golden berries now.

[@pks1587]

I started speedrunning Celeste thanks to this video and my pb right now is 51:04:165.Thanks

[@lyneyra]

And as an 8th one : the OST is awesome

[@Willoww6999]

Solid video, mate.

[@magma...]

the developers are actually speed runners too

[@VioletEXE]

I wasnt aware of that! It definetly makes sense considering how well the game is designed from a spedrunning perspective

[@pmar1833]

The I am a Veteran!? 2:23 ( I died 12000 times (counting with farewell)

[@kakazi2170]

1 Reasons why I am NOT going to speedrun Celeste 1. I suck at this game

[@shayne3005]

seems weird having this video recommended to me again now that I actually speedrun Celeste (34:13 any%) as last time I watched it I hadn't even started running the game

[@SaadTheGlad]

Great video! I subbed :)

[@SanaeKoaGaming]

Just in case you are looking for more games that "are designed for speedrunning" Megaman 9 is one of them, it's not confirmed but it really seems like it is designed with speedrunning in mind, there's even a timer in the game, it's not just that though, watch a speedrun of it and see what i mean.

[@plexquared1877]

I'm just starting out speedrunning this game, and so far my current time is at like an hour and 25 minutes.

[@Paniawesome]

Just saying you can find Celeste Original in Chapter 3

[@Doodlinka]

6:10 mirror temple???

[@turbospeed6562]

Would love this game but when is there going to be a Celeste sale

[@lonelylemons1652]

Me with my 1500 deaths after the main campaign: I’m listening

[@joesuun]

Now I just need the money

[@TheGalaxyWings]

My half-brained slug skills : *Sorry, I don't feel like it*

[@Yuki-rb8ds]

I'm pretty sure the spikes and everything like that (icy spikes, etc) have a smaller hitbox than they appear not Madeline's feet.

[@backhdlp]

All these old terms. I've never heard someone refer to a super as a dash cancel. And were extended supers/hypers just not a thing back then? I didn't even know Maddy still used Matt while making this game.

[@wallonice]

I will speedrun this game... after beating every level

[@StacyMcCabe]

You should upload more

[@VioletEXE]

I plan on it!

[@StacyMcCabe]

ApiaEXE yeeeeeeeesssss

[@kbeb6405]

My favourite move is dash cancel but I do it a bit later if I can

[@yumivt]

the hit box on the hazards is actually not that transparant. her feet and head are not invulnerable, its the hazards that have art extending beyond their hitbox. its weird you never mentioned the music.

[@VioletEXE]

Thanks for bringing that up, Ill have to look into it further. I absolutely adore the Soundtrack for Celeste, but as far as I'm aware it doesnt really have much bearing on the speedrun specifically, other than making the game more fun.

[@Jaime_Protein_Cannister]

try to teach yourself discipline. The kind of discipline you need to be able to perform these is a good learning experience. Since it's pixel precision and muscle memory, it teaches self criticism in the task you're performing like no other thing in the world. Another way of looking at it is like a rythym game. If you can remember the rhythm , then technically you should be able to play it with closed eyes.

[@beni9045]

Celeste、買ってみようと思います！！！！！！！

[@edamame1443]

BENIてんぐきのこ 買った？

[@beni9045]

steeZFM 現在はCelesteをやる為の機材が全くないので、ゲーミングPCを買う為のお金を稼ぎ中です！

[@MattTheCommenter]

"Goldern Ridge"

[@gege3149]

I actually kind of started soeedrunning this game. But not really competetively, my best time is 54:27 which I'm okay with. I'm also currently trying to collect all golden strawberries so far I've got every C-Side Golden, every A-Side Golden and 1-3 B-Side Golden. And i just wanna say again that this game is fcking awesome i have over 100 hours in the game even though my first play through "only" took like 6 hours. I think i never replayed a game as often as this.

[@TheLavSys]

sure do love that there "goldern ridge".

[@CorporateSalmon]

Sir, this is a Wendy’s

[@Mishu777]

my man i would run celeste if i COULD run it

[@dundun4779]

Just yes

[@squi9860]

6:14 this is reflection, not mirror temple

[@comicbookquickie]

Hi great video you probably will never read this but I will ask anyway. I bought this game on the switch should I purchase it on pc to start speed running it thank you.

[@_vsnwprintf_s_l]

H U R T B O X E S Edit: Wavedashing in itself is not related to recovering the jump, *you literally didn't get it back on the clip.* You can extend wavedashes, hyperdashes, dashjumps, etc.

[@suspensionrailway7094]

Actually it is, if don't it would be called Hyperdash

[@tap5263]

I recently beat it in 6 hours does that count?

[@deaththekid922]

im only at the hotel , but honestly , i could rather see myself speedrun celeste than final fantasy 13 , or even more crazy , final fantasy 13 plat% (the world record for that category is 18 hours 24 minutes ) its not like 13 is a bad game but its a quite hard rpg where you sometimes need to grind , and some bosses can be tricky if you are underleveled , the world record even is under 5 hours , i dont have any idea how you could do that , unless theres a big skip in the game , and even then it would be crazy celeste however, just requires skill and thats it , i wont have to worry about a boss whiping me out because i wont have the time to grind levels , and for ff13 i bet plat% also involes tons of rng since you need to get 6 trapezohedrons and those have a 1% chance to drop from killing one strong monster , or you can buy them for 2 million , which probably takes too long in a speedrun but celeste just has platforming and nothing else

[@Eap2468]

This mans words are so true, I just got into Celeste speedrunning and I hate platformers but Celeste quickly became my favorite game of all time

[@quirmi_6770]

It was made for speed runs!!!

[@BrewstoidOfficial]

I got celeste a few days ago, Its already my new fave game and ive been running in my own time without speed strats. I still hyper and wavedash before im meant to, but im not very good yet. Ive shown my family and they think I look insane. Nah go watch Marlins WR's

[@raychangalarza179]

If I start running it I’m going to separate it between days I can’t just play 5 hours in one time

[@larhyperhair]

I've played Celeste all the way through 5 times now, but I still don't feel qualified to Speedrun it, even though I've learned some of the tactics and strategies. Should I work on IL attempts or keep grinding any percent?

[@aaronwilliams8887]

I found it better to run the whole thing at first if your goal is just to be comfortable, so that you can get used to the sequence, then when you find a specific section to practice then just repeat it again and again to finish it. So to practice, do a section, to feel comfortable do the whole thing if that makes sense? That way you get used to and comfortable with the full sequence rather then fearing it. But everyone is different.

[@Markuseki]

I dont play platformer games *sees celeste on gamepass* neat lets try it out *4 hours later* well that was fun much fun

[@hysterheister0947]

Free on Xbox this month

[@matthiaskopp9305]

I meant that diary saving your best times and lowest death rates

[@VioletEXE]

Gootcha, yeah its very conveniant for a runner, and had I known that was a feature of the game I would certainly have included it. Thanks!

5:56 this isnt mirror temple, its reflections

[@adiveler]

One of the main things that I love to watch on speedruns of this game is that all of them are glitchless! No shortcuts and exploitations, no bugs that teleport you to the end of the level, everyone gets the same deal!

[@hectormartinpenapollastri4557]

Demodashes are almost a glitch though.

[@matthiaskopp9305]

One of the points should have been "0 RNG". Another one "built in Timer and Log System". Those are more fitting than "fun game"

[@VioletEXE]

Rng isnt inherintly bad in a speedrun, excessive amounts are, but small amounts can help reduce the predictability of a run, which some people enjoy more. I did mention the built in timer, but im unsure what you mean by log system. Thanks for your input

[@CandorZofain]

Log System - Best Times, Fewest Deaths, etc.

[@visitor404]

I need more games like celeste. Please help me

[@juridium4510]

5:38 thats reflection, not mirror temple

[@Taartin]

Yo wait why has he only 400 subs

[@brianwallace2038]

Less than 250 subs? How?

[@jamesramirez0408]

Is this available on mobile?

[@danielcatlett3845]

No, it wouldn't really work on mobile. The game requires such a high level of precision that it would not really be fun to play on just a touch screen

[@jamesramirez0408]

Oke

[@scroxydrums]

My deathcount is 3.5k. I'd rather abstain).

[@lapotajunior5072]

I have like 70 hours in celeste and I still have alot more to it if you don't like speedrunning install some mods on celeste and it's a new game

[@creeperizak8971]

Seven reasons, and the game has seven chapters. Coincidence? *I THINK SO.*

[@smaewo22]

The game has eight chapters, and nine if you count Farewell

[@felixroux]

@@smaewo22 11 If you count intro and epilogue, but those aren't really chapters.