SmallAnt's Celeste Experience

I played Celeste for the first time in a few years.
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[@Spooky_Magooky]

The skipping over the dialogue just makes me a bit sad, yes whilst this game is great mechanically it also features a touching and relatable story.

[@EmoryIllustrated]

It's more than touching & relatable, it's thematically tied to the gameplay too. The story is important to experiencing the game because the whole theme of the game is overcoming struggles. If it were just gameplay, I don't think celeste would be nearly as special or engaging. Smant even sounded like he was getting more frustrated with the game than enjoying himself near the end of Chap 3.

[@jeremyc4786]

@@EmoryIllustrated well, it is chapter 3 so I think it's fair. It does kind of have a stupid spike compared to chapters 1 and 2. A lot of people get frustrated with it first time around. Hell, I play through the game myself multiple times and I still don't like it.

[@tokobot]

@@EmoryIllustrated because chapter 3 sucks. I love Celeste and have a couple hundred hours in it, chapter 3 is really not fun to play *especially* on a first playthrough.

[@CreedoTheGamer]

Eh it’s alright I guess

[@ike8028]

Came for the platformer; ended up crying from Madeline and Theo's conversation at the beginning of Chapter 6 (I'm playing through the game right now). It really hit home, and I was not expecting that at all

[@ThorneStarr]

My favourite quote of the whole thing. "You gotta be stupid fast. Fortunately I am both stupid and fast." 33:43

[@andybrewer0]

I liked "Every key's a W key when I'm pressing it."

[@heatheramparom7984]

So true

[@achunkofbutter]

@@andybrewer0 36:01

[@hen618]

lmao he was in his prime time for making jokes in the 30 to 40 minutes mark

[@CodyPoll]

SmallAnt: This is the longest room in the game Farewell: Am I a joke to you?

[@_dan1715]

new 9d last room

[@exylophone1]

@@_dan1715 theres a new 9d?

[@_dan1715]

@@exylophone1 yeah it released with d-sides pack 4 where a decent amount of new stuff was added. i dont think there are that many changes except for all of moonberry and last screen is now much longer. oh also there are now multiple smaller goldens that stretch from 1 to a few sub-chapters to divide up the map since original gold is a little undoable

[@exylophone1]

@@_dan1715 i guess i will have to redo that

[@_dan1715]

@@exylophone1 eh to be fair it isn’t worth redoing anything but the final screen and moonberry (unless that’s what you were saying you would redo). Parrot’s going for all 9dgs lol that sounds really fun to do i have to say

[@cantthinkofagoodname42]

It's fun watching ant actually have a little bit of trouble with a game for once lol

[@letsgetfluffy3138]

He's still insanely good at the game though

[@noanfelipe4753]

You should watch his p5 stream lol, he had a lot of trouble

[@shaggyworshiper5260]

Bro bad??!!! He’s insanely good for a first run, plus he’s incredibly perceptive and barely anything got past him

[@noanfelipe4753]

@@shaggyworshiper5260 he didnt call him bad

[@charliegreen7988]

He’s too powerful

[@TRGOTSVODS]

YOOOOO seeing smant figure out the chapter 2 heart on his own brought such a big smile to my face

[@dropfish3109]

and him missing the chapter 3 heart made me want to break open my skull

[@Icedonot]

(Hate to break but read the description, this isnt his first run)

[@turtle_demigod8201]

@@Icedonot do you know how many games he has played? And out of all of those games you think he's gonna remember this small minutia detail?

[@Icedonot]

@@turtle_demigod8201 yes he would cause it is so different from other games

[@kittyoverlooord1300]

@@turtle_demigod8201 that heart was so hard to figure out that if you replayed the game after a while you would probably remember it.

[@apawhite]

2:15:40 "This is the longest room in the entire game." *laughter which starts off normal but doesn't stop and gets increasingly distressed as time goes on*

[@Firefly256]

If only the watcher binoculars allowed you to move vertically, then he would see the true length. The vertical scroll should stop scrolling up when you see the throw-the-jelly to prevent spoiling moon berry secret

[@Rickfernello]

Glad you really enjoyed the game and that it was better than you expected! It definitely exceeds expectations for everyone that plays it, this game is magical and it only gets better and better, specially when you can play it well from the go like you. I recently finished 100% of this game without dying all in one go (including all alternate sides and collectibles) and it was definitely the hardest thing I've ever done. You did pretty good for a first time, I'm pretty sure you can do better than my first time. Good luck, and hope you love the rest of the game!!! 💚💚

[@toblivion468]

[@LucasKoe790]

I was fully ready to call you out by saying there's been only 1 person who has achieved the 100% deathless until I read your username lol, sick run man

[@hatrisfan]

The goat

[@pzmaven]

RICKKKK THE CELESTE GOAT

[@jormananormanu]

I'm really glad he told me that breathing with my lungs gives me more air, I've been breathing with my spleen this whole time and never knew.

[@Umbra920]

He actually learned the game pretty fast. He got some balls going for the b-sides early, Ideally you want to save those for last.

[@willfeider2743]

Literally just asked on Reddit if anyone knew if/when he would post the Celeste vods. My prayers have been answered

[@mjnicholas787]

After playing this game it has become one of my favorites of all time, I just finished my third full play through (except farewell again) so I’m glad more people will see this absolutely amazing game

[@Amoslzf]

Did you play B and C sides?

[@mjnicholas787]

@@Amoslzf yeah I’m on chapter 8 C for the third time, shits still rough

[@Amoslzf]

@@mjnicholas787 haha no worries I died over 3000 times on chapter 3 (A + B + C) Got much better after playing modded and in general just replaying the game. (Gonna try speedrunning soon)

[@semmaree4909]

you gotta start replaying chapter 9 too man, its rough the first time but eventually you can get a sub 100 run. its fun to do

[@zach.hanford]

I know the main game is nothing compared to the B and C sides, but I remember beating the last level and thinking "this was the best game that I never want to play again" I'm big into souls games, and the end of this game felt like some true masochism in the best kind of way. I'm sure I'll find my way back to it eventually.

[@TheMostEpicest]

Original Stream Date: Thursday, September 30, 2021

[@astralcommuniorinokripperi9609]

thank you! I always want to know the dates

[@billbobert]

He did the b sides as he went along😭😭😭💀

[@BicheTordue]

I'm a little sad he's not involved in the story but I guess it's not for everyone especially on stream

[@hatrisfan]

Given hed already played it before i imagine he didnt want chat to get antsy because they most likely wanted to see the fast paced gameplay.

[@TheWeeklySlopYT]

@@hatrisfan what if he played the game before then why is it he doesnt know the levels? He clearly never played the game nor does he know the lore....

[@eftysugar]

@@TheWeeklySlopYT my retard in christ READING THE DESCRIPTION IS FREE

[@nathancarver7179]

I wish I was here for the stream, this would have been hilarious to watch live. Edit: I don't know if it will be seen before next Chp, but *please* take some time to read the dialogue. Celeste, while a platformer at its core, really wants to drive home character development. I, like many others, feel that this game is best enjoyed in reading the narrative presented, and a lot of otherwise-significant events are made inconsequential and unimportant, except for what effects they have to the gameplay. Celeste is a game that wants to include the player (you) in the story, not just as some bystander, watching events unfold, and you miss that entire experience in skipping dialogue. Obviously not a requirement, but it really feels better with context.

[@Gamesmarts194]

Complete agreement there. This game's story is really good, and it gives a lot of depth to... basically everything that happens.

[@julypow]

I agree it makes me sad to just see how he's reading some of it in a "blah blah blah" voice... :(

[@megadragonmon]

@@julypow To give you some comfort, the description mentions that he's playing the game for the first time in a few years... So he probably remembers the story and either doesn't wanna spoil it for chat, or doesn't wanna go through it again since he has big brain and prolly just remembers it really well

[@someoneyoumightknow2795]

legit became a fan of celene music thanks to someone's rendition into minecraft music blocks full circle

[@exzisd]

I've been binge watching Celeste video essays and reviews and YT put this in my recs. I'm surprised how fast you beat the game considering how casually you seemed to go about it. It would be cool to see you practice and go for a real speedrun. I've seen so many crazy players on this. Some people have beat the entire game deatlhless, some people have beat it 100% sub 1 hour. It's really impressive to see the exploits and different techniques people pull off so perfectly in this game. This is the game that got me into speedrunning. Anyways, chill video. I looked up your Twitter and saw that you've been doing youtube for 4 years and are finally moving out or just moved out of your room where you spent so many years. That's awesome that it's finally paying off in a big way, keep it up. Best regards.

[@Lord-Cyrus]

Celeste speedruns are very competitive though, and hard on your hands

[@exzisd]

@@Lord-Cyrus I imagine, it's amazing seeing how people get so technical and good at it. I don't think I know another platformer with as much momentum and crafted so perfectly for speedrunning while also being easy for casual players. The game deserves all the praise it's gotten over the years.

[@K-7Maylis]

@@exzisd Celeste speedruns destroy your hands, I know of 2 people who used to speedrun it and both have carpal tunnel issues and have to wear a wrist band, it's a tough game to speedrun

[@exzisd]

@@K-7Maylis That's some serious dedication. I'm not in that deep yet so thanks for the warning!

[@K-7Maylis]

@@exzisd A very useful tip is to give your hands a ton of breaks, I have a bad shoulder from playing games and honestly I never took breaks or stretched, after following the tips and a pillow to lean on it's gotten better

[@tomjporteous]

Amazing watching his brain go 'huh' at 50:20, and then it clicks at 50:25. This man misses nothing.

[@Icedonot]

There us no way he didnt know about this before hand because in the description it says it isnt his first run

[@tmtmtg]

Omg I'm still on my first playthrough I had no idea you could do this

[@john_etc]

@@IcedonotI mean there’s a berry that you get exactly like that so he was gonna understand it sooner or later Either that or chat would scream it at him like they did AS SOON as he stared the level, bro didn’t even started moving and there already was a message telling him about that

[@Firefly256]

There’s 4 things that can happen in a Celeste playthrough [spoilers] 1. Get all hearts to pass the gate 2. Skip the gate 3. Isn’t even able to reach the gate (quit the game) 4. Get to the gate, and then quit the game forever I’m putting my money on 2 Edit: after watching it I’m going with 1

[@CharlieGreasby]

Yeah true it’s not even that hard considering the stuff he’s doing already

[@CharlieGreasby]

Although he probably will get all the hearts as well

[@BoltTheEmolga]

He’s already beaten Farewell like half a year ago or more so that should help your answer

[@Super_Wooper]

In my playthrough I skipped the gate and went back after not knowing how to do the up dash and wall jump learned in B side Summit

[@maquavsagma1789]

Just a blessing watching ant just blast through xD Especially figuring put that puzzle like within seconds is really incredible

[@bengoodwin2141]

He's playing Celeste, epic. Gotta appreciate how much of an absolute god gamer he is, it's insane.

[@Icedonot]

Its almost like he has already played the game before hand (read the description)

[@cornflavorbutpersonal771]

@@Icedonot personally, i dont mean to be that guy, but i did see a wallcling in peaks. it isn't neccessary, so i don't care that much, but i felt like pointing it out. on second thought i see multiple.

[@bengoodwin2141]

@@Icedonot yes but he didn't finish it last time

[@Icedonot]

@@bengoodwin2141 my man knows how to wave dash almost instantly, thats post game techniques… and it takes a few trys to use your first time learning…

[@bengoodwin2141]

I doubt he would lie about it

[@roowco1]

its a shame he doesnt seem interested in the characters dialogue, or is he a really fast reader?

[@nathans9972]

It's really cool to watch smant do these things. One of the most impressive moments I think is 1:43:50, when he just casually does the room first try, without even thinking about it. Like, he did that blind.

[@linkfiedproductions2246]

As a “psychopath,” I can confirm I play with the keyboard cause it’s a lot more precise and technical (in my opinion).

[@NoOne-tn3qw]

Thanks for another vod!

[@art3mis48]

I tuned in to see his reaction on dialogue as well as gameplay, but I was very disappointed that he skipped it all. I know he's probably played it before, but the storyline in this game is so good and is so relatable. Wasn't what cracked my egg (found it through some trans subreddits), but it's incredible how much I relate to Madeline.

[@thewallsspeaktome3507]

YWNBAW

[@minuteworld7027]

YWNBAW

[@Master-Bait]

Y ou W ill N ever B e A W oman

[@rainestorme25]

i'm so sorry about these replies. they're really insensitive. from a fellow trans person, you are valid

[@OlmsAreCool2009]

The feather part actually helps in real life. It’s really cool.

[@neomothdev2]

protip: use a controller with notches on it like a gamecube controller. makes dashing on controller a LOT more consistent

[@PaperTree]

I personally use keyboard for up/down/left/right and controller for other buttons.

[@TimTim-wi2ix]

just use assist mode at that point

[@alborjat2657]

Smant saying “Strawberry” in the most childish way possible made my day

[@ToyKeeper]

Super happy to see you playing Celeste. Also, I hope you can get the glasses situation resolved soon. Aside from seeing better, you also look good in them.

[@jellybean5929]

Description: I played Celeste for the first time in a few years So this isn’t his first play through?

[@transmaddie]

This game genuinely means so much to me and it was so great watching Smant play this on stream for the first time

[@WalterDeans]

It's insane how naturally good he's at the game on his first playthrough. Hats off to you, good sir!

[@arirdepresso7566]

Read the description my good man.

[@HarrysTechReviews]

YES PLEASE UPLOAD ALL OF THEM

[@gian8389]

This is a few of the game that i really want to complete at 100% , why? , it like my way to say to the developers "Thank you", i don't care if that take me months , even year to do it, "I just want to", that includes the "moon berry", so if you're one of those players i wish you good luck "you can do it".

[@Gunnario]

I use this as a 100% completion guide

[@Arogrocks]

Smallant finding the screen change mechanic and immediately putting it to use at 50:19 goes to show how perceptive he can be playing games.

[@aydust4744]

he’s played the game before

[@arterialmelodyssmusic33]

Fun fact. Celeste mean light Blue in italian, the color of her hair After you use the Dash.

[@latitzouri]

Bro the taunt 😂😅 love to both of them tho

[@DigDig_1999]

Bullshit he found 2A heart first time. He looked stuff up before

[@ripsad1847]

So nice! Recently discovered this game, it's soo good.

[@_WiZ420]

Also I firmly believe you aren't playing Celeste truly until you get to Chapter 9. That shit made the rest of the game actually effortless going back, proof being how Ant is like "this is the longest room in the game" at the end of Chap 3 yet Chapter 9's room average that length or more, combined with harder mechanics

[@vin7227]

I love Celeste but don’t gatekeep a game based on difficulty of sections, you just kinda sound like a dick. Celeste is an amazing game no matter how you play it.

[@justinlapicola8505]

I’m so jealous of this mans intelligence and gamer instinct

[@sammccrowell3218]

This has to be one of my favorite games of all time. I just started a third 100% of it and I cannot stop! 😅

[@Arcsaya]

Watching new celeste playthroughs is always fun, especially when it's a GAMER like smant

[@lightfiendish]

i really wanna watch this but i cried for like two hours the last time i played celeste TwT

[@dropfish3109]

well thankfully he decided to say fuck you to dialogue.

[@lelaleasl]

it's always a shame to see people spam skip dialogue in these kind of games, but i guess i understand for a speedrunner

[@minuteworld7027]

YWNBAW

[@lelaleasl]

@@minuteworld7027 ​ is that the best response you could come up with 😂

[@matthew3791]

I hate it when he completely spoils a game for himself and skips all the dialogue

[@justingarcia6047]

the dialogue skipping hurt my soul

[@benJAMMIN634]

Saaame. Seeing him fall in love with this game’s incredible story and characters would have been the best. I guess he just really hates story in games though.

[@stevered9659]

I’m so impressed about getting that first heart. I didn’t figure it out and needed help

[@sophiasmile]

learns hypers/extended hypers in 1a, wait till he discovers grounded ultras in chapter 9

[@leventeliptak3519]

Core hypers in chapter 8💀

[@Firefly256]

Chapter 9 doesn’t require ultras

[@leventeliptak3519]

Obv

[@sophiasmile]

@@Firefly256 seeing hes discovered chapter 9s required tech in 1a, he's probably gonna learn GM tech by the time he finishes b-sides

[@sophiasmile]

@@leventeliptak3519 imagine he starts DDJing in 7a

[@GameJam230]

This game was made by a fellow Canadian. They went to college in my home town, too 😁

[@gingerphoenix10]

I’ve been waiting for this for so long

[@NuppyZ]

you should try learning the speedrun for this game, its a really fun run

[@permadash]

Agreed

[@YouDontKnowMe654]

"Fun"

[@preslo9757]

i tried it, got 1 hour and 20 minutes in my first try and said "fuck it". i've never been so mad at every death, and i had a lot of them (308 to be precise)

[@b0igg]

i literally first played this game a week ago and this just happens to get posted. Funny timing

[@Natertot.]

Love how he is doing the b-sides first xD

[@roeemamet9675]

SmallAnt: finishes a AND b sides faster than I did just A sides

[@RafidW9]

The fact that he got that 3rd heart all on his own is mind-blowing

[@fashynell2643]

at 52:41 the twitch chatter capnick has an epic message for us

[@Shlonzs]

So most of my favorite streamers have played one of my favorite games now 😍

[@frosyfire24]

1:18:31 the moment he gets it but doesn’t. And then proceeds to contemplate life

[@linkfiedproductions2246]

This stream is definitely gonna help me get through my airplane waiting time

[@linkfiedproductions2246]

B-Side 2 is one of my favorite chapters/sub chapters

[@nakano8412]

Didn't know he had played it, excellent game!

[@jorgeluis1153]

Yeah, on twich he already finished Farewell, so hopefully the VODs keep coming out.

[@epic_axolotl9439]

He definitely played this before. Figuring out the chapter 2 crystal heart instantly is probably the biggest giveaway, but there are others

[@kanyonw4831]

yeah idk why he is acting as if its all just coincidence.. at the start of chapter 2 he also instantly did the extended jump out of the blocks and then stopped doing it right after chat noticed it

[@obesedoggo745]

smant is a god gamer but his philosophy about playing games soley for gameplay and ignoring story outright is just ridiculous

[@tri-ify8852]

Especially in some games like Celeste where the story and gameplay are tied together so closely

[@mcawesome9705]

the only thing I can say after watching the beginning of the video is, you should probably have climb mode set to inverted with how much you like to not press the button also, fun fact, it says chapter clear if you get every single collectable in one run

[@yooshi7301]

What smants chat finds difficult sometimes is astonishing

[@katsucurry8357]

“I’m so used to Hollow Knight controls” is me playing this game too man

[@abrahamkesting2617]

he learns to hyper before learning to crouch lol

[@LoreleiBlaine]

"c side is literally just 3 rooms" never before has a true statement been so misleading, chat.

[@justarandomdood]

53:34 I have the most important bits donation message here

[@justarandomdood]

But seriously, frfr, who doesn't like goth girls?

[@knjazmiloscink22]

finaly the best game in hands of a best youtuber THEY COMBINE IN SOMETHING EVEN MORE POWERFUL THAN THIS OWN SON

[@permadash]

I highly recomment learning all 365 million speedrun tricks, as this is one of the most fun games to run when you get the hang of it, there are strats for every room for every skilllevel. If you choose to do it, GL

[@TheOttozone1]

Sources to learn tricks?

[@Tobi-dh1zt]

As someone who completed the story and all B-sides so far, I get serious flashbacks xD

[@IssyTAS]

As an ARB and any% runner of ~350 hours, watching smant figure out hypers, nearly Full Clearing 1a on his FIRST TRY, getting 2a heart almost immediately, Full Clearing 2a on his first run through, and doing some of the hardest levels in the game casually made me laugh tears. GG smant.

[@noods6116]

Welp makes me want to grind 100% speedruns again.. ahhh man here we go again

[@MrSkoopy]

ants are small

[@EagleDarkX]

They can be big if you're a small ant

[@MrSkoopy]

@@EagleDarkX lmao true

[@josephfoxton5257]

I need the next one

[@MossRocket]

My god, the look at 1:14:12 is so relatable. I made that same face so many times during this game lmao

[@gamerBryceDtv]

I did the first 2 chapters no death but the 3rd one…… we don’t talk about that one

[@lions_mane_jellyfish]

unknownbananajr at 1:30:53 lost the bet successfully

[@deadgrass2299]

i like that he does 1b before 2a

[@icecp6532]

Single best platformer in all of gaming. It’s difficult to find a single flaw with Celeste.

[@milklover2351]

59:14 unconsciously does a dream hyper

[@dandyspacedandy]

smallant getting the three seeds in the dream blocks first try isnt _that_ hard. What was wild about it is how he didnt even stop to _think_ about it, he block jumped _into_ the room and _never_ touched the floor until he got all three seeds. insane edit: and yeah, thats the point of the puzzle, but i mean he didn't like, walk in and examine it or anything, he didnt wall bounce or climb anywhere as he did the puzzle, it was nothing but dash after dash after dash, you cant TELL me that wasnt crazy to watch someone do that blind lmfao

[@vjeranjanes5783]

this was the first game I tried to speedrun it was a mistake

[@alfredpeverly2093]

For a first run hes still pretty goated. My PB in this game is just under an hour, but my first playthrough was 7 hours with no B sides. I still haven't done any B sides. I probably should.

[@windlesstar103]

Game of the year in 2018

[@StellaBellar]

i love how he says strawberry xD

[@el_zinga]

Give me MOAR Celeste!

[@republicofbread1088]

Bro he’s finally playing Celeste

[@_WiZ420]

Ant and the game aren't wrong on the death philosophy. By dying, you are indeed failing, but by learning from your failures you are learning from dying.

[@SanctuaryReintegrate]

Dude is ACTUALLY cracked. Naturally gamer juiced. Just sightreads shit with no effort. SmallAnt is built different!

[@seniledogs2890]

Pretty disappointing experience I think. Ignores the whole story claiming that video games are not a place for stories, and then plays the whole game looking at chat for answers. Really does not do this game justice.

[@atomikms7803]

for em it was the opposite I was so used to celeste controls it was hard to get used to hollow knight lmao

[@amphibian2982]

This game is on sale for 5 dollars rn, I just picked it up!

[@SwamiEU]

finally, a game i can beat smallant at

[@merindacutler6671]

he actually did 3b in 25 min, which is pretty close to 20

[@asarumna5121]

Everyone calling the hyperdash a wavedash hurts my soul.

[@TheOneTheOnlyOne]

Guess I'm going for sub hour on celests again...