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"you probably have this on your second screen playing as a podcast." i didnt ask to be called out like that, this channel is my gaming buddy and i listen while i play lmao

I like how when Seanie assumed the ex was the mom, and then the game said a different character was Madeline’s mom, instead of saying “Oh that’s a different character” he goes “But the mom didn’t look like that earlier”

Chapter 8 is incredibly important story wise imo.
While chapter 1-7 set up the idea of being completely yourself including the bad, chapter 8 has you returning but this time Madeline is looking at where they truly started, depressed, empty, hollow just like the core.
I know from experience once you've climbed that mountain and look back you'll see how deep your originally were.
And to me chapter 9 is about not falling back down after the death of someone who helped pull you out.

Celestes story is genuinely so good.

i know i'm watching this a year after it's been uploaded but i'm baffled by the the decision to do the b-sides immediately after the A sides on a first playthrough

LMAO the "dude, fuse with me, we'll have three dashes" part got me.

So the core is about self reflection, that's the reason there isn't much dialogue, switching  between fire and ice is about keeping balance in Madeline's mind, using only fire or ice won't get you to the end, but when you use both as when Madline and Badeline cooperate in the summit you can do anything.
Also the final room matches her description of depression earlier in the game.

>I'm at the bottom of the ocean.
>I can't see anything in any direction.
>It's claustrophobic, yet I feel exposed.
>I don't know.
>I'm just floating in this abyss, swimming in a random direction.
>Hoping that I find something.

Appart from that, in gameplay the core is just a hard level and a gate to harder levels just for the more exprienced players and completionist, as originally the idea for fareweel was to only be unlocked after completing all c-sides as it was meant to only be a pack of difficult rooms before Maddy figured out a story for the chapter and added more rooms (that's why in the game files Farewell is referred as LostLevels).

7:35 That moment gets me every time. “Those who perished on the climb.”

Climbing the mountain is a metaphor for improving your mental health. For doing the hard work of getting better. But not everyone makes it. Some perish on the climb.

twin are you like. okay after this

It's crazy how you can put out so many high quality videos in such a short amount of time, I know how hard it can be and i have huge respect for you!

You can actually hear the eye twitch at the reveal of the C-sides.

1:31:43 fun fact: the dialogue actually changes depending on the strawberries you’ve collected, it’ll taste horrible if you only got a couple

"No more new techniques!" when there's like three more yet to learn lol

Madeline: "Depression makes me feel like I'm at the bottom of the ocean"

Seanie: "Farewell sure has a lot of aquatic themed obstacles in it, huh?"

Hello, Celeste speedrunner here. To answer few questions:
- Those are snowballs, not cannon balls
- Yes, you got your dash back because the hit boxes of the spikes are a lot smaller than they seem
- Finally, yes, we are insane, I'm currently at the 7a for golden strawberries, I love pain, and I yearn for death

I have arthritis in one of my wrists. I played about half this game with accessibility settings turned on. I could not get further, it was causing me so much pain. Good luck!

"It's certainly metaphor to something."

Me and my anxiety disorder: Look, it's game about us!

"oh, he's climbed the mountain,let me just check how long is left on the vid-"
* ONE HOUR AND 20 MINUTES LEFT *

The fact that Seanie doesn’t know what regression is makes me both so happy that he’s never had to learn what it is and slightly sad that he didn’t understand why someone who can move forward and accept themselves can regress back to harmful behaviours when major stressors happen in their lives.  Good speed Seanie.

Those ‘cannonballs’ are snowballs because you’re in a presumably cold part of the mountain