i like celeste who is surprised

i needed a place to ramble about this ok hi

really good game super trans 10/10 i didnt go into it for the platformer at all, ive never played a proper platformer.... i wasnt interested in it. but that's the part that made me like it the most. the challenge the platformer gives is inseparable from the story. i could have never gotten the experience through watching a playthrough of all the cutscenes

im genuinely really really bad at the game, took me 2 hours on the first chapter (when it should take a few minutes on a first playthrough). i play with assist mode, only changing the game to 70% speed. i thought it'd take me months to reach the summit..  but somehow i persevered and reached it.. in 22 hours.. triple the time it takes usually for someone to do it first time. and im still continuing?? looking for berries and trying the b sides which are super hard for me. i even have hope to attempt chapter 9 even though it's torture even for good players. the neat thing is that the game is rarely frustrating even if its immensely difficult for me

anyway

i think the game is genuinely good for my mental health. i dont feel like ive wasted time when i play (though, i hope i stop playing for hours everyday this is crazy), i dont feel bogged down (like the sims), i feel actually accomplished. it might motivate me to do other things, gives me faith i can do hard things.. i picked up guitar again today for the 10th time or something. coordination, repetition.. it reminds me of learning a level in celeste

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