Few indies are more beloved than Celeste. If we also have to stick to platformers, there is probably none other that is remembered with such affection. And there are more than enough reasons for that. It was beautiful, it dealt with a warm and important theme, and its mechanics are still today so revolutionary, that even the latest Prince of Persia borrows some of them. Because Celeste is impossible to forget.
That’s why, now that it turns six years old, Extremeley OK Games has decided to celebrate the game’s birthday in a big way. By releasing a new game where we control Madelaine. With a twist. This time it’s in 3D.
Named Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain, it is a game that imitates the style of Nintendo 64 games to create a 3D platformer that maintains the essence of Celeste. The result is not only excellent, but also very original and different. It feels both like a Nintendo 64 game and like Celeste, but not quite like either. A beautiful tribute to both the original game and platformers of an underrated console.
In addition, Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain can be downloaded from Maddy Makes Games’ itch.io page at the best possible price: for free. Because they have decided that the best way to celebrate Celeste’s birthday is not for us to give them anything, but for them to give us a game. A new and excellent one.
