Celeste Strawberry Jam - Starfruit Supernova (The Expert Heartside)
madeline fucking dies
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The Expert Heartside serves as the culmination of 29 maps, fusing how they look, how they play, and their vibes into one cohesive product. It's also by far the most cinematic and lore-heavy, featuring a multi-room ending in which Madeline does, indeed, fucking die. Every room has an involved transition, showing just how much work went into making this heartside. It cannot be overstated how integral Butcherberries was in the development; it wouldn't be nearly as cool as it was without them. In the ending sequence, Madeline makes it to the center of everything and lives through the past, present, and future simultaneously and eternally. The protagonist has been subsumed into the superorganism of the universe, becoming nothing more than a speck of dust in an endless swirling supernova of stars. This sets up Grandmaster, which is set inside heaven. The much funnier and less grand / poetic interpretation of this ending is that Madeline ran out of hard maps to play on this mortal plane, so she intentionally died to beat the levels of, and violently kill, beings above. That's my headcanon, anyway: trans people can not only double jump, they can kill God himself.
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local trans girl dies in supernova, goes to heaven and fights god, wins
@catandcomparator
Жыл бұрын
When exactly does she beat up god?
@Lekereki
Жыл бұрын
@@catandcomparatorin the grandmaster heartside
@volt5481
11 ай бұрын
Who have I been praying to all this time
@unebaguette9745
9 ай бұрын
She also have a picnic at the bay and in a forest, then traverses the mesa to get to the supernova beforehand
@RadioactiveBluePlatypus
8 ай бұрын
@@volt5481 nyoom trans woman with anxiety.
Ah yes, the only mod where Madeline dies and proceed to beat up heavenly beings
I was shocked because Google said there was a music group called 'Celeste Strawberry Jam'. I couldn't believe that there was a music group out there using that name. And then I saw the list of their songs and there was Celeste Strawberry Jam OST, and videos with this being one of them.
@Gamation108
Жыл бұрын
let's go I'm officially a music video director now
@donutgam1ng
9 ай бұрын
@@Gamation108 HECK YEAH
Actually the best heartside, the song adds so much to it and each flag is so meaningful, as its the ending point for a lot of people
I finished this yesterday. I used this video as a frame of reference for a couple of things that I had to look up (namely, flags 11 and 3), and out of curiosity, compared my solutions for things I didn't look up here. I can absolutely agree that the ending is absolutely worth it and if you are considering going through the process of getting to this point, it's an incredible journey. To say that this was an unforgettable experience is an absolute understatement. Less than a year ago, I finished Mango Mesa and didn't think I could possibly go any further. I'm so glad that I took the dip and proved myself wrong.
This and the grandmaster heartside are phenomenal, especially the music and atmosphere. Think I prefer the vibe of this heartside, but the gm has great moments too. Wish I was skilled enough to reach this point though! Still can't beat much past intermediate.
@joshuahamilton7630
9 ай бұрын
I was just thinking about this. I’m pretty sure it’s because the first three heartsides have zero storytelling. Blueberry Bay is just “wow you did it! Enjoy this view.” Raspberry Roots just rewards you with the giant tree it’s been hinting at. Mango Mesa is just “congrats.” Or something. I honestly don’t remember this one at all. Storytelling goes a long way in games like these. Not to say that the other heartsides suck. They do their job and they are enjoyable
@TheOneWhoHasABadName
7 ай бұрын
@@joshuahamilton7630 there's minimal storytelling, the first three just go "have a nice view" while the last two have more involved stories hidden blueberry bay: a leisurely stroll from the caves to the shrine. go watch the sunset with some cute companions raspberry roots: a casual midnight stroll to the ancient raspberry tree of life. mango mesa: climb your way to the top of the mesa and enjoy the view of space. (it's so tall that there's a zero gravity section near the end) starfruit supernova: go on an interstellar adventure to reach the supernova and uncover the mysteries of the planet's past, present, and future. (also, madeline probably dies) passionfruit pantheon: this is it, madeline. complete the trials of the gods, and ascend to godhood.
the missing image file on the last few frames is hilarious given the otherwise insane polish on this thing
@todthesushimonster1256
Жыл бұрын
It was definitely on purpose as it's pixilated
@accountid9681
Жыл бұрын
@@todthesushimonster1256 nah, that's the missing file texture used by celeste's engine
@Oneiroclast
Жыл бұрын
This was recorded before release, presumably the image wasn't done yet. The version in the actual mod has a postcard there.
@owenshirrell1150
Жыл бұрын
yeah Gama just didn’t have the updated asset pack lmao
I forgor to breathe ;-; but wtf this is amazing everything about it is just top notch it feels like a separate game, and the ending is just... it teared me up a bit lol
@RadioactiveBluePlatypus
8 ай бұрын
oh so that's why it takes me multiple tries to beat these screens!
The ending was phenomenal! It actually really reminded me of a specific 3d indie game in space with a similar ending that i wont say here because spoilers, but if you know, you know
@DumbNub_
8 ай бұрын
man, that 3d indie game was absolutely phenomenal, that ending
This seems achievable- maybe not now, but someday! The advanced heartside already pushed me way further than I thought I could go- I gotta come back to this eventually
I beat this literally only about half an hour ago, thank you for making this video, it helped a lot with the routing for each room ^^ I started playing strawberry jam with no expectations after having done nothing else but the vanilla game, never thought I would get this far but I'm having a lot of fun. Playing through the collab has helped me improve at the game immensely, to the point where completing this map only took slightly more deaths than when I completed Farewell for the first time, which was extremely surprising to me. I'm looking forward to Grandmaster next, hoping I have the resolve to improve enough to finish this out.
Holy, after 80+ hours i finally finished this lobby, what a lobby it was, this was one of the most frustrating and hard things i've ever done in any video game ever, but god it was worth it for that ending screen
finished this yesterday, probably my favourite map in the collab (though i'm only a couple maps into gm) i had so much fun with it i beat it in one sitting with a few tiny breaks
@todthesushimonster1256
Жыл бұрын
have you done solar express
@fruitybasil
Жыл бұрын
no, currently on nelumbo and it’s kicking my ass haha
holy shit 11:04 this music transition is perfect lmao was it by intention
@EpsilonzBlasil
Жыл бұрын
ayo she just broke and escaped the simulation
@joshuahamilton7630
9 ай бұрын
i would imagine… the song is built in parts so it would be feasible to just match up the different segments for the transition
3:06 music sync
@yutubeguy007
Жыл бұрын
It might be intentional
@circumplex9552
Жыл бұрын
@@yutubeguy007nah, it desyncs after a bit
Sometimes I come back to this video and just think about how good this map was. Shoutouts to Vinculum room making me use mirror mode because my keyboard won't let me dash when pressing the grab button and right at the same time.
@ahmadsab_
Жыл бұрын
Thats actually very funny lmao
@BUGFlower413
10 ай бұрын
Let me guess, you dash with _X_ and grab with _Z_ ? If so I have the same problem. That's keyboard ghosting or something like that. I'd advise you to label a secondary key for jumping, grabbing and dashing just above the default ones (so grab being _A,_ dash being _S,_ and jump being _D_ ) so in certain, very specific cases when you need to do something like that you can do it easier. Now if the problem was something completely different and I just misunderstood then I'm sorry TwT
@gappy_galloween
10 ай бұрын
@@BUGFlower413 That was actually exactly the case. I tried to be stubborn and stick with it to the end, but ultimately I ended up shifting all my action buttons one key to the right. It was probably inevitable anyway. Solar Express, which functionally uses the same tech as this flag, might be straight up impossible to do without variants (which I needed to make my clear video of it for KZread).
@BUGFlower413
10 ай бұрын
@@gappy_galloween Oh that also sounds like a really effective way of fixing it tbf :33 Honestly I can't remember much of Solar Express (mostly bc I haven't touched anything from the GM lobby yet, my skills die at Expert, so Starfruit Supernova is as far as I'm going to get >w
Ive been playing through sj as a break from the sc2020 ngmhs, its very facinating to see the evolution of mapping in the community between the two, and how while the expert hearside of sj is defonitely harder than the sc expert heartside, the rooms are much shorter, which makes them feel significantly more manageable
That spiral staircase is sick
@_dan1715
Жыл бұрын
fr, i like how out of all the incredible things in the this map the spiral staircase is somehow the thing that stands out tho lol
@__archermaster__8790
Жыл бұрын
best room in the map fr fr
Love the vids
It's so prettyy
I saw the ending with my first gameplay. It was absolutely stunning. Now I'm here again, and yet this still stuns me.
I've only completed about half of expert lobby but every room in this video looks much harder than its original map, which makes me panic.
ok fine i’ll try to go for expert lobby
alright maybe i will play this...
19:50 ok seriously what the fuck just happened here
@Dullsonic3
Жыл бұрын
NYOOOOOOOOM
@sp_1029
Жыл бұрын
Fast
@cocoabutter5888
Жыл бұрын
If you want a serious answer: mushroom dash crystals that augment hyperdashes to have more speed, along with special dream blocks which preserve the momentum you enter with, allowing you to build momentum by jumping out of dream blocks again and again, each of which gives +40 speed. Chain that with ultras and the corner boost you go nyoom
@laceylopp7039
Жыл бұрын
@@cocoabutter5888actually it’s not a hyper dash it’s a super 🤓
@TheOneWhoHasABadName
Жыл бұрын
@@cocoabutter5888mushroom crystals add a multiplier to the speed of the next dash in any direction, not just hypers. if you cancel it with a hyper, a super, a dream block, a cornerboost, or probably literally anything (e.g. gultra with jellyfish if cabob made psychokinetic a GM map), you go nyoom
tfw you get to the part that says "this ending is best experienced blind" but you also know you'll never be able to reach the expert heartside anyways... unless? (i will go back to playing the beginner heartside and hoping i reach this level of skill someday lol)
3 maps left edit: on the heartside edit 2: 3 maps left, but on gm this time
no expert heart poem debate? :despair:
@Gamation108
Жыл бұрын
i wasn't even gonna touch that one i think cabob would find my house
@JinGaster
Жыл бұрын
so true
@owenshirrell1150
Жыл бұрын
real Astronomer hours
@butcherberries
Жыл бұрын
cool heart poem ideas (1 of 8) eye of the universe the edge of space edge of the universe galactic echo astronomer voyager stellar odyssey wish on a star ein sof final voyage kazoo chex Expert Heartside: The Resolutive Dance of Madeline and a Black Hole
@owenshirrell1150
Жыл бұрын
don’t forget Space Ruins
It’s a shame that the music in all the other heartsides is not as catchy as here. I have one heart left to open the intermediate heartside, but I keep reviewing it and dreaming that I can reach this map what happens at 18:54 is very cool, I would like to see something equally cool in all heartsides before expert 😢
16:20 what is that setup? i can't replicate it
@hypenheimer
Ай бұрын
It's a neutral jump off of the Kevin block
@Yvelluap
Ай бұрын
@@hypenheimer well i already cleared the 2-or-so pixel gap setupless :p
why is there so much stuff that's unused in the plasma reactor flag? is it just meant to be confusing?
@BoneChill8118
Жыл бұрын
I think it’s meant to be decoration. Plasma Reactor is supposed to give off the impression of an abandoned, run-down reactor, so it has some partial gameplay stuff in it to give off the vibe that it used to be a more sophisticated reactor.
@__archermaster__8790
Жыл бұрын
it was just confusing as hell imo, they should not have included it
20:22 fuck now i have to go actually beat it myself
at flag 15 right now, thanks for the video, it helps lol edit: f13 edit2: f9 (f11 was the worst I actually cried so much) edit3: I'm done!
holy shit madeline is dead
do you all get paid to work on this mod?
@Gamation108
4 ай бұрын
lol I wish
@difrractsliver1031
4 ай бұрын
@@Gamation108 how tf did you all even put a team together this big and talented full of volunteers the leadership must be insanely good