Hell yeah!!! Man I wanna play this heartside again now. And I'm definitely calling them "daydream blocks" from now on.

Thank you so much for playing Celeste Strawberry Jam! It's been a blast to watch you go from the Beginner all the way up to Expert!

@RadioactiveBluePlatypus

11 ай бұрын

I'm so tired I thought you were gd colon for a second and I was very confused. This has nothing to do with your comment, I'm so sorry.

@vividescence

11 ай бұрын

@@RadioactiveBluePlatypus understandable. enjoy the eepy

@RadioactiveBluePlatypus

11 ай бұрын

@@vividescence very eepy

Happy crying rn because this is not over! Good luck with grandmaster! This will truly be an incredible challenge that I will probably follow much later than you lol (by that I mean I'm bad lol) so I guess you're ahead again! This has been a fantastical journey and I'm glad I got to go through it at the same time as you did!

what a journey it's been with expert! good luck on grandmaster, but more importantly, hope you have fun with other mods and games beforehand!

GG expert! It's so cool to see how far you've come in Celeste! In addition to seeing other mods, it could be cool to see you "clean up" some of the red berries you skipped in SJ. It's a fun way to revisit earlier levels without the pressure that comes with a silver. Looking forward to the GM gym video. The crazy new tech never really stops no matter how good you get at Celeste 30:00 There's some trigger that prevents you from dashing out of that pipe to access the top area. However, using screen transitions and some interesting propeller tech, it is actually possible to climb up the left side of the airship on the outside to get to the top. (Note that you can't actually finish the screen this way as there will be a coin block blocking you.) You can then walk over the top of the airship, and there is a very minor secret if you fall down the right side. I was pretty happy to find this on my own when messing around in EHS on CelesteNet (multiplayer Celeste mod). The platforming challenge is pretty tough but quite fun as well 52:25 Aww, I wanted you to take a little look at that crevice in the ground to your right. It may or may not bring you all the way back to the bottom :) 1:00:27 It makes no difference where you climbjump from. It's exactly 1/4 of your maximum stamina. And for your next question about using visual lineups, I feel like I hear a lot of Celeste players (at least for speedruns and goldens) have pixel setups or visual cues for things, but I tend not to. For me, using those kind of setups isn't very fun. I'd rather just do things by feel as focusing too much on pixel setups takes me out of "the zone" 1:11:30 Mosaic Garden flag absolutely destroyed me. Didn't help that I was doing a semi-cursed strat where instead of sliding off those crumble blocks I would dash off of them (getting a dash refresh), which was quite tight 1:28:49 This beginning becomes a lot easier if you use the jumpthrough up above to turn around. Then instead of having to time your directions to ensure that you don't move before dashing, you can just do "neutral dashes" (dashing without holding directions to dash in the direction Madeline is facing) Nice job blowing out my 29 hour estimate. I'll cope by saying it would have been accurate with no save states, lol

@shayne3005

11 ай бұрын

I can absolutely get not liking pixel lineups, but I disagree on the visual cues as often an observer wouldn't even notice anyway as you generally would use visual cues as a better way of timing a tight input partway through a room

I believe the area in the plasma reactor map may have originally be intended to be a "golden berry route" by when carrying a golden berry, certain platforms appear and would force you to do that extra section, but I've seen Parrot's golden and it wasn't actually. Or, maybe it's just some extra decor built there? The original level author would have to confirm what was intended and maybe if that was scrapped later on, seeing as it's already an insane golden as is X) Edit: Just finished, big congrats! Welcome to GM :)

@shayne3005

11 ай бұрын

the plasma reactor stuff is just deco, plasma reactor itself has bits too iirc

@moladan

11 ай бұрын

Good theory, but no, we added those gameplay elements as deco since the screen just felt too empty without them

@Godelboard

11 ай бұрын

@@moladan I see. I generally had the same reaction/confusion as Chris when I first played and I bet many players do. Then, I also noticed the caution tape. I thought it was a a good idea untik Chris until he pointed out it was on the main route too...x) It was kind of like in Vanilla Farewell, those crystals that are floating up in the ceiling among the lightning in that one screen of Reconciliation that no one knew why what they were for/why they were there for a long time. Most people probably remember those and we're similarly confused c:

@santaisreal

13 күн бұрын

​@@moladani honestly thought it was just a troll and i had a good laugh about it. peak gaslighting

20:50 the 7b arpeggios were introduced when you entered checkpoint 4, the one you ended the last episode on and started this one on

congrats on beating it faster than i said you would

congrats on clearing expert! its been so cool to watch you progress so far into the mod. and I wish you the best of luck with grandmaster! It is the lobby with probably the largest difficulty range, with the easy end being managable for expert players and the hard end being some of the hardest levels ever created. It will be a grind and a long journey, but you've had so much determination throughout your entire playthrough to see things to the end and I'm very excited to see how far you'll go!

Just now starting this video but even before watching it fully: GG. This is as far as I’ve gotten in the game so far. starfruit supernova is an incredible challenge and its insanely difficult. GG.

gg! Super excited to see whatever is next for you in your Celeste journey!

congratulations!! very excited to see your reactions to some of the “funny” tech in the grandmaster gym haha, and excited to see what other celeste stuff you play to train yourself for your grandmaster ascension

WOW! congrats on beating expert! it's really cool to see how much you've improved, and good luck on grandmaster!

Huge congrats! That level is an absolute bear, its an awesome achievement. And it took long enough that ive been able to catch up on the videos lol. Very excited to see you try GM! Ive got a few left there to finish myself as well

1:01:10 I think I go by feeling it as a rythm. Like, "dash dash, dash... dash"

Huge congratulations, don't worry too much about some of the tech in the grandmaster gym, some of it is fairly niche and only used in like, one or two places, most is important though, good luck!

GG! it seems i was off by 4 hours. 24 hours is still super impressive!

congrats! How does it feel to have put an entire indie game worth of playtime in a single level? Im starting red levels rn cause I cant play that often but I'm guessing 30h for this level for me.

GG! Crazy how far you got so fast. I'm currently stuck on advanced lobby, managed to beat most of the green and yellow maps and a few red ones. I'm guessing you're gonna play the grandmaster lobby (if you haven't started already), on which case good luck lol

gg on SJ Expert! my EHS experience was a great one, as I did it in 2 play session (each for 6 hours), and I was kind of exausted when I finally passed flag 1. Then I saw the beautiful background and block design and room transiton and I felt so good. That's why I called it my favorite celeste map. I keep replaying it, but my skill was not great so I am still taking about 1 hour to clear it every time. (for the second playthrough it took 3 hours) so, for grandmaster gym, i have a suggestion: you might need to go back to other gyms and the library and see through all the tech and mechanics again, I think that will make you understand the game better. also its probably good to do all grandmaster gym before every play session of the gm lobby. I found that pretty helpful for warm up and training.

you know i watched part 1 of this on a console so i was unable to comment and never got around to it, but what i was going to say was "Probably around 24/25 hours." I did NOT think id hit the nail on the head so well.

GG!

1:08:02 Fun thing that Sentient Forest taught me: You don’t actually have to stand on the water here! You can dash straight up out of the water, and you’ll keep your dash.

gg you entered the supernova and went to heaven, time to become a grandmaster i.e. a god gamer note: it may be hard to become god, so good luck (and don’t do it if your hands are in pain)

Massive W. EHS is an unbelievable gauntlet, and around flag 4, a lot of fatigue starts to hit. That’s why I didn’t particularly like Khutara flag, and Plasma Reactor flag was probably my least favorite flag. Of course, Flag 2 and 1 (well, 1.5 and 1) are reliefs because of how fun they are. Looking forward to the GM gym, that’s sure to be a silly video with whats in the gym.

I just found out the only level I beat faster than you was the only one your controller was broken on. Wow I suck actually lmao. Also congrats gg!!

and the eyeball realm is based on the cat's eye nebula, a post supernova remnant

I'm still watching flag 14 but just want to say congrats before watching this! Huge, huge win. I'll edit this post with thoughts as I go, if I NEED to provide commentary. I have absolutely no idea why people modify their dash with a demo button rather than simply having...a demo button. I would just have the demo button do the demo, idk. Like yeah Storm Runner flag would be so much easier if you can do demohypers off the clouds. 1:47:48 Delaying the ultradash by a bit is a thing that I think even this map makes you do, I think. There's not really a term for it. I would still call it delaying your ultra personally, and I've heard people also call it a "lazy ultra." Whatever works to get the point across...I think part of the confusion is there's another tech that's grandmaster that might sometimes be called a delayed ultra by some people, but there's a proper term for that technique which you'll learn soon probably. :) 1:51:40 That is, in fact, how you're supposed to do it. I don't like it much either. 1:58:48 I honestly think they should take that section out. It's supposed to be purely decorative, and add to the decrepit feel of the stage, but you're one of many who complained about this. Eh, at this point they're only patching out things that are game breaking so it's probably here to stay but yeah that was one of the deco choices of all time. 2:08:15 You're so perceptive about the little micro-corrections that these levels demand. That's awesome. Done! Big win! There is Expert Lobby lore...it's very unofficial and I assume mostly just musings in Discord that made it into the deco. If you're curious about the lore, look up Gamation's Expert Heartside clear video and read his description (he was a dev/tester on SJ). It's...interesting, haha.

@shayne3005

11 ай бұрын

I think the plasma reactor gameplay deco would be fine if the refills are removed also your last timestamp is broken

@SRN_RL

11 ай бұрын

@@shayne3005 Thanks! Fixed.

diagonal means drop is just normal, and a thing you just have to watch out for

Timestamps for this video: 0:00 Intro 0:42 Flag 14: Vinculum 10:17 Flag 13: Storm Runner 19:52 Flag 12: Skyline Usurper 30:11 Flag 11: Polaris 46:49 Flag 10: Summit Down-Side 53:29 Flag 9: Fortress Fall 1:04:31 Flag 8: Lunar Pagoda 1:11:05 Flag 7: Mosaic Garden 1:23:02 Flag 6: Narrow Hollow 1:35:34 Flag 5: Ethereal Ascension 1:41:30 Flag 4: Garden of Khu'tara 1:53:36 Flag 3: Plasma Reactor 2:12:05 Flag 2: Chromatic Complex 2:23:19 Psychokinetic Part 1 2:28:55 Flag 1: Psychokinetic Part 2 2:33:04 Ending 2:35:42 Last thoughts & What will happen to this series

@indiegamechris4759

11 ай бұрын

Copied into the description! Did you do one for the previous video too? If so, I don't see it.

@theroboman727

11 ай бұрын

@@indiegamechris4759 I didn't

the eye in the background is the star starting to go supernova

@indiegamechris4759

11 ай бұрын

Welp, better beat the level in 22 mins.

about dream hypers - they become about twice as easy if you bind a "crouch dash" button. if you replace the dash button with this and hold right instead of down right when doing a dream hyper, the timing will become much easier.

@indiegamechris4759

11 ай бұрын

I'll try it.

@Ghajestis

11 ай бұрын

@@indiegamechris4759 come to think of it i should be more clear, when i say "replace the dash button" i mean replace the input, not the bind.

6:12 there is a trigger called a lookout blocker that prevents you from seeing that area. I prefer to use noded binos though (the one that is on a track, like the last bino in summit. Press N with a bino selected to add a node), that way you don't get stuck on corners of the lookout blockers, if that makes sense

@shayne3005

11 ай бұрын

I tend to dislike summit binos as they scroll a lot slower than regular ones which can be a real pain in long rooms (I made up my mind on them after I made a room that took 50 seconds to look through using a summit bino)

2:33 Because you can’t dash while holding a jelly. Not unless you’re grabbing a wall, that is

1:51:03 Heh, exact same spot as me!

22:59 NOTHING like that lol

5:33 Hyper dash, but yeah just "hyper" is a lot more common 16:01 It's downleft dash after the reverse super 43:45 Like here, I'd probably try to think through exactly what kind of scenario it's useful in to try and consciously get rid of the blind spot. I think with this tech the thing you need to do is that whenever you're confused about how to get more distance with a throwable, check if it's a high speed up diagonal dash into it 45:51 Yes, take that L, game! 56:30 Last time the music changed was at 46:53, so on entry to the previous flag 1:00:42 No, a climb jump always takes away exactly one quarter of your stamina. But if you need to climb upward before jumping, that takes away more because holding up while grabbing linearly consumes a lot more stamina than pressing nothing or down 1:01:00 I think mostly feeling it out. Like for example in this room when you want to jump at the very top of a corner, I don't neutral at a specific height. Instead I put the timing on the right press after the last neutral, and do that by feel which I've gotten very good at over time. Same with like every spot when I did fortress fall silver. omg lunar pagoda flag was painful when using only analog sticks for controls. Jump, dash and grab all on the same stick. It's in my EHS doublestick video if you want to look. 1:19:06 oooooihhhhhnnnnzzzdabadaaaaaa 1:21:28 By the way the amount of people who have done this golden with proof at the time of writing this, is 6. 1:36:34 Now this map has to be renamed Aquatic Ascension. Same fate as flying bottle. 1:37:53 Ok, how to tell what you did wrong: If you don't get speed and your jump is a bit less than 2 tiles tall, then you successfully hypered but didn't turn around early enough, so you just hypered towards the wall. If you don't get speed and jump high, then you either did a leftward super or pressed jump too late 1:53:43 I think it's because of a lack of variety. Its gameplay is built out of: wave dashes, lenient mid air supers, wall bounces, ultras and a few mundane dash timings. And directly after one of those wave dashes/supers/ultras, you never have to tap jump out of them, you just always hold, and you never have to stop moving in mid air. There exist plenty of other kinds of moves but garden of khu'tara like 90% of the time just puts classic speed tech after classic speed tech. Some people like that but I strongly dislike that aspect of it. 1:58:50 It might be for some really hard to do secret. I was also kinda confused with it on my first time playing. I tried to do it once but I could not figure out, seems borderline impossible even for my standards at this point. And I agree this is not the place for it. It should be a standalone well hidden room in the original map if it's even meant to be played. 2:04:59 Looking frame by frame I think what's screwing you over is you letting go of grab. You're unintentionally getting a double block boost so that's why your dash is too fast to even get a dash from the platform. You jumped frame perfectly as soon as you would get your dash back, but on the last frame of dash you were off the block already so you didn't get it. If you don't double block boost, your dash should go at around normal speed (4 px/f). 2:07:16 Appreciate the preciseness I also made a list of timestamps for this video, I'll put that in a separate comment.

@shayne3005

11 ай бұрын

yeah I've always been underwhelmed by khu'tara too but I always hear people go on about how good it was I remember when I had 2 expert levels left (khu'tara and polaris) I asked which one I should play first. Everyone said khu'tara as it was good and polaris was bad, but I unironically enjoyed polaris a whole lot more

@theroboman727

11 ай бұрын

@@shayne3005 what, imo polaris is awesome. It's not flawless, but awesome

@shayne3005

11 ай бұрын

@@theroboman727 yeah I actually really liked polaris, it may be a bit janky but it had good gameplay and was fun to silver. Solid A-tier imo

oh, and if you want the canon explanation of the ending, go check out gamations ehs clear! i can relate it here, too, if you want it.