Celeste for Nintendo Switch

Celeste for the Nintendo Switch is an absolute delight to experience! Classic retro platforming, upgraded for the 21st century!Celeste is one of the most challenging platformers yet released, requiring precise jumps and timing in order to win. Yet often you will find yourself swept away in Celeste's brilliant art direction, adaptive soundtracks and phenomenal pacing!

Celeste's appearance as a typical 2D platformer is marred by its constant suprises. Madeline controls so flawlessly onscreen that you wonder if Super Mario might be getting a true competitor for the first time since the 1990's SEGA decade. Even more remarkable is Celeste's unique and complex story, which flawlessly interweaves modern dilemas within a fantasy world about the trials and tribulations of modern life.

The story isn't a background feature, or overlapping the action sequences. Instead the story seemlessly integrates into the level designs themselves. Your actions in this game have real-world consequences and the game remembers your mistakes as easily as it remembers your victories. Subtle themologies and overt conversations interlude so effortlessly, you notice yourself getting drawn into Celeste's world with no counscious awareness on your end!

Celeste's charm is undeniable. The gameplay raises the bar for the platforming genre. Combat is silky smooth, and every level requires precise timing and precision in order to complete. This is platforming perfected down to a science, a true masterwork of gaming design, and one of the best 2018 releases so early into the year. Celeste is an absolute gem, and a must own for all Nintendo Switch owners!

Final Verdict:
Graphics: 10/10
Gameplay: 10/10
Sound: 10/10
Replay Value: 10/10
Overall: 10/10 (Masterpiece!)