Retro-inspired platformer Celeste has just received a brand new mode on PC called 'Variants'. While not currently available on Switch, this update is also planned to hit console versions of the game "in the future".
The mode has been introduced on both Itch and Steam as part of the game's v1.2.5.0 update; according to the update's patch notes, the mode contains "a collection of special options to change the rules of the game, unlocked after completing the C-Sides" and can be activated on the File Select menu.
The game's developer Matt Thorson (Matt Makes Games) has provided a little more detail on Twitter, describing it as an "anti-Assist Mode" and explaining that it can make the game "harder or weirder".
https://twitter.com/MattThorson/status/1069834900860153857
The confirmation that it will eventually arrive on consoles comes from the tweet below.
https://twitter.com/MattThorson/status/1069835302938669056
Did you enjoy Celeste on Nintendo Switch? Would you like to see these special option modifiers appear in the Switch version of the game? Hopefully there won't be too long to wait!
[source celestegame.com, via twitter.com]
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I need to get this game. Everyone are talking about it and the reviews are there.
@0muros It's beautiful stuff. I did all the A-sides in a weekend and it was one of the best weekends I spent with the Switch in the whole time I've had it. Been dipping in and out to go through the B-sides etc - Haven't even come across the C-sides yet! So there's a lot of content there too
Wait what? Harder?
Holy Molly, after the pain that was the B-sides I can’t really imagine it harder.
Kinda cool but I'm not sure if I'll play around with this or not. I'd much prefer more content (and would happily pay for it) than ways to alter the mechanics. But it's a welcome addition nonetheless. Celeste is easily my favourite 2D platformer of all time, such an amazing game.
@Shizuephan I actually didn't think the C-Sides were too difficult for the most part because they were so short. Found the B-Sides harder.
Awesome game... very fun to watch people learn it... everyone does it a little differently.
Is there a mode that removes the checkpoints? That would be rough...
Good thing I already beat those C-sides! Will absolutely give this a spin when it comes to Switch. I love this game and I'm definitely excited to play more of it when this comes.
@holygeez03 The Golden Strawberries.
If it doesn't come to Switch Physical there will be backlash and gamers won't forget.
@frabbit Definitively need to get it. Thanks man.
I wonder how many people will even be able to access these settings since they require beating the C-sides first? Could easily be as few as a couple of thousand I bet.
@jerkob Significantly more than a couple of thousand, for sure. The game's got a pretty big fan base at this point I'm pretty sure (as it should considering how amazing it is).
LETS GO SO EXCITED WOOOHOOOOO
harder than the evil sadistic infuriating C-sides?
they should call it "DESIST-MODE"
This game is a masterpiece. I can’t wait to play more content from it. I was kind of expecting a level editor out of future DLC for Celeste.
If this guy is making the game even harder, then he must be a sadist
That said, the game is absolutely brilliant, one of the most phenomenal, gorgeous, satisfying, and impactful games I've ever played. I know it doesn't stand a chance to win at the Game Awards against titans like God of War and Red Dead, but it's definitely my GotY.
@SwitchForce
Everyone is already enjoying the digital version, so no thanks.
Proper physical release or hard digital sale and I'll bump this back to the top of my backlog
I need to pick this up soon.
It's cool that this game is still being supported, but I (and I'm going to project here and say most people) will never make it through a single C-Side, let alone, all of them. This is an update very few people will even know about.
I thought about picking this up in the sale, but Slime-san has so much extra free content that I might never get around to it.
@SwitchForce It’s an indie game, not many people care if they go physical or not.
A harder mode is not what I would have asked for with this game. lol I love the aesthetic and the ideas of the game, but man is it hard and punishing as it is!
I am not in the crowd of people who likes trying the same challenge 27 times.
How about a sale ever?
Interesting. I guess more incentive to complete the C-Sides.
Still hoping for a level editor at some point.
@PolarExperience did read sometime back it was coming on Physical Cartridge. So it's not hard to wonder why such statements was mention then.
https://nintendoeverything.com/celeste-dev-on-physical-release-workin-on-it/
I like this game a lot and I adore its retro aesthetic and gorgeous soundtrack. I’m nowhere finished with it but I hope to complete it in the days to come. So happy to see indie titles like this get some well deserved praise. Gives me hope for future developers and their unique projects.
@SwitchForce You sound a little hyperbolic there, but you’re in luck! It just got announced for a Limited Run Games physical edition on the KindaFunny Showcase.
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