Celeste | Strawberry Jam - Platforming Perfection | Mod Showcase
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- Strawberry Jam is the best 2D platforming experience I've ever encountered. If this video can get one person to give a try for themselves, I'll consider it a success.
I still don't know what this video is. Part level showcase, part live reaction, part high level overview of movement mechanics.
Apologies if I messed up the description of game mechanics and/or terminology anywhere. At the time of recording, had only been exploring the world of modded Celeste for about a month. (I first played vanilla Celeste 5 years ago on the Switch and hadn't touched it since)
I didn't know the modding scene existed until I stumbled across a RUclips video featuring a GDQ run of Celeste in early February. I thought I'd somehow missed the release of a sequel game!
(the video in question was Comet625 running Into the Jungle • Celeste Custom Maps by... )
I have a habit of recording all my game footage (so I can review it later and note where I can improve)
When I got really sick for roughly a week, I wasn't capable of playing Celeste; too much brain fog. However, I could edit footage I'd already recorded. Started putting this together primarily as a means to learn how to use DaVinci Resolve. I can definitely say I learned a ton throughout the process. (now I know why some creators use a script. And why it made my life so hard to salvage the mic audio. It can be difficult to talk coherently while playing a game!)
Some in-game music has been replaced. Since this started as a personal project, I selected tracks to fit my mood at the time (or to evoke how I felt while playing the map). I did try and put info cards when the in-game OST was used.
(random aside: the SJ gyms were masterfully made. It was amazing to have a dedicated zone to practice movement tech. Also, Deathkontrol's Ultra Skool was very helpful for learning how to ultra)
I'm one of those people who are very critical of their own work. However, if I was forced to say something positive about this project, I'd say I'm really proud of the audio mix. Managed to keep dynamic range with no distortion to mic, in game audio, music, or sound effects.
Special thanks to J4mpet, Maxx, 3BH, and Dan for the advice and critique.
Link to the official Strawberry Jam installation instructions: • Celeste Strawberry Jam...
Bindings
Movement = wasd
Jump = spacebar
Jump = j
Dash = k
Demo = i
Grab = ;
Interact = enter
Skip Cutscene/Retry = 1
Pause = p
Timestamps:
00:00 Strawberry Jam!
00:51 Beginner Lobby Intro
01:23 Rose Garden
02:17 Treehive
03:30 Potential for Anything
04:46 Dropzle
05:54 Soap
06:52 Strawberry Orchard
08:11 "Fundamentals" but Corner Boosts and Dream Hypers are not. My bad.
09:34 An attempted explanation of advanced movement techniques
13:58 Ultras
15:59 Intermediate Lobby Intro
16:26 Deep Blue
17:50 In Filtration
19:20 Square the Circle
20:10 Midnight Monsoon
21:29 Applying movement tech
23:39 Advanced Lobby Intro
24:07 Forest Rush
25:28 Jellyfish Sanctum
26:56 The Lab
27:44 Starlight Station
29:15 Dusk City
30:39 Expert Lobby Intro
31:04 Subway Neon
33:05 Golden Alleyway
34:30 Mosaic Garden
35:21 Lunar Pagoda
37:31 Clockwork
41:37 Skyline Usurper
45:22 Garden of Khu'tara
47:27 Chromatic Complex
49:04 Psychokinetic
50:54 Grandmaster Lobby Intro
51:30 kevintechspam.bin
53:35 Huge thanks to the SJ team
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wow this was a really well made fun video to watch, cool to see a relatively new players perspective and kinda their journey and thoughts on the mod in video form, would love to see more stuff from you in the future keep up the good work !
Bro Parrotdash? The one and only feathery?
Thank you!! That means a lot, Parrot
This mod is brimming with passion and creativity. I can't thank the community enough for all the time and work put into SJ
is this seriously your first video? a 54 minute long, incredibly well edited documentary? wow. incredible work!
This was such a nice comment to read. Thanks for making me smile haha!
your praise of deep blue made me feel very good about myself, thank you! i'm glad i was able to give you a delightful experience and share my vision for extremely-upper-intermediate gameplay with you!
you *should* feel good! thanks so much for being a part of the collab! deep blue was such a treat :)
It was my favorite map in this lobby
Wow its so cool how you can randomly meet level creators among the community. Deep Blue is so far (12/18 played) my favourite intermediate map. Thank you for it.
I cheesed deep blue and it took me like 2 hours because I couldn’t figure out what he proper way to beet but at the end I was still left wanting more of it
“The cool thing about these maps is that they feel cool regardless of the difficulty of the lobby”
Soap is my favorite map so far and it’s only in beginner
Agree! Soap is a standout
really delightful video, thanks for taking such an in-depth look at the collab and mechanics!
and thank *you* and everyone else involved for a grand platforming experience
24:30 no way! That's my name!
Nice video! Your reactions are great and the content is well-edited. (And I'm super glad you wanted to highlight this mod).
hey hey! how cool! I've really enjoyed your music :)
What an amazing first video, an hour long reaction of my favorite mod in my favorite game, just what I needed
Agreed; this mod is something special!
Appreciate the comment :)
minor correction: buffering an ultra jump doesn't kill your speed, you just don't get the 1.2x speed boost from touching the ground. if you only hear the jump sound and not the footstep sound, you buffered the jump
really interesting video though! SJ really is something special, and this video does an excellent job of getting that across; though i can't watch all of it because i don't want to spoil the remaining expert maps i have to clear
Ahhhh, okay that does make sense. Thank you for the clarification! (my apologies about the misinformation)
Subway Neon having Singapore’s MRT announcements took me out as a local 💀
Immersion shattered haha
It’s been a while since a RUclips video gripped me this tightly. 1 hour and I didn’t even think about checking the watch time. Amazing job getting to gm, and I wish you luck on the rest of the maps!
(P.S. I got much more consistent at core hypers by demo-hypering a little bit after the block disappeared, hope that helps!)
Thank you so much for the nice note!
(best P.S. ever haha! Appreciate the tip on core hypers. I will definitely try doing that tomorrow)
Such a good video covering so many aspects of SJ!
Fun fact related to 13:46: some other ways to dash while holding a throwable include using a feather, swimming, and some really jank frame perfect (or at least very precise) timing after hitting a bumper
Ahhhhh! Super appreciate the correction! (that was the most tactful fact-check ever haha) The many dangers of trying to demonstrate something only recently learned. Thanks again!
Dashing with a throwable after hitting a bumper may have something to do with bumper freeze frames (since it's possible to do the same with fish as well) so the frame window is likely somewhere around 4-5 frames
That was really fun to watch, glad you've been enjoying the mod so far. Good luck on the grandmaster lobby!
very kind of you! Many skills still need lots of work. the input timing on core hypers for instance haha :/
Dude this was incredible I need a part 2
It'a been said but the quality here is insane. Watched the whole video and was absolutely shook to see what a small channel this is.
I really appreciate the kind words; thank you!
When I uploaded this into the dark void, I never expected people would even see it!
This was a damn good video, I would love to see more from you! 👍 I especially loved the audio mix btw, the music, your speaking, and game sounds never seemed to be fighting for attention, it was a great viewing experience
Yesss! Pleased the audio mix was good for you!
woah!! a whole ass long video on SJ!
It was a loooong project to put together. Though nothing compared to the amount of time and energy you folks put into making SJ. so thank you!!
Awesome reviewing and editing! Can’t wait to see more on this channel.
This was an enjoyable watch. Great work.
This was extremely enjoyable to watch!! I hope you make more videos in the future :D
That was a really good video for it to be the only one on your channel. Like extremely well made. I’m excited to see what you do next!
genuinely one of the best videos ive watched! also, you are amazing at the game
No way this is your first video, this is incredible.
That's very kind of you to say! It was a monster of a project
I have to say, most Celeste content I find on RUclips has a lot of incorrect info or it doesn’t show a lot of gameplay to include the watcher into the mod or game, but this video was really well done, and if this is your first video, then this is extremely impressive :3
First video! And it took more time to make than I care to admit haha
thanks for taking a moment to share your thoughts :)
damn, first video is crazy
also good luck with gm lobby, it’s a banger
this entire video is perfection!
411 F**KING SUBSCRIBERS???? This is like such a good documentary... how???
Psychokenetic is probably one of my favorite maps I’ve ever played. It’s just pure dopamine and speed, and so hard it was almost in Grand Master
Yeah, big thanks to Cabob and everyone else who worked on Psychokinetic. What a map (and didn't dare touch the berry rooms haha)
Amazing use of probably ancient evil for psychokinetic, and great video! (I also skipped almost all of the dropzle puzzles)
Coming late to the party, but congrats, this is probably the best SJ video I've seen yet, and I've seen many !
man you are so good at puzzles lmao
that was such an awesome video, i really hope you get more subscribers!
dang, what a fantastic video. the actual content (i.e. the video essay and whatnot) is really, really well put together, and the editing of footage is super well done, but what _really_ impressed me was how GOOD the sound mixing was. great transitions, music choices, blending - it's all really, really, good. honestly super fun to watch and enjoy, and i look forward to more from you!
This made my day! Wish I could come up with something better to say besides thank you :)
this was SUCH a well made video I'm BLOWN away! ^.^
definitely subscribing with the bell on! can't WAIT to see more ^.^
this video was a treat, I love your voice
An awesome video made by an awesome person 👍
Super high quality especially considering how small your channel is!
This is one of my favorite videos I've seen, especially the music choices throughout, I cant believe this is your first video.
Hey! I'm glad you enjoyed the music :) Thanks for taking a moment to drop a note!
Great video structure and quality. If this is indicative of how your content will be going forward (if you make more), then I'll be along for the ride. This was a fun watch.
And you may've played it, but... If you enjoy level variety, you'd love DKCTF. There's one level aesthetic in particular you'd enjoy, if you're into Deep Blue.
Started playing Starwberry Jam recently because of this video. You have my thanks! Rose Garden stole the show as the introductory level for this video 😎👍
Great content. Definitely satisfying good luck on the hardest challenges. I’m on ps5 going through the summit of side b so seeing all this blows my mind. Watched all the way through
Appreciate the kind words!
It's great to know that there's a wealth of incredible community content to explore after you've tackled the base game.
Good luck on the summit b side! You got this
@@windrunner6511 currently under the heart so shouldn’t be too long now. I’m not sure if I’ll get the chance to play the modded levels but watching them is just enough for me
This was a really fun video to watch and see you go through, with sprinkled little bits of commentary and thoughts on the map. I myself am still going through the entire collab, as I've started on doing all the expert maps deathless & finishing the grandmaster lobby. (stopped because it terrifies me)
Spectacular editing, I will def want to see future videos coming from you. :)
Wow, I just looked at some of your clears; consider me impressed! Thanks for the kind words :)
@@windrunner6511 Thank you! :)
well your video is a success. not being physically able to give the mod a try doesn't stop me from wanting to. really good video too. :)
Okay, we'll both agree the video did its job then haha! Glad you enjoyed :)
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Just getting into the game on Switch after owning it for years and finally deciding to clear it in the last few days but this video has inspired me to rebuy the game on Steam Deck and set up Strawberry Jam as soon as I have the cash. Love the mix of reactions, explanations and information. Thanks!
Would have been curious to see parts you got stuck on or found particularly difficult earlier on, you make it look so easy here 😅
I'm so pleased this caused you to give Strawberry Jam a try! Mission accomplished haha
Let me know how it goes!
really cool video, thx for it
wow so much better than me, i cant even beat farewell :I
success as well, got me to try out strawberry jam
I'm so pleased to hear that. Favorite maps played so far?
@@windrunner6511 probably paint or strawberry orchard
Did you beat Farewell?
oh my god man please make a video about rogue legacy 2. recently bought that game and your use of its soundtrack actually surprised me, didn't expect to hear these bangers here. aside from that, amazing video! nice to see someone sharing their perspective on the best platformer currently known to man!
Good catch on the Rogue Legacy 2 soundtrack! There's so many amazing listens there (Whale. Shark blew my mind first time I heard it play in-game. The string quartet was outstanding!)
I'd really like to make a video of other games I love (A Hat in Time and RL2 do come to mind haha)
Thanks for the comment!
damn so underrated
im honestly shocked you only have 300 subs given the quality of this video
edit: wait this is ur first vid???? insane bro
seeing some of the expert levels while somewhat struggling on the intermediate ones is terrifying. sucks that my shitty controller makes it 10x harder by drifting left . great vid!
Ouch! Can't imagine trying to perform precision inputs with drift. I bet if you can find an alternative controller you'll be flying through ;)
Really well made video! I love your editing and commentary style, and this was a great showcase of SJ! By the way, are you using savestates for practice at all? Some grandmaster maps basically require it
Edit:
I had headphones in and could hear the subway go from left to right at the end of subway neon, the attention to detail is crazy
haha, I had a lot of fun with the subway sound effects :D
re: savestates. thanks for the heads up! I can see how they'd make practice more efficient, especially as inputs become more demanding
A great video, especially for your first video! Was really enjoyable to watch, but it would have been nice if you explained what heartsides were because they are one of my favourite features of this mod. Still, great video nonetheless! Have a sub.
Wow yeah, I totally spaced on describing Heartsides. I'll *pretend* it was done on purpose so folks can be surprised when they walk through the heart gate haha :)
@@windrunner6511 great plan :3
Hi dude i have been watching you ever since your very first video
Haha, too true
insanely well made video, holy shit, and definitely a great sj showcase!!
(would i be able to ask which song you were using for the later half of the psychokinetic section? it's so familiar to me, but i can't seem to place where it came from lol)
Hey, thanks for leaving a note! Very kind :)
The song is "Probably Ancient Evil" by Lena Raine (from the Chicory soundtrack)
@@windrunner6511 thank you :D and yw >:)
edit: i just realised where i recognised it from, it was used in moce lxvi: venus lol
maybe im just bad but
whoa you are so good at playing them
like genuinely.
unfortunately couldnt watch through all of this vid yet.
definitely gonna use this to decide which map i should play next ! ive only played a few so far
ps: how do you become catgirl madeline 👀
I love how the tail moves when she's jumping all over the place! the mod is called "cateline" so just type that in the Olympus mod search (or gamebanana) and you'll be golden :)
also, I bet you're just fine at Celeste. Strawberry Jam does a remarkable job with pacing and the difficulty curve. When I see all these talented folks do deathless (silver berry) runs of SJ maps, I too feel like I have much to improve on.
Thanka you so much for playing my map! (Subway Neon) :3
oh neat! thank YOU and everyone else involved for the delightful map!
Ohmergerd Brandon Sanderson fan who is also a Celeste mod enjoyer
Literally perfect
Really well made video, especially for a channel with just 70 subs! the only critique id have to give myself is the audio balancing, the voice is quite a bit quiet compared to the music and audio effects, which made it hard for me to concentrate on what was spoken.
roger! thanks for the constructive feedback
Your editing skills are really impressive! I’m curious to know what sort of content you’ll be posting on this channel in the future. Judging by your name, I’d expect Stormlight Archive videos, but Celeste is pretty far from that series. Regardless, I’m looking forward to whatever you’ve got cooking.
haha, I made this account in 2015 (and yeah, the name is quite the juxtaposition to what I ended up making haha)
appreciate the kind words of encouragement :)
damn you actually found out about the crab secret pretty fast haha
I screamed when I saw that Lunar Pagoda is a reference to touhou Luna Nights
your "playing with covid" is just me all the time
Holy shit this mod is huge.
49:57 i got venus ptsd
oh and uhhhhh good video 👍
Yoo I’m your 420th subscriber lol
I’m sorry but why the fudge no one talking about the first try pixel perfect drops in dropzel
YIPPEE!!
Thanks for Flying Lanterns; banger of a track!
@@windrunner6511 Thank you!! That means a lot coming from someone with such good music picks :0 thank you for accidentally introducing me to Alltta
The tech tutorial part of the video is exactly why I am never going to be able to do anything past beginner lobby which stinks cause I already completed the lobby and just want more but I have a skill issue
For video pacing reasons, I combined all of the Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert lobby gyms into one section. So it probably looks way more intimidating than it actually is.
There's actually a nice difficulty curve when learning the mechanics for each lobby.
Give the Intermediate a try! You'll probably surprise yourself :)
@@windrunner6511 I did I was able to do three easy levels the two I didn’t do is one the soup simply because I don’t want to deal with weird bubble mechanics and two Fifth dimension cause I can’t to save my life delay my jump to get height on wall bounces but the other three were pretty cool and I definitely won’t be able to do anything further but thanks the three more levels I got to play before my experience with the mod finished we’re thanks to you
i think minecraft had a fishing update based on this i think
Damn, i've only just beaten 1 of a low-intermidiate level in strawberry jam so far, also I heard in the video about hollow knight, are you maybe planning to make a video about that? if not could you tell me how much progress you got in that game, i have over 100% completion on 1 of my save files.
Hollow Knight is one of the rare games that I've fully completed--let's see--I think 3? times over the years. I didn't play much of Godmaster, though. My save file is 107% if I recall correctly.
Enjoy your time with Strawberry Jam! I'm sure you'll be just fine in Intermediate :) The gyms are amazing for practice, plus you'll continue to improve as you play through maps. Take care!
@@windrunner6511I just randomly restumbled across this vid! Thanks for replying to my comment and the SJ journey is going great! I've been able to do 4 expert levels, do every gm tech, and even beat some rooms in kevintechspam.bin. :3
never thought I'd see the day of modded Celeste x Cosmere... great video also
Also what's the song at 23:29?
It's a good song! It's "Down to Business" by Thegur90 found on the Celeste Spring Collab Vol. A
@@windrunner6511 Wait actually I meant 10 seconds later, at 23:39
One thing that is hard to express is just how big strawberry jam is. For perspective, the all levels tas is currently just under 3 hours long(igt). In other words, you litteraly cannot showcase the whole mod in one video of any reasonable length. Even if we just included the best half of the levels that would still make the video a lot longer(or would force worse showcases). And would still miss many many good levels.
Question about the recording process - did you play with music muted, or is there a way to separate music from sounds after recording?
I played with the music set to 0, but would often be listening to the OST on a virtual input that wasn't being recorded
What is the song thats playing at 29:00? I literally have been thinking about the music in this video for months but cant find this one song.
The track playing at that timestamp is Bravado (fg. VII) Instrumental by AllttA
Cheers!
Are you planning to make the grandmaster video?
Wo
Did you beat summit down-side?
moar
As a puzzle fan, I must say I'm disappointed... that said, the puzzles were totally uncalled for in a platformer game and it is incredibly infuriating that every level finish is needed to unlock some stuff (and some levels were just... bad).
I'm only in advanced lobby and... holy shit, I didn't realise how cursed it gets later on (with the techniques).
I absolutely refuse to use the binoculars. If a level _needs_ these, it's a bad level in my mind. I absolutely loved how Squaring the Circle just gave you the directions in the bubbles.
46:12 Yosi Horikawa's music definitely fit for the levels you chose. Disasterpeace would also fit here (46:12) because, you know, Hyper Light Drifter level? Eager to try that one but, until then, Paint (54:13) is my favourite by far.
P.S. 46:30 is just a creature from HLD tangled in vines... but who knows, maybe their name is also Zote :'D
Trans rights :)
Locked on 60fps? Ew, why so many of indie games lock framerates it is very annoying.
some games tend to lock fps to eliminate fps advantages, this is a big controversy in geometry dash as it changes the physics of the game aswell
@@Mac0o- This is bound to not age well.
@@Mac0o- Plus people can run below 60 fps ruining the fairness
This game is deterministic i.e 0 RNG, and running calculations on a per-frame basis with a variable definition of a frame's length would introduce an element of randomness. Raising FPS or making it variable would impact timings for some of the game's more precise tech to the point of being impractical for humans, whether it be due to a short or inconsistent window for input. While I can get the dislike of a lower framerate in general, the 60fps cap was one of many deliberate decisions that enable players to execute the kinds of maneuvers you will see in speedruns or higher difficulty levels.
@@scroogledoogle3028 Then they should force it to run at 1000hz, it can be done i bet.
The clockwork level aesthetics aren't as good as the others.
Amazing video