i would love to hear the unedited backwards music :D and maybe the original to figure out if you can hear anything weird in the background music itself.. ^^
Sure, that's easy enough. Here's the video played forward and backwards, with only the music and the audio filters turned off. ua-cam.com/video/_IBpa6oF5Vo/v-deo.html
What a coincidence. I've played a lotta celeste today and sent people pictures of my favorite slimes, puddle slimes. I noticed they start blushing when they're happy and I thought that was very cute, so I made screenshots of 'em. Now they just keep following me reeeee.
I searched for 'celeste madeline voice' because I wanted to hear that adorable 'meep meep' sound she's making everytime a dialogue comes up but then I found this. Now instead of having a good time, I'm depressed.
it is both the voice and experiences of the composer, as well as a representation of Madeline's experiences. The wiki states that it is effectively Madeline's voice
Fact: apparantly this is the voice of Lena Raine (creator of the a-side ost) talking about her experience as much like madeline in the game she suffered from anxiety and panic attacks
Or Badeline, this is inside the mirror so it'd stand to reason that reflected part of her is speaking. She mentioned that she didn't want to scare herself which Badeline does several times but it's just shown that she's scared
Though there's also a chance it could be badeline cause if i remember her text box noise is different than Madeline so that might mean they're voices could be different
FollowNoMr So much shit that you are willing to waste personal time to watch a video about a secret about a game you think is shit, and then respond to a comment to someone who is praising the game that you think is shit that the game is shit. You have a very skewed sense of logic my friend because you comment ultimately has no point seeing how you commented on this video shows you have taken an interest in this game you think is shit which makes absolutely no sense what so ever. So what do you do enter vids about games you think are shit, pause the video right off the bat and, scroll through comments just to respond to those praising the game that it's shit. Sounds like a legitimate mental condition at this point. Advice, if you dislike a game so much just ignore it's existence entirely.
"Sometimes I... don't really know... what's going on anymore... I... I... don't... know who I am. I just... look in the mirror and... don't know who I'm looking at, or... who's lookin at me. I... think a lot... about... where... my train of thought is going, and it's not always a good place... and that scares me. I don't... like... scaring myself. I... don't... "
this could very well be the inner monologue of somebody who is unfortunate suffer from any number of illnesses like Alzheimer or Creutzfeld Jakob disease at the time when they start to slip out of their self-awareness just some humble thoughts of someone deeply moved by this monologue because I my self have it sometimes....
Isn't this game about anxiety?..... you know, breathing techniques don't really help with depression, but it does with panic attacks. Her mother asks her if she's having another panic attack when on the phone. Mirror version over thinks everything and twists things in a negative way. Literally everything about this game screams anxiety to me....
In the second last room of mirror temple Theo said “It must be close, I can feel it!”. I was lucky in my first run I only died twice in there. When I played it again (after the ending) I died thrice and he said something different. It was something like, “Just a little more, you can do it. ” with a worried expression. That was a really nice touch because it feels like the game understands your efforts and frustration, it doesn't mock you for it like a lot of other brutal platformers. I was never meant to be a gamer, I died 8000+ times through out my first run but I never ragequitted or felt annoyed. As a total beginner on video games, I really appreciate the forgiving part of Celeste and I believe anyone can pick up this game and play.
This game and its message are incredibly personal to me... I suffered from depression, and in fact, am just getting over it. Its whole message of getting over your own mountain and confronting yourself are so moving and real... And if anyone reading this also suffers from depression, I promise you it is going to be okay. You *will* be alright. I know it's scary, but please, don't lose hope. No matter how uncomfortable it is for you, talk to someone. Anyone. Family. Friends. A therapist. They will help you. I promise.
I totally agree (especially since I can relate) Hoverer, there's a strange feeling that I can't get off now that my depression is far behind me, and I don't know how to deal with it and if someone can relate to this. I simply... sometime miss being depressed ; not like all the anxiety that I would have but... I feel like I don't cry often enough, and that being again in a state where I can't control it and cry without being able to stop would be... not nice but close. I feel both the urge to be in this state again and the urge to be who I was at the time when I had this kind of state. even though at the time I was lost and didn't really knew who I was (maybe not appreciating myself even today have to do with it). I don't describe it enough, it's a strange feeling and I don't find the words to describe it.
I don't know of you've actually played the game before... But there's a number of cutscenes that give it all away. By the time that you _could_ get to the area shown (putting aside the fact that someone figured to reverse the footage of course), you'd already know what the deal is, told to you through dialogue and atmosphere. Unless you show this to someone who's never seen the game before, maybe. But even if you did that, you aren't _only_ getting information from 'gameplay', you're also getting it from the talking voice. Never, at least in this game, do they build characters purely from gameplay. Not saying that that's a good _or_ bad thing, just that that's not how it works here. It uses a combination of elements which pull it off, and I dig that. That said, it's a cool secret. I always like things in games that most people may never see, though I usually prefer Easter eggs, but it's neat nonetheless.
lethauntic In this segment of the level your companion is stuck in a crystal. This place embodies your dark thoughts and condenses them into physical manifestations. The seekers represent the PCs anxiety as they never stop chasing you down and you can’t control them. However the crystal is meant to embody the fact that your companion feels like a weight to those around him. He feels trapped and thinks he’s a burden. This isn’t shown through his dialogue at this point in the game as up till then he seemed perfectly fine. Hence, backstory through gameplay
@@DoneWN And every level is about things! Well, the tutorial not as much. But the first level is about both isolation, and about learning that yes, you can do this. Hotel level is about cleaning and decluttering on a text level, but also on a mechanical level. The level teaches about opposite action, showing how an unmanageable mess can be taken down a piece at a time. Badeline throwing you down the mountain is about the non linearity of progress, and how at your lowest you can persevere and turn that into a crucible of new knowledge and skills (feather jumping).
I didn’t think , I heard it ! And I UA-cam it right away ! Holly s... this is deep . And the game is a masterpiece. 3 days , 19 hour , 6000 death and level 1-8 finished. 40 min in level 9 and I’m calling it quits
I was theorizing that in the event Madaline hadn't found what she was looking for out of this trip she might do something rather ... unfortunate at the mountain summit. Then I come across this. Pretty glad things worked out well in the end.
Also, as somebody who was once in a similar place a good few years ago. I'm really happy this game exists. Celeste has perhaps the most personally relatable narrative arc I've seen in a game and I'm really happy I was able to climb my own mountain in a similar manner to Madeline. Well, that one mountain anyway.
A few years back a friend of mine asked me what depression felt like, and I told them that it's like climbing a mountain. You can find other people climbing the same mountain and support each other, you can look at it and say "I'm never going to make it", you can even try and climb it if you're daring enough. The thing is, when you fall, you don't go back to the start intact. You're so shattered, both mentally and physically, because all the hard work you put to climb that far just went away. You feel like it is impossible - that there's no point in even climbing it on the first place, sometimes. Some people end up dying trying, some accept the problem and don't bother climbing it. I've been fighting for 6 years, and I reached the top just 3 months ago - rigjt around when this game was announced. Playing this was like watching those 6 years of my life unravel, even though I didn't exactly "befriend" my Badeline. The thing is, it's worth the climb in the end. I've been helping others with the same problem for a while now, and this game is working pretty well with others, too. A masterpiece. This easter egg is just one of those many falls, I'm guessing - Madeline just wants it all to end. Letting it all out is normal, though, and usually the first step towards understanding what's causing the situation. If I had to guess, it's her just a bit before climbing the mountain
+im dead inside - Not intentionally. Madaline wanted to find some kind of answers to her spiraling anxiety and depression. She has good intentions to go and climb the mountain. However, moments of weakness can come at you fast. It's frighteningly easy to follow a really bad idea when you get caught in the wrong/right frame of mind.
I KNEW there was reversed audio there! I heard some whispering noises and thought, "is that a voice?". Listening closer, I heard similar patterns to what you can hear when human speech is reversed. I just didn't have the programs or gameplay to edit into a video like this. Thanks for uploading this, really adds more depth to both the game and Madeline's character.
@@an0bserver2000 the looking-in-the-mirror bit is, from what I understand, a very trans experience. If you find that part relatable you may want to consider questioning your gender
When playing this, i kept taking the earphones out of my ears, cause i SWORE i was hearing a voice....i thought it was my mother, but she was sleeping in the other room....Playing this part, i was feeling weak, uneasy, weepy. But every time Theo talked, i felt better. Am i seeing too much here? Or is this game truly *this much* ?
For some reason when I play the game Theo makes me feel safe. I think that's the point. But this level takes away that safety net and makes you face your fears.
I'm not trans, but I can relate to this. I'm cishet female, and an evangelical Christian. That right there will tell you everything you need to know about my worldview. I am NOT here to make comments about anyone else's worldview, but to tell you what I've learned about how other people feel. I've finished Celeste twice and I'm now working on my first full run with invincibility turned off. One of the best video game stories I've seen, and I relate to it. I understand the feeling of having monsters in your mind, of feeling like there's an evil side to you that you just want to either destroy or send away before it destroys you. I only just now decided to look up the "In the Mirror" track, because the Mirror Temple is my favorite part of the story, and this is my favorite track. And I found this video and thought, "oh, good, now I can hear what she's saying." And I look thru all the comments and find out, the creator of the game is trans, Lena Raine is trans, and even Madeline is supposed to be trans. And I'm just sitting here blinking and realizing for the first time what trans people go thru inside. It's the same thing I always went thru. I came from an abusive home, and my mom would constantly tell me that everything I did was wrong and ask me why I wouldn't just do what was right. She told me lies about who I was the whole time I was growing up, so that now, I feel detached from myself. I don't know who I am. Sometimes I don't even want to know who I am, because I'm afraid that I'm just evil. I can't take a compliment, I hate it whenever someone tells me I'm good. I can want something very much and even know that God wants me to do it, and yet find myself wanting to NOT want it. I'm in love with a handsome, kind, gentle man, and I frequently beg God to make me stop loving him, because I don't want to be in love. I don't want my job, I don't want to be in love, I don't want to have fun or go anywhere or be around people. I hate that I get hungry, I hate that I get sleepy, I hate that I have normal human drives and emotions. I hate myself and I want to either lay down and die, or run away and live in a cave for the rest of my life. I look in the mirror and the person I see in there is not the same person I see in my mind when I look away. I have to use music and movies and games to keep my mind occupied, because when I sit and let my mind go where it wants, it goes to places I don't want it to go. The last time I let my mind go where it wanted, I destroyed all my artwork and threw out all my art supplies. I don't know what it's like to be trans or any LGBTQ, but I know what it's like to be me. I know what it's like to be a prisoner in my own mind and not know who I am, or even want to know. I know what it's like to want to punish myself and feel like I deserve all the torture I can put myself through, and even more. I never knew this was how trans people felt, not knowing who you are or what you should be, or having your mind go in directions you don't want it to. So I'm not trying to witness to you or tell you all the things you've heard from every other Christian out there. You don't need to hear it again. I just want you to know, someone understands. And more importantly, Jesus understands. God understands. He doesn't hate you, He loves you. And so do I. I'll be praying for everyone that understands Celeste as well as I do, no matter what your reasons or your lifestyle are. You deserve to be happy. You deserve to not feel like you have to punish yourself anymore.
Reading your comment almost brought me to tears. I understand and relate to everything that you've said, just in a little different way. I too, grew up feeling a similar way that you do. My parents are devout Christians, just like you. Because they wanted the same peace and comfort that they experience by having their identity rooted in Christ for their children, they taught me to be afraid of that person I see in the mirror. If I look inside the mirror, I see the version of myself that wants to do what I want, live life as I want to live, be the captain of my own soul, to not be bound to any supernatural authority. Once I was finally able to mentally grasp this as a child, it began to trouble me more and more as I got older. I began to feel exactly like you, where I was terrified to think, act, or even _Be_ for myself, because just like you said, I was afraid that I was evil. Eventually, this led to me having a mental health crisis in high school, because this dilemma was tearing me apart, and I just couldn't bear to bring myself to be bound by this form of slavery any longer. I reasoned with myself that If I were to continue on this path, I would eventually end up as the person that you just described, someone who will constantly be conflicted and emotionally distraught because you are not living as your own self. You are living to serve God, and what God wants for you is not what you want for yourself. what I feard, which is also exactly what you just described, is that I would eventually succumb to a state of absolute dread: The feeling of wanting to either run away from it all, live in a cave for the rest of your life , or just die, but you can't do either. That feeling that you experience, feeling like you are a prisoner in your own mind, that you don’t even _Want_ to know who you are, has to be one of the most terrible kinds of punishments on this earth that there is, and it breaks my heart to know that in this world, or universe that we live in, that is just the unfortunate reality for those of you that are seeking inner peace in that way. As I was pondering what I was going to do about this, I eventually came to the realization that I will not be at peace with living my life in that way, betraying the person I see in the mirror, living my life not fully knowing and accepting who I am. Even if the consequences of this action mean that I’ll have to experience eternal suffering in hell, I refuse to be manipulated by that fear to live out what I know is a lie to myself. I would rather spend one life as a free man, one who can be at peace for a brief period of time, one who does not rely on someone else’s feelings for validation, one who can just, accept the truth of who I am in the mirror, than spend an eternity serving someone who created me with a want and desire to be myself, but reject myself for the sake of Him. That is why I find such beauty in Celeste, a game that tells a story that warns of all of this anxiety, all this fear, all this depression, all of this immense suffering that is brought out, caused simply by denying yourself. It taught me, and many, many others that the only way to be free from all of those dreadful feelings, you have to accept that _Part of you_ . That _Part of You_ may seem destructive, it may seem like it does things that you shouldn’t do, feel things that you shouldn’t feel, but no matter how much you try to escape it, it is still _Part of You_ ! If you chose to disregard its relevance, ignore it, or try to escape it, you are living in denial, and the harder you try to avoid it, the worse your anxiety, depression, and dread will make you feel. To conclude this, I want to clarify a few things so that you know that I do not intend any of this as a personal attack against you, or any of your beliefs. I say this not to dissuade you from your faith (Which I know that I could never do, because you, who are a true Christian, have comfort from the Holy Spirit that surpasses all comprehension, and is always there for you to deal with your deepest anxiety and depression) but because I understand what you’re talking about, and I just wanted to share my experience with this dilemma just like you’ve shown yours. If you are a true Christian, I know and understand that you truly do have peace, and I am happy for you. I also love and respect Christians like you, because I know that you genuinely do not bear any hate or ill will against any of us non-believers, Transgender people, gay people, or any other members of the LGBTQ community, but are just acting off What you God considers to be right, and although I disagree with some of it, I still love and respect you because I know that it is not your decision to love all of it either. With that being said, I do, genuinely and truly, love you just like you love others and hope that you are doing ok. You deserve to be happy as well.
@@Chezmaster um... no, you don't understand at all. My pain came from having ungodly parents trying to tell me who I was my entire life. Jesus is the one trying to lead me back to who He made me to be. It's painful and confusing because I want to respect my parents and believe there had to be SOME truth to what they told me. But there isn't. The only truth lies in who Jesus says I am. My identity lies in Him. My pain and fear and confusion results from trying to find my identity OUTSIDE of Him.
wtf is this comment section??? you guys are horrible holy shit… im sorry shondell (did i get your name right) about everything you have had to go through. and despite everything, you still have the strength to send love and care to people, so i hope you live the best life you can
knowing madeline is trans really gives that whole "i look in the mirror and i dont know who im looking at" an entirely new meaning and its too relatable 😔 i look in the mirror and see myself maybe once every 10-20 times the rest of the time it really is just a face
a whole mood. i think im starting to be able to se myself more often with growing out my hair and taking care of it, getting cute glasses and wearing stuffed bras but a lot of the time I still look into the looking glass and find an alien. while it doesn't go away, it gets better. I can promise you that.
@@Shazam1998 in the process of making the game, one of the creators discovered themselves trans, loads of underlying trans tones already implied throughout the game.
@@alfyn7867 the creator tweeted it a couple months ago, it's difficult to me to get the source, it's been a while since I saw it, but there must be proof somewhere lol
@@junishida5802 things that caused mere speculation for approximately a year, then confirmed by the tweet of the creator. Madeline could have been a supporter (like myself) without necessarily being trans.
The whole part about her saying that her thoughts scared her hit me deep. Sometimes you don’t even realize how bad it was until you’re out of it and are thinking back
Snerd Fonebone Yeah at the end but at this point in the story she doesn't understand evil Madeline she thinks it the evil the opposite of her thats why.
It's not who she really is (IMO), rather the part of her with doubts, lack of self confidence and trust in others. You could say "depression". The way she beat it is also the way you actually beat depression. First you run away from it (end of the dream's chapter), then you face it, then you beat it, and after that you can live in a relative harmony with that darker side of yours. The actual thought process that went into Celeste is magnificent. Knowing that they did add the scenario in the game only a few months before the release just blow my mind. That's just mad inspiration.
It’s really impressive that you can hardly tell this is actually reversed anything because they layer extra non-reversed stuff on top of it to make it all sound non-reversed. It’s quite clever tbh
Sometimes I… I don’t really know… What’s going on anymore… I… I don’t… Know who I am… I just… Look in the mirror and… I don’t know who I’m looking at… Or… Who’s looking at me… I… Think a lot… About… Where my train of thought is going… It’s not always a good place… And that scares me… I don’t like… Scaring myself… I don’t...
Wow! It's amazing how much effort they put into this game, and it's secrets, this might actually be my favorite chapter in the game because of this easter egg(not to mention how good the b-side track is)
people calling what she is talking about depression or anxiety, when it feels a lot more like dysphoria. Lena Raine who is trans and made the song is talking about her gender dysphoria, which relates to celeste as madeline is also trans. It's a heartfelt moment for trans people because well a lot of us struggle with what she is going through.
This game resonated with me on a very personal level. It's my absolute favorite experience I've had thus far on the Nintendo Switch. Madeline didn't just accomplish the impossible and overcome her own self doubt, we both did.
I listened to this with a straight face all the way through and when she said "I don't like scaring my self" eventually followed by crying with a straight face still kept on my face I felt a chill down my spine and a tear going down my face. I then just spaced out and I snapped out of it to my brother asking me if I'm ok, when I finally looked at him after apparently 8 calls of my name I literally scared myself there
After seeing the room of Madeline in Chapter 9 and re-listening to this music... that theory of Madeline being transgender makes sense. That picture of her as a kid with short hair, the pills in her room, the transgender and homosexual flags... as well as how Badeline is said to always have been a part of Madeline, and this music talking about not recognizing yourself in the mirror (it might match the experience of the composer, Lena, in the first place, but I'm sure it talks about Madeline just as much), how Madeline is always talking about being unsure of who she is or of her purpose, her hard experience, the relationship with her mother which seems warm but uncomfortable... None of it is sure proof, but all of it does fit as things many transgender people would experience.
@Ok the thoughts expressed in this already hit really close to home for me already, but when it was revealed that madaline was trans, it just gave an entirely new meaning to this great little Easter egg.
I'm freaking SHAKING !!!!! Oh my gosh when I though this was one of those stupid ones with no meaning but this is amazing ! Thank you for making this video !
Just coming back to comment that Lena Raine herself confirmed on her interview with Alex Moukala that the voice is indeed her. My heart goes out to her and the Celeste team
@@NotCon have you beaten/ played it ? Iv just finished level 1-8 in 3 days ( 19 hours ) Level 9 is to hard , after 30 min I knew that . Going to get B sides , masterpiece of a game holly s...
As a trans woman, and especially after it was confirmed that Madeline is trans, the line about looking into the mirror not knowing who's staring back at you really resonates with me..
you probably know this by now, but Lena Raine (the voice of the person, and composer of all the music in celeste) is trans too. (and so am i but that’s unrelated)
Although I haven't beaten the game yet (but I'm really close to the end). Watching this brings a whole new light to me on my thoughts of this game. Truly this albeit sad is something amazing and a game more worth remembering
@@drenemelia2960 You’ve probably heard this by now, but the game is based heavily on the creator’s life experiences. After finishing it, they’ve since come out as trans, and said that in hindsight a lot of the experiences the game is based on line up with being trans. So yea
1:10 must be Madeline. And creepy... You know how some UA-camrs have face reveals? This is a voice reveal. The words really do fit in the story. She breathes heavily, and she is told repeatedly “just breathe.” She says in there “when I look in the mirror I don’t know who I’m looking at... or... who’s looking at me.”
I just beat this game. I always did wonder about the voices you hear whispering. This is amazing, yet creepy and disturbing but everyone has their inner demons and fights. Thanks for sharing
I was astounded when I played the level, recorded the audio, and ran it in reverse to find you weren’t making this up. I love ❤️ it, so it’s a shame I can’t really share it because of its tone. It’s a beautiful video though…. Thank u
Dont Panic I agree, this game is fucking perfect. Seeing so much good feedback makes me feel so much better about my upcoming review on it. Glad I’m not the only one in love with this game.
I like Red Dead Redemption 2 more and still think it should have won GOTY, but Celeste is definitely up there in the group of video game masterpieces. It's a real work of art.
No, it is 36, it's just a matter of the way I added the filters I had to add multiple filters at 6 Db each. Typically sound editors won't allow you to turn the sound up that much, because it will blow out your speakers. The sound was really quiet after I removed the low frequency sound, so I had to add filter after filter to increase the sound back up to audible levels. So I wrote it as 6^2 just because it was a little more descriptive of the process I used.
I just want to know why everyone keeps saying this game is about depression, while it may delve into it a little the clear focus seems to be on anxiety...
Anxiety is more of something that "comes with" depression. Maybe they are a form, but you can also have anxiety while not having depression. This game has a more accurate viewpoint on anxiety than depression.
Yes, I meant in the game there was no need to differentiate. She has panic attacks, anxiety and still has some depressive symptoms (drinking alcohol to cope with emotions,negative view of the world, feeling hopeless, feeling guilty over ending an abusing relationship with Oshiro) They are different however they have up to 80% comorbidity (you have one and the other) because they share the same cognitive bias and way of thinking. You can have the same success rate on a mixed group therapy of depressive/anxiety/psychosomatic disorders of low/mixed intensity, than in a single therapy approach (except the patient needs it particularly). The reason is: they have different conditions but they are caused and mantained due to the same distorsions; they are distorted on the same way, with different topics.
I think this monologue was in one of the conversations between Madeline and Theo in the next chapter. There definitely was something about not knowing who you are, about looking in the mirror and not recognising the reflection... I need to play through that place again to be absolutely sure. Regarding the speech, well, I felt it was not just a whisper. Thanks for deciphering it for us! The game tells really captivating story, if you are willing to listen.
i would love to hear the unedited backwards music :D
and maybe the original to figure out if you can hear anything weird in the background music itself.. ^^
Sure, that's easy enough. Here's the video played forward and backwards, with only the music and the audio filters turned off.
ua-cam.com/video/_IBpa6oF5Vo/v-deo.html
If you just listen to the music normally, you can hear a warped voice. It's cool.
What a coincidence. I've played a lotta celeste today and sent people pictures of my favorite slimes, puddle slimes. I noticed they start blushing when they're happy and I thought that was very cute, so I made screenshots of 'em. Now they just keep following me reeeee.
@@altagos9265 im so happy this exist
@@Axil0tl umm, why are you talking about puddle slimes from slime rancher, when yoy started by talking about celeste?
Madeline: Discussing her deepest insecurities
Theo: I'm helping!
YOOOLOOOOOOOOOO
Theo’s got his own set of issues lol
@@AprilIsTheWorstMonth they can help each other through ittt
Mountain helped more then living dude
That was a beautiful moment that made me laugh in this depressing video
I searched for 'celeste madeline voice' because I wanted to hear that adorable 'meep meep' sound she's making everytime a dialogue comes up but then I found this. Now instead of having a good time, I'm depressed.
#Backfired
get-nae-naed
get dunked on
zimmiz17 get fricked
@@knack3381 Get DUNKED on
Remember that this is the track to a place inhabited by her thoughts, meaning the dialogue is just background music to her by now
*deep*
That makes it even more depressing
@@Kaennami but hey this mountain is about healing to do that you need to find your problem
The fact shes saying this is doing a lot
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canonical voice
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It's so weird to hear her actual voice after a whole game of text dialogue.
It’s interesting I’m fairly sure it’s the voice of the woman who made the OST
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@@Evan-yz7sf apparentlyit is, lena raine
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it is both the voice and experiences of the composer, as well as a representation of Madeline's experiences. The wiki states that it is effectively Madeline's voice
Fact: apparantly this is the voice of Lena Raine (creator of the a-side ost) talking about her experience as much like madeline in the game she suffered from anxiety and panic attacks
Its not
@@tamaramenzel8795 Ok
...care to elaborate on that?
@@tamaramenzel8795 It is.
You say "fact" and proceeds with "apparently" lmao
Source of the fact?
So i guess we have a canon voice for Madeline
It seems so.
Or Badeline, this is inside the mirror so it'd stand to reason that reflected part of her is speaking. She mentioned that she didn't want to scare herself which Badeline does several times but it's just shown that she's scared
They're the same person, though, so they would have the same voice. Badeline is the part of Madeline that she doesn't like, but she's still Madeline.
Though there's also a chance it could be badeline cause if i remember her text box noise is different than Madeline so that might mean they're voices could be different
Sorry, someone has to say it.
Madeline for Smash.
"I don't...like...scaring myself"
That hit me hard... and I am certain that many can relate...
(Relates to self) GOD WTF AMI DOING HERE
I've been scaring myself a lot this week. It's dying down now, but talking with my therapist definitely helped.
@Buskman same.
boo...
did i get ya?
I've never have depression before, could someone explain this to me?
More proof that a fuck ton of thought was put into this masterpiece of a game
Not really. It's shit.
FollowNoMr So much shit that you are willing to waste personal time to watch a video about a secret about a game you think is shit, and then respond to a comment to someone who is praising the game that you think is shit that the game is shit. You have a very skewed sense of logic my friend because you comment ultimately has no point seeing how you commented on this video shows you have taken an interest in this game you think is shit which makes absolutely no sense what so ever. So what do you do enter vids about games you think are shit, pause the video right off the bat and, scroll through comments just to respond to those praising the game that it's shit. Sounds like a legitimate mental condition at this point. Advice, if you dislike a game so much just ignore it's existence entirely.
It's a good game in terms of gameplay but the message is just super cheesy and overdone at the moment.
"Overdone?" What do you mean?
TheChucknoxus It’s not overdone hell, do you even know that it’s so hard to find a good game with representation of mental illnesses?
This girl needs to be protected and given lots of hugs and chocolate bars
No, strawberries
Adam Avramis
chocolate covered strawberries.
I don't thinks this girl needs any protection. She is tough/resilient as f*ck and can do all by herself.
But no one reject chocolate bars
lincelp Well everything in this game is an instant kill and her anxiety can get really get to her.
Nate Oh that girl's voice is Lena Raine's, I think
"Sometimes I... don't really know... what's going on anymore... I... I... don't... know who I am. I just... look in the mirror and... don't know who I'm looking at, or... who's lookin at me. I... think a lot... about... where... my train of thought is going, and it's not always a good place... and that scares me. I don't... like... scaring myself. I... don't... "
Now that I look at that, the constant pauses almost look like morse code to me
Its terrifying, looking in the mirror and not even recognizing what is looking back at you.
@@cod5gta4halo3cod4 iria worse to look at the mirror and see you from the back... happens all the time at 3 am in my bedroom mirror
@@cod5gta4halo3cod4 be it from illness or something else
this could very well be the inner monologue of somebody who is unfortunate suffer from any number of illnesses like Alzheimer or Creutzfeld Jakob disease at the time when they start to slip out of their self-awareness
just some humble thoughts of someone deeply moved by this monologue
because I my self have it sometimes....
depression sucks: the game
Eidolon it's way better than that though
Where can I purchase that
More like "How to overcome depression: the game" ;)
Isn't this game about anxiety?..... you know, breathing techniques don't really help with depression, but it does with panic attacks. Her mother asks her if she's having another panic attack when on the phone. Mirror version over thinks everything and twists things in a negative way. Literally everything about this game screams anxiety to me....
Its both
In the second last room of mirror temple Theo said “It must be close, I can feel it!”. I was lucky in my first run I only died twice in there. When I played it again (after the ending) I died thrice and he said something different. It was something like, “Just a little more, you can do it. ” with a worried expression. That was a really nice touch because it feels like the game understands your efforts and frustration, it doesn't mock you for it like a lot of other brutal platformers.
I was never meant to be a gamer, I died 8000+ times through out my first run but I never ragequitted or felt annoyed. As a total beginner on video games, I really appreciate the forgiving part of Celeste and I believe anyone can pick up this game and play.
Also in Farewell, you also get some messages of "don't worry you can do this". Won't spoil though
@@dizzy_jumpThis game is good as long as you don't go too deep
I didnt die during all game + B side + all hardest mod🤓
If you picked Celeste as one of your starter games, I commend you, that is a bold move
I gave up in frustration at Farewell, but other than that the game was pretty good.
This game and its message are incredibly personal to me... I suffered from depression, and in fact, am just getting over it. Its whole message of getting over your own mountain and confronting yourself are so moving and real... And if anyone reading this also suffers from depression, I promise you it is going to be okay. You *will* be alright. I know it's scary, but please, don't lose hope. No matter how uncomfortable it is for you, talk to someone. Anyone. Family. Friends. A therapist. They will help you. I promise.
opensource I relate so much and agree with you.
I'm glad someone else can agree with me.
+Marisa Kirisame
+opensource
You two have all my respect and support. Stay strong, even through the toughest times.
I totally agree (especially since I can relate)
Hoverer, there's a strange feeling that I can't get off now that my depression is far behind me, and I don't know how to deal with it and if someone can relate to this.
I simply... sometime miss being depressed ; not like all the anxiety that I would have but... I feel like I don't cry often enough, and that being again in a state where I can't control it and cry without being able to stop would be... not nice but close.
I feel both the urge to be in this state again and the urge to be who I was at the time when I had this kind of state.
even though at the time I was lost and didn't really knew who I was (maybe not appreciating myself even today have to do with it).
I don't describe it enough, it's a strange feeling and I don't find the words to describe it.
Para Junior So you're saying that you sort of miss the relief of being able to cry your stress away?
Man the designers know hellalot of how to introduce character complexity with only gameplay O.O
Gus Ramos can you explain me this further? It was more the atmosphere and characters, how she interact with them that told me about here depressions.
Only gameplay? There's a lot of dialogue...
I don't know of you've actually played the game before... But there's a number of cutscenes that give it all away.
By the time that you _could_ get to the area shown (putting aside the fact that someone figured to reverse the footage of course), you'd already know what the deal is, told to you through dialogue and atmosphere. Unless you show this to someone who's never seen the game before, maybe. But even if you did that, you aren't _only_ getting information from 'gameplay', you're also getting it from the talking voice. Never, at least in this game, do they build characters purely from gameplay. Not saying that that's a good _or_ bad thing, just that that's not how it works here. It uses a combination of elements which pull it off, and I dig that.
That said, it's a cool secret. I always like things in games that most people may never see, though I usually prefer Easter eggs, but it's neat nonetheless.
lethauntic In this segment of the level your companion is stuck in a crystal. This place embodies your dark thoughts and condenses them into physical manifestations. The seekers represent the PCs anxiety as they never stop chasing you down and you can’t control them. However the crystal is meant to embody the fact that your companion feels like a weight to those around him. He feels trapped and thinks he’s a burden. This isn’t shown through his dialogue at this point in the game as up till then he seemed perfectly fine. Hence, backstory through gameplay
@@DoneWN And every level is about things! Well, the tutorial not as much. But the first level is about both isolation, and about learning that yes, you can do this. Hotel level is about cleaning and decluttering on a text level, but also on a mechanical level. The level teaches about opposite action, showing how an unmanageable mess can be taken down a piece at a time. Badeline throwing you down the mountain is about the non linearity of progress, and how at your lowest you can persevere and turn that into a crucible of new knowledge and skills (feather jumping).
DANG, I thought I heard vocals in this chapter!
Same, Im surprised I was actually right.
@@andremartinez4411 I heard the whispers throughout the chapter, and didn't think much of them. This easter egg is depressing as hell, though
I always thought it was just someone making weird noises. The truth is much stranger
I didn’t think , I heard it ! And I UA-cam it right away ! Holly s... this is deep . And the game is a masterpiece. 3 days , 19 hour , 6000 death and level 1-8 finished. 40 min in level 9 and I’m calling it quits
I was theorizing that in the event Madaline hadn't found what she was looking for out of this trip she might do something rather ... unfortunate at the mountain summit. Then I come across this.
Pretty glad things worked out well in the end.
Also, as somebody who was once in a similar place a good few years ago. I'm really happy this game exists. Celeste has perhaps the most personally relatable narrative arc I've seen in a game and I'm really happy I was able to climb my own mountain in a similar manner to Madeline. Well, that one mountain anyway.
+tineaus
Same dude.
Holy shit were you really thinking this whole time she was planning suicide??
A few years back a friend of mine asked me what depression felt like, and I told them that it's like climbing a mountain. You can find other people climbing the same mountain and support each other, you can look at it and say "I'm never going to make it", you can even try and climb it if you're daring enough. The thing is, when you fall, you don't go back to the start intact. You're so shattered, both mentally and physically, because all the hard work you put to climb that far just went away. You feel like it is impossible - that there's no point in even climbing it on the first place, sometimes. Some people end up dying trying, some accept the problem and don't bother climbing it. I've been fighting for 6 years, and I reached the top just 3 months ago - rigjt around when this game was announced. Playing this was like watching those 6 years of my life unravel, even though I didn't exactly "befriend" my Badeline. The thing is, it's worth the climb in the end. I've been helping others with the same problem for a while now, and this game is working pretty well with others, too. A masterpiece. This easter egg is just one of those many falls, I'm guessing - Madeline just wants it all to end. Letting it all out is normal, though, and usually the first step towards understanding what's causing the situation. If I had to guess, it's her just a bit before climbing the mountain
+im dead inside - Not intentionally. Madaline wanted to find some kind of answers to her spiraling anxiety and depression. She has good intentions to go and climb the mountain. However, moments of weakness can come at you fast. It's frighteningly easy to follow a really bad idea when you get caught in the wrong/right frame of mind.
Holy shit more reasons to absolutely love this game
What a wonderful game, one of my favourites of all time. Madeline
Shit game.
FollowNoMr cool m8
Woah no need to be like that if you dont like the game fine but that does not mean it is a bad game its just opinion.
Greninja Gaming don't waste your time, he's been in the comments a bit more times spouting the same thing, so I assume him to be a troll lol
FollowNoMr Play it first boi
I KNEW there was reversed audio there! I heard some whispering noises and thought, "is that a voice?". Listening closer, I heard similar patterns to what you can hear when human speech is reversed. I just didn't have the programs or gameplay to edit into a video like this. Thanks for uploading this, really adds more depth to both the game and Madeline's character.
what...the...FUCK
I didn't know Celeste came with built in ASMR!
To clarify its a voice enhancer to make it easier to hear not the original voice its a bit altered
You enjoy listening to people crying??
Do people watch asmr because they like it? I don’t understand
HasBeen The asmr trigger here is the whispered voice of the woman
The whole OST is ASMR
Honestly, that's even more creepy than it'd have been if it were praising Satan or something.
Because Satan aint real and depression is. Its like saying I'm more scared of a wolf than a werewolf.
@@Bayhacks I love this reply
@@Bayhacks .oticapsed
@@Bayhacks absolute madlad
Statan is the end. Knowing its finally over.
that monologue is powerful.
its difficult to put into words the way i feel about it.
but its a strong feeling.
Observer art is supposed to make you feel something
perhaps... a feeling so complicated?
Egg?
@@waytoobiased egg?
@@an0bserver2000 the looking-in-the-mirror bit is, from what I understand, a very trans experience. If you find that part relatable you may want to consider questioning your gender
I don't even know the original music piece, and I still find this to be undeniably cool. I love little things like this.
Toaster Strooder A little late, but the original track is called In The Mirror by Lena Raine
It also plays in the part right before the mirror part of the temple
@@boofis7029 are you really that dumb?
Toaster strooder same
When playing this, i kept taking the earphones out of my ears, cause i SWORE i was hearing a voice....i thought it was my mother, but she was sleeping in the other room....Playing this part, i was feeling weak, uneasy, weepy. But every time Theo talked, i felt better.
Am i seeing too much here? Or is this game truly *this much* ?
Dapix it is
It certainly is.
For some reason when I play the game Theo makes me feel safe. I think that's the point. But this level takes away that safety net and makes you face your fears.
@@adamschlinker972 i don't know, im not sure it's my fears that I'm facing, this tastes more like.... Madness
@@adamschlinker972 i don't know, im not sure it's my fears that I'm facing, this tastes more like.... Madness
I'm not trans, but I can relate to this.
I'm cishet female, and an evangelical Christian. That right there will tell you everything you need to know about my worldview. I am NOT here to make comments about anyone else's worldview, but to tell you what I've learned about how other people feel.
I've finished Celeste twice and I'm now working on my first full run with invincibility turned off. One of the best video game stories I've seen, and I relate to it. I understand the feeling of having monsters in your mind, of feeling like there's an evil side to you that you just want to either destroy or send away before it destroys you.
I only just now decided to look up the "In the Mirror" track, because the Mirror Temple is my favorite part of the story, and this is my favorite track. And I found this video and thought, "oh, good, now I can hear what she's saying."
And I look thru all the comments and find out, the creator of the game is trans, Lena Raine is trans, and even Madeline is supposed to be trans.
And I'm just sitting here blinking and realizing for the first time what trans people go thru inside. It's the same thing I always went thru.
I came from an abusive home, and my mom would constantly tell me that everything I did was wrong and ask me why I wouldn't just do what was right. She told me lies about who I was the whole time I was growing up, so that now, I feel detached from myself. I don't know who I am. Sometimes I don't even want to know who I am, because I'm afraid that I'm just evil. I can't take a compliment, I hate it whenever someone tells me I'm good.
I can want something very much and even know that God wants me to do it, and yet find myself wanting to NOT want it. I'm in love with a handsome, kind, gentle man, and I frequently beg God to make me stop loving him, because I don't want to be in love. I don't want my job, I don't want to be in love, I don't want to have fun or go anywhere or be around people. I hate that I get hungry, I hate that I get sleepy, I hate that I have normal human drives and emotions. I hate myself and I want to either lay down and die, or run away and live in a cave for the rest of my life.
I look in the mirror and the person I see in there is not the same person I see in my mind when I look away. I have to use music and movies and games to keep my mind occupied, because when I sit and let my mind go where it wants, it goes to places I don't want it to go. The last time I let my mind go where it wanted, I destroyed all my artwork and threw out all my art supplies.
I don't know what it's like to be trans or any LGBTQ, but I know what it's like to be me. I know what it's like to be a prisoner in my own mind and not know who I am, or even want to know. I know what it's like to want to punish myself and feel like I deserve all the torture I can put myself through, and even more. I never knew this was how trans people felt, not knowing who you are or what you should be, or having your mind go in directions you don't want it to.
So I'm not trying to witness to you or tell you all the things you've heard from every other Christian out there. You don't need to hear it again.
I just want you to know, someone understands. And more importantly, Jesus understands. God understands. He doesn't hate you, He loves you. And so do I.
I'll be praying for everyone that understands Celeste as well as I do, no matter what your reasons or your lifestyle are. You deserve to be happy. You deserve to not feel like you have to punish yourself anymore.
Reading your comment almost brought me to tears. I understand and relate to everything that you've said, just in a little different way.
I too, grew up feeling a similar way that you do. My parents are devout Christians, just like you. Because they wanted the same peace and comfort that they experience by having their identity rooted in Christ for their children, they taught me to be afraid of that person I see in the mirror. If I look inside the mirror, I see the version of myself that wants to do what I want, live life as I want to live, be the captain of my own soul, to not be bound to any supernatural authority. Once I was finally able to mentally grasp this as a child, it began to trouble me more and more as I got older. I began to feel exactly like you, where I was terrified to think, act, or even _Be_ for myself, because just like you said, I was afraid that I was evil. Eventually, this led to me having a mental health crisis in high school, because this dilemma was tearing me apart, and I just couldn't bear to bring myself to be bound by this form of slavery any longer. I reasoned with myself that If I were to continue on this path, I would eventually end up as the person that you just described, someone who will constantly be conflicted and emotionally distraught because you are not living as your own self. You are living to serve God, and what God wants for you is not what you want for yourself. what I feard, which is also exactly what you just described, is that I would eventually succumb to a state of absolute dread: The feeling of wanting to either run away from it all, live in a cave for the rest of your life , or just die, but you can't do either. That feeling that you experience, feeling like you are a prisoner in your own mind, that you don’t even _Want_ to know who you are, has to be one of the most terrible kinds of punishments on this earth that there is, and it breaks my heart to know that in this world, or universe that we live in, that is just the unfortunate reality for those of you that are seeking inner peace in that way. As I was pondering what I was going to do about this, I eventually came to the realization that I will not be at peace with living my life in that way, betraying the person I see in the mirror, living my life not fully knowing and accepting who I am. Even if the consequences of this action mean that I’ll have to experience eternal suffering in hell, I refuse to be manipulated by that fear to live out what I know is a lie to myself.
I would rather spend one life as a free man, one who can be at peace for a brief period of time, one who does not rely on someone else’s feelings for validation, one who can just, accept the truth of who I am in the mirror, than spend an eternity serving someone who created me with a want and desire to be myself, but reject myself for the sake of Him.
That is why I find such beauty in Celeste, a game that tells a story that warns of all of this anxiety, all this fear, all this depression, all of this immense suffering that is brought out, caused simply by denying yourself. It taught me, and many, many others that the only way to be free from all of those dreadful feelings, you have to accept that _Part of you_ . That _Part of You_ may seem destructive, it may seem like it does things that you shouldn’t do, feel things that you shouldn’t feel, but no matter how much you try to escape it, it is still _Part of You_ ! If you chose to disregard its relevance, ignore it, or try to escape it, you are living in denial, and the harder you try to avoid it, the worse your anxiety, depression, and dread will make you feel.
To conclude this, I want to clarify a few things so that you know that I do not intend any of this as a personal attack against you, or any of your beliefs. I say this not to dissuade you from your faith (Which I know that I could never do, because you, who are a true Christian, have comfort from the Holy Spirit that surpasses all comprehension, and is always there for you to deal with your deepest anxiety and depression) but because I understand what you’re talking about, and I just wanted to share my experience with this dilemma just like you’ve shown yours. If you are a true Christian, I know and understand that you truly do have peace, and I am happy for you. I also love and respect Christians like you, because I know that you genuinely do not bear any hate or ill will against any of us non-believers, Transgender people, gay people, or any other members of the LGBTQ community, but are just acting off What you God considers to be right, and although I disagree with some of it, I still love and respect you because I know that it is not your decision to love all of it either. With that being said, I do, genuinely and truly, love you just like you love others and hope that you are doing ok. You deserve to be happy as well.
@@Chezmaster um... no, you don't understand at all. My pain came from having ungodly parents trying to tell me who I was my entire life. Jesus is the one trying to lead me back to who He made me to be. It's painful and confusing because I want to respect my parents and believe there had to be SOME truth to what they told me. But there isn't. The only truth lies in who Jesus says I am. My identity lies in Him. My pain and fear and confusion results from trying to find my identity OUTSIDE of Him.
@@chrissysonicutdrlozyou arent real
wtf is this comment section??? you guys are horrible holy shit… im sorry shondell (did i get your name right) about everything you have had to go through. and despite everything, you still have the strength to send love and care to people, so i hope you live the best life you can
@arkhaic1792 that is so sweet, thank you! 😊 I'm doing better and better every day
I knew there was something else in that random sound inside the music than just making it creepier!
You were right.
Git Gud thanks for revealing it ! Im not very good at editing audio so i couldnt try to uncover it myself.
knowing madeline is trans really gives that whole "i look in the mirror and i dont know who im looking at" an entirely new meaning
and its too relatable 😔 i look in the mirror and see myself maybe once every 10-20 times
the rest of the time it really is just a face
a whole mood. i think im starting to be able to se myself more often with growing out my hair and taking care of it, getting cute glasses and wearing stuffed bras but a lot of the time I still look into the looking glass and find an alien. while it doesn't go away, it gets better. I can promise you that.
I am lucky enough to not have to go through all that just to be myself…I wish you all the best in your transitions
I hope you are going okay, I am trans too and even though times can feel tough we will get through them and live to be who we really are
Although that very likely isn't the intended message here. Since the idea to make her trans only really became a thing towards the end of development.
@@Shazam1998 in the process of making the game, one of the creators discovered themselves trans, loads of underlying trans tones already implied throughout the game.
Knowing now that Madeline being trans is a fact makes it even more crushing to listen to this, It's so sad
It was confirmed?! Where?
@@alfyn7867 the creator tweeted it a couple months ago, it's difficult to me to get the source, it's been a while since I saw it, but there must be proof somewhere lol
@@MrDragoniteTamer after you finish farewell, in the final cutscene there's a lgbtq flag and a trans flag
@@junishida5802 things that caused mere speculation for approximately a year, then confirmed by the tweet of the creator. Madeline could have been a supporter (like myself) without necessarily being trans.
@@MrDragoniteTamer oh,ok
The more I see of this game, the more I wonder why I haven't played it yet
Lee Coffill suggest it a lot! It's fun!
The whole part about her saying that her thoughts scared her hit me deep. Sometimes you don’t even realize how bad it was until you’re out of it and are thinking back
it's clever because when you look in a mirror your image is reversed this shows evil madeline and is also the reason why this is in backwards
Copiryte I thought the darker Madeline represented who she really was, and she learned to accept it by the end of the story.
Snerd Fonebone Yeah at the end but at this point in the story she doesn't understand evil Madeline she thinks it the evil the opposite of her thats why.
I'm pretty sure its her depressive side. She gets scared and self-destructive and lashes out at people.
It's not who she really is (IMO), rather the part of her with doubts, lack of self confidence and trust in others. You could say "depression". The way she beat it is also the way you actually beat depression. First you run away from it (end of the dream's chapter), then you face it, then you beat it, and after that you can live in a relative harmony with that darker side of yours. The actual thought process that went into Celeste is magnificent. Knowing that they did add the scenario in the game only a few months before the release just blow my mind. That's just mad inspiration.
It's better to call her Goth Madeline , just as Theo does :D
It’s really impressive that you can hardly tell this is actually reversed anything because they layer extra non-reversed stuff on top of it to make it all sound non-reversed. It’s quite clever tbh
1:45
Madeline: who’s looking at me?
Theo: iM hElpiNG
Bro this gave me chills OMG!
Sometimes I…
I don’t really know…
What’s going on anymore…
I…
I don’t…
Know who I am…
I just…
Look in the mirror and…
I don’t know who I’m looking at…
Or…
Who’s looking at me…
I…
Think a lot…
About…
Where my train of thought is going…
It’s not always a good place…
And that scares me…
I don’t like…
Scaring myself…
I don’t...
Right now the devs are like "FINALLY SOMEONE FOUND OUT EASTER EGG!"
Woah this is the proof Celeste is the ultimate Masterpiece for me
wow one shotting the fucking evil fish level
Wow, I'm not an expert but that Voice Actress's performance was really great. It almost led me to tears, which never happened before
That’s Lena
Madeline for Smash. Poor girl deserves it.
YEAH!
Wow! It's amazing how much effort they put into this game, and it's secrets, this might actually be my favorite chapter in the game because of this easter egg(not to mention how good the b-side track is)
ejp gamer whom’st’d’ve
people calling what she is talking about depression or anxiety, when it feels a lot more like dysphoria. Lena Raine who is trans and made the song is talking about her gender dysphoria, which relates to celeste as madeline is also trans. It's a heartfelt moment for trans people because well a lot of us struggle with what she is going through.
I had zero idea Lena Raine was trans!!! She passes so well!
This game resonated with me on a very personal level. It's my absolute favorite experience I've had thus far on the Nintendo Switch. Madeline didn't just accomplish the impossible and overcome her own self doubt, we both did.
You're faving way too many comments.
I typically just use it to let people know I'm reading my comments.
i love how this comment is also faved xD
invock: "You're faving too many comments!"
Git Gud: "Bitch don't tell me what to do"
@@movezig5 Trust me Git Gud liked that
That actually made me tear up. Holy shit, that was so amazing and as a guy who has gone through mild depression this really made me emotional.
I listened to this with a straight face all the way through and when she said "I don't like scaring my self" eventually followed by crying with a straight face still kept on my face I felt a chill down my spine and a tear going down my face. I then just spaced out and I snapped out of it to my brother asking me if I'm ok, when I finally looked at him after apparently 8 calls of my name I literally scared myself there
This is kinda bone chilling, this puts so much context to the mirror temple and what the horrific abominations chasing Madaline represent
After seeing the room of Madeline in Chapter 9 and re-listening to this music... that theory of Madeline being transgender makes sense. That picture of her as a kid with short hair, the pills in her room, the transgender and homosexual flags... as well as how Badeline is said to always have been a part of Madeline, and this music talking about not recognizing yourself in the mirror (it might match the experience of the composer, Lena, in the first place, but I'm sure it talks about Madeline just as much), how Madeline is always talking about being unsure of who she is or of her purpose, her hard experience, the relationship with her mother which seems warm but uncomfortable... None of it is sure proof, but all of it does fit as things many transgender people would experience.
so question
was this theory around before the release of farewell?
trans mfs be ruinning thier life and then complains
this hits different after knowing Madeline is trans
@Ok the thoughts expressed in this already hit really close to home for me already, but when it was revealed that madaline was trans, it just gave an entirely new meaning to this great little Easter egg.
When the monologue starts I was like (O_O)
*O WOW*
me too :o
I'm freaking SHAKING !!!!! Oh my gosh when I though this was one of those stupid ones with no meaning but this is amazing ! Thank you for making this video !
wow... That makes me love this game even more!
The music and the voice is giving me Silent Hill vibes
Albert González I feel the same way XD
Damn was going to the comments to write that! The slow talking with lot of pauses really give that dreamy and aerie silent Hill 2 vibe
@@TheCivildecay The whole game gave me a 'Silent Hill 2' vibe. Albeit with a more positive outcome.
The Point is Silent Hill
fiction and the Speech of Lena is real.
Just coming back to comment that Lena Raine herself confirmed on her interview with Alex Moukala that the voice is indeed her. My heart goes out to her and the Celeste team
Okay ... I'll admit, that's pretty damn cool
Holy shit this is intense and extremely relatable as a trans woman Im actually in tears
video: i.. just dont know who i-
random ad: THIS CHEESEBURGER IS THE BEST
Probably one of the best games ive ever played. So addicting and so much content. Going through B Sides now!
It's been 2 years, did you complete the game?
@@NotCon lol
@@NotCon have you beaten/ played it ? Iv just finished level 1-8 in 3 days ( 19 hours )
Level 9 is to hard , after 30 min I knew that . Going to get B sides , masterpiece of a game holly s...
Been a few years, how ya doin?
WHAAAAAAAAAAAATTTT!??!?!?!
Feel like you hear the message
PiercingSight she always try yo say that :'(
NAAAAAAAANNNIII!?!?!??!
Wellp, this was the absolute wrong thing to watch before going to bed, lol
dannymusic XD
This game is truly piece of ART. 🎨
As a trans woman, and especially after it was confirmed that Madeline is trans, the line about looking into the mirror not knowing who's staring back at you really resonates with me..
you probably know this by now, but Lena Raine (the voice of the person, and composer of all the music in celeste) is trans too.
(and so am i but that’s unrelated)
Although I haven't beaten the game yet (but I'm really close to the end).
Watching this brings a whole new light to me on my thoughts of this game.
Truly this albeit sad is something amazing and a game more worth remembering
As someone who has gender dysphoria that hits too hard.
Are you doing better? If not, that’s okay too
@@waytoobiased unfortunately, gender dysphoria doesnt just "get better" 90% of the time :(
@@cloverlovania I should be clear - “doing better” referred to it being treated with transition. We’re in violent agreement
@@waytoobiased ah, right. yeah that makes sense
This sounds scary similar to my gender dysphoria. It's an almost perfect summary of how I, and most likely hundreds of thousands of other's feel.
The composer for the music and person speaking in this track is trans, so really she’s probably speaking from experience here
@@rheawelsh4142
Oh wow really, I'm surprised, but not at all at the same time.
@@drenemelia2960 You’ve probably heard this by now, but the game is based heavily on the creator’s life experiences. After finishing it, they’ve since come out as trans, and said that in hindsight a lot of the experiences the game is based on line up with being trans. So yea
@@yayababatoto yes I did but I appreciate you trying to tell me anyways
Radiohead would be proud
Watched through a whole playthrough of this game just to understand this video. Now I found a great game, and a great story
Great catch. This game's such a pleasant surprise. I absolutely love it.
1:10 must be Madeline.
And creepy...
You know how some UA-camrs have face reveals? This is a voice reveal. The words really do fit in the story. She breathes heavily, and she is told repeatedly “just breathe.” She says in there “when I look in the mirror I don’t know who I’m looking at... or... who’s looking at me.”
Badline
That moment when you thought you heared a voice and find out that there actually was one weeks later XD
*R E L A T A B L E*
I just beat this game. I always did wonder about the voices you hear whispering. This is amazing, yet creepy and disturbing but everyone has their inner demons and fights. Thanks for sharing
I was astounded when I played the level, recorded the audio, and ran it in reverse to find you weren’t making this up.
I love ❤️ it, so it’s a shame I can’t really share it because of its tone. It’s a beautiful video though…. Thank u
Oh god this is so depressing
karimitic kaeloo GREAT TEM LORD 50th like
Damn bro... that was a solid kick in the nuts.
The way you solved the puzzle at 1:38 blew my mind. I spent so long getting the monster to hit the block. Oh and yea the message is creepy
You can see it forward here if you want a better look at how I did it.
ua-cam.com/video/_IBpa6oF5Vo/v-deo.html
Chill goes down my spine... Man, it's pretty cool
Lena, you're a genius.
"I... Dont know who i am"
Theo: "Now you are just showing off"
Whelp, now I have a set voice for Madeline in my head :D
Also I really need the sound track to this game. It's so good!
That's actually the voice of Lena Raine, the composer of the OST. Though for me, Maddie's voice is forever synth wawawa simlish or w/e lol
@Diego Gernhofer I guess as much. She will forever be the voice of Madeline in my headcanon! :D
Throughout the song, mostly the beginning and the end, it's like I can actually hear the voice crying.
I feel like this might be madeline talking to us
It is..
Yup. It's official. This is my GOTY 2018. At least so far. But something is going to have to be fucking brilliant in order to beat this game.
Dont Panic I agree, this game is fucking perfect. Seeing so much good feedback makes me feel so much better about my upcoming review on it. Glad I’m not the only one in love with this game.
The Music is the best part, especially backwards. Lena Raine was the best person to chose for the job
Dont Panic I put it on assist mode XD
*God of War enters the chat*
I like Red Dead Redemption 2 more and still think it should have won GOTY, but Celeste is definitely up there in the group of video game masterpieces. It's a real work of art.
So that's what she was saying! I noticed that backwards-sounding voiceline in the track, so I wondered. This is awesome. :D
This is absolutely terrifying. What a great game.
Damn, Madeline sure needed to visit this therapy mountain.
6^2 decibels
Unless there's something I don't know about measuring decibels is that not literally just 36
No, it is 36, it's just a matter of the way I added the filters I had to add multiple filters at 6 Db each. Typically sound editors won't allow you to turn the sound up that much, because it will blow out your speakers. The sound was really quiet after I removed the low frequency sound, so I had to add filter after filter to increase the sound back up to audible levels. So I wrote it as 6^2 just because it was a little more descriptive of the process I used.
This is insane. It strikes such a deep chord, one I never even felt while playing the game itself. Almost enough to send shivers down your spine.
And now I love this game even more!
Why? It's shit.
Instant shivers, instant tears. Gosh, I love this game and I love Lena ♡
I KNEW I HEARD TALKING IN THE SONG!!!! I WASEN'T GOING CRAZY XD
I'm ultra-receptive to backward messages ! Thank you for showing this, it helped me to understand some of my game experiment.
I just want to know why everyone keeps saying this game is about depression, while it may delve into it a little the clear focus seems to be on anxiety...
Deception Anxiety is a form of depression actually.
Anxiety is more of something that "comes with" depression.
Maybe they are a form, but you can also have anxiety while not having depression.
This game has a more accurate viewpoint on anxiety than depression.
Madeline literally says she depressed in the game
Depression and axiety are usually together so no need to differentiate them. They come from the same cognitive bias and thining patterns.
Yes, I meant in the game there was no need to differentiate. She has panic attacks, anxiety and still has some depressive symptoms (drinking alcohol to cope with emotions,negative view of the world, feeling hopeless, feeling guilty over ending an abusing relationship with Oshiro)
They are different however they have up to 80% comorbidity (you have one and the other) because they share the same cognitive bias and way of thinking.
You can have the same success rate on a mixed group therapy of depressive/anxiety/psychosomatic disorders of low/mixed intensity, than in a single therapy approach (except the patient needs it particularly).
The reason is: they have different conditions but they are caused and mantained due to the same distorsions; they are distorted on the same way, with different topics.
I really appreciate things like this.
This is cool as hell but I'm pissed he did all these rooms without dying
I worked really hard to get a run through the area deathless for this specific video so that it would have theo's comments in it.
I imagine you thinking "mmmm... This song have something, let's put It backwards"
This is fucking awesome! I don't remember even slightly hearing a voice when I went through the mirror temple.
I think this monologue was in one of the conversations between Madeline and Theo in the next chapter. There definitely was something about not knowing who you are, about looking in the mirror and not recognising the reflection... I need to play through that place again to be absolutely sure.
Regarding the speech, well, I felt it was not just a whisper. Thanks for deciphering it for us!
The game tells really captivating story, if you are willing to listen.
This hits so hard at home for me that it hurts. I've never even played the game.