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Mr. Oshiro (Celeste)
''Celeste'' is a 2018 platform video game developed and published by indie studio Maddy Makes Games. The player controls the player character Madeline, a young woman with anxiety and depression who endeavors to climb Celeste Mountain. During her climb, she encounters several characters, including a personification of her self-doubt, which the community has named "Badeline," who attempts to stop her from reaching the mountain's summit. Development of ''Celeste'' began in August 2015, when game developers Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry participated in a game jam where they created a version of ''Celeste'' for the PICO-8. Thorson, who served as producer, and Berry, who served as the lead programmer, wanted to expand the PICO-8 version into a full game. Inspired in part by Thorson's own ''TowerFall'' (2013) and ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (1988), the gameplay was designed to be minimal and to mirror the feeling of bouldering. ''Celeste'' was designed to be accessible, featuring game mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeline (Celeste)
Madeline is a fictional character who serves as the main protagonist of the video game ''Celeste (video game), Celeste'' by Maddy Thorson. Throughout the game, she climbs the titular Mount Celeste, simultaneously dealing with anxiety and other issues. The character is notable as one of the few List of video games with LGBTQ characters, transgender protagonist characters in the video game industry: her identity as a trans woman was confirmed by Thorson in 2020, after the release of ''Farewell'', a downloadable content expansion pack for ''Celeste'', which received significant media coverage. Concept and creation The concept of Badeline—a physical representation of Madeline's Major depressive disorder, depression and anxiety, known as "Part of Me" in-game—as well as the premise of taking care of one's self, was based on creator Maddy Thorson's own experiences. She cites Madeline's dealings with the character Mr. Oshiro as an example, where she sacrifices her own self-care to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
