Celeste is still an incredibly important game to me and one of my most cherished experiences in this medium. What the studio behind this game managed to pull off here is nothing less than astounding, balancing a deeply moving story of emotional turmoil and fraught drama while still excelling as a video game, delivering on an incredibly challenging and rewarding platformer experience with excellent level design and butter smooth mechanics. This game is simply an exemplar of what video games are capable of. That video games are art. That video games are a medium that matters and one of the greatest treasures of our culture. That video games can tell incredible stories in engaging ways and that those stories can be every bit as nuanced, introspective, thoughtful, and artful, as some of the best movies and books. This game is nothing less than a masterpiece and an experience everyone should try at least once.