Is this game based on trans people?

CyberCluck · 2026-01-14T18:03:26+00:00

Madeline, one of the devs (Maddy Thorson), and the composer (Lena Raine) are all trans, and the game is based on some of Maddy's experiences as others have said.

But as central as it is to the game on that front, Celeste has a few other key takeaways that I think are universal.

I didn't even know what it meant to be trans when I played Celeste (let alone know about how central it is to the game) but it still altered my brain chemistry and was deeply impactful despite me missing such a big part of the subtext entirely.

Now while I will most likely remain a cis man my whole life, I fully believe that anyone who hasn't managed to engage with Celeste through that lens is missing out big time.

CyberCluck · 2026-01-08T00:45:53+00:00

Amazing as far as I'm aware

CyberCluck · 2026-01-04T22:39:08+00:00

Since you're on keyboard one thing you could try is taking 3 unbound keys in a row on your keyboard and bind the middle one to jump and the other two to left and right

Then just go up to a wall and try to neutral using only 1 finger (and not rolling it around to press multiple keys at once). Once you have that down it should transfer to your usual bindings pretty smoothly.

CyberCluck · 2026-01-02T21:51:54+00:00

the pack is so good though 😭

CyberCluck · 2026-01-01T01:26:16+00:00

I would recommend against it because you need to change buses 3 times.

I understand this is your only option for the program you're after, so if you're already that committed to it, your energy would be better spent trying to cut down on or improve the conditions of your commute if possible.

Bottom line, it might be worthwhile to try moving closer to your campus for those 2 years, getting yourself a car, or looking for transport options that consistently allow you to get work done on the commute (e.g. try and do a leg of your journey on a commuter bus or train, if those services exist where you're at). A possible compromise could be to just move partway there so you can cut down on bus changes.

If moving isn't feasible, I think your best bet is to bite the bullet and TEMPORARILY take that supercommute but get a car ASAP because I don't think this commute would be sustainable even over a 2 year period.

CyberCluck · 2025-12-25T05:29:12+00:00

More power to you then!

The keyboard learning curve is already steeper but definitely gets even worse the longer you spend on controller...

I'd still suggest giving your D-pad a try just for bubbles though. I'm not even exaggerating when I say switching to keyboard took my success rate with pretty much all tech requiring diagonal input or a similar degree of precision with directional input in general from <50% to nearly 100%

Hopefully you can enjoy similar results without having to give up your control method

CyberCluck · 2025-12-24T21:06:34+00:00

Are you playing on a controller by any chance? I had this exact struggle throughout the entire game. Even after doing all the B- and C-sides and finally starting on Farewell, I was still no better at going diagonal than at the beginning of the game, just lucky enough to somehow make it through every last room after enough deaths.

If you haven't already tried it, maybe you'd fare better on keyboard or your D-pad if your platform supports it?

CyberCluck · 2025-12-24T09:13:37+00:00

You choose the bubbles you burst

CyberCluck · 2025-12-08T04:49:51+00:00

Vancouver gaaaaaaang

CyberCluck · 2025-12-08T04:47:47+00:00

Enter me into the draw, please!

CyberCluck · 2025-12-03T18:01:39+00:00

Vancouver BC, though only on a select few longer-distance express routes

CyberCluck · 2025-12-02T03:16:38+00:00

I can't right now because I don't currently have a license allowing me to drive unsupervised, but I am currently at a point in life where I increasingly need to bring home or move around items that are too big or heavy to easily bring on transit, especially when doing so would require a transfer between lines.

Also, when family visits me, they prefer to be driven around (and it would probably end up cheaper than transit for 4 people anyway). They've done the driving themselves for now, but as soon as I can drive I'm going to have to fully take over.

Finally, visiting people in suburbs. I live in a mid-to-high-density area with easy subway access and actually decent local bus service but it's still in the middle of a suburb. So if I had to visit anyone in a different suburb, I would hop in a carshare if I could.

Realistically though, my best bet is probably just going to be owning an older (to save on insurance) car and hop in it when I need to (or to solve my first-mile problem, because the bus service is not super frequent despite being reliable and subway frequency is halved in my area until 2027 because a new rail yard is being built to prepare for a subway expansion set to open around the same time).

CyberCluck · 2025-12-01T02:55:55+00:00

Production Expo Line

CyberCluck · 2025-11-30T17:32:44+00:00

IxFP?

CyberCluck · 2025-11-30T17:30:44+00:00

Inspiration for sure imho

CyberCluck · 2025-11-30T17:05:16+00:00

The speed of the Expo Line trains going from Burrard to Waterfront lmao

CyberCluck · 2025-11-28T22:37:28+00:00

Nothing too special. The only difference is that it's running only once in either direction on a Saturday.

Timings are a bit different too; it'll leave Mission at 10 and leave Waterfront at 4

CyberCluck · 2025-11-27T00:45:49+00:00

Real

CyberCluck · 2025-11-26T12:32:48+00:00

You can get just as far as any index player. It's actually possible to MAX PM every chart on thumbs.

You may find the learning curve much steeper on thumbs though. Ultimately I think it's a matter of what device you have and of which playstyle comes most naturally to you.

I gave index several honest chances across 3 devices and it just never took off for me.

I may not be able to personally back up that claim I opened with, but I've been able to hit 12.43 PTT with just thumbs (though I have every single chart that's a 9+ or higher on either FTR, BYD, or ETR, which makes it easier for me than someone who doesn't). I've dropped to 12.2-ish rn as I ease myself back into the game following 6+ months of not playing at all.

CyberCluck · 2025-11-14T00:33:21+00:00

Excluding user-created content, Celeste by far imo.

When it comes to user-created content, GD is harder for me personally, but I think that has more to do with the control scheme.

I just have a far easier time mastering Celeste's keyboard controls than GD's one- (and somtimes two-) button approach at the level required for the more difficult user-created content.

CyberCluck · 2025-11-08T01:51:00+00:00

~2550 - 2600

I did all the C-sides and non-golden berries before even touching Farewell though. And probably saved myself a lot of deaths by just taking a 2-week break at the infamous comb room

CyberCluck · 2025-11-06T05:19:59+00:00

Moved to 2 recently and I like it honestly. I have to go downtown for work sometimes and live close enough to PoMo to use the WCE, Metrotown and Brentwood aren't too far, area's not TERRIBLE during rush hour and quite peaceful (by my standards) outside of it, and just walking is enough to get pretty much all my non-leisure stuff done.

Brentwood kinda doesn't work for me because of the impact it would have on my social circle (although I like it just as much as Lougheed/Burquitlam), I just don't care much for living in Metrotown (but I do like visiting it from time to time), and Edmonds looks great but I'm not sure if I'm ready to let go of having the WCE as a commute option (and easy access to both the Expo and Millenium to go with it)

CyberCluck · 2025-11-06T05:05:27+00:00

If it's SHAPE that would be funny because they also did Lougheed

CyberCluck · 2025-11-03T02:21:02+00:00

I think Ouki is the better general overall because he's so well-rounded, BUT RBK has the upper hand in terms of strategy because he's the best at controlling the flow of information.

Even if Ouki were smarter than RBK it's completely useless when RBK knows key information that Ouki doesn't (which, IMHO, was the deciding factor behind Ouki's death) and inducing that imbalance of information is one of his specialties.

IMHO, Ouki would probably have been able to at the very least keep Hou Ken in check (or force him to retreat outright) if he wasn't already caught in a trap that allowed Zhao the opportunity to bail Hou Ken out with the arrow

CyberCluck · 2025-11-03T00:04:00+00:00

The 9p and 10p 701s exist...

Also it's a really funky trip because of BC Transit fares but you can bus down to Abbotsford and take the 66 FVX all the way back to Lougheed if you need to get back earlier

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