Celeste
Top 10 Best Xbox One Games of Q1 2018
It may seem bold for such a modest indie title to stake a claim as one of the year’s best, but Celeste does everything that a great game should, and then some. It truly deserves the recognition it has been receiving.
Visually and stylistically, it has the same nostalgic appeal that made Shovel Knight such an aesthetic joy, but the tense platforming and puzzles hounding you at every turn are overwhelmingly modern. Each screen feels like a Rube Goldberg machine, with several moving parts that will have to be tackled in an interconnected manner to progress. The repeated trial and error can be frustrating at first, but then at once, it all clicks, and Madeline whizzes through the hazards unscathed. Your success is significant, but temporary: onto the next one. If you haven’t given this game a shot yet, you ought to do yourself a favor and rectify that. Though the other entries on this list may have broader appeal for certain demographics, Celeste is for gamers, pure and simple.
