Chasm is the third and final subchapter of Chapter 1: Forsaken City in Celeste. The subchapter tests your knowledge of platform momentum, specifically with traffic light blocks. The Cassette to unlock Chapter 1's B-Side can be obtained in this subchapter. The only story moment found in this subchapter is at the end when Madeline rests at the campfire and notes that this may have been a bad idea.
Gameplay[]
Knowing how to properly time the momentum gained when getting shot by traffic light blocks is pivotal to surviving some rooms here. A couple rooms appear rather complex but can be easily overcome with the knowledge on how to dash at the right time. Most rooms here are either over floors filled with spikes or without much ground.
The Cassette room can be found by following the same route to get the second Strawberry in the subchapter. Hidden behind the traffic light block is the Cassette room, so to get in you have to grab the traffic light block to activate it and fall down, then quickly dash up to get behind it.
Winged Golden Strawberry[]
Some of the hardest rooms in doing this chapter dashless can be found in this subchapter. The second room of the subchapter may be the greatest challenge to anyone attempting this; it has multiple sections each with very tricky platforming required which may take hours. First you must grab ledges barely above spikes to reach the right wall. You might need to do neutral jumps to finish the ascent (more on that later). After reaching the bridge, the next section is extremely precise as it requires you to do a spike jump without the ability to climb and line it up. Unless you've done this many times, it's seemingly a blind luck jump where you jump right at the corner of where the spikes meet. After that you should try to line up a grab with the right side of the lower dip in the floor, jump to the other side, and climb up to finish the room. The fourth room of the subchapter also requires precise grabs of walls elevated above spikes, but it's notably simpler than the second room. In the fifth room, you must use neutral jumps to get through and claim the Winged Golden Strawberry. When hitting the jump button, make sure you don't hold any direction and you can get higher than you would otherwise. Launch yourself with the first traffic light block, reach the right wall and keep neutral jumping until you can wrap around the second traffic light block and grab it to then finish the simple ending of the room.
Strawberries[]
There are 5 Strawberries found in this subchapter (not including the Winged Golden Strawberry which spawns in the final room).
Berry 1
In the first room of the subchapter, go the top-left transition by grabbing the traffic light block and dashing above it. In the next room, go to the left and in the following room you can dash into the spring and then dash straight up for safety, then continue left. To grab the Strawberry in the room after, you just need to walk off the platform and dash up immediately after grabbing the berry and climbing back up the wall.
Berry 2
Follow the same path as for the previous berry but go up from the first room instead of left. Dash up into the traffic light block and launch yourself into the Strawberry.
Berry 3
Found in the first room of the subchapter, you need to fall off of the right bridge and move right to then dash straight up, allowing you to reach the Strawberry.
Berry 4
Found to the right of the first room of the subchapter is another Winged Strawberry. Ride the traffic light block and jump off it once it reaches its furthest point to either land on the disappearing platform or grab the right wall. You can just go left after reaching the platform and bounce off the spring and into reach of the Winged Strawberry.
Berry 5
In the fourth room of the subchapter, you can find a transition in the top-left by going through the wall behind a falling platform. In the room with the Strawberry, dash into the dash crystal above you and continue dashing into the other dash crystals all around the platform, grabbing the berry on the left and then continuing back right.
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