Cliff Face is the fourth and final subchapter of Chapter 4: Golden Ridge in Celeste. The subchapter pits the player against many harsh wind rooms in which moving right without dashing is almost entirely stopped. Snowballs are introduced in this subchapter. At the end of the subchapter, Theo meets up with Madeline and they attempt to ride together on a gondola over the chasm before being stalled by Badeline. The player will then go through a mini-game where they must hold a feather within a moving box on screen through button inputs to blow it upward and let it fall at the right time as a reference to a real-world breathing method.
Gameplay[]
In most rooms in this subchapter, wind will be blowing to the left so strong that it's nearly impossible to move right without the use of dashes. Quite a few rooms will utilize this to require good dash timing while Madeline falls to precisely make it to the next platform. Introduced in the fourth room of the subchapter are snowballs which are tossed from the right side of the screen and come at Madeline in a straight line. They can be bounced on and function like Mr. Oshiro's charge attack from the last subchapter of Chapter 3, but from right to left instead of left to right.
The third room of the subchapter can be quite confusing to the player. There are a few ways to beat it but the safest method is to patiently run to the right and dash to land on top of the triggered platform, then dash again. Land on the pink cloud, and when you bounce back up after claiming the key token, dash straight right into the green bubble, then aim it right and dash right again if needed. Make sure to be holding down the climb button and you should safely be taken to the right, where you can just take the green bubble right and finish the room. The ninth room may be tricky, but the best strategy is just to be patient and land on the clouds always to make sure you don't waste your dash and die. Be sure to go straight up the last green bubble in this room to avoid the crystal spikes. The tenth room of the subchapter, the one just before the ending cutscene's room, will reverse the wind and have it blowing harshly to the right. It will be pretty simple to jump across the room with the wind, the main challenge is ensuring you get past crystal spikes and always dash properly into green bubbles.
Strawberries[]
There are 5 Strawberries found in this subchapter.
Berry 1
There is a smashable wall found on the left of the first room of the subchapter. By going to the ledge opened up by breaking this smashable wall, you can get up to a hidden area in the ceiling by dashing straight up. The room accessed through this area will be a large one and very tricky to figure out. Start by jumping over the guided platform and grab onto the left side of it, then start steering it to the left as it rises. When you get to the top, you can jump and dash to the left and reach the green bubble. Direct the green bubble left, the dash straight up. Grab the right side of the next guided platform and move it left to take it to the top of the next area. When you reach the top, jump to the other side of the next guided platform and grab on, then direct this guided platform to the right as it rises. Jump and dash to make it to the next green bubble, direct it right, and ride up the triggered platform. When you can, let go and dash to the right to finally reach the Strawberry.
Berry 2
Found in the second room of the subchapter, this Strawberry is underneath a disappearing platform. Advance to the third disappearing platform and fall down when it disappears to touch the berry, then dash up-left to get back to safety.
Berry 3
Found in the fifth room of the subchapter, this berry is hovering over crystal spikes around the end of the room. Using the green bubble nearby, launch yourself up and then dash directly left to grab the Strawberry and arrive at an earlier platform. You can claim the berry and continue the room like normal.
Berry 4
Found in the eighth room of the subchapter, you can find this Strawberry inside a secret area access by directing the second green bubble upward.
Berry 5
Found in the tenth room of the subchapter, this Strawberry is located near the end by some green bubbles. Take the second to last green bubble directly to the right and reach the berry, then immediately dash straight upward into the other green bubble, then take it to the end of the room like normal.
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