Old Site C-Side is the C-Side of Chapter 2: Old Site in Celeste. This C-Side introduces the player to space block re-grabs, with this technique being utilized to complete the level.
Gameplay[]
While the B-Side of this chapter focused on space block jumps, the C-Side here necessitates space block re-grabs to complete it. There is no pop up or the Bird to teach the player about how to do this in the first room, which solely requires using the technique to make it through. To space block re-grab, the player must hold the opposite direction they are moving through the space block plus the climb button and they will grab the other side of the space block instead of being popped forward out of it. The second room sees Badeline return to chase the player around as they collect key tokens across the room. The final room is a long stretch with key tokens scattered all over, with space blocks being used to travel between the different areas of the room.
Strategies[]
Room 1
You'll need to do a space block re-grab after you jump forward and dash straight right through the first space block in order to not be shot into spikes to the right. After doing this, you can simply climb up and dash straight right again through the other space block and complete the room.
Room 2
Two Badelines will follow behind you in this room, so advance to the right quickly and bounce on the spring. There are a few ways to do this room, but an easy method is to start by moving right in the air to then dash diagonally up-right through the left space block, fall down to collect a key token, then dash again up-right to reach another key token. Hold in place for a bit and start to fall down the right wall, then dash up-left back through the space block, then do a space block jump as you dash up-left through the other one to reach another key token. Then, start falling to the right until you collect the last key token of the room, then dash straight up through the space block and move to the right, then you can make your way to the bottom right of the room with either a down-right dash through the space block or falling patiently until you can dash straight right, making it to the end of the room.
Room 3
This room has some skull binoculars available to preview the room, if needed. Start by jumping right and dashing straight right into the space block and doing a space block jump all the way to the right to reach a key token. Fall until you can dash to the left and space block jump out of the nearby space block such that you collide with the first space block in the room. Then, fall into the next key token and dash right into the long space block on the right to be taken to the next area of the room. Do a space block jump out, then dash straight up into the next space block you encounter. From here, dash straight right through the next space block, fall a bit and then dash straight right again into another, then quickly dash straight up into another space block and dash straight right immediately after exiting that one to enter one more. Space block jump out of this next one to arrive in an area filled with spikes. Fall down carefully until you can collect another key token, dashing straight right at that point to reach a dash crystal. Follow the dash crystals by dashing straight up, up-right, then straight up in quick succession. It's also possible to only do straight up dashes here, which may be easier. After this, dash straight right into another space block and re-grab the right side of it to avoid the spikes to the right. Let go and fall down to line yourself up with a space block to the right, then dash straight right and space block jump with a light tap. You'll collect a key token as you do so, then prepare to do this again two more times for two more key tokens. There will be one more space block to the right after collecting all key tokens and the key-activated platform will be about to move up, so space block jump all the way to the right to grab the key-activated platform, allowing it to take you up higher. From here, you can jump and dash straight left to go through one last space block and arrive right at the Crystal Heart, which you can then dash into to complete the level.
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