Old Trail is the third subchapter of Chapter 4: Golden Ridge in Celeste. The subchapter will be mostly made up of wind rooms, some of which have a unique trait of having wind which stops and starts blowing on a timer. There are no story moments found in this subchapter.
Gameplay[]
This subchapter may be short, but it can be quite tricky. In a few of the early rooms, the player is tasked with utilizing green bubbles to survive against the wind. The required strategy for these such rooms is to boost Madeline to near a floating platform using the green bubble and dash into it to climb up it and continue.
In the sixth room of the subchapter, the trick to complete the room is to activate the guided platform and then quickly run ahead and cause the falling platform to drop, allowing the guided platform to continue. There is also a key token later in the room which much be touched to move a key-activated platform out of the way and allow the guided platform to keep going and give the ability to complete the room. In the last two rooms of the subchapter, wind will be blowing on a timer before stopping, then starting up again shortly after. In the seventh room, by starting to move right as the wind starts blowing, it will always be possible to make it to the platform and climb it right as the wind stops blowing, and from there simply landing on the disappearing platforms below is all that's needed to finish. In the eighth and final room of the subchapter, play it slowly and wait for the wind to stop whenever attempting to go left at any point.
Strawberries[]
There are 7 Strawberries found in this subchapter.
Berry 1
Above the left wall of the first room on the subchapter, a left transition will lead to a wind containing the first berry of the subchapter. Approach the Winged Strawberry from the left side by jumping all the way to the left and then jumping up the wall. You shouldn't be jumping while holding onto the wall, as this wastes your stamina and jumping normally will still get you height thanks to the wind. Use a wall cling jump to get above the crystal spikes and continue jumping up the higher part of the wall. When you get to the top, jump right and dash right (above where the Winged Strawberry is) to reach the starting ledge, which you then climb up to safety.
Berry 2
Found in the first room of the subchapter, this Strawberry is floating under the main platforming area of the room near the start. Walk off of the small platform above the berry and right as you touch it, start going left and dash diagonally up-left and grab the wall above the crystal spikes. Climb up the wall and land on it to claim the berry.
Berry 3
Found in the fourth room of the subchapter, this Strawberry is at the far-right side of the screen. To get this Strawberry, you need to first do the whole room normally and land on the bridge at the end. From there, wait until the triggered platform used earlier respawns, then go back down to the green bubble and direct it up-left and steer Madeline left to then grab onto the triggered platform. This will allow you to be on the platform while having a dash available. Ride it to the right side and jump to the berry to grab it, then jump back left and dash into the green bubble, allowing you to claim the Strawberry.
Berry 4
In the fifth room of the subchapter, an alternate path to the left can be entered which leads to this berry's room. Using the harsh wind, jump left and dash left to barely be able to reach the Strawberry. Jump or climb up the left wall to reach the dash crystal, and from there jump right and diagonally dash up-right into the next dash crystal, then dash right again to enter the green bubble. Aim the green bubble directly right and then dash diagonally up-right into the last dash crystal, then fall down and dash directly right to make it back.
Berry 5
Found in the fifth room of the subchapter, this Strawberry is seen at the end in a complicated area. Ride the triggered platform to the right and collect the key token while holding onto the wall. Make a jump to the left and dash at the last moment to reach the key-activated platform, which you must climb to get back to safety and claim the berry.
Berry 6
Found in the eighth room of the subchapter, this Strawberry is found around the middle of the room floating around many crystal spikes. Take the closest green bubble directly left and allow the wind to blow you to the wall. Climb this wall and, when the wind stops, jump left to grab the berry and quickly dash directly right to get back to the wall. From here, climb back up and go to the green bubble and move on like normal.
Berry 7
A hidden room can be found to the right of the eighth room of the subchapter. To access it, go through the slightly cracked part of the right wall which is located right above the set of crystal spikes. The following room will have many green bubbles which you need to simply aim right and then dash up to advance. For the third green bubble, aim it down-right and dash up-right. Wall jump up the next corridor and take the green bubbles at the top to the left to finally see the Strawberry. Aim the final green bubble directly down to grab the berry, then dash to the side. Hold onto the wall and climb back up so you can wall jump into the green bubble and use it to get out of the room.
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