Start is the first subchapter of Chapter 8: Core in Celeste. The subchapter will be short and mainly exist to block the player's progress with a heart gate which only opens if they have at least 4 Crystal Hearts. Additionally, the subchapter will showcase the main gimmick of Core, being the change in dashing. In this subchapter, the Old Woman is shown to be the one who introduces Madeline to the Core and she mentions the mountain's strange powers affecting her differently.
Gameplay[]
When starting up the chapter, a screen pops up to announce this takes place one year after the events of Chapter 7 and the Epilogue. From the first room, seen to the left will be a room with Madeline's car like in the Prologue. The Old Woman and her Bird will be to the right and she tells Madeline to follow her into the cave. Midway into the second room of the subchapter, Core's gimmick of not giving back a dash when landing will activate and task the player with a simple section to see how it works. In the third room, the Old Woman talks to Madeline about how the mountain's powers will affect her in strange ways, and then to the right of this cutscene is the first heart gate of the game. If the player has collected at least 4 Crystal Hearts (blue ones from A-Side or red ones from B-Side), then it will open and give access to the next subchapter.
Strawberries[]
There are no Strawberries found in this subchapter.
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