Celeste creator of Extremely OK Games’ Game Awards trophy was found by a YouTuber by chance. As recently as 2018 it was widely praised for its gameplay, music and heartfelt narrative. Even though Celeste was a Game Awards 2018 winner for Best Independent Game and Games for Impact, as well as a Game of the Year nominee, the trophy has only now arrived in the developer’s hands. Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry, a game development partnership, came up with Celeste during a four-day game jam. The little effort grew into a full-sized game in which players take on the role of heroine Madeline and attempt to conquer Mount Celeste.
Mid-air dash, leap, and short wall climb allow players to nimbly traverse nine increasingly dangerous stages. After Maddy Thorson confirmed that Madeline is transgender in the game’s development, the platformer received a lot of praise for its inclusion of LGBT characters. A new video from YouTuber PrestigeIsKey reveals the strange storey of Celeste’s Game Awards 2018 trophy, according to PCGamesN.com. However, upon receiving Celeste’s Best Independent Game award, the content creator found out that he had been trying to buy a Game Awards trophy replica on eBay.
There is no prize for Extremely OK Games, according to PrestigeIsKey’s contact with them. Finally, PrestigeIsKey received the trophy back, along with a few autographed copies of Celeste, thanks to the game studio’s generosity in covering their eBay sale costs. In 2018, Extremely OK Games released Celeste, a huge hit, and last year they unveiled their next ambitious project. Earthblade, a fantasy-themed action game developed by the team behind Celeste, will be the developer’s next project.
In spite of a lack of information, bits of music and early artwork reveals that the project will take place in a verdant forest. Earthblade’s concentration on fighting and exploration contrasts sharply with Celeste’s frigid blue colours, making it stand out from the 2018 platformer. Celeste, developed by a two-person team and named 2018’s Best Independent Game, was a well-deserved winner. PrestigeIsKey was instrumental in locating the duo’s Game Awards trophy, which they really deserve to hold in their hands. The game industry has reaped the benefits of the YouTuber’s aggressive attempts to retrieve the award.