Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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the cycle of modded celeste repeats itself

Map: gamebanana.com/mods/382667 (JAN_is_EXIST)
Total: 21:05:13 hours | 19173 deaths
Enjoyability: 🤔/100

This grind started in September, and basically ended in November after I beat every room except room 8, the infamous blind room. And as much as I hated it at the time, I have it to thank for my Dashless+ clear. Now I did some on and off playing of the room, maybe play an hour every other month or so, but for some reason seeing Mr_Hecc clear desert seeker today awakened the same energy that caused me to grind LXVI. Using that energy I managed to clear the room within 90 minutes LOL. I did use the new strategy for the room, but I had a friend who had a MUCH better timing video for the blind section. Also don't you DARE say me savestating before I clear r8 is cheating it is quite literally the same as pausing and clicking onto another window to start a lineup video.

I can't really accurately assess how much I enjoy the map, as I cleared 90% of the map 8-9 months ago. It's definitely not the worst map ever, and it's mainly just 3 problematic rooms that make for all the difficulty (8, 10, 12). I also obviously had less experience, and you can even hear my old Razer keyboard which could barely 1f tap (aka just not).
Btw I just wanna say HUUUUGGGE respect to Mr_Hecc for actually clearing desert seeker, my coping in the video really is just coping cause I have horrible patience and consistency, so realistically this room would be much harder than feather smile for me.

Also yes I 100% stole dan's thumbnail i dont care it goes hard lmao