Start (Old Site)

**Start** is the first subchapter of Chapter 2: Old Site in Celeste. The subchapter introduces Chapter 2's main gimmick— space blocks. They first appear unpowered before appearing powered everywhere else after reaching the subchapter's cutscene. Badeline is first seen in the game in the shattered mirror cutscene breaking into her physical form. Strawberry Seeds appear here for the first time as well. The Crystal Heart of Chapter 2 and the Cassette to unlock Chapter 2's B-Side can both be obtained in this subchapter.

## **Gameplay**

Starting off, the space blocks are all deactivated and just functionally serve as normal walls. After a few rooms of virtually no challenge you can get to the bottom of the tall fourth room and you'll need to continue right after breaking a smashable wall. After a couple more spike-filled rooms you encounter a mirror. When you pass by it, a Part of You will be moving in the opposite direction, and when Madeline stops to examine it, the mirror will break and Badeline will be released in her physical form. After this, all space blocks can now be used, and dashing through them gives access to much of the level unavailable before. By going back to the second room of the subchapter, a space block can be dashed up to get into the top transition and, after one more room, finish the subchapter.

The Crystal Heart of this chapter is found by going up from the very first room of the chapter. By using the fact that your dash refreshes when going through a screen transition, you can diagonally dash upward back and forth through the screens to get to the top. After ascending a few more rooms, the Crystal Heart will be there to be collected.

The Cassette room is found underneath the fourth room of the subchapter by dashing through the space block on the floor of this tall room after the mirror has been shattered.

### **Strawberries**

There are 9 Strawberries found in this subchapter (not including the Golden Strawberry which spawns in the first room).

Berry 1

This Strawberry is found in the same room as the mirror, but out of view without the use of Skull Binoculars. To reach it, you need to stay on the falling platform in the previous room and then go right into a hidden gap which allows you to grab the berry.

Berry 2

Found in the eighth room of the subchapter (to the top-left of the mirror room), this Strawberry can be found in a hidden area above the middle of the 3 space blocks, which you can dash upward through said space block to reach.

Berry 3

This will be the first seeded Strawberry of the game. To collect these berries, you must not touch the floor before collecting all of the Strawberry Seeds. The room where it's found in is a tall room accessed from the upper 2 of 3 left transitions in the fourth room of the subchapter. Keep yourself airborne by dashing into any nearby space blocks as they move and you can get all the seeds.

Berry 4

Found in a room below the previous berry's room (past a smashable wall on the floor), or from the bottom left transition in the fourth room of the subchapter, this Strawberry will be simple if approached from the former route. It is possible to get the distance to grab this berry from below, but you should be smashing the floor in the room above to access it with no challenge.

Berry 5

Found in the fourth room of the subchapter, this Strawberry must be carefully approached. It is hovering in the upper area surrounded by many spikes and the collect it you must position yourself to diagonally dash downward into the area it's in, then either quickly dash straight upward or grab the wall, then dash straight upward to be in the safety to collect the Strawberry.

Berry 6

By going to the transition right of where the previous berry is located, the 6th berry of the subchapter is seen. Dash upward diagonally to land yourself on the traffic light block and then dash directly right so you'll be stopped while the traffic light block is also stopped on the right. Dash from there to the Strawberry and climb up to safety.

Berry 7

To the room right of the previous berry's room is where this Strawberry is found. The safest approach is to dash right after jumping into the space block, then dashing diagonally upward into the next and then grabbing the wall. After collecting the Strawberry, climb higher and then dash left twice through the space blocks to make it back.

Berry 8

Hidden in the floor of berry 6's room is a transition. Line yourself up with the hole and dash straight down to get in. This will take you to a hidden tunnel above a previous room which contains this Strawberry.

Berry 9

This Strawberry is found by backtracking to the second room of the subchapter and going straight up the space block to then go right and arrive above the third room of the subchapter. To collect the berry, dash directly right into the upper space block and then the lower one. Climb up to get the berry, then dash left twice and climb the wall as you return to claim the Strawberry.