Start (Golden Ridge)

**Start** is the first subchapter of Chapter 4: Golden Ridge in Celeste. The subchapter introduces some of Chapter 4's signature mechanics such as clouds (both white and pink), green bubbles, and wind. Crystals and crystal spikes are also first seen in the game in this subchapter. The Cassette to unlock Chapter 4's B-Side can be obtained in this subchapter. The Old Woman from the Prologue makes a return in this subchapter and has a conversation with Madeline about her travels so far.

## **Gameplay**

The player will be traversing across many rooms with much of the floor being gone, slowly being introduced to different objects as the rooms go on. One thing to know about wind in this game is that Madeline's physics are completely unaffected by it while dashing. In the fifth room of the subchapter, destroying smashable walls by smashing into them with green bubbles is utilized. The eighth room of the subchapter has the player going with the wind to get more distance. This allows you to jump across the gaps of crystal spikes while keeping the ability to dash.

The Cassette room can be found in a secret area accessed by going to the top-left of the tenth room of the subchapter. Jump up the clouds and then go back left and dash up to reach a transition. This next room with have a seeded Strawberry to be obtained, but just continuing left of this room reaches the room with the Cassette in it.

### **Strawberries**

There are 8 Strawberries found in this subchapter (not including the Golden Strawberry which spawns in the first room).

Berry 1

Found in the third room of the subchapter, this Strawberry is hidden inside a wall. You're able to climb and dash up above the left side of the room and in the gap opposite of the wall where the bird is resting, the Strawberry is found.

Berry 2

Found in the fourth room of the subchapter, the berry is seen floating near the bottom of the screen by a wall. Jump up the ledge nearby it and fall to get the Strawberry, then wall jump and dash straight up to get back on the ledge.

Berry 3

Found in the fifth room of the subchapter, this Strawberry is hovering inbetween some crystal spikes. To collect the berry, direct the green bubble under it upward and climb the smashable wall to then dash straight up to reach it, then finish the room like normal.

Berry 4

Found in the sixth room of the subchapter, this Strawberry can be found at the end of the room floating in under a ledge. Jump off the left wall to bounce up on the cloud and reach the berry, then move back to the left and bounce back to safety.

Berry 5

Found in the eighth room of the subchapter, this berry seems tricky to get as going towards it puts you against the wind. Remember that you can beat this room without a dash at all, so what you must do is fall down the corridor in the middle and dash left to get to the Strawberry. Wall jump off the wall that the berry was next to and use your jumps and climbs carefully to not run out of stamina as you get back up.

Berry 6

In the ninth room of the subchapter, a smashable wall is seen. Jump left into it and dash straight up to find the Strawberry.

Berry 7

By going to the top-left transition of the tenth room of the subchapter (in the room before the Cassette room) a room with a seeded Strawberry is reached. After collecting one Strawberry Seed, wind will start to blow to the left. First you should grab the rightmost seed, then jump off the right wall and dash diagonally up-left and land on the spring. Bounce up the spring and dash straight up for the next seed, then climb the platform floating left off the spring and jump carefully over it to collect the third seed to the bottom-left of it before dashing diagonally again. Using the wind to push you left, jump up the left corridor off the wall to reach the last seed.

Berry 8

Found in the eleventh room of the subchapter, this Strawberry is floating by a platform far away from the main wall. When the wind starts blowing, jump up the right wall as much as possible, then dash to the right side of the floating platform and jump above it to grab the berry just as the winds starts blowing again, then pull yourself right as soon as possible.