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''Glyph'' is a GameMod of ''VideoGame/{{Celeste}}''. It was made by Marshall H, who later created ''VideoGame/GateToTheStars'', and released on May 1, 2020. The mod includes an original chapter, four "Seasonsides" (roughly equivalent to B-sides), and a final challenge known as the "Void-side". It is considered one of the premier ''Celeste'' mods for its unique [[FourSeasonsLevel season-switching mechanic]], as well as almost fifty minutes of original music. At the time of this writing, it has over 307,000 views on [=GameBanana=], and received the "Best of the Banana" award on May 4, 2020.

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''Glyph'' is a GameMod of ''VideoGame/{{Celeste}}''. It was made by Marshall H, who later created ''VideoGame/GateToTheStars'', and released on May 1, 2020. The mod includes an original chapter, four "Seasonsides" "Season-Sides" (roughly equivalent to B-sides), and a final challenge known as the "Void-side"."Void-Side". It is considered one of the premier ''Celeste'' mods for its unique [[FourSeasonsLevel season-switching mechanic]], as well as almost fifty minutes of original music. At the time of this writing, it has over 307,000 views on [=GameBanana=], and received the "Best of the Banana" award on May 4, 2020.



* FourSeasonsLevel: The central premise of the mod. Each of the main chapter's "B-sides" are dubbed "Seasonsides", exploring each of the four seasons in more depth.

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* BrutalBonusLevel: [[spoiler:Think this mod ends with the Void-Side? You thought wrong, because that level contains a hidden cassette tape. Grabbing it unlocks the much harder [[SerialEscalation Void-Side B-side]].]]
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Each season in the FourSeasonsLevel is color-coded, and you'll be able to tell the season by paying attention to which color of portal you're entering.
** Spring is pink, and the level scenery is covered in bright pink cherry blossoms.
** Summer is red, and the level scenery is lit by the hot orange sun to the point where you're likely to assume that all the orange represents Fall instead.
** Fall is yellow, and the level scenery is full of frail, crumbling platforms. (Perhaps they're made of dead leaves?)
** Winter is blue, and the level scenery becomes covered in ice and snow.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Some portions of Glyph take place in a rainy city that's rendered completely in black and white.
* FourSeasonsLevel: The central premise of the mod. mod's main chapter, the eponymous "Glyph". You switch between seasons by touching portals found throughout the level, which is color-coded to a specific season. Each of the main chapter's "B-sides" are dubbed "Seasonsides", exploring each of the four seasons are explored in more depth.depth in their own levels, the "Season-Sides".
* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Your reward for clearing all four Season-Sides is the Void-Side, which takes the dark "void" area from the very beginning of the map and extends it out into an extra-challenging map. [[spoiler:Finding the hidden cassette tape in this level unlocks the [[BrutalBonusLevel Void-Side's B-side]].]]
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[[caption-width-right:1000:Art by [[https://twitter.com/iloli_i8g Fuwamo]]]]
->"Maddie goes on a journey through the mind & memories of one that are not her own. An impressionistic map that ''should'' be suitably challenging for advanced players of Celeste."
-->-- Description of the main map

''Glyph'' is a GameMod of ''VideoGame/{{Celeste}}''. It was made by Marshall H, who later created ''VideoGame/GateToTheStars'', and released on May 1, 2020. The mod includes an original chapter, four "Seasonsides" (roughly equivalent to B-sides), and a final challenge known as the "Void-side". It is considered one of the premier ''Celeste'' mods for its unique [[FourSeasonsLevel season-switching mechanic]], as well as almost fifty minutes of original music. At the time of this writing, it has over 307,000 views on [=GameBanana=], and received the "Best of the Banana" award on May 4, 2020.

''Glyph'' can be downloaded [[https://gamebanana.com/mods/150453 here]].

!! ''Glyph'' contains examples of:

* FourSeasonsLevel: The central premise of the mod. Each of the main chapter's "B-sides" are dubbed "Seasonsides", exploring each of the four seasons in more depth.
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: The creator describes the mod as drawing inspiration from other games, such as ''VideoGame/{{Fez}}'' and ''VideoGame/HyperLightDrifter'', both of which influenced the soundtrack.

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