Celaria

Celaria is a first-person parkour simulation game that features simple graphics but excellently fluid gameplay. It’s not a looker but it is relaxing to play and a bit challenging at times; it’s well worth your time if you’re looking for a casual experience.

The gameplay to Celaria is simple and very intuitive. You have to make your way to the end of a course after reaching a number of checkpoints. How you do that depends on your reaction time and sense of orientation.

Celaria proposes multiple levels and for each one, there is more than one way you can reach the finish line. Sure, the paths don’t vary all that much because the shortest distance between two points is a straight line or a wormhole, so you’ll have to think about how you can use the environment more efficiently in your runs.

As far as the gameplay mechanics go, they’re very well implemented and their functionality is rock-solid. You can perform big jumps, slide under obstacles, run on walls and then jump to new ledges.

Celaria’s minimalistic use of primitives as building blocks is the only real downside to the game. Not that it looks bad, it’s just that each of us wish for better graphics when a game runs and works this smooth.

There’s nothing really I can object to in terms of gameplay, especially since this is an alpha build of an indie game. More so, the levels don’t seem all that complicated but the game’s open alpha trailer showcases some pretty nice maps and obstacle sequences.

If Celaria is to implement some improvements to the graphics, add some textures, reflections, visual effects, coupled with the great soundtrack, it’s going to be really good.

To end, Celaria is a nice game. It certainly has a long way to go before it turns some heads but it has a solid start and that's saying a lot. In most cases, that’s the hardest part, making a good first impression.