The Indian American

30 THE INDIAN AMERICAN OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2018 Climbing the mountain is incredibly tough and at times unrelenting. Your platforming skills have to be perfect. Jumping has to be timed with pinpoint accuracy, and most of the time you have to do it while you're moving quickly. We could continually praise the game for its skillful level design and challenge, but the true star of Celeste is the underlying message within the game. Celeste Mountain has a unique ability. It is able to manifest one's inner turmoil into reality. In the game, Madeline has bouts of anxiety and depression. Eventually, the mountain creates Badeline, which is all the ugliness inside of her that she tries to keep hid- den away. Madeline is then forced to face this inner demon, overcome her to become a bet- ter person (which gives her new moves). Very rarely do video games take on subjects of men- tal illness, but Celeste does in a way that is not only touching but very insightful. - "Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu!" and "Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee!" Publisher: Nintendo of America Platform: Nintendo Switch Price: $59.99 (Available November 16) Rating: E10+ Details: The holiday season wouldn't be complete without a new Pokémon game, and Nintendo's latest doesn't disap- point. Fans of Pokémon will be familiar with this new Switch edition. The game takes place in the Kanto region (which is the area of the original Blue and Red games), so most play- ers will recognize the majority of the Pokémon roaming around in it. The gameplay is similar to previous Pokémon games - you explore the world, you capture Pokémon and fight other trainers in turn-based combat. Capturing Pokémon is what's cool and new. You can either use the motion of your Joy-Con or with an optional new peripheral, the Poke Ball Plus. The Poke Ball Plus is a rubber-coated poke ball with a built-in joystick that lets you control your character and do other actions. Players can now physically throw the ball at the Pokémon and capture it. Don't worry, it has a strap, so you don't go flinging it at your tele- vision. The Poke Ball Plus is also compatible with the Pokémon GO app on your phone. -Special To The Washington Post