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Scott Hanselman September 15, 2025 31m

Making Video Games in 2025 with Celeste's Noel Berry

Summary

This episode of Hansel Minutes features a conversation with Nberry, co-creator of Celeste, discussing his two decades in game development and the challenges of finishing projects. The discussion touches on the "pain is pleasure" aspect of games like Metroidvanias and Elden Ring, ultimately concluding that while starting projects is easy, the difficult but rewarding skill is seeing them through to completion.

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