I was indeed going for something like Celeste, so I'm glad someone noticed :D
I haven't tested the game alot, so there are bound to be a lot, and I mean a lot of bugs, and improper balancing of course. The transition effect is made up out of individual particles( 50 or so ), and I'm don't really think itch likes those, so sometimes the game freezes when transitioning to a new screen, and sometimes it doesn't. I'll have to find a way to make that smoother.
Someone else also said the collision were a bit clunky, and that is I assume the reason you weren't able to pass the first screen. I don't think the problem was with you, but rather with the balancing, and I'll try to improve that.
Anyhow, thanks for playing and leaving the time to take a comment :]