Shrine

**Shrine** is the second subchapter of Chapter 4: Golden Ridge in Celeste. The subchapter introduces guided platforms and triggered platforms. The Crystal Heart of Chapter 4 can be obtained in this subchapter. There are no story moments found in this subchapter.

## **Gameplay**

The player will start this subchapter in a large room with many transitions across all sides. Most of these will lead only to Strawberry rooms. To progress through the subchapter, the guided platform seen at the start of this room must be steered left around a ledge to get Madeline high enough to reach the top-right transition which leads further into the subchapter. Despite many transitions and berry rooms found here, this subchapter has very few mandatory rooms to complete it. These rooms will be testing the player's knowledge of using triggered platforms and guided platforms to make it by.

The Crystal Heart of this chapter is accessed by going through the water in the second (required) room of the subchapter and breaking a smashable wall behind the Strawberry. At the top of the room is the Crystal Heart, but it's out of reach through normal means. At the bottom of the room is a suspicious white block— out of place for the game. This block is one from Super Mario Bros 3, and a secret easter egg from that game is utilized here in Celeste. If you crouch on the white block for about 3 seconds, then you will fall through it and Madeline will now be able to interact with the background. You can then climb up the background stone path to get in reach of the Crystal Heart.

### **Strawberries**

There are 9 Strawberries found in this subchapter.

Berry 1

By going right of the first room of the subchapter, you can arrive at a room with 2 Strawberries in it. This first berry is in the open at the right side of the room. Ride the guided platform straight to the right and dash above the crystal spikes you come across to reach the Strawberry. You can get out of the room by riding the lower guided platform back left and doing the same basic movements as you used to get there.

Berry 2

In the same room as the previous berry is a smashable wall found on the top-right corner. After reaching the right side with the guided platform used previously, fall to the lower guided platform and jump to the right wall, climb it, and dash straight up to break the smashable wall. Hold onto the wall until the guided platform respawns and jump to it, then finish the room.

Berry 3

Above the guided platform in the first room of the subchapter, you can go to a transition on the right. In this room, bounce in the spring and dash to the triggered platform, then as it goes down jump over it to the guided platform right of it. Steer this platform right and you can let yourself fall into the Strawberry and ride up the next triggered platform. Grab onto the triggered platform pointing left when you reach it and ride it to safety.

Berry 4

By going into the lowest transition on the left of the first room of the subchapter, this Strawberry can be seen floating in the middle. To get it, grab the left side of the triggered platform and ride it to the left, then jump off and dash straight up when the time is right and grab the side of the triggered platform when you fall to ride to the end.

Berry 5

This berry will first require you to go to the upper transition on the left side of the first room of the subchapter. To traverse this first room, first land on the guided platform and steer it up a bit such that it fits over the wall but under the small platform. Jump over the platform to land on the guided platform again, then steer it downward. Jump and dash straight up to land on the bridge and then continue left. In the following room, jump and dash to the guided platform and steer it right as it goes up. There will then be a section of green bubbles which is simple to follow, then you can fall down the left side. In this next room, dash into the green bubble and go right, then dash to the guided platform. Move it to the right as it goes up and then jump to the left wall at the top. Jump off this left wall when the guided platform breaks and you can finally get the Strawberry. You can then go right through a previous berry room to make it back to the main hub.

Berry 6

From the very top transition of the first room of the subchapter, you can make it to the other side of a future room in the subchapter. In this area, you have to bounce from the pink cloud onto the top of the nearby guided platform. Ride it left, moving it down or up accordingly when needed, and you can arrive at the left side of the room where you fall into the bottom transition and find this Strawberry hovering above a previous room.

Berry 7

Found in the second room of the subchapter, this Strawberry is found by going through a hidden passage through the water, where it then floats in the open.

Berry 8

Continuing right from the previous berry by breaking a smashable wall will take you to the Crystal Heart room. In that room, dash right through another smashable wall to make it to a room with this Strawberry in it. Jump onto the first triggered platform to activate it, but make sure you jump to the triggered platform pointing upward to move it out of the way so the first triggered platform is able to keep moving. When you reach the right, dash directly upward and grab the right side of the next triggered platform. Land on this platform and carefully dash around the crystals to arrive where this berry resides at the top-left.

Berry 9

Found in the fifth room of the subchapter, this Strawberry hovers over crystal spikes at the right. You must first play through this room normally to get the guided platform on course to cross paths with this berry. Hold onto the right side of the guided platform and climb up when possible, then jump to grab the berry while also landing on top of the guided platform, and move it downward to keep yourself safe to continue right and finish the room.