Welcome, adventurers, to my meticulously crafted guide on how to unearth and conquer the fearsome Crystal Hearts hidden within the treacherous realms of Celeste! These elusive gems lurk out of sight, marauding above and below your surroundings, waiting to test your mettle and push your platforming skills to their limits. In your quest to conquer these well-hidden treasures, you'll discover that obtaining them is not just a mere feat of accomplishment but a key to unlocking the significantly harder levels of Chapter 8 and the formidable Chapter 9.

Celeste's Crystal Hearts demand a level of resilience and determination that can rival any gaming challenge. As a player who has recently conquered the merciless trials of Chapter 9, boasting over 2000 deaths, I am thrilled to share with you the secrets and strategies required to triumph over these formidable adversaries.

By collecting these Crystal Hearts, you not only showcase your skill as a platforming master but also gain access to the grueling challenges that lie beyond. Chapter 8 and Chapter 9 will put your newly honed abilities to the ultimate test, where every jump, dash, and climb is crucial to survival. Brace yourself for an experience that will challenge your patience, evoke intense bouts of gamer rage to the point where you find yourself screaming for mercy FROM A FREAKING GAME lmao, and ultimately reward you with a sense of accomplishment like no other, no matter the hardships.

So, join me as we embark on this perilous journey together. Prepare to face your fears, defy the odds, and unlock the true potential that lies within Celeste. Through detailed explanations, expert tips, and a touch of humor, this guide aims to equip you with the knowledge and strategies needed to conquer the Crystal Hearts and embrace the challenges that await you in the formidable depths of Celeste's world. Let's dive in and discover the hidden treasures that will shape your platforming legacy, if you are willing to face the hardest part of celeste... THE GAMERS RAGE lmao XD

First magnanimous steps - The wonders of Celeste!!!



Crystal Heart Number 1: - Pointless Machines -

You can unlock it by resolving “birds puzzle” in the “Satellite area.” In this area, you can see some birds with different colors that fly around each one in a particular direction.

You need to dash in the same direction following the order was given by satellite’s computer that blinks with the right color.

This is the direction’s combination: Up, Left, Down-Right, Up-Right, Left, Up-Left.

Once you execute it, a Crystal Hearts appears on the top of the screen, and you can stop raging at the many multicoloured birds ;D



Crystal Heart Number 2: - Resurrections -

To unlock this Crystal Heart, you need to unlock the rechargeability of your dash (go through the main story).

So, at the start of Chapter 2, you need to dash up-right at the top-right edge of the first screen.

For every time you change screen you can dash again, so you need to “infinite” dash on top until you reach the Crystal Heart, IF YOU DARE!!! lmao XD

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Crystal Heart Number 3: - Scattered and Lost -

The Crystal Heart in Chapter 3 is located in the second sub-chapter, Huge Mess. After being tasked to help clean up by Mr. Oshiro, the player must advance to the lower path of the two in the upper right corner. Once the player reaches and activates the large button to clear the purple and white towels, one must advance not to the left as usual, but to the right. The player must then travel up into the crevice that a stream of water is falling out of to reveal a secret path, leading back to one of the earlier rooms of the path. One must then advance upwards and then to the left (in reverse of the way the player first goes through the area) until the player reaches the first room, where the player first runs into Theo in Chapter 3. There is a path at the top of the screen that was previously blocked by towels; the player must dash up to this path and follow it upward to find this chapter's Crystal Heart (entitled Scattered and lost) and obtain it, but only the wisest shall attempt this one! Will you be one of THEM lol ;D



Crystal Heart Number 4: - Eye of the Storm - Chapter 4's Crystal Heart is located at the very beginning of the second sub-chapter, Shrine. To reach the Crystal Heart, the player must cling to the Guided Platform, then navigate it left to avoid hitting the wall, after which the player should move it back to the right. Once the player lands, the player must go to the right, into the lit up area. Once one goes into the next room, the player should see a waterfall pouring into a pool of water. The player must then swim towards the bottom right corner, and keep swimming to the right until the player reaches a hidden area with a strawberry. The player must then dash into the Smashable Wall to the right to break it, after which the player should reach a tall room. One cannot reach the top normally; the player must crouch on top of the room's idiosyncratic white block until the player disappears. The player is now in the background instead of the foreground, thus allowing one to interact with objects in the background, so now you are part of the background forever, i'm not sticking around... uhhh ENJOY!!!! ;D



Crystal Heart Number 5: - Quiet and Falling - Chapter 5's Crystal Heart is located in the second sub-chapter, Depths. After getting the key above the statue, the player must enter the room beneath the statue to the right, then hop on the nearby bubble and travel to the right. Instead of opening the door at the end of the room, the player must enter a second bubble and travel to the left, then dash up into the center of the second platform on their way back. This moves the player into a third bubble that they can use to travel upwards, leading to a secret path above the door. After making their way through the long hallway to reach the next room and going through that room as normal, the player must now head to the bottom of the following room and dash downwards to break the brown Smashable Wall in the floor. This reveals another locked door that they can use the key on, which leads to the Crystal Heart's room. In order to navigate in the room, one must go along the outer edges of the room, using a set of moving blocks and platforms to get to the Crystal Heart (entitled Quiet and falling) and obtain it, now enjoy falling, I'M MOVING TO THE NEXT ONE lmao

Crystal Heart Number 6: - Heavy and Frail -

Chapter 6's Crystal Heart is located at the beginning of the third sub-chapter, Hollows. At the start of the sub-chapter, the player must use the Angry Platform to break through the wall below to get to the first Feather. One must then use it to fly up-right, and then dash down to break the Smashable Wall, revealing the second Feather. The player must use that Feather to fly upwards, then climb to the third Feather, and finally use that Feather to fly to the left of the screen, revealing an entrance to a secret room. After going through the room and breaking another Smashable Wall, the player will see a puzzle with a statue, 6 colored crystals, 4 torches and 3 symbols.

In order to solve the puzzle, one must repeat the pattern required to obtain the first chapter's Crystal Heart; doing so correctly will light up the first torch. The same thing must be done for the rest, but with slight alterations for each following torch: the second torch's pattern must be the first, but mirrored left-right (e.g an up-left on the first torch must be an up-right dash for the second); the third torch's pattern has to be mirrored up-down (e.g. an upwards dash on the first must be a downwards dash for the third), and the fourth one's pattern must be mirrored both up-down and left-right (e.g. an up-left dash on the first must be a down-right dash for the fourth). For a complete list of directions, see below:

First torch: Up, Left, Down-Right, Up-Right, Left, Up-Left
Second torch: Up, Right, Down-Left, Up-Left, Right, Up-Right
Third torch: Down, Left, Up-Right, Down-Right, Left, Down-Left
Fourth torch: Down, Right, Up-Left, Down-Left, Right, Down-Right
After lighting up all 4 torches, the Crystal Heart (entitled Heavy and frail) will be granted on top of the statue.



Crystal Heart Number 7: - Pink Sunrise - To obtain the crystal heart in Chapter 7, you must find six Jewels hidden in each subchapter— a blue star for Reflection at the Start, a sapphire square for Forsaken City at 500 M, an emerald oval for Old Site at 1000 M, a gold circle for Celestial Resort at 1500 M, a pink diamond for Golden Ridge at 2000 M, and a white pearl for Mirror Temple at 2500 M. You obtain the crystal heart in 3000 M after getting all the Jewels.

Star
The first Jewel is located at the end of the last screen of the Start subchapter. After bouncing off of the last Spring, the player must use both dashes to jump over the final Purple Orb, then climb up the wall on the right. The screen should move, revealing the first Jewel.

Sapphire
The route to 500 M's Jewel starts in the sub-chapter's 3rd screen, where, after going up on the first Traffic Light Block, the player must go left instead of going right at the intersection. The player should then go right after climbing to the top of the tall screen that follows. In the following room, just to the right of the second Traffic Light Block, there is a tiny gap in the ground, which the player must fall through to find the room with the second Jewel. Completing the spike-lined obstacle course will allow the player to obtain this Jewel.

Emerald
For 1000 M's Jewel, the player must go through the upper left or upper right route of the 5th screen of the subchapter. If you choose the upper left route, you have to go up through the first Space Block, then use the Space Block on the right to break a Smashable Wall. You will then enter into a room with a strawberry. Going up through the spiked platform will lead you to the path to the Jewel. Going the upper right route will skip the berry. The player must dash to the right in the middle of two Space Blocks to break a Smashable Wall; breaking this wall will reveal another room with Skull Binoculars, as well as with a concealed Disappearing Platform which the player must stand on to fall to the chamber below. Completing this chamber will allow the player to obtain this Jewel.

Gold
1500 M's Jewel is at the end of the 7th screen of the subchapter and is probably the easiest one to find. Below the exit upwards into the 8th screen, a broken wall can be seen. Going through there and completing the room that it reveals will allow the player to obtain this Jewel.

Diamond
2000 M's Jewel is a trek to get to. To the left of the second room is a seemingly pointless room. In one of the gaps above the player (the widest one above the pit of Crystal Spikes), there is a secret platform to stand on, which the player can use to jump all the way to the left of the screen. In the next screen, there is a broken area of the roof, providing another entrance to a secret platform. The player must get there, jump off to the left, dash up to the left, and then dash up as soon as the player is past the wall that they need to climb up. Going up through the hole will reveal the Jewel.

Pearl
To reach 2500 M's Jewel, the player must take the first Red Bubble left, causing it to break the wall at the left of the first screen. The player must then enter the Red Bubble in the newly revealed screen and take that to the right, causing it to break several more walls before it eventually stops moving. The player must then go up and complete the following screen to obtain this Jewel.

Crystal Heart
At checkpoint 28 at 3000 M, the player must dash under the gap in the wall to the player's right, causing the camera to move and reveal the room with the Crystal Heart. If the player has all of the Jewels, they will pop out of the floor, and the Crystal Heart (entitled Pink sunrise) will move to a place where the player can obtain it, and THEN AFTER ALL OF THAT, you can go get one last one, and then see what true pain looks like in chapter 9 lmao XD :D Good Luck! Im afraid unless you're a wr speedrunner you'll need it lol ;D


Crystal Heart Number 8: - Heart of the Mountian - The Crystal Heart in Chapter 8 is the most straightforward to obtain, as it is required to obtain at the end of the fourth subchapter, Heart of the Mountain, to complete the chapter. After getting past all of the chapter's obstacles, the player can complete the level and simultaneously be awarded the player with the Crystal Heart (entitled Heart of the mountain), but were not done, WE'RE DOOMED! ;D



Chapter 9: EVERY PLAYERS INEVITABLE DOOM, but enjoyment at least lmao

Even though you are technically done, if you wish to continue, say no further and meet your doom FOR THE NEXT TWO or three weeks, and unless you're a world record speedrunner, i'll think you'll need a good luck or two to get there, and I hope you have as much fun and pain, as I had there! ;D Now see whats awaiting you down below, viewer discretion advised lmao XD