Elevator Shaft is the third subchapter of Chapter 3: Celestial Resort in Celeste. The subchapter has the player continue through Mr Oshiro's resort. About halfway through the subchapter, Mr. Oshiro reveals that his insecurities are the cause of the dust bunnies across the hotel. The Cassette to unlock Chapter 3's B-Side can be obtained in this subchapter.
Gameplay[]
The first room of the subchapter is the titular elevator shaft which Madeline must get to the top of with some simple wall jumps. At the top of this room on the right, Theo can be seen exiting the vent which he entered earlier and will have a conversation with Madeline in which both of them talk about their feelings on Mr. Oshiro. The following rooms are filled with dust bunnies or sludge-spawning tiles across the floor. Near the end of one of the rooms, Mr. Oshiro is panicking and talking to himself about how he will keep Madeline in the resort. He invites Madeline to follow him after noticing her, not realizing he just created a barrier of dust bunnies. The player has to go down from this room and into a couple more rooms to reach a key needed to unlock the way to the other side of the dust bunny blockade.
The Cassette room is hidden to the left of the key found in the seventh room of the subchapter through a hole in the wall with light protruding through it. Through a room in the Start of this chapter, the player could have gotten a preview of the location and layout of this room.
Strawberries[]
There are 4 Strawberries found in this subchapter.
Berry 1
Found in the third room of the subchapter, this Strawberry may at first sight seem impossible to get. The key to being able to get the berry is being extremely careful with the sludge-spawning tiles you step on. First of all, try and land at the furthest right possible area on the first platform elevated over the dust bunnies and don't move. Jump up and dash left without any motion inputs. Next, jump to the left and dash straight up to grab onto the lower ledge. Jump up from there and land on the right side of the ledge. Then, jump left again and dash directly upward and steer yourself right to land on the right section of the upper ledge. From here you can dash right into the berry and land in the lower area where you didn't already stand. Walk to the left, jumping over the sludge you spawned earlier, and from there you can jump left and dash straight up to land on the left side of the lower ledge. Do this again to land on the left side of the upper ledge. Finish the room like normal to finally claim the Strawberry.
Berry 2
In the room below the cutscene with Mr. Oshiro, this Strawberry is found. This will be similarly tricky to the last one and require some planning ahead. A generally reliable strat is to walk off the platform right as the moving sludge at the bottom reaches the right. Dash to the right to land at as far right on the platform as possible. Jump to the wall and climb up it, then jump off and dash straight up to grab the berry and then hold onto the wall again. Climb up a bit and then, when the moving sludge reaches the right, jump to the platform to make it past the sludge you previously spawned. Finish the room like normal to claim the berry.
Berry 3
At the start of the long horizontal room containing the key, a gap in the floor is found. By going down it, a room containing two Strawberries can be entered. On the right area, hold onto the wall just under where the moving sludges are going back and forth. When the one in the middle moves to the left, dash directly upward, then move to the right and you should be able to fall into the gap between two moving sludges. Jump from this wall on the left to the right and collect the dash crystal, then jump back to the left side and climb up the wall. Repeat the first step but mirrored to get to safety and claim this Strawberry.
Berry 4
In the same room as the previous berry, this one is found hiding on behind a cloth on the left. To enter the area, hold onto the left wall and dash directly up just as the middle moving sludge moves to the right to then move yourself left to land on the floor below. Jump and dash up when the moving sludge guarding the Strawberry is moving away to grab the berry, then fall back down and land on the lower floor without touching the sludge you spawned earlier. Exit the area by repeating the process of entering but mirrored.
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