Tracking Down Every Shard of Life in The Adventures of Elliot
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
A comprehensive guide breakdown for finding every Shard of Life in The Adventures of Elliot, helping players maximize their health pool and tackle late-game challenges.
For players diving into Square Enix and Claytechworks' latest release, maxing out your character's health is just as critical as saving the world from total ruin. In The Adventures of Elliot, hunting down Shards of Life functions much like the classic heart containers in Zelda titles. Gathering four of these crimson gem pieces creates a single tear that permanently expands your health pool. With a cap of 20 tears available, completionists are facing the challenge of tracking down a total of 60 shards hidden across the various eras of the game.
Finding every piece requires a mix of thorough area exploration and backtracking once you unlock specific traversal abilities. Certain shards in the Age of Safekeeping, for example, remain entirely out of reach until you progress far enough in the campaign to secure tools like bombs or access hidden shortcuts. Puzzles tucked away in the Mist Ruins, the Forest Ruins, and various monster trails demand attention to detail if you want to optimize your survivability for late-game encounters.
To save you from aimlessly wandering every zone, our friends over at Polygon have put together a comprehensive breakdown mapping out the exact coordinates and requirements for every single Shard of Life. You can check out their complete guide, complete with detailed regional tables for the Age of Safekeeping and beyond, over at the original source. Head on over to Polygon to make sure your Elliot is built to take on whatever the timeline throws at you.
Tags: The Adventures of Elliot, Square Enix, Guides, RPG, Gaming
Original article: Polygon