Collecting Heart Pieces is an age-old tradition in the Zelda franchise, and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom carries the torch brilliantly into the future. From the moment Zelda is set loose into the open-world of Hyrule, she will begin to encounter Heart Pieces almost immediately. And while most of these health-expanding items can be found without many problems, there are a few that can be tricky to collect, even early-on. This guide will cover one such item, explaining how to get the Heart Piece in Beach Cave.
How to Get the Beach Cave Heart Piece
Suthorn Beach Cave:
If you missed the Heart Piece when you originally passed through Beach Cave, you can return to it by using the fast-travel to Suthorn Village, then heading west. It is the cave you have to cross through to get from the beach area to Suthorn Village. If you are coming from the west, you’ll know you are entering the cave when you find the entrance blocked by several Sea Urchin enemies.
Boulder Echo:
You’ll need to make sure you acquire the Boulder Echo to get this Heart Piece. There may be other heavy objects that can get the job done, but if you want to get the Heart Piece as early as possible, the Boulder is your best bet. Luckily, it is impossible to miss the location, you just need to make sure you learn the Echo.
As you leave Hyrule Castle for the first time, you’ll enter a large hole in the ground to exit the courtyard. This will take you to a side-scrolling sequence with underwater sections. You’ll encounter the Boulder blocking your path. Approach the rock and press ZR to learn the Echo.
Simply Smashing:
When you reach Beach Cave, you’ll have to defeat a single Keese. Then, as you move ahead in the cave, you should be able to see the Heart Piece in a small chamber blocked off with wooden boxes. There is a higher platform that it seems like you will need to drop the Boulder from to break the boxes, but reaching the platform may stump you at first. With three available Echoes, it doesn’t seem like reaching the platform is possible. That is, until you notice the obvious rock wall staring you in the face.
If you missed the climbable rock wall, don’t worry, you aren’t the only one. The game does not appear to offer any hint that the wall is climbable. But this is, in fact, how you reach the higher platform. Follow these steps to collect the Heart Piece:
- Climb the rock wall to reach the higher platform
- Create a Boulder Echo at the edge of the platform and let it drop to smash a box – it will only smash one.
- Hold ZR to erase the Boulder, then drop another onto the next box.
- Repeat the process to smash the third box.
- The chamber is now accessible. Collect the Heart Piece.
Collecting
four Heart Pieces
will unlock a
full Heart.
