r/MIOmemoriesinorbit

I just 100%’d Mio and I have all the sad. It was beautiful, frustrating as hell and poignant. Thanks to Douze Dizièmes for releasing such an amazing title.

Now if only there was merch of the little robot. I’d be buying it in an instant.

Gorgeous. Beauty in the underlying despair.

Feeling big feelings!

I’m no expert gamer, so this game seems grueling, time sucking,and would likely take me a millennia to finish if I was immortal LOL. The huge skill spikes with the bosses and the walk backs are so frustrating and time consuming, I feel like I’m just wandering around aimlessly smashing bugs til I get enough nacre to increase a stat. Yeah this game sucks for those of us that aren’t experts, waste of money and time!

>!&#x200B;!<My ass, did not realize that I was perma losing HP to the Tremors, as the game went on. At least everything felt cinematic as shit when I did both endings and their bosses.>!&#x200B;!<

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After being chased i wanted to reach some spots that i didn't manage to reach before, but the pipe is locked, is there any other way around?

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This took a while, and I had help! Let me know if I missed anything

Just beat sol and vin after doing averything else in the game and cant get the firs flash memory.

Now I know im supposed to walk in front of the big statue to trigger a tremor and the guy falls but it simply wont happen no matter how many times i go through the statue.

I have teleported away from the area and I came back and I even removed all of my mods cause i was scared some of the heath ones might be blocking it but the cutscene still wont trigger, what do i need to do? Is it just bugged? Is it just walking in front of the statue? Do i need to do smth else?

Showing the major visual differences between the June 2025 demo and the full game. Color changes, Demo-only sections, and the well known Demo version of Sol&Vin

Where do I go after the vanilla ending? I feel like I've checked every corner of the map multiple times but I can't get to any of the "explorable" locations any further... I've been to the >!observatory!< and I have defeated the following bosses: >!Egis, Flora, Crow, Acat, Calderon, Nabuu, Lombre, Atmos, Debby, Sawlong, Antra/Dr Halyn, Ati, Poltergates!<. I have all of Mio's skills except for the one at the very top of the list

Places I just can't seemingly make any more progress in:

• atop the Promenade tower, there's another locked path right to the left of the overseer
• anywhere in the statue area atop Metropolis; the statue is obviously gone, but the gate to the left is locked and the lift on the right obstructed
• beyond the Blood's Sanctum, there's a locked door to the left and a nook I just can't reach at the top left
• right above Poltergates' boss room(?)
• at the bottom of Foundations, there's a locked door pointing towards the <redacted> area
• upwards from the Sawlong path - there's a hole in the ceiling among the sawblades about 2/3rds of the way through, but I can't get to it, as well as a couple of destructible walls shortly before, but I can't break either one from this side
• to the left of Dr Halyn's lab, around where I got abducted; I've gotten to whatever the yellow area to the left is using the slingshot ability on a purple wall, but I can't make it upwards past here

Any tips? I've been loving the game so far, but I always despise this aspect of backtracking in metroidvanias... I've been going in circles for no less thn 3 hours at this point. Please try keeping it as spoiler-free as possible, thanks! No mentioning areas/bosses I haven't stumbled across thus far, preferably

I don't know how much of the game is left for me tbh. i've been trying to explore ember twin but the sand mechanic is stressing me out so much fr and I'm always getting lost in the underground tunnels :( I feel like no matter how much I explore the planet i can't find what i'm looking for. I can't for the life of me find the way to the angler fish cave or the high energy lab.

I'm feel so stuck. I don't know how to get to the solar station or the ash twin project (and some other things lol)

I kinda want to avoid walkthroughs bc I used one to get to the quantic moon and I realized that was a mistake because it would've been so much better to figure that out on my own (and I still haven't explored it fully)

Don't get me wrong, even tho i'm frustrated iI'mm OBSESSED with the game. The lore is amazing and I love how it's up to the player to piece the story together. It's also SO PRETTY

Please, does anyone have tips or hints??

I believe I freed the first scrapling (the one stuck in the frozen door in the very beginning of the game) before receiving the quest. Then I freed three more, and thought I got an achievement for freeing all, Mel still complains that "one is missing" and asks me yo look for them. Is there a way to fix this? I play on Xbox cloud

I thought MIO was going to be a solid metroidvania. Bought this game based on visuals alone lol. It looked so unique and gorgeous that I figured that would make it worth it even if the game itself was just okay. And sure enough, it may be the most beautiful 2D game I've seen. But I ended up getting way more than I expected.

The music is amazing. This doesn't sound like an indie game. A lot of love went into every single song, from the main menu all the way to the ending, and they all perfectly convey what's shown on screen.

The world itself is so varied. So many settings full of color and themes. The world feels lived in, it feels alive.

The gameplay is exactly what one would expect for a metroidvania. Nothing revolutionary but solid.

But what really caught me off guard is the story. These kinds of games always have minimalistic, somewhat ambiguous but serviceable stories. However few strike the right balance of a minimalistic story that is also rich and enjoyable to figure out. There’s so much interesting lore, so many memorable characters that reveal little bits of information, so much environmental storytelling. The highlight are of course the voices. Despite barely showing up, their dialogue and body language is so full of personality, and you can feel their impact throughout the game. It was a delight to slowly understand everyone's motivations and events that led to this situation.

The themes of physical and mental decay, mortality and clinging on to lost causes are excellently portrayed.

And that end sequence (both of them) is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen. It's simultaneously so full of despair and hope, and it perfectly shows how dire the situation is and what is at stake.

Easily one of the best games I've played in years.