MIO: Memories in Orbit

Absolutely gorgeous game, gorgeous story, and gorgeous mechanics. I can't say I'd recommend playing the game to everyone. It kicked even my ass. But, I would absolutely recommend watching it if nothing else. It's a story that deserves to be seen. For new players who want advice, though: Hairpin > Everything else. I will die on that hill. If you liked Nine sols, you'll love this game, and vice versa. The French win gaming again. Really important and narratively hidden spoilers below: [Spoiler] The only real thing I'd say is that the secret final battle I feel could have been more cinematic. I just wish there had been a phase where Ati came through and helped fight Shii for the fate of the mission; And I'm saying that as someone who died dozens of times to phase 1. Which just goes to show how compelling the story was, that I would be willing to suffer more for more story. But, I'm still happy with the ending regardless. Thanks for everything, Asma. Praise the voice, praise the mission, praise the travellers. [/Spoiler]

开荒过程中会有些许红温，在一些地方可以看到制作组的“小巧思”，然而在玩完之后还是认为这是一座非常好的类银游戏。无论是美术还是音乐都是绝佳的，而在游戏设计上能感觉制作组有可以使他与空洞骑士、丝之歌、奥日做出区别：下批任可以重置空中状态但是没有伤害、没有传统的冲刺，或许这也是有人诟病其战斗系统的原因，但是在熟练之后搭配游戏出众的音乐还是会有极致的爽感。 地图设计有浓厚的黑魂式的箱庭设计。在游戏开始时各种锁着的门就可以体现。而最惊艳的是游戏中后期才会被玩家发现的[spoiler] 环形地图设计 [/spoiler] 总的而言非常推荐有有类银基础的玩家购买。

Worthy among the metroidvania classics.

Amazing story, has very nice combat and platforming, feels like hollowknight but I personally think it on the same level as it.

Hated to hear that the studio who made this got shut down because I thought this was a great metroidvania despite its flaws. My main critique of Mio is the combat is fairly basic. Even with the upgrades I kinda wished the combat was just a bit deeper. But with that said you can see that I put 50 hours into this and that's not by accident lol. It goes without saying but the visuals are gorgeous. When I found out this was the same team that made Shady Part Of Me it made sense because that's also artistically a beautiful game. There's something about the atmosphere while you're exploring the vessel that had me hooked and I couldn't put the controller down. The movement and the platforming is so satisfying. I also wasn't expecting to enjoy the story as much as I did. You get to meet a lot of interesting characters and by the end I thought they did a great job of bringing the story together. It had a lot more emotional depth than I was expecting. I'd encourage anybody to do some of the extras in here even if you need to look up a guide to figure some things out. I think it's worth every second. To circle back to the combat. Mio has some FIRE boss fights. And I was impressed with how this game handles difficulty. Bosses progressively get harder but I never felt like I was getting thrown to the wolves. Now with that said there are some tough boss fights for sure. But in my opinion all of the hardest boss fights are optional. Not to say that if you just play it straight that you won't run into some challenges. But if you want some real smoke make sure you do some adventuring aside from just the main bosses. Believe me there are some firm skill check boss fights waiting for you. One in particular is probably an all time favorite boss fight just because of how well designed and challenging it was. Also if you're somebody who enjoys platforming there are some tough platforming sections in this game. But also like the boss fights the hardest ones are optional and off the beaten path. There's one in specific that had me stuck for hours, but the feeling I had when I finally finished it was unmatched. I don't think Mio is a perfect game. And I hate that this studio got closed because I think if they took another shot at making a metroidvania they could 1000 percent knock it all the way out the park. But the positives for me still outweighed the negatives. This is probably a top five game of the year for me. As somebody who loves metroidvanias I think this was still executed well. Lastly, there's a controversial part of this game I wanna mention that's a mini spoiler. And I'm only bringing it up because for some it could be a reason you won't wanna play this. So, read the rest of this review at your own risk. MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD During the game you will have moments where you permanently lose health. I won't say why it happens but it's a thing that does happen. Some of the upgrades you get can help make life a bit easier on you but it's something you'll still have to deal with. Personally, I didn't feel like it ruined my experience at all. But I'm also a bit of a masochist when it comes to games but you may not feel the same. For some folks this could be a deal breaker. It was annoying at first. But it made me tighten up and not play so reckless. So yeah, just wanted to throw that out there.

Even though it's very frustrating at times, I think overall it is a pretty good game, but be aware that you'll need strong nerves to play this game, especially the further you go

i love robots

Great art, great music. Combat is pretty simple, does the job. The plaforming is fun, can feel pretty punishing at times but its never too frustrating repeating sections to overcome them. Really fun exploration and discovery if it sinks its hooks into you.

TITLE: MIO: Memories in Orbit Genre: Metroidvania Graphics: 5/5 Character Design: 5/5 Premise: 5/5 Gameplay: 8/10 Lore: 4/5 Story: 8/10 Progression: 5/10 Music/Sound: 10/10 Difficulty: 9/10 stars Gametime: 25ishhrs Bugs: None Overall: 50/60 Recommended: Yes (note: finished true ending, did not 100% all collectibles) _ This game is great, but man is it defined by its frustrating moments more than anything else. Peak watercolor art style paired with excellent music, great character/boss designs, smooth mechanics what could go wrong seems like a great recipe for success. It is! The majority of the core function of the game is incredibly fun to play but there are moments in this game where the soul gets completely sucked out. I made sure to do a wholistic step back when reviewing this one in particular because it really fell into a trap. 3 key things where this game becomes unbelievably frustrating and it will hurt the overall experience. 1) The f-ing Crucible, this is disgusting. No further elaboration is needed. This will test your resolve (yes i finished it) 2) Sol and Vin - Horrific bossfight design. Throughout the game you will fight hard and rage inducing bosses, but at the end of the day they feel fair and rewarding to beat. Sol and Vin are the opposite of that for 2 reasons: you die in 2 hits no matter what, and the floor disappears so you fight in the air the whole time. There were other bosses that made me rage, this one made me want to quit, so i ended up turning on eroding bosses for them. 3) backtracking and directional clarity - most metroidvania games don't hold your hand at all, and that's fine. In a game like this however when many mechanics are locked behind collectibles like the candles, you know you need 12, and you had no log telling you that you ended up dropping 2 off already, so you spend hours backtracking for missing candles only to discover you have all 12... yeah. These harsh criticisms do come from a place of genuine respect for the game. Within the genre, this is only overshadowed by Ender Lilies and Magnolia for me personally and its a shame the studio ended up going under from this. Not many games have this level of character and aura while also making you want to jump off a bridge. All in all, this is a game fans of the genre should check out, but there will be infuriating moments that are going to test your testicular fortitude.