When I booted up last year’s tough-as-nails and long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong, I knew I had to focus up and lock in – this is a Metroidvania that doesn’t go easy on you. I loved it. At the same time, you don’t always want to settle down for an evening of gaming, knowing you’re going to be turned into a fine paste for hours on end. After the path of pain I willingly trudged through in Silksong, I’m thankful for a brilliant little gem called MIO: Memories in Orbit.
It’s a Metroidvania that certainly offers up its own level of challenge, but this is a simpler, friendlier, and more pensive affair, one that I’m sure anyone with a love of the genre will find charming, intriguing, and entertaining.
