The Medium
39 Achievements
8-10h
Steam
Puzzling Out the Past
Reconstruct all Memory Shards in a single playthrough.
35.8%
How to unlock the Puzzling Out the Past achievement in The Medium - Definitive Guide
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The Medium contains at least 79 collectibles required for achievements sorted into various types. The important ones include:
- 32 Echoes (Some echoes are also Henry's Echoes)
- 10 Memory Shards
- 11 Postcards
- 19 Troubled Man's Notes (Thomas' Notes)
- 7 Mentor's Diaries (Richard's)
An important note is that The Medium does not have chapter select, or achievement tracking, and all collectibles must be collected in the same playthrough for the achievement to unlock. However, some collectibles can be tracked through an in-game menu.
You can also find collectibles such as photos, eerie drawings, and "other", but these are not required for the achievement. You can see all the collectibles in this video below:
Photo 1: Jack - 0:54
Postcard: Niwa Says Hello - 1:12
Eerie Drawing: Someone New - 1:33
Echo 1 - 2:00
Postcard: Honest Work - 2:38
Echo 2 - 3:12
Postcard: Promotion - 3:35
Echo 3 - 3:59
Memory Shard 1 - 4:40
Echo 4 - 5:30
Mentor’s Diary: An Apology - 5:30
Memory Shard 2 - 6:12
Echo 5 - 6:43
Eerie Drawing: Lonely - 7:03
Troubled Man’s Notes: A Peaceful Place - 7:30
Eerie Drawing: Old Man - 7:30
Troubled Man’s Note: To-Do List - 8:05
Troubled Man’s Note: Getting Stronger - 8:35
Photo 2: From Hiding - 8:35
Troubled Man’s Note: Fever Dreams - 9:02
Echo 6 - 9:24
Echo 7 - 9:53
Echo 8 - 10:13
Postcard: Someday - 10:36
Troubled Man’s Note: Good Old Frank - 10:51
Echo 9 - 11:11
Echo 10 - 11:39
Echo 11 - 12:02
Echo 12 - 12:32
Other: Torn Illustration - 13:11
Echo 13 - 14:11
Eerie Drawing: Bad Nursie - 14:41
Eerie Drawing: Dark - 14:59 (Split Path: Male Soul)
Echo 14 - 15:23 (Split Path: Male Soul)
Echo 15 - 15:49 (Split Path: Male Soul)
Postcard: A Scenic View - 16:25 (Split Path: Female Soul)
Echo 16 - 17:15 (Split Path: Female Soul)
Echo 17, 18, 19, 20 - 17:45 (Split Path: Female Soul)
Other: A Quiet Girl - 18:40
Echo 21 - 18:40
Other: Empty Eyes - 18:40
Troubled Man’s Note: Dust and Death - 19:33
Echo 22 - 20:39
Mentor’s Diary: Throwing Away Greatness - 20:39
Mentor’s Diary: A Very Special Boy - 21:07
Memory Shard 3 - 21:23
Mentor’s Diary: A Well of Inspiration - 21:54
Mentor’s Diary: A Method to Madness - 22:09
Memory Shard 4- 22:28
Echo 23 - 23:07
Memory Shard 5 - 23:07
Mentor’s Diary: Growing Apart - 23:07
Mentor’s Diary: A New Hope - 24:18
Memory Shard 6 - 24:46
Memory Shard 7 - 25:09
Memory Shard 8 - 25:31
Postcard: Won’t Stop - 25:59
Echo 24 - 25:59
Postcard: Poor Thing - 26:39
Postcard: Harder and Harder - 26:57
Postcard: Whispers in the Dark - 27:24
Postcard: A New Companion - 27:46
Photo 3: Staff Photo - 28:02
Postcard: Regrets - 28:02
Echo 25 - 28:32
Echo 26 - 28:32
Echo 27 - 29:10
Troubled Man’s Note: Hell’s Angel - 29:10
Echo 28 - 29:45
Echo 29 - 30:09
Troubled Man’s Note: Something Broken - 30:09
Memory Shard 9 - 30:35
Memory Shard 10 - 30:58
Troubled Man’s Note: Demons - 31:28
Troubled Man’s Note: The Missing Piece - 31:50
Troubled Man’s Note: Found A Way - 32:27
Echo 30 - 32:39
Echo 31 - 32:39
Echo 32 - 32:39
Troubled Man’s Note: A Different Kind of Sickness - 33:37
Troubled Man’s Note: Separation - 33:48
Troubled Man’s Note: A Relic of the Past - 34:08
Troubled Man’s Note: A Thin Line - 34:29
Troubled Man’s Note: Just Me and Her - 34:52
Troubled Man’s Note: Keeping Distance - 34:52
Troubled Man’s Note: Business Card - 34:52
Troubled Man’s Note: Alone - 34:52
- 32 Echoes (Some echoes are also Henry's Echoes)
- 10 Memory Shards
- 11 Postcards
- 19 Troubled Man's Notes (Thomas' Notes)
- 7 Mentor's Diaries (Richard's)
An important note is that The Medium does not have chapter select, or achievement tracking, and all collectibles must be collected in the same playthrough for the achievement to unlock. However, some collectibles can be tracked through an in-game menu.
You can also find collectibles such as photos, eerie drawings, and "other", but these are not required for the achievement. You can see all the collectibles in this video below:
Famished Feline Achievement - 0:27
Photo 1: Jack - 0:54
Postcard: Niwa Says Hello - 1:12
Eerie Drawing: Someone New - 1:33
Echo 1 - 2:00
Postcard: Honest Work - 2:38
Echo 2 - 3:12
Postcard: Promotion - 3:35
Echo 3 - 3:59
Memory Shard 1 - 4:40
Echo 4 - 5:30
Mentor’s Diary: An Apology - 5:30
Memory Shard 2 - 6:12
Echo 5 - 6:43
Eerie Drawing: Lonely - 7:03
Troubled Man’s Notes: A Peaceful Place - 7:30
Eerie Drawing: Old Man - 7:30
Troubled Man’s Note: To-Do List - 8:05
Troubled Man’s Note: Getting Stronger - 8:35
Photo 2: From Hiding - 8:35
Troubled Man’s Note: Fever Dreams - 9:02
Echo 6 - 9:24
Echo 7 - 9:53
Echo 8 - 10:13
Postcard: Someday - 10:36
Troubled Man’s Note: Good Old Frank - 10:51
Echo 9 - 11:11
Echo 10 - 11:39
Echo 11 - 12:02
Echo 12 - 12:32
Other: Torn Illustration - 13:11
Echo 13 - 14:11
Eerie Drawing: Bad Nursie - 14:41
Eerie Drawing: Dark - 14:59 (Split Path: Male Soul)
Echo 14 - 15:23 (Split Path: Male Soul)
Echo 15 - 15:49 (Split Path: Male Soul)
Postcard: A Scenic View - 16:25 (Split Path: Female Soul)
Echo 16 - 17:15 (Split Path: Female Soul)
Echo 17, 18, 19, 20 - 17:45 (Split Path: Female Soul)
Other: A Quiet Girl - 18:40
Echo 21 - 18:40
Other: Empty Eyes - 18:40
Troubled Man’s Note: Dust and Death - 19:33
Echo 22 - 20:39
Mentor’s Diary: Throwing Away Greatness - 20:39
Mentor’s Diary: A Very Special Boy - 21:07
Memory Shard 3 - 21:23
Mentor’s Diary: A Well of Inspiration - 21:54
Mentor’s Diary: A Method to Madness - 22:09
Memory Shard 4- 22:28
Echo 23 - 23:07
Memory Shard 5 - 23:07
Mentor’s Diary: Growing Apart - 23:07
Mentor’s Diary: A New Hope - 24:18
Memory Shard 6 - 24:46
Memory Shard 7 - 25:09
Memory Shard 8 - 25:31
Postcard: Won’t Stop - 25:59
Echo 24 - 25:59
Postcard: Poor Thing - 26:39
Postcard: Harder and Harder - 26:57
Postcard: Whispers in the Dark - 27:24
Postcard: A New Companion - 27:46
Photo 3: Staff Photo - 28:02
Postcard: Regrets - 28:02
Echo 25 - 28:32
Echo 26 - 28:32
Echo 27 - 29:10
Troubled Man’s Note: Hell’s Angel - 29:10
Echo 28 - 29:45
Echo 29 - 30:09
Troubled Man’s Note: Something Broken - 30:09
Memory Shard 9 - 30:35
Memory Shard 10 - 30:58
Troubled Man’s Note: Demons - 31:28
Troubled Man’s Note: The Missing Piece - 31:50
Troubled Man’s Note: Found A Way - 32:27
Echo 30 - 32:39
Echo 31 - 32:39
Echo 32 - 32:39
Troubled Man’s Note: A Different Kind of Sickness - 33:37
Troubled Man’s Note: Separation - 33:48
Troubled Man’s Note: A Relic of the Past - 34:08
Troubled Man’s Note: A Thin Line - 34:29
Troubled Man’s Note: Just Me and Her - 34:52
Troubled Man’s Note: Keeping Distance - 34:52
Troubled Man’s Note: Business Card - 34:52
Troubled Man’s Note: Alone - 34:52
6 Comments
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By Keith03820 on 01 Feb 2021 01:16
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By ULTIMATE BTD on 01 Feb 2021 18:35
Redemption, Mode
*MISSABLE*
There are a total of 15 Memory Shards in the game. Some you will have to find and the others are tied to the game's progression. This one is considered missable but the game makes multiple saves for you for to backtrack just a bit just in case you may've missed one. Please follow the video below to find them all in one go.
There are a total of 15 Memory Shards in the game. Some you will have to find and the others are tied to the game's progression. This one is considered missable but the game makes multiple saves for you for to backtrack just a bit just in case you may've missed one. Please follow the video below to find them all in one go.
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Missable.
There are a total of 10 Memory Shards that you'll need to reconstruct in the game. You'll know when you come to one as there will be white flakes floating in the air where the Memory will be put back together. Some of these will be story-related and some of them are missable. When you come across one, you'll need to interact with a certain item close by, then rotate
until you've found the proper spot (you'll get an audible cue when it's done correctly). The locations of the Memory Shards are as follows:
Memory Shard #1
Not too long after you meet Sadness for the first time in the Niwa Resort, you'll eventually jump down a large hole in the ground and find yourself in a well-lit room. On the left side of the room is a book you need to interact with to fix the Memory Shard.
Memory Shard #2
Not too long after the previous Memory Shard, you'll pick up the Razor Blade for Edge of Sanity
and cut through your first Flesh Wall. The room you enter will have a Dried Up Sunflower that you need to pick up. Just to the right of this is the Memory Shard.
Memory Shard #3
In the main room of the Dayroom. On the far side, behind the table in the middle, is an IV Drip that you will interact with to fix the Memory Shard.
Memory Shard #4
After you fix the Globe in the Dayroom, you'll eventually make your way to a room with a Piano. On the table to the right of the Piano will be some piano keys that you need to interact with to fix the Memory Shard.
Memory Shard #5
In the Dayroom. When you gain access to the Teacher's Room on the right side as Material-World Marianne, there will be a pair of glasses on the right of the desk on the far side of the room that you need to interact with it fix the Memory Shard. These will be just to the right of a Diary Page you need to pick up for Devouring Darkness
.
Memory Shard #6 - Story Related
After you've fixed the Music Sheet and restored the Spirit-Well, you'll need to run through a swarm of moths and eventually end up in a large open room. On the far side of the room, in the left corner, will be some paintings. Interact with the painting and restore the Memory Shard. You will need to restore this to progress the story forward.
Memory Shard #7 - Story Related
Immediately after the previous Memory Shard, hold
and follow the butterflies to the bottom right side of the room. On a shelf will be a Doll. Interact with the Doll and restore the Memory Shard. You will need to restore this to progress the story forward.
Memory Shard #8 - Story Related
Immediately after the previous Memory Shard, hold and follow the butterlies to the left. You'll reach a table with a red bow on it. Interact with the bow and restore the Memory Shard. You will need to restore this to progress the story forward.
Memory Shard #9 - Story Related
When you've reached the Red House (after completing the Toolshed section), there will be a small Trinket that you can interact with just to the left of the entrance of the house. Use this to fix the Memory Shard.
Memory Shard #10 - Story Related
Immediately after the previous Memory Shard, hold to activate your Insight and follow the white butterflies to the left side of the Red House. There will be a gas can on the ground. Interact with this to fix the Memory Shard.
There are a total of 10 Memory Shards that you'll need to reconstruct in the game. You'll know when you come to one as there will be white flakes floating in the air where the Memory will be put back together. Some of these will be story-related and some of them are missable. When you come across one, you'll need to interact with a certain item close by, then rotate
until you've found the proper spot (you'll get an audible cue when it's done correctly). The locations of the Memory Shards are as follows:Memory Shard #1
Not too long after you meet Sadness for the first time in the Niwa Resort, you'll eventually jump down a large hole in the ground and find yourself in a well-lit room. On the left side of the room is a book you need to interact with to fix the Memory Shard.
Memory Shard #2
Not too long after the previous Memory Shard, you'll pick up the Razor Blade for Edge of Sanity
and cut through your first Flesh Wall. The room you enter will have a Dried Up Sunflower that you need to pick up. Just to the right of this is the Memory Shard. Memory Shard #3
In the main room of the Dayroom. On the far side, behind the table in the middle, is an IV Drip that you will interact with to fix the Memory Shard.
Memory Shard #4
After you fix the Globe in the Dayroom, you'll eventually make your way to a room with a Piano. On the table to the right of the Piano will be some piano keys that you need to interact with to fix the Memory Shard.
Memory Shard #5
In the Dayroom. When you gain access to the Teacher's Room on the right side as Material-World Marianne, there will be a pair of glasses on the right of the desk on the far side of the room that you need to interact with it fix the Memory Shard. These will be just to the right of a Diary Page you need to pick up for Devouring Darkness
. Memory Shard #6 - Story Related
After you've fixed the Music Sheet and restored the Spirit-Well, you'll need to run through a swarm of moths and eventually end up in a large open room. On the far side of the room, in the left corner, will be some paintings. Interact with the painting and restore the Memory Shard. You will need to restore this to progress the story forward.
Memory Shard #7 - Story Related
Immediately after the previous Memory Shard, hold
and follow the butterflies to the bottom right side of the room. On a shelf will be a Doll. Interact with the Doll and restore the Memory Shard. You will need to restore this to progress the story forward.Memory Shard #8 - Story Related
Immediately after the previous Memory Shard, hold
and follow the butterlies to the left. You'll reach a table with a red bow on it. Interact with the bow and restore the Memory Shard. You will need to restore this to progress the story forward.Memory Shard #9 - Story Related
When you've reached the Red House (after completing the Toolshed section), there will be a small Trinket that you can interact with just to the left of the entrance of the house. Use this to fix the Memory Shard.
Memory Shard #10 - Story Related
Immediately after the previous Memory Shard, hold
to activate your Insight and follow the white butterflies to the left side of the Red House. There will be a gas can on the ground. Interact with this to fix the Memory Shard.
