Mirror's Edge Catalyst-Hidden Achievement Guide (Polaroid Easter Egg)

Ever noticed there are some photos stuck near the beds in the lair? You'll actually unlock a little something in the lair after visiting all the locations hinted in the photos. Cool little easter egg.
Timestamps:
0:35 Challenge Accepted
1:54 Peas In a Pod
3:20 Back In The Day...
4:17 Beerman!
4:54 Show Off...
6:12 Human. Machine. Interface
6:44 At Least We Tried!
7:21 The Brother I Never Had
Go check out the reddit thread discussing about this "hidden achievement". www.reddit.com/r/mirrorsedge/...

[@exparagon]

"look at the whale" ok i did it aborting mission "and if you abort the mission at this point, it wont count" oh

[@SteveGlowplunk]

yup :p

[@Toxin___InterHalfer]

Wow didn't think they'll make such a sophisticated easter egg!

[@MiraJaneOW]

you can trigger the benefactor part by standing on the yellow part that is attached to the black one because that is where faith is sitting in the picture

[@SteveGlowplunk]

You've tried it?

[@MiraJaneOW]

Steve Glowplunk yeah then look at the city

[@MacaqueStinx]

The "At Least We Tried" picture made me smile, all warm inside. I love how positive it is.

[@ilyapasternakeaf]

that statue is a reference to the one you get if you ordered the collectors edition of Mirror's Edge Catalyst

[@serbestshecar2125]

Awesome video, thank you so much. I had no idea this "hidden achievement" existed. When I started I only had 2 of the photos ticked and within 20 minutes with the aid of this video, they were all done. hard to believe there is even the 1 thumbs down... You've earned yourself a subscriber, sir.

[@SteveGlowplunk]

Glad to hear my video helped :)

[@zwykyziomek2570]

no idea how one could figure such a thing out but thanks this is amazing :O

[@sonyviva308]

Came back here after 5 years. :) This is still probably the coolest easter egg for this game. Now, I wonder who is the one taking all those photos with a vintage instant camera?

[@SteveGlowplunk]

Perhaps Faith herself? In the comics she has a tablet computer and Nomad says she likes 'antiques', so maybe one of Faith's other 'antiques' is a polaroid camera

[@sonyviva308]

@@SteveGlowplunk Maybe Faith is a hipster. o_o

[@MMMHERETAUNGAMC]

4 years later and a big THANK YOU.. just unlocked the statue today 🙂

[@RedBonkleMan8534]

Huh, I got this without even knowing! One day I was playing the game and stumbled into the statue, I always figured it had something to do with the bags guess not!

[@victormunhozzz]

whoaaaa that's cool... the "mirror's edge" statue... cuz you know...they're leaning on the edge...of...the mirror... such a cool statue though

[@dea1313]

I was completely unaware of this and thought there was nothing left to do after I got all the collectables. Thank you! I only had Benefactor left and now it's done! :)

[@hashKr0n]

YESSS , i have that statue in real life

[@SteveGlowplunk]

Now you can get the statue in the game as well! Go and complete your collection :)

[@jaythered7966]

Uses white font in a game where the main colour palette is white white and more WHITE

[@cecilyk2406]

I could've saved money on the Collector's Edition and gotten the statue in the game instead! Great video though :D I couldn't get the one's at Birdman's hideout and the 'Brother I never Had' one.

[@Wildicon19]

That is so cool now I will have two statues, one in real life and one in the game! Neat! Awesome videos Steve! We share the same name! Lmao!

[@SteveGlowplunk]

Oh you have the statue in real life? Cool! I wish I had one too, but it's a little too expensive for me :(

[@Wildicon19]

You are an amazing gamer, and have an excellent knowledge of the game, you thought me and others how to achieve better times and some neat tricks! Thank you.

[@TheExpressivePokerFace]

I can't get human machine interface. Is there some way to get Kuma to react because staring at him doesn't seem to trigger a reaction.

[@hudson188]

That's so cool! I have the statue in real life though, so I don't need to go through all that work...

[@alexizmendez4621]

qxmenates

[@eatsmoke]

Finally decided to play through this game in 2023 and really enjoyed it. I wondered what the ticks were about. Only one that won’t seem to work for me is the peas in a pod one, replayed the mission a few times and just doesn’t seem to work for me…

[@eatsmoke]

Never mind, managed to get it to work, I did a lap of the lower walkway on the crane too before doing the climb along it, not sure if that made a difference.

[@thehak3r897]

I got on my first try it took me like 2 hours and I also got that same statue irl at Game stop for 500 pounds

[@Luna-by9eo]

This is pretty cool : )

[@xavieryt412]

Wow crazy ! thanx bro

[@gamesergeanthd]

"At least we tried" lmao

[@Popsii360]

Thank you. I always though that statue to be an urban legend and the screenshots fake until I finally unlocked it. Thank you. *kissy kiss*

[@Imaproshaman7]

Aww. Nice. It's so cute!

[@RalphsLegend]

I have that statue in real life :D

[@Wildicon19]

Thank you for your valuable tutorial, I achieved the statue!

[@SteveGlowplunk]

Congrats! ;)

[@John-kk2ux]

uhm, i cant seem to find a way up to birdman because i havent unlocked the door

[@icarusswitkes986]

Woah! That’s the statue that you can buy!

[@PinAda92]

All these must be done before the final missions :( just a small warning try doing them at the beginning.

[@mirrorsedgefan]

That should not be necessary, I've unlocked this easter egg multiple times after completing the game. You can just replay the missions from the Mission Replay menu. Just be sure to finish the mission after you do what you need to do, otherwise the checkmark won't be saved. You should also avoid dying until you hit the next checkpoint in the mission, or you need to go back to the location that triggers the checkmark.

[@lewpedlyricism2223]

Alexa B I’ll confirm this in 2020 once Kruger sec raids the lair I’m assuming you can no longer get the trophy because I have all my photos ticked and I’m staring at a blank table where the trophy should be

[@eatsmoke]

This is incorrect, I was missing 3 ticks and just got them all, statue is there and I am in post-story free roam.

[@hopeisalie7236]

I don't know why but the benefactor one doesn't work

[@TheIndogamer]

We need Mirror's Edge x Life Is Strange crossover

[@XxxHawk66]

I have all of the ticks but the brother I never had isn't checked and the statue isn't there

[@moises-mb3tc]

I need help with the peas in a pod can someone help me

[@mirrorsedgefan]

It's the trickiest one for sure. The video is a bit incorrect in its description, you don't need to look at anything (I've done this more than 10 times without looking down and it always works). You need to stand in a specific location around the base of the crane (not sure exactly where, as it doesn't give you any direct feedback when you get it right). What I typically do is I run all around that bottom "cage" area where the collectible audio recording is, then I do the same thing for the upper cage which is a small one that sits on the right side of the base of the crane (I think this is where the trigger is). Once you touched the trigger, you have to proceed and complete the mission normally, or it won't save your checkmark. It's also very important that you do not die for the rest of the mission, or at least not until the next checkpoint, or you will have to go back and touch the trigger on the crane again when you respawn. Try it a few times and it should work. You can fast travel to the Lair to check if it worked as soon as you complete the mission.

[@STH151NicoleFan]

Well isn't that a neat little something. :-)

[@PoundBandana]

Anti Aliasing non existent, lol

[@hiih2902]

bruh it wont work for human machine interference

[@ellis2kw267]

I can't do the one where you go on to the top of Birdman's lair

[@SteveGlowplunk]

Try standing between the solar panels for a few seconds.

[@SPGamerSonic]

So we will not have to buy a collector's edition now? XD

[@manlikesean]

kuma ones not working for me : (

[@harrisonfox2115]

I tried it too

[@themoonjumper7075]

hello i go to platic's house and stare at kuma but the polaroid dont get the correct thing can you please tell me what im doing wrong?

[@weronikaraki4365]

I was visiting Kuma and staring at him. Still couldnt get that photo. Could you write me what I do possibly wrong?

[@weronikaraki4365]

Ok.Never mind. I finally got it. Thank you for your video it helped a lot :)

[@saybren7408]

Weronika Raki how did you get it?

[@guitar_radar7652]

If anything, the OOB bits of Catalyst look more like the original mirror's edge than the regular map. In the first game it was almost all plain white buildings with grey windows / fans. The only colour was indoors or in construction bits. I like the first game's aesthetic better. Also, if the catalyst map was 13x bigger, I would be very happy as this is about the size of the visible map anyway. I mean look at this image: cdn.pbrd.co/images/1chxrdAu.png

[@syberya51]

Guitar_Radar where did you get that image from?

[@Wildicon19]

I only have two peas in a pod, and human machine interface to do however am having difficult time with both tasks. I bet you can't die in benefactor in order to achieve that tick?

[@SteveGlowplunk]

On the crane, there are lines to seperate each segment. Just look at the whale-like aircraft for around 3 seconds on each segment. You probably shouldn't die while on the crane. For human machine interface, you have stay close to kuma the robot until it gives some kind of reaction (it should either cover its face or open its arms, if kuma only look back at you without doing anything, it wouldn't count)

[@Wildicon19]

Thank you for the tips, I had visited Kuma 8 times, the last two I did not die, and i was getting ticked off...... on Benefactor however, I found the last bag I was looking for, that was a bonus! I will try again.

[@Mr.Japlay]

cool

[@SteveGlowplunk]

It is cool. :)

[@Mr.Japlay]

+Steve Glowplunk subscribed

[@SteveGlowplunk]

Thanks for subscribing :)

[@Mr.Japlay]

+Steve Glowplunk mind checking out my channel

[@ladymaisy4621]

The 'At Least We Tried' one is not working for me. Is there any other way to get it?

[@SteveGlowplunk]

Be sure you are standing a few seconds on the steel board thing which is near to Nomad's graffiti.

[@calvinjessen6960]

i dont hear the ticks

[@jordanray1537]

there on the photos

[@SteveGlowplunk]

No you can't hear the ticks but you can see them on the photos. :)

[@MJOLNIR49]

what if we dont have all the pictures?

[@SteveGlowplunk]

You need to complete the story first so that all the photos would show up.

[@ellis2kw267]

HELP

[@adrianen9440]

wow

[@harrisonfox2115]

Back in the day does not work

[@SteveGlowplunk]

Try standing between those solar panels. I'm sure which exact spot triggers the tick but I'm sure it's on the roof of birdman's hideout.

[@user-xh8df9oz4y]

Can you even get achievements on PC? You know, besides steam?

[@SteveGlowplunk]

The achivements for this game are only counted in the Origin client only, I guess.

[@SteveGlowplunk]

I don't even know you could launch the game without the Origin client.

[@user-xh8df9oz4y]

Steve Glowplunk o, ok.

[@twentydegrees8357]

It’s not on steam.

[@MacaqueStinx]

This is such a neat video, you know which one I liked the most? Read more

[@SteveGlowplunk]

+United Gaming Network wow that's my favourite too

[@MacaqueStinx]

Steve Glowplunk Right? It's a really cool one.