Another Code: Memories Review: Classic Mysteries on Switch

For a while, the Nintendo DS this Great place for mystery games.It’s courtroom antics that set the trend Ace Lawyer Series of detective stories with puzzle books Professor Layton. But what helped round out the space was a small, since-shuttered studio called Cing, which released two excellent mysteries for the DS: Dusk Hotel: Room 215 and tracking memory (known outside North America as another code). Since then, they’ve become cult classics, and now the latter is getting a second chance with a Switch remake that retains all the good parts (namely the story) while making some improvements for modern players.

new version – called Another password: memories — actually a bundle of two different games.have another code For DS and its sequels, Journey of Lost Memories, a game released on the Wii but never officially released in North America. So for many fans of the original game (like me), this is their first chance to experience the full story.Both titles are visual novels with tons of puzzles, filled with intricate locked doors and intricate machines that would make the architects behind them resident Evil Mansion pride.

this another code The show follows a girl named Ashley who grew up believing her father died when she was young. Then, out of the blue, just days before her 14th birthday, she received an invitation from her father to meet him on the ominously named Blood Edward Island. Once there, Ashley meets an amnesiac ghost named D – whom only she can see – and the two begin exploring the island, uncovering secrets together; Ashley learns a lot about her parents truth, and D discovers his long-lost memories. Additionally, there is a machine that can delete and edit the memories in someone’s mind. Basically, it’s full of mysteries to be solved. The sequel takes place two years later, with Ashley meeting her father again, this time camping in the woods, which leads to even more secrets.

Interestingly, the remaster doesn’t separate the game. You cannot select one from the main menu.Instead, once you take the original another codethings just flow right into the next game, making the story feel very cohesive.

But that’s far from the only change in this pack. While the great story remains the same, as have most of the puzzles, and almost everything else has been overhauled from what I can tell. There’s voice acting, a fully 3D space to explore, smooth anime-style visuals, and dynamic cutscenes that frame dialogue as ever-changing action comics. Plus, the weird gadget Ashley is carrying around now looks like a Switch, not a DS. It all looks and sounds great (again, it makes the two games feel like a more cohesive package), and there are some quality-of-life tweaks to make the experience smoother.

First, there is an ever-escalating prompt system. It’s optional, but when you turn it on, you get hints for puzzles that start out very basic but become increasingly detailed if you choose. It basically allows you to choose your own difficulty level on the fly. Again, it’s easy to miss things in the game, so there’s an option that lets you turn on directional arrows that always point you to your next target. I found both tools extremely useful during my playthrough; at least, the directional arrows kept me from looking for a walkthrough a few times.

Like last year, 2024 will be filled with remakes and re-releases; there are already “The Last of Us Part 2” Remastered Edition Launched and revamped this week Persona 3 Launched in February.in the case of another codeAt least, that’s the ideal kind of remaster: taking games that launched a few generations ago (in some cases, only in certain regions) and making them more accessible, while also giving them a fresh coat of paint. remember Not disrupting favorite parts of the series, but bringing everything else up to modern standards.This is such a great remaster that I can’t help but wonder: when dusk hotel Coming to Switch soon?

Another password: memories It will be released on Nintendo Switch on January 19th.