ANOTHER CODE: RECOLLECTION Is A Fun Mystery Game That Improves On Originals
Another Code: Recollection is a remaster available on the Nintendo Switch of the two games in the Another Code series, Another Code: Two Memories and Another Code: R - A Journey Into Lost Memories. Play as Ashely as she unlocks the secrets of her past as well as those of Blood Edward Island as she searches for her father. In the sequel you will play as Ashley two years later as she learns more about her mysterious mother. Both games look really good in this new remaster and while the puzzles aren’t overly difficult to figure out, it helps ensure they don’t get in the way of the story telling. If you enjoyed the original games and/or visual novels this is a game worth getting.
This remaster did a really good job at immersing the player into the story and world of the game. You can really walk around and explore the world in third person which is an improvement from the top down of the original. Even in the sequel game you can simply move around the world a lot more freely than in the original game. While at its heart the game is a visual novel, it feels like you get a lot more freedom than in others I’ve played which is great for a mystery game. You can also easily toggle on auto play during the cutscenes so that you can sit back and relax without having to push A to keep the scene moving. This remaster really breathed new life into the original games that fans will enjoy. My only real complaint is the sound mixing is a little strange in parts. Most of the time it is fine, but the sounds of characters breathing or gasping are comically loud which can take you out of the moment. Outside of that I felt like everything else sounded great with decent voice acting and good music.
The games themselves are pretty fun. As I said before, the game isn’t particularly challenging and there is even some help if you feel it is. You can easily toggle off and on an arrow that will direct you where you need to go. I didn’t mind the ease of the puzzles because it allowed the story to move forward at a nice pace. The two games flow seamlessly together, once you finish the first one you automatically start the sequel with no extra tutorial on how to play. This does mean that you cannot skip ahead to the second game though, so if you were hoping to do so you will be forced to play through the first one.
Overall despite a slow start to the game, I really enjoyed it. It was a fun little mystery to explore in a way that offered some challenge but not enough to interfere with the story telling. If you liked the originals or if you like visual novel games I would really recommend this one. I would score it an 8/10.
