One of the surprise announcements of 2023 was the news Cing's classic point-and-click adventure series Another Code would be getting a remake on the Nintendo Switch.
It will contain both Another Code: Two Memories (known as Trace Memory in North America) and the sequel Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories. Now, in the lead-up to the January 2024 release, Nintendo has uploaded a demo. As part of this, it's also shared a new overview trailer.
The original game was released on the DS in 2005 and the Wii sequel made its debut in 2009. Here's a bit of PR about what to expect from this demo, which also confirms progress you make will carry over to the full game when it's released.
"In the demo, you’ll join Ashley – a young orphan – after she receives a letter from her father who she believed was dead. The letter sets off a chain of mysteries and leads her to the mysterious and remote Blood Edward Island in search of answers. Follow the beginning of her story and start your exploration, then carry your progress over to the full game once purchased. You may catch a glimpse of the puzzling obstacles you’ll come across – but who, or what will you encounter on the other side?"
Will you be trying out this new Switch eShop demo? Tell us in the comments.
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Woo can't wait. I'll give it a go or compare to the DS/Wii versions differences/watch someone play it if that works out better for me.
First here huh wasn't expecting that but it has only been 15 minutes since the article was up (I don't do 'first' posts not into that so that's why its not a "yo I'm first").
Downloading this asap! I missed out on the original Trace Memory but I’ve heard it was great. I preordered the physical copy of this as soon as it became available. I’m glad to get the chance to try it first though before actually buying it
Well this is certainly a nice surprise! I'm not sure whether or not I'll bite on this demo personally as, like Ghost Trick, I find a lot of the fun in narrative-driven adventure games like these to be the feeling of having no clue what to expect going in. Still, it's great to have and will hopefully push more people to give Another Code a shot because goddamnit: it'd be so cool to see a cult classic like this sell well.
Already have the game on pre-order. But I will give the demo a go as well..
Downloading right now! Trace Memory was very good so I hope the remake is too.
Save data will also carry over to the full game, which is a slightly odd decision given that the first game is already a bit on the short side (I can't attest to the second game).
The graphics are lovely, but the controls/camera is kind of... tanky, but I hope I will get used to it in time.
I only played the demo for about 10 minutes, and I think that's quite enough as I don't like demo saves transferring to the full version as I always end up playing the full version from scratch anyway, so I don't want to get too invested. Plus, (and call me a weirdo) I'd feel like I'd be cheating myself out of a portion of a game I had paid for when I do pick up the full version.
You can also opt for Japanese audio if you are so inclined.
Awesome! I will definitely download this right away! 😀
Downloading the Demo, I've never played it on the DS.
Well don’t mind if I do. Definitely will see how this reviews but hoping it will be a pleasant surprise.
Played the DS game for the first time about 2 years ago, so that experience is still fresh in my memory. Never had a chance to play the Wii game (thanks again, NoA), so that will be a first.
Now, if we can also get Kyle Hyde: Recollection that would be greatly appreciated.
I loved Trace MEmory and was always disappointed to not get the Wii sequel here in the US. This one is a must get for me!
Always blown away by the visuals, it's like an alternate timeline, as I never expected Nintendo to ever touch this series again.
Hope it sells well! It's been a while since I've played R, if that's Tommy in the overview, shame they got rid of his Kurt Cobain look. He looks kinda generic now.
And if that's a new character next to him, that's interesting. The other girl that's usually with Elizabeth was kinda bland so maybe they improved her here.
As someone who never played the DS game, here are my first impressions:
I want to get the positives out of the way first. This game looks really gorgeous, and the music is very relaxing, and so far, I am intrigued to see where the story goes, and while I didn't care much for Ashley's breathing noises, the rest of the voice acting is decent...
But the demo is an hour long, and most of it was spent listening to dialogue, running down a corridor, and solving four very short puzzles, one of which was motion controlled, like those garbage gyroscope trials from Breath of the Wild. I plan on playing the full game, because everything else that was good about the game was REALLY good, and I'm holding out hope that now that the exposition is out of the way, the rest of the game will have more puzzles filling up the time.
Pyoro predicted this a week ago. Guess he really does have the inside scoop, and not just regarding Directs.
Kinda wanted to make use of my unplayed DS version and then go into the Wii remake. Seems like that can’t happen. Still might get the game to experience with my friend.
Hotel Dusk next, please!
Can't wait for this one as I never got around to getting this one, but heard it was great!
Great, can't wait to get back into the world of Another Code.
Ooh didn't know about this game, looks interesting. Will try it out.
Any word on who developed this?
I just want to see a demo of how you'll manage to fold your Switch in half to solve certain puzzles.
@Sisilly_G «You can also opt for Japanese audio if you are so inclined.»
Demo version of this game supports dual audio option!?
@Vyacheslav333 : Yes.
Toothball wrote:
Do not try this at home, kiddies!
The DAS in the remake is shaped like a Switch rather than a DS.
@Sisilly_G Thanks for the info!
Loved this back in the day, so can't wait! Now if someone could make a Hotel Dusk remaster next please...
Great trailer and always happy to see games getting demos!
I've always wanted to try these games so I'm really tempted to start this collection as soon as my preordered physical copy arrives if I have enough time for it!
@Fizza Unless you want to play it all at once (or don't have time for it like in my case), you should be fine playing the demo because if the progress transfers to the full release I bet it's just the start of the game.
@Sisilly_G Thank you for confirming that there's the option to switch to the Japanese audio, I'll definitely do so then!
@HammerGalladeBro @GamingFan4Lyf Yes please, Hotel Dusk is another series I unfortunately missed back in the day and that I'd love to play!
@KayFiOS That's the biggest issue of demos that let you transfer your progress, they're mostly comprised of the introduction which usually includes mostly exposition and/or tutorials instead of giving you a taste of the best parts of the full releases.
@larryisaman According to Gematsu Nintendo is both the publisher and the developer, but it's the only place where I could find it with a quick research so take it with a grain of salt: https://www.gematsu.com/games/another-code-recollection
The Switch has been a treasure trove of remake/remasters of gems I missed on the original release. I'm 100% getting this
Smart decision to make the very beginning into the demo & carry over save data. Great game to play together with your girlfriend, over the holidays. We’ll definitely start playing and then continue in January.
Nice, downloading it now
@JohnnyMind Probably a placeholder until they find out who made it, I’d be surprised if it was developed internally but maybe it was!
This is a nice surprise. Definitely gonna give the demo a try.
I'll give the demo a go, I've been keeping an eye on this game, I'm interested, but not convinced to buy it yet, maybe the demo will help convince me.
Thank you for this! I am very interested in this game, so Im glad they put out a demo.
@larryisaman Arc System Works.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/s/fQGSclu9Iu
@Gavintendo Oh cool! I had no idea key Cing devs moved over to there, I didn’t really think any of the original staff would be involved with this for some reason. Thanks!
@Gavintendo Pretty cool that we learned about it thanks to a datamine of this very demo, thanks for sharing it!
I never played the original DS and Wii versions: what are the differences with this Switch remake?
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