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{{Short description|2024 video game}}
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{{AFC comment|1=Seems to be [[WP:TOOSOON]]. [http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/hands-on-preview/65644/another-code-recollection-switch-demo-impressions This] is the only really substantial coverage I could find. I recommend waiting a week until more reviews come out, adding  the gameplay and reviews, and resubmitting.  [[User:Zxcvbnm|ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ]] ([[User talk:Zxcvbnm|ᴛ]]) 20:56, 10 January 2024 (UTC)}}

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{{draft|Another Code: Recollection|video game}}
{{use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{use American English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Another Code: Recollection
| developer = [[Arc System Works]]
| publisher = [[Nintendo]]
| engine = [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]]
| director = Tetsuro Shoji
| producer = {{plainlist|
*Shinya Saito
*Satoshi Shimada
*Toyokazu Nonaka
}}
| designer = {{plainlist|
*Shinichi Nakagawa
*Masayuki Hida
}}
| writer = {{plainlist|
*Rika Suzuki
*Aiko Takami
*Mariko Yuuda
*Hiromitsu Azuma
}}
| programmer = Kentarou Hata
| artist = Taisuke Kanasaki
| composer = {{plainlist|
*Satoshi Okubo
*Rei Kondoh
*Haruno Ito
*Shoma Murata
*Chihori Yamada
}}
| platforms = [[Nintendo Switch]]
| released = January 19, 2024
| genre = [[Adventure game#Puzzle adventure games|Puzzle adventure]]
| modes = [[Single-player video games|Single-player]]
}}
{{nihongo foot|'''''Another Code: Recollection'''''|アナザーコード リコレクション: ２つの記憶 / 記憶の扉|Anazā Kōdo Rikorekushon: Futatsu no Kioku/Kioku no Tobira|{{lit.}} "'''''Another Code Recollection: Two Memories/Door of Memories'''''"|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 2024 [[Adventure game#Puzzle adventure games|puzzle adventure game]] developed by [[Arc System Works]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. It is a [[Video game remake|remake]] of [[Cing]]'s two [[Adventure game#Point-and-click adventure games|point-and-click adventure games]]: ''[[Another Code: Two Memories]]''{{efn|name=TraceMemory|Released in North America as ''Trace Memory''.}} for the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Handheld game console|handheld console]] (2005), and its sequel, ''[[Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories]]'' for the [[Wii]] console (2009), and retells its respective stories with updated visuals and gameplay. ''Recollection'' was released on January 19, 2024.<ref name="September Announcement">{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/23873390/another-code-recollection-nintendo-direct-switch-announced|title=Cult detective game Trace Memory's long-lost sequel is finally coming to North America|last=Rivera|first=Joshua|date=September 14, 2023|website=Polygon|access-date=September 14, 2023|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914155451/https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/23873390/another-code-recollection-nintendo-direct-switch-announced|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
{{Expand section|date=January 2024}}
Players control protagonist Ashley Mizuki Robins to explore and solve puzzles in Blood Edward Island (''Two Memories'') and Lake Juliet (''Journey into Lost Memories''). Interaction with the non-player characters still retains the [[visual novel]] style segment from the original games, but with the addition of the voice acting and fully 3D models.<ref name="MetroUK"/> The remake introduces an optional escalating hint system, where it hints the player if they ever get stuck or missed a puzzle.<ref name="TheVerge2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/24041577/another-code-recollection-review-nintendo-switch|title=Another Code: Recollection brings cult classic mystery games to the Switch|last=Webster|first=Andrew|date=January 18, 2024|website=The Verge|access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref>

==Plot==
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===''Two Memories''===
{{see also|Another Code: Two Memories#Story and setting{{!}}''Another Code: Two Memories'' story}}
In 2005, a thirteen year-old Ashley Mizuki Robins arrives to Blood Edward Island on a boat with her aunt Jessica after she recieves a letter from her father, Richard, who believed to be dead. After Jessica goes missing, Ashley explores the island, an encounters a ghost of a 10 year-old boy named D. Together, they search for clues on Jessica and Richard's whereabouts, and restore D's memories in the Edward mansion.

===''Journey into Lost Memories''===
{{see also|Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories#Plot{{!}}''Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories'' story}}
Two years later, now sixteen year-old Ashley recieves a call from her father for a camping trip to Lake Juliet. After she arrives, she starts having flashbacks of her mother, Sayoko from thirteen years ago on the same lake. As Ashley searches for clues, she befriends a thirteen year-old boy named Matthew Crusoe, a runaway who is searching for his father's disappearance.

==Development and release==
A [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Video game remake|remake]] of the [[Adventure game#Point-and-click adventure games|point-and-click adventure games]]: ''[[Another Code: Two Memories]]'',{{efn|name=TraceMemory}} released for the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Handheld game console|handheld console]] in 2005, and its sequel, ''[[Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories]]'' for the [[Wii]] console in 2009, was first announced during September 2023's [[Nintendo Direct]].<ref name="September Announcement"/> It also marked the first time the sequel was being released in North America, as the original game was only released in Japan and European countries. In addition to enhanced visuals, puzzles and music, ''Recollection'' will feature fully explorable areas and voice acting in [[cutscenes]], which were not present in the original games.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=LeBlanc|first=Wesley|title=Trace Memory And Its Wii Sequel That Never Hit The States Come To Switch In Another Code: Recollection|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2023/09/14/trace-memory-and-its-wii-sequel-that-never-hit-the-states-come-to-switch|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|date=September 14, 2023|access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/6bb1b69d-39d8-4142-9a46-317fe6763b5a|script-title=ja:『アナザーコード リコレクション：２つの記憶 / 記憶の扉』が、2024年1月19日にNintendo Switchで発売決定。本日より予約受付開始。|trans-title="Another Code: Recollection" Will Be Released on [[Nintendo Switch]] on January 19, 2024. Pre-Order Starts Today|date=September 15, 2023|website=[[Nintendo]]|language=ja|access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref> That same day, Taisuke Kanasaki, who served as a director, art director and character designer for both original games confirmed that he returned as an art director for the remakes.<ref>{{cite tweet|url=https://x.com/kanayan2929/status/1702326019334815941?s=46&t=YkyfEY99Kggr76UMpg7SWQ|user=kanayan2929|number=1702326019334815941|author=金崎 泰輔|date=September 14, 2023|access-date=September 14, 2023|language=ja|title=Taisuke Kanasaki confirms his return for "Another Code: Recollection"}}</ref> A demo of the game was released on Nintendo eShop on December 14, 2023, which allowed the progression from the first chapter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-switch-another-code-recollection-demo-now-available|title=Nintendo Switch Another Code: Recollection demo now available|last=Phillips|first=Tom|date=December 15, 2023|website=EuroGamer|access-date=December 15, 2023}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 72/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/another-code-recollection/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|title=Another Code: Recollection|date=January 18, 2024|website=Metacritic|access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref>
| VGC = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="VGC">{{cite web|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/review/another-code-recollection/|title=Another Code: Recollection Is An Impressive Overhaul of Two Nintendo Favourites|last=Scullion|first=Chris|date=January 18, 2024|website=[[Video Game Chronicle]]|access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref>
| Fam = 32/40<ref name="Famitsu">{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/01/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1833|title=Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1833|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=January 17, 2024|website=Gematsu|access-date=January 17, 2024}}</ref>
| Destruct = 7/10<ref name="Destructoid">{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-another-code-recollection/|title=Review: Another Code: Recollection|last=Handley|first=Zoey|date=January 18, 2024|website=Destructoid|access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref>
| IGN = 7/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/another-code-recollection-review|title=Another Code: Recollection Review|last=Plant|first=Logan|date=January 19, 2024|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref>
| NLife = 7/10<ref name="NLife">{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/01/round-up-the-reviews-are-in-for-another-code-recollection|title=Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Another Code: Recollection|last=Dooley|first=Liam|date=Janauary 18, 2024|website=[[Nintendo Life]]|access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref>
}}
''Recollection'' received "mixed or average reviews" on [[review aggregator]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC"/> Chris Scullion of ''[[Video Games Chronicle]]'' rated the game positively, saying that "while it lasts, however, ''Another Code: Recollection'' is a beautiful adventure game with a touching storyline that only goes to remind us why Cing's closure all those years ago remains such a loss."<ref name="VGC" /> ''GameCentral'' on ''[[Metro (British Newspaper)|Metro UK]]'' gave the game a mixed review, praising the visuals and artwork, but stating that they felt the script and the puzzles were weak.<ref name="MetroUK">{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/18/another-code-recollection-review-nintendo-game-time-forgot-20134666/amp/|title=Another Code: Recollection review – the Nintendo game that time forgot|author=GameCentral|date=January 18, 2024|website=[[Metro (British Newspaper)|Metro UK]]|access-date=January 18, 2024}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/another-code-recollection-switch/|Another Code: Recollection}} via [[Nintendo]]

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