There's a good essay to be written on how remakes don't always necessarily preserve the original games they're based on with 100% accuracy, but it's not mine to write. I'd heard of "Trace Memory" and its sequel a billion years ago, but never got around to them. I hear the differences between "Journey into Lost Memories" on Switch and "Another Code R" on Wii are actually pretty substantial.
After playing this collection, I kind of want to experience the original games. Another Code: Recollection tells a good story that's maybe worth the "full" price for fans of the genre, especially if you can buy it with a Nintendo Switch Online Voucher or something.
But honestly—the way Another Code: Recollection's Hint System works is super great. I think more "puzzle games" should follow its lead. It stops just short of literally solving the puzzles for you, if you want it to. The only real problem I had is that some of the instructions were a bit obtuse sometimes—like figuring out exactly what the game wanted me to do to unlock an analog combination lock, even though I knew what the combination was.
After playing this collection, I kind of want to experience the original games. Another Code: Recollection tells a good story that's maybe worth the "full" price for fans of the genre, especially if you can buy it with a Nintendo Switch Online Voucher or something.
But honestly—the way Another Code: Recollection's Hint System works is super great. I think more "puzzle games" should follow its lead. It stops just short of literally solving the puzzles for you, if you want it to. The only real problem I had is that some of the instructions were a bit obtuse sometimes—like figuring out exactly what the game wanted me to do to unlock an analog combination lock, even though I knew what the combination was.