I played Another Code right before this and was honestly floored at how much of an upgrade Hotel Dusk is and also how much worse it makes Another Code look by comparison. It's immediately so much more stylish, confident, and engaging and is able to do a better job at keeping that momentum going than Another Code despite having a longer runtime, carrying over most of the cool hardware gimmicks (plus some new ones of its own) and the same general gameplay style while standing out with its own distinct personality. Plus the protagonist is Kyle fucking Hyde, someone who is charismatic enough to make even the most aimless parts of the story entertaining.

The game is slow enough that I wouldn't recommend it to everyone but the cast is interesting enough to sustain most of those lowkey segments and it's overall definitely the type of experience that doesn't come along often. I had a great time!