Tech-Gaming writes: "After the critical success of Trace Memory (aka Another Code: Two Memories) and Hotel Dusk: Room 215, gamers might be expecting superiority from Cing's next DS adventure title. After all, each of the Japanese developer's two previous games incorporated a number of captivating elements- from maximizing the functionality of the two screens, offering an intriguing storyline, to having an inspired visual aesthetic. Initial previews seemed to indicate that Cing's next title-Again, might have been their magnum opus. The ability to hold the DS sideways, presented players with a simultaneous viewpoint of the past and present, and seemed ripe for narrative exploration. In actuality, the title is a mixed bag that buries its ambitions in an ocean of insipid interchanges."
Similarly of Another Code and Hotel Dusk, Again is a concentration of ideas, a game that raises questions, introduces a new level of design, and making experiments with time and memory. It is a game that requires an intellectual effort, a claim that not all titles are able to make, but unfortunately it is also chock-full of dark side .
VGC writes: "Throughout its extensive lifespan, the Nintendo DS has time and time again rejuvenated genres that gamers have been hard-pressed to find in this modern day love affair with all things action-oriented. Long thought to be a bygone relic of the 1980s and 1990s PC era, the text/point-and-click adventure fits the bill perfectly when discussing these rejuvenated genres, and the guys over at Cing have played an enormous role in the revitalization by outputting three different text adventure titles worldwide on the DS alone. This is why Again, the fourth (and what may very well be the last) title developed by the house that Trace Memory and Hotel Dusk built, is such a peculiar title. What had the potential to be one of the DS’s premier text-adventures somehow turned into a something of a disaster, and given Cing’s impressive track record, there’s really no explanation for the laughable narrative and subpar gameplay presented in their latest adventure effort."
Again is a massive disappointment, especially if you were expected another adventure on par with Hotel Dusk. Admittedly, the game has a interesting idea that could’ve made for some unique gameplay, and anyone who’s played Hotel Dusk can tell you CiNG can do great detective stories. The gimmick is a joke, the characters and storyline is dull as all hell and everything else just isn’t that fascinating.
