History VideoGame / AnotherCode

* AdaptationalModesty: Played with. In ''Recollection'', neither of Ashley's outfits show off her midriff anymore, but 16-year-old Ashley now boasts a pair of mid-rise denim shorts instead of jeans.

* CollectionSidequest: ''Recollection'' has Richard's origami cranes, which are scattered through both games in locations that he frequents, from the various rooms in the Edward estate to his friends' offices at work. Finding and scanning them with the camera app on the DAS gives you journal entries where Richard discusses [[StoryBreadcrumbs everything that has occurred prior to Ashley's visit]], as well as any other stray thoughts he may have about his family and his past.

** The cans that you can recycle to get tokens, which in turn can be traded in for gumballs. All of these are useless in the remake. {{Averted}} in the Wii original, where one puzzle does require you to have either a token or a gumball in order to solve it.

* IntergenerationalFriendship: In the Wii version, Sayoko apparently got along with Charlotte Graham. In ''Recollection'', it's never stated if Sayoko was on good terms with the woman, but Charlotte has one of these with Matt's father.

* UselessItem:
** The gift shop purchases at Lake Juliet. Aside from racking up a huge bill for Richard that he'll lightly admonish you for towards the end of the game, they don't affect the plot in any way.
** The cans that you can recycle to get tokens, which in turn can be traded in for gumballs. All of these are useless in the remake. {{Averted}} in the Wii original, where one puzzle does require you to have either a token or a gumball in order to solve it.

*** In the original Wii game, Matthew's subplot is LeftHanging, to be completed into spin-off title that never happened. Here, it's resolved by the end of Chapter 6, with it being revealed that [[spoiler:Matt's father is alive. He had spent the past few years trying to rebuild his life before attempting to request custody of Matthew back, while his friend Greg continued work on the Lake Juliet pollution story in order to clear his name. After a work accident, he had recently been left in a coma, but manages to recover just as Greg is explaining all of this (presumbly thanks to the intervention of his late wife and daughter's spirits). At the end of the chapter, Ashley and Matthew part ways, with Greg taking Matt to see his dad]].
*** The main antagonist's backstory, motivations, and even actions are completely overhauled from the Wii game. In ''Recollection'', [[spoiler:being the first test subject of a prototype ANOTHER caused Ryan to die, rather than become [[LackOfEmpathy completely emotionless]]; the Ryan that Ashley interacts with throughout ''Recollection'' is LivingMemory clone born from the memory backup stored in liquid memory, interacting with the world by using the lab's technology to affect people's perceptions. He never manipulated Bill to kill Sayoko as he does in the Wii game, instead being horrified and saddened when he learns about it after the fact, and he certainly never attempts to kill Richard or delete his memories (he doesn't even know Richard, as Ashley's father had nothing to do with that original experiment). His desire to overwrite Ashley's memories are purely motivated by a desire to see Sayoko one more time before he passes on, rather than revenge over what her parents did to him. And rather than an attempted suicide and going to jail, deemed an unquestionable villain, ''Recollection'' [[AlasPoorVillain dies a sympathetic death]] from the lake itself diluting his being, after having a heart-to-heart with Ashley over his existence as a LivingMemory and their shared love for her mother.]]

* GhostlyGoals:
** In ''Two Memories'', D is unable to enter the afterlife until you help him remember his past and the events that led up to his death. Unfortunately for him, it is possible to complete the original Nintendo DS release of the game without accomplishing this.
** In ''Journey into Lost Memories'', [[spoiler:Kelly is unable to pass on until Matthew remembers her death, allowing her to assure her brother that the accident wasn't his fault]].
* BoyishShortHair: Ashley shares this hairstyle with her mother Sayoko.
* ButNotTooForeign: Ashley is half-Japanese on her mother's side.
* ButThouMust: During all the sequences in the original DS and Wii releases where Ashley repeats the plot points so she can remember later, if you choose the wrong option, she chides herself for misremembering, then goes back to try again. Especially obvious in the final one for ''Two Memories'', where [[spoiler:Bill asks you to remember the face of the killer.]]

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: You can find tidbits about the plot and character by exploring the environment; interacting with objects and scanning your dad's origami cranes for new information.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Richard is a bit of a chocoholic, something he and Ashley share. One of his office drawers is loaded with chocolate bars.

* NewGamePlus:
** Going back and replaying on a beaten game file for the original DS and Wii games unlocks all kinds of {{Easter Egg}}s, usually in the form of a little extra backstory.
** Beating ''Recollection'' allow you to play ''Two Memories'' with Ashley's original outfit.

%%* EasterEgg: In the DS release, if you get HundredPercentCompletion and restart on that same save, there are a lot of differences.

* UselessItem: The gift shop purchases at Lake Juliet. Aside from racking up a huge bill for Richard that he'll lightly admonish you for towards the end of the game, they don't affect the plot in any way.

* SkywardScream: [[spoiler:Bill]] lets one out when [[spoiler:Richard chooses to self-destruct ANOTHER rather than let it fall into Bill's hands]].

* VaguenessIsComing: One message in the second chapter of the first game reads "Bill will come". Nothing else about Bill is explained until Chapter 4.

* PlotTriggeringDeath: [[spoiler:Sayoko's death kick-starts the events of the games.]]

* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:Sayoko]], naturally.

** In the original ''Two Memories'', Jessica seems to just ''guess'' that the DAS is coded to Ashley's biometric data, apropos of nothing. The remake explains that she discovered this by trying out the device after it arrived, and has her explain it when Ashley asks her to take a photo of her.
** In the ''Recollection'' version of the first game, D outright explains that he is unable to consciously phase through walls and other solid objects, helping explain why he's been unable to extensively explore the interior of the mansion for so many years.

* BirthdayBeginning: Subverted in ''Two Memories''. While Ashley coming to Blood Edward Island to begin with is thanks to receiving a letter from her father ([[FakingTheDead who she was told was dead]]) with a request spend her 14th birthday together, the entire game actually takes place the day before said birthday.

* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: D originally posits that ghosts like him are [[InvisibleToAdults only visible to children]], because kids are more innocent and have a less rigid belief in what is and isn't possible. At the end of ''Two Memories'', it turns out that anyone with an open mind about the supernatural can see ghosts, as [[spoiler:the Captain casually greets him when coming to keep up Ashley and her family]].

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: In the DS version, [[spoiler:this is how Sayoko's death is portrayed, with her in Richard's arms.]]

* OffscreenVillainDarkMatter: [[spoiler:Bill]] is able to finance Richard's operations by enabling the construction of a state-of-the-art memory research lab in the basement of an abandoned island manor over the course of ten years without any explanation as to how he managed the money and supplies. It might be handwaved with the fact that [[spoiler:as the last of the Edwards family, he might have some old money left over from before the family mining business went under]].

* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: One of the last rooms in the DS game is full of objects, all with plot relevance, but no major puzzles.

* DoingInTheWizard: In the original ''Two Memories'', D is seemingly able to read Ashley's mind, doing so on multiple occasions during their initial conversation (for example, responding to her panicked thoughts about moving his gravestone by assuring her that she didn't). The remake excises this, with Ashley instead thinking out loud to herself.
* DontCelebrateJustYet: Just when it seems Ashley and her dad have managed to reconcile in the first game, [[spoiler:the bad guy basically reminds them he's still there and they go off to confront him]].

** ParrotExpoWhat: In the remake of ''Two Memories'', Ashley responds to Jessica's mention of biometrics with "Bio...whatrics?"

** There was one puzzle where you had to close the DS just enough so you could see the reflection of one of the screens on the other without closing it so much it went into standby mode. It also had no hints other then the fact that it was simply a photo frame that folded the same way. Should you be playing on an original DS without a backlight on, good luck seeing the reflection. To say noting of if you're playing it later hardware revisions of the system, or the 3DS and any of its revision, in which case the two halves of the clue will not line up properly. Fortunately, simple brute force also works for solving the puzzle.

* PaperThinDisguise: Justified. [[spoiler:Bill doesn't make any attempt to disguise himself when impersonating Richard, reasoning that Ashley was never told or shown what her father looks like. Indeed, while Ashley does admit to D that things felt a bit off during that first conversation, she passes off any uncertainty she feels as her still processing that she actually has a dad.]]
* PhoneCallFromTheDead: The plot of ''Another Code'' is set in motion when Ashley receives a birthday present from her father, who she thought was dead.

* ShellShockedVeteran: Thomas Edwards as a result of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which eventually caused the tragedies of Blood Edward Island.

Ashley makes a cameo apperance in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series; she appears in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Brawl]]'' as a trophy as well as a sticker, and later appears in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Ultimate]]'' as a spirit.

Ashley appears in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' as one of the many collectible trophies as well as a sticker. She also appears as a spirit in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

* MrSmith: Yup, there's a dude calling himself John Smith wandering around Lake Juliet. As if the sunglasses and black formal suit didn't make him suspicious enough. [[spoiler:His real name is Greg Davis, and he's an investigative report who is friends with Michael Crusoe.]]

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: It's not quite clear what exactly D's powers are, but in the first conversation with him it seems like he can read your mind. This is never mentioned again, however.

** The remake also shows he can't phase through walls, presumably to handwave why he couldn't just go in the mansion to look for clues all this time.

* SongsInTheKeyOfLock: In the DS game, one early area has you play the piano to open a secret passage, and later has you use a music box to open a fireplace passage.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: Subverted. Ashley dismissing Matthew's claims about his father being kidnapped for ransom feels like this when you consider that she herself dealt with much stranger when she was 13 herself (what with meeting a ghost and [[spoiler:facing off against her mother's killer]]), but her skepticism is mainly because while she does believe that his mother is dead and his dad is missing, and the few details about the kidnapping and the ransom he coughs up are too flimsy to take seriously. And Ashley turns out to be right; after talking to Matthew again and apologizing for her rudeness, he admits was lying about those parts to hide the fact that he doesn't really know what caused his father's disappearance and is searching for clues about it, which earns him her sympathy and help.

* ICantReachIt: The Wii game has an instance of this. So there's a trunk up on a shelf too high to reach? So how about you pick up the baseball hidden in the corner and ''throw it at the large piece of luggage''!

** Towards the end of the second game, [[spoiler:Richard is kidnapped. Depending on whether you're playing ''R'' or ''Recollection'', he's either subjected to Another 0 in Ryan's attempt to force Ashley to get what he needs, or simply tied up in the basement by Gina to act as a distraction so Gina has enough time to try steal all the research.]]

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: The remake of ''A Journey into Lost Memories'' introduces Matt into the plot earlier than the original game by having him be the one who steals Ashley's bag when she arrives at Lake Juliet, rather than [[spoiler:Sofia]].

* BigDamnHeroes: Rex, though in different ways depending on the version. In the original Wii game, [[spoiler:he saves both Ashley and Richard from being shot by Ryan]]. In ''Recollection'', [[spoiler:he saves Richard from getting his neck snapped by Sofia]].

*** The main antagonist's backstory, motivations, and even actions are completely overhauled from the Wii game. In ''Recollection'', [[spoiler:being the first test subject of a prototype ANOTHER caused Ryan to die, rather than become [[LackOfEmpathy completely emotionless]]; the Ryan that Ashley interacts with throughout ''Recollection'' is literal LivingMemory clone born from the memory backup stored in liquid memory, interacting with the world by using the lab's technology to affect people's perceptions. He never manipulated Bill to kill Sayoko as he does in the Wii game, instead being horrified and saddened when he learns about it after the fact, and he certainly never attempts to kill Richard or delete his memories. His desire to overwrite Ashley's memories are purely motivated by a desire to see Sayoko one more time before he passes on, rather than revenge over what her mother did to him. And rather than an attempted suicide and going to jail, deemed an unquestionable villain, ''Recollection'' [[AlasPoorVillain dies a sympathetic death]] after having a heart-to-heart with Ashley over his existence as a LivingMemory and their shared love for her mother.]]

* NewGamePlus: Going back and replaying on a beaten game file for the original DS and Wii games unlocks all kinds of {{Easter Egg}}s, usually in the form of a little extra backstory.

* VideoGameRemake: ''Recollection'' is this for both games. In addition to overhauled visuals, presentation and voice acting, the remakes contain new completely puzzles (several of which replace the original ones), new music arrangements, and [[ReCut several changes to the narrative]] (ranging from minor dialogue tweaks to outright adding, rewriting, and reordering several scenes). The entire second half of ''Journey into Lost Memories'' is an entirely different game as a result.

The second game, ''Another Code: R - A Journey Into Lost Memories''[[note]](later shortened to ''Journey Into Lost Memories'' in the remake)[[/note]] released for the Platform/{{Wii}} in 2009. Taking place two years later, Ashley receives a new package in the mail towards the end of summer vacation. This time, instead of a demand to venture to an abandoned island, it's an invitation to visit the resort town of Lake Juliet: a scenic locale that also happens to be the location of a mysterious trip Ashley's mother Sayoko made years ago. As Ashley begins her investigation into her mom's secrets, she once again befriends a kindred spirit (albeit less literally this time): a young runaway named Matthew who is on his own search for a missing family member.

** ''Journey into Lost Memories'':

** When the ANOTHER is used on [[spoiler:Ashley, in the Wii original, she rejects the overwriting of her memories purely through her own willpower. In ''Recollection'', the RAS activates, allowing her meet the liquid memory version of her mother, who guides and encourages her throughout the process]].

* AdaptationalExplanation:
** In the original ''Two Memories'', Jessica seems to just ''guess'' that the DAS is coded to Ashley's biometric data, apropos of nothing. The remake explains that she discovered this by trying out the device after it arrived, and has her explain it when Ashley asks her to take a photo of her.
** In the ''Recollection'' version of the first game, D outright explains that he is unable to consciously phase through walls and other solid objects, helping explain why he's been unable to extensively explore the interior of the mansion for so many years.

* ParentsAsPeople: A recurring theme, especially in the remake, is that being a parent is very difficult and even the most well-intentioned ones can make mistakes. The main example of this naturally being Richard; despite the heartwarming scenes at the end of the first game, Richard wasn't a good parent after he came back, as he continued to be lost in his work. Despite that, it is still more than clear that Ashley means the world to him.

* BirthdayBeginning: Subverted in Two Memories. While Ashley coming to Blood Edward Island to begin with is thanks to receiving a letter from her father ([[FakingTheDead who she was told was dead]]) with a request spend her 14th birthday together, the entire game actually takes place the day before said birthday.

*** Janet was originally a classmate of Ashley's who also ended up vacationing in Lake Juliet during the summer. Here, she's a local resident who Ashley has never met.

*** In the original Wii game, Matt's subplot is LeftHanging, to be completed into spin-off title that never happened. Here, it's resolved by the end of Chapter 6, with it being revealed that [[spoiler:Matt's father is alive. He had spent the past few years working in construction in order to rebuild his life before requesting custody of Matthew back, while his friend Greg continued work on Lake Juliet pollution story in order to clear his name. After a work accident, he had been left in a coma and just recently awakened. At the end of the chapter, Ashley and Matthew part ways, with Greg taking Matt to see his dad]].

** When the ANOTHER is used on [[spoiler:Ashley, in the Wii original, she rejects the overwriting of her memories purely through her own willpower. In ''Recollection'', [[spoiler:the RAS activates, allowing her meet the liquid memory version of her mother, who guides and encourages her throughout the process.

*** The main antagonist's backstory, motivations, and even actions are completely overhauled from the Wii game. In ''Recollection'', [[spoiler:the original Ryan died long before the events of the story, thanks to being the first test subject of a prototype ANOTHER. The Ryan that Ashley interacts with throughout the game is a clone that exists from the memory backup stored in liquid memory. He has no role in Sayoko's death and never attempts to kill Richard or delete his memories. His desire to overwrite Ashley's memories are purely motivated by a desire to see Sayoko one more time before he passes on, and he [[AlasPoorVillain dies a sympathetic death]] after having a heart-to-heart with Ashley over his existence as a LivingMemory and their shared love for her mother.]]

*** After entering the lab, [[spoiler:Ashley doesn't assume Richard is Bill and interrogate him, as just seeing him allows her to recall that he looks far more like what she actually remembers her dad to appear.

*** In the original Wii game, Matt's subplot is LeftHanging, to be completed into spin-off title that never happened. Here, it's resolved by the end of Chapter 6, with it being revealed that [[spoiler:Matt's father is alive. He had spent the past few years working in construction in order to rebuild his life before requesting custody of Matthew back, while his friend Greg continued work on Lake Juliet pollution story in order to clear his name. After a work accident, he had been left in a coma and just recently awakened. At the end of the chapter, Ashley and Matthew part ways, with Greg taking Matt to see his dad.

[[folder:''Two Memories'']]

The second game, ''Another Code: R - A Journey Into Lost Memories'' released for the Platform/{{Wii}} in 2009. Taking place two years later, Ashley receives a new package in the mail towards the end of summer vacation. This time, instead of a demand to venture to an abandoned island, it's an invitation to visit the resort town of Lake Juliet: a scenic locale that also happens to be the location of a mysterious trip Ashley's mother Sayoko made years ago. As Ashley begins her investigation into her mom's secrets, she once again befriends a kindred spirit (albeit less literally this time): a young runaway named Matthew who is on his own search for a missing family member.

!!Provides examples of:

* AbandonmentInducedAnimosity: Ashley's relationship with her father sours between games, thanks to him quickly throwing himself into work as soon as she started high school. By the beginning of ''A Journey into Lost Memories'', she hadn't seen or heard from him for six months[[note]]a full year in the original Wii release[[/note]]. She resists his attempts to reestablish a bond until he reveals he hasn't been around because [[spoiler:he was trying to find out more about the events that lead to her mother Sayoko's death]].
* AbortedArc: In ''Another Code: R'', [[spoiler:Matt's sub-plot regarding his father [[UnsolvedMystery is left unsolved]]]]. It was intended to be a SequelHook for a GaidenGame, but those plans fell through when the company went bankrupt a year after release. ''Recollection'' rewrites the second half of the game in part to resolve this plot thread..
%%* AbsentMindedProfessor: Richard has traits of this.
* AdaptationDeviation: In addition to nearly every puzzle from the original releases being replaced in ''Recollection'', there are several narrative changes made to both games, ranging from minor dialogue tweaks to entire swaths of story being completely rewritten.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: The remake of ''A Journey into Lost Memories'' introduces Matt into the plot earlier than the original game by having him be the one who steals Ashley's bag when she arrives at Lake Juliet, rather than [[spoiler:Sofia]].

* AdaptationalJerkass: The US release of ''Two Memories'' made Ashley more moody, angsty and more resentful of Jessica hiding the truth from her. The ''Recollection'' puts in her line with the other releases by keeping her understandably irked by the revelation, but less whiny.

* AdultsAreUseless: Why else is the teenager girl the one running around and solving everyone's personal problems? That said, when the situation calls for it, they prove to be pretty handy.

* AllInARow: Anybody traveling with Ashley usually does so in this manner. It's most obvious near the end of the first game, with both D and Richard following her in classic RPG party style.
* AllLovingHero: Ashley in the second game. Her actions end up solving a number of the personal problems of the other characters, as well as [[spoiler:uncovering a pollution scandal that drove Matt's dad's business into the ground]].
* AlreadyUndoneForYou: Despite Richard living on the island and knowing you were coming, you still have to solve all the puzzles to get to him.
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: Hilariously enough. The [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/box/8/2/1/63821_front.jpg Japanese]] and [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/box/8/2/2/63822_front.jpg European]] covers aren't anything special, simply an image of Ashley with the island in the background. [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/box/8/2/3/63823_front.jpg The American cover]], however, seems to be advertising a horror game.
* AndIMustScream: D has been stuck haunting Blood Edward Island for ''57 years'' by the time Ashley meets him. [[FridgeHorror He apparently has had nothing better to do over the years than to count the days after he died]], which makes sense when you realize that he remembers ''nothing'' about his past and practically no one visits the island anymore (and even then most people can't see him anyway). [[spoiler: And if you fail to get the good ending, he will be stuck haunting the island ''forever''.]]
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Subverted. Ashley dismissing Matthew's claims about his father being kidnapped for ransom feels like this when you consider that she herself dealt with much stranger when she was 13 herself (what with meeting a ghost and [[spoiler:facing off against her mother's killer]]), but her skepticism is mainly because while she does believe that his mother is dead and his dad is missing, and the few details about the kidnapping and the ransom he coughs up are too flimsy to take seriously. And Ashley turns out to be right; after talking to Matthew again and apologizing for her rudeness, he admits was lying about those parts to hide the fact that he doesn't really know what caused his father's disappearance and is searching for clues about it, which earns him her sympathy and help.

* AwkwardFatherSonBondingActivity: The plot of ''Another Code R'' is kicked off by Richard inviting Ashley to a weekend camping trip to try and salvage their relationship and discuss their mother. It flounders to Richard not being prepared and his job getting in the way as well as Ashley still being resentful towards him, [[spoiler:but by the end of the game, the two have patched things up somewhat after a parent-child RelationshipSalvagingDisaster]].
%%* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Sayoko sure thought so.
%%* {{Backtracking}}: CONSTANTLY.
%%* BigBad: [[spoiler:Bill in the first game, Ryan in the second.]]
%%* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Rex saves Ashley and Richard from being shot by Ryan.]]
* BirthdayBeginning: The first game takes place the day before Ashley's 14th birthday. Richard attempted to invoke this trope because he wanted to spend the actual birth date with her.
* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: An admittedly mild example, but the Edwards' mansion features things like [[SongsInTheKeyOfLock hidden doorways that respond to certain sounds]] and a wall that opens up when the candles on it have been lit the right way. Rather impressive when you consider that these things were already there by the early 20th century.
%%* BlindWithoutEm: Jessica.
%%* BrainUploading: [[spoiler:A large chunk of Sayoko's memories are stored in Ashley's pendent.]]
* BookcasePassage: Yup, there's two of those hidden in the Edwards manor as well, one of which is behind an actual bookshelf.
%%* BookSafe: One is hiding a key. Finding it is the challenge.
* BoyishShortHair: Ashley shares this trait with her mother Sayoko.
* ButNotTooForeign: Ashley is half-Japanese on her mother's side. Her other half is either American or British, depending on which version you're playing.
* ButThouMust: During all the sequences where Ashley repeats the plot points so she can remember later, if you choose the wrong option, she chides herself for misremembering, then goes back to try again. Especially obvious in [[spoiler:the last conversation, where Bill asks you to remember the face of the killer.]]
%%* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Ashley, at first, but you later discover her reasons and it goes away with time.
%%** Elizabeth from the second game is much worse.
%%* CallingTheOldManOut: Ashley finally snaps at her dad near the start of the second game and again midway through out of frustration with his job.
* CallBack: Near the end of the sequel, the game starts using music from the first game. The final showdown with the villain is extremely reminiscent of the first game's climax as well, albeit with a happier ending.
* CallForward: The remake for the first game adds a few.
** Sayoko can been seen wearing the MementoMacGuffin in flashback that would be crucial to the second game's plot.
** A keychain found early on has the animal mascots of Lake Juliet.
* CharacterTic: Ashley tends to tilt her head to the right and lean forwards when speaking to someone.
%%* ClintSquint: Ryan, at times.
%%* ClockTower: Ashley visits one at Lake Juliet.
* ConsoleCameo: The DAS in both games resembles the DS and the TAS in the second game looks like a Wii. The remake redesigns the DAS to look like a Nintendo Switch.
* ContinuityNod:
** In ''Another Code R'', Ashley's bag has [[VisualNovel/HotelDuskRoom215 Pinkie Rabbit]] on it, and a series of photos on the wall of a house show various ''VisualNovel/HotelDuskRoom215'' characters, as well as the captain from the first game.
** Ashley's bag also contains the shirt she wore and her teddy bear from the first game.

%%* CuteGhostGirl: D. A rare male example; he couldn't possibly be scary. [[spoiler:Kelly is in the same boat.]]
* CuttingOffTheBranches: [[spoiler:The sequel confirms that the first game ending where D got his memories back and moved on is canon.]]
* DaddyDidntShow: Twice, Ashley starts the game going to meet him and twice he's not there. In the first game, instead of leaving it at that, she decides to go looking for him. It's a bit more understandable when you discover [[spoiler:he was drugged and unconscious for some time while Bill gave Ashley the runaround]]. When it happens again in the second game, it's more the workaholic/absent-minded reason. That time, she's ready to turn and leave, but can't.
* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Two reasons, actually. [[spoiler:He wanted to finish Trace/Another in Sayoko's memory and also to use it to determine if he'd killed her or not.]]
%%* DeadToBeginWith: D, naturally.
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: Matt's little sister, Kelly]], whose death [[spoiler:Matt]] has mentally blocked out for five years.
** [[spoiler:Ryan]] becomes this in the remake, having died [[spoiler:as a child when Another malfunctioned during Judd's attempt to erase his memories of his mother's death. The Ryan Ashley meets in the present day is a contruct created by the memories of Ryan that were stored in Another.]]
%%* DefrostingIceQueen: Several characters in the second game, most notably Elizabeth. Hinted with [[spoiler:Sophia.]]
* DeliciousDistraction: Ashley uses some jerky to distract a dog.
* DemotedMemories: Jessica inadvertently invokes this when she tells Ashley her FlashbackNightmare couldn't be a real memory, well before either knew that wasn't true.
* DemotedToExtra: Jessica. Her role in the first game wasn't huge, but it did help advance the plot. In the second game, she's only seen in the beginning and in a single phone call.
%%* DialogueTree: Revealed beforehand when the RainbowSpeak shows up.
%%* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Sayoko, in Richard's arms.]]
%%* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Played straight]] in the first game, [[spoiler:averted at the last minute in the second.]]
* DoingInTheWizard: In the original ''Two Memories'', D is seemingly able to read Ashley's mind, doing so on multiple occasions during their initial conversation (for example, responding to her panicked thoughts about moving his gravestone by assuring her that she didn't). The remake excises this, with Ashley instead thinking out loud to herself.
* DontCelebrateJustYet: Just when it seems Ashley and her dad have managed to reconcile in the first game, [[spoiler:the bad guy basically reminds them he's still there and they go off to confront him]].
* DowntimeDowngrade: Despite the reconciliation, Ashley and her dad start the second game in little better a relationship than the first.

** [[spoiler:Ryan Grey, after Richard refuses to kill him. [[SaveTheVillain Richard ends up saving his ass.]]]]
** [[spoiler: Henry after killing Thomas and indirectly causing Daniel's death.]]
* EasterEgg: Plenty. If you get HundredPercentCompletion and restart on that same save, there are a lot of differences. Also, a book on one bookshelf is entitled "Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Chronology".
%%* EnterSolutionHere: A few puzzles are like this.
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Ashley's adventures both take place in a single day.
%%* FacialRecognitionSoftware: The second DAS Ashley acquires uses one of these for authentication.

* FakeMemories: The titular device can implant these. [[spoiler:It's a set of these that cause Richard to think he might have killed his wife.]]
* FamilyEyeResemblance: Ashley has her mom's black eyes, which Jessica [[WhatBeautifulEyes says were quite beautiful]].
%%* FifteenPuzzle: It's randomized each time too.
* FirstPersonSnapshooter: The DTS has a camera function, used for puzzle solving and sometimes unlocking extra conversation options.
%%* FlashbackCut: You can expect to see at least one or two of these per chapter, usually in MonochromePast style.
%%* FlashbackNightmare: Ashley recalls the night of her third birthday this way.
%%* ForScience: Several JC Valley members.
* FreudianExcuse: Ryan saw his mom die in an accident as a child and his dad used him as a test subject to modify his memories of his mom's death in an attempt to heal his emotional pain, which not only negated his ability to understand love and kindness, but also created a hatred of his father.
** Elizabeth's behavior stems from her mother walking out on her when she was twelve, and her father keeping secrets about the divorce.
* GeneticMemory: Ryan tries this on Ashley near the finale of the second game. Ashley will reject the foreign memories, though.
%%* GhostAmnesia: D.
%%* GhostlyGoals: D wants his memory back. Kelly wants her doll back.
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Ashley gets a teddy bear at the end of the game and has the most ''adorable'' picture of her hugging it during the credits. She still has it in the sequel.
%%* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Ryan Grey was retconned into being this for the first game.]]
* GuineaPigFamily: By the end of the second game, every member of the Robins family has had their brain run through the machine.
%%* HatesBeingAlone: D's pal Frannie. He thinks the same is true of Ashley, which she denies.
* HatesTheirParent: Ashley spends much of the sequel filled with animosity towards her father both for the initial abandonment of a decade and the fact that it nearly happened again when he got a new job to get his life back in order. It takes near the end of the game before they're on better terms with each other.
%%* HesitationEqualsDishonesty: [[spoiler:Your first clue the man Ashley meets isn't her dad.]]
* HyperspaceArsenal: Naturally. Usually justified in that the stuff she carries is of reasonable size, but it does make for an odd moment in the second game when she pulls Ryan's suitcase out of nowhere to return it to him.
* ICantReachIt: So there's a trunk up on a shelf too high to reach. So how about you pick up the baseball hidden in the corner and ''throw it at the large piece of luggage''!

* InMediasRes: The remake of ''Two Memories'' inserts a short prologue at the beginning, with Ashley already on Blood Edward Island and searching for Jessica, before flashing back to her on the boat. When it catches up with itself, it briefly recaps the prologue's events rather than making you play through it a second time.
* InterfaceSpoiler: There are five buttons on the DTS. You can use four from the start, but the fifth doesn't work until TheReveal.
%%** Likewise, a new feature opens up for the new model near the midpoint of the second game.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Sayoko apparently got along with Mrs. Graham, and Ashley eventually gets on good terms with her as well.
* ISeeDeadPeople: Ashley is the first person in ''57 years'' who's been able to see D. It later becomes ISeeThemToo with [[spoiler:Bill.]]
* JacobMarleyApparel: Zigzagged. D doesn't seem to have any clothing as a ghost, but his GhostAmnesia suggests he might have forgotten what he was wearing when he died. [[spoiler:On the other hand, the ghost of Kelly is wearing what's implied to be the outfit she wore in life.]]
* JigsawPuzzlePlot: You can find tidbits about the Edwards family and unlock more of D's memories as you examine the island.

* JustThinkOfThePotential: Of the financial variety; ANOTHER is seen as just one big paycheck by the villain, in contrast to Richard.
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: While Ryan and Sofia need Ashley for their plans, both go out of their way to prey on her relationship with her father to do so. In particular, Sofia (as Gina) implies that Richard made up excuses about his work schedule in order to get away from his daughter.]]
* KidnappedScientist: [[spoiler:Ryan captures Richard late in the second game to force Ashley with his plans.]]
%%* KidHero: Ashley, of course.
%%* KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand: [[spoiler:The climax of]] the second game.
* KleptomaniacHero: Ashley is like any good adventure game hero in that aspect in the first game, but she gets away with it since the original owners of the location all died. D lampshades this by calling her strange for taking charcoal. It's a little toned down in the second game.
%%* LackOfEmpathy: [[spoiler:Ryan. Very apparent near the end of the game.]]
* LamePunReaction: D refers to himself and Ashley as "kindred spirits". Ashley lampshades how lame that was.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: One of the original intentions of the Trace/Another machine, as a means to remove traumatic memories.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: DoubleSubverted. The sequel dances around the first game's revelation of Sayoko's killer's identity for most of the game, only for it to be rather bluntly brought up again near the end.
** The fact that Sayoko got murdered is revealed before you even take control of Ashley in the sequel.
%%* LateToTheTragedy: Ashley's fifty-seven years late to the events on Blood Edward Island.
* LampshadeHanging: The games have a pretty good sense of light-heartness that helps them to not come across like they're taking themselves overtly seriously, while still being able to tell serious and heartfelt stories. One of the main ways they achieve this, particularly in ''R'', is by hanging a lampshape a lot of the game's more "silly" elements:
** In ''R'', Ashley's back pouch where she stores all of her items is on the back of her jeans. Due to this, whenever she takes out one of her items while in most animations, where you can only see her front, [[{{Hammerspace}} it looks like she's literally pulling items outta her ass]]. There's no doubt that this was most likely an intentional animation gag to take a jab at Ashley seemingly being able to carry around so many items. It still doesn't explain why her tiny pouch seems to have infinite space in itself though.
** Ashley frequently has [[InternalMonologue internal monologues]] in both games. In ''R'' these are depicted via Ashley turned towards the screen, effectively monologuing her thoughts to the player. In both games these are lampshades: In ''Two Memories'' it's lampshaded via Ashley constantly forgetting that D can [[{{Telepathy}} read her thoughts]] while she's having them. In ''R'', Matt lampshades how frequently Ashley seems to start staring vacantly into space in her own little world.
** ''R'' also hangs a lampshade on how frequently they have Matt suddenly run away from Ashley for emotional/dramatic effect (including RunningAwayToCry), with Ashley commenting that Matt runs away about as often as he says she has her "black-outs".
** The remake redesigned the DAS to resemble the Switch instead of the DS. Ashley twice remarks in the first chapter that it looks like a video game console.

* LetteredSequel: So, what's the "R" in "Another Code R" stand for?
%%* LockAndKeyPuzzle: There are a few standard locked doors to deal with.
* LockedDoor: Not a whole lot of these, but they're there. As only a few require a traditional key hunt, the rest require either inputting a code and activating a mechanism.
%%* LonelyRichKid: Elizabeth.
%%* TheLostLenore: Sayoko. Richard's actions before both games involve her in some way.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:It's all but said Bill was in love with Sayoko, which didn't really make this mess any better. The sequel would later confirm this when Ryan admits he used Bill's unrequited affection to convince him to attempt his plan.]]
%%* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Judd turns out to be Ryan's father.]]
%%* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Ryan Grey.]]
%%* MasterOfUnlocking: The TAS gives Ashley the ability to open any electronic lock.
%%* TheMeddlingKidsAreUseless: Only at the end; see NeutralFemale below.
%%* MementoMacGuffin: Ashley's pendant in the second game.
%%* MistakenForMurderer: [[spoiler:Was it your dad or Bill?]]
* MrSmith: Yup, there's a dude calling himself John Smith wandering around Lake Juliet. As if the sunglasses and black formal suit didn't make him suspicious enough.

** The ''Recollection'' remake presents the duology more-or-less as one long game with a short interlude inbetween. Meaning that in mere minutes, the player goes from an optimistic 14-year-old Ashley who is [[spoiler:ecstatic to have her father back in her life]] to a moody 16-year-old who [[spoiler:wishes he never bothered to come back [[WhenYouComingHomeDad since he's never around anyway]]]].
* MoonLogicPuzzle: Normally averted, but there's one spot in the first game where you have to angle the DS to get the reflection to reveal an item location.
%%* MotionlessChin: Pretty jarring in the sprites when they talk.
* MultipleEndings: There are two in the original game, the "good" one where [[spoiler:D recovers all his memories and moves on to the afterlife]] or the "bad" one where [[spoiler:he doesn't get back all his memories and continues to wander the island.]]
%%* MyFavoriteShirt: Ashley's shirt in the first game. She calls it as such in the second.
* MysteriousParent: Richard takes this role for the first game, as finding him is the main objective. Sayoko then takes this role for the second.
%%* TheNamesake: The Trace/Another device.
%%* {{Nephewism}}: Ashley ends up being raised by her aunt.
* NeutralFemale: Ashley may solve all the puzzles, figure out the sub-plots and pull her dad's fat out of the fire, but she just kind of stands there in the final confrontations. It's justified in that she's a teenage girl up against a gun-toting maniac and her dad is the one they have issues with.
* NewGamePlus: Going back and replaying on a beaten game file unlocks all kinds of {{Easter Egg}}s, usually in the form of a little extra backstory.
%%* NoInfantileAmnesia: Ashley has this.
* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Seemingly played straight in the first game, then averted in the second when it turns out there actually are two of the darn thing.
%%* NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: [[spoiler:D during the confrontation with Bill.]]

* NowWhereWasIGoingAgain: Don't expect any hints about what to do when you start up the game again in the first game. The second game averts this with a reminder as your save file loads.
%%* ObviouslyEvil: [[spoiler:Ryan Grey.]]
* OffscreenVillainDarkMatter: [[spoiler:Bill]] is able to get to finance Richard's operations by enabling the construction of a state-of-the-art memory research lab in the basement of an abandoned island manor over the course of ten years without any explanation as to how he managed the money and supplies. It might be handwaved with the fact that [[spoiler:as the last of the Edwards family, he might have some old money left over from before the family mining business went under]].
%%* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Sayoko met with quite a few people during her time at Lake Juliet.
* OneLetterName: D, because he can't remember his real name, only the one-letter nickname. [[spoiler: His real name is Daniel.]]
* OnlyAFleshWound: [[spoiler:Rex takes a bullet to the shoulder after his BigDamnHeroes moment and manages to stick around to long enough to tie up some plot points, though he doesn't help go after Ryan.]]
** [[spoiler:Averted with Gina, who takes a taser shock bad enough to render her unconscious and still deals with shooting pains in her arm afterward.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Thomas' reason for [[spoiler:attempting to murder his brother was to get his hands on their grandfather's inheritance.]] It is actually a subversion, as he needed the money [[spoiler:to pay for his son's [[HealthcareMotivation medical bills]].]]
* OnlySmartPeopleMayPass: A lot of the Blood Edward mansion doors require puzzle-solving to pass.
%%* OrphansOrdeal: A combo of the "discovering an unknown aspect" and "finding the parents" plots.
%%* OrphansPlotTrinket: The locket in the second game.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: It's not quite clear what exactly D's powers are, but in the first conversation with him it seems like he can read your mind. This is never mentioned again, however.
** The other difference is that only people who can perceive things beyond what's in front of them can see or hear ghosts.
** Apparently, they have working olfactory preceptors as well, as Ashley is surprised when D comments on the smell of one room.
** The remake also shows he can't phase through walls, presumably to handwave why he couldn't just go in the mansion to look for clues all this time.

* ParentsAsPeople: Despite the heartwarming scenes at the end of the first game, Richard wasn't a good parent after he came back. Justified in that he didn't have much contact with people for ten years, was only a parent for three and still had a ton of issues left to sort out. Deep down, though, it's clear that Ashley is still the most important thing to him.

** Jessica is kidnapped early in the first game and Ashley ends up saving her during her exploration. [[spoiler:Richard is also found stashed away and having been made into a test subject for Another.]]
** [[spoiler:Towards the end of the second game, Richard is kidnapped by Ryan and subjected to Another 0 in Ryan's attempt to force Ashley to get what he needs.]]

* PhoneCallFromTheDead: The plot of ''Another Code'' is set in motion when Ashley receives a birthday present from her father, who she thought was dead.

* PixelHunt: Most the first game. The second game is better about it by highlighting what you can examine, a trait picked up from the Hotel Dusk series.
* PhlebotinumBreakdown: The one time Ashley really needs the TAS to pop open a lock, the batteries run out.

* PlotTriggeringDeath: Sayoko's death kick-starts the events of the games.
%%* PointAndClickGame
* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: As stated above, a lot of time is spent on Matt and his sub-plot with plans for his own game. However, it still ties in well enough with what Ashley is trying to do to avoid being too intrusive.
* PopQuiz: Done at the end of each chapter in the original DS release of ''Two Memories'', justified by way of Ashley trying to keep track of everything that's going on. In the ''Recollection'' remake, there is only a single question given towards the end of the game: [[spoiler:"Who killed Sayoko?"]]
* ProfessorGuineaPig: Richard ends up being the first to use the Another device [[spoiler:not by choice, but because Bill did it to him.]]
%%* PosthumousCharacter: Sayoko.

%%* PuzzleReset: Just press the "back" button!
* RaceLift: Ranger Dan and Janet were changed from Caucasian to black for the remake.

* RecollectionSidequest: Going through the mansion and triggering D's memories of his time alive is essential to getting not only the full story of the Edwards family, but also to unlock the good ending of the game.
* ReinventingTheTelephone: Richard's reasoning as to giving Ashley a new DAS in the second game. He's genuinely surprised that, in 2007, it's common for teenagers to have cell phones.

%%* ReluctantMadScientist: Both Sayoko and Richard have shades of this.
%%* TheReveal: At the end of Chapter 5 and most of Chapter 6.
* {{Revenge}}: The reason for Ryan's actions in the second game is that his dad wiped his memories as a kid relating witnessing the death of his mom and the ensuing emotional trauma, which only worsened his emotional health to the point where he now hates good family relationships and crying.
* {{Revision}}: In the second game, Ashley and her dad show particular concern over Ashley's pendant, which she got from her mom on the night of her third birthday, even showing her getting it in a flashback, and supposedly never goes without it as a memento. Said pendant was never seen or mentioned in the first game or its flashbacks, despite covering everything else that happened on that night. The remake amends this by having it show up in the flashbacks a little bit.
* RichBitch: Elizabeth Alfred, due to being the daughter of Rex Alfred, head of J.C. Valley. The end of the game has her admit that her dad's actions have convinced her to try and be nicer, though.
* SatelliteFamilyMember: Jessica Robins, Ashley's aunt, who served to raise Ashley before the events of the games. Her role in them is to get Ashley's butt into gear and provide some exposition around the halfway point. She does get some characterization - works as a chemistry teacher, decent cook, understanding parental substitute, [[spoiler:knew enough of the truth to try and help Richard out]] - but her only relationship outside the family is [[spoiler:she and the BigBad of the first game might have dated at some point]].
%%* SaveTheVillain: [[spoiler:It happens in both games, but it only sticks in the second.]]
%%* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Ashley attempts this at the start of the second game, but she blew most of her money before the start of the game and ends up unable to pay for the bus fare.
%%* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Ms. Graham, who's a pretty grouchy person at first. She gets better as Ashley gets to know her.
%%* ScrollingText
%%* SelfDefenseless: Inverted and averted. Sofia uses a taser when she infiltrates J.C. Valley and it works very well.
* SeparatedFromTheAdults: Any adult Ashley is with winds up leaving her for some reason until the finale.
%%* SetPiecePuzzle
* ShellShockedVeteran: Thomas Edwards as a result of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which eventually caused the tragedies of Blood Edward Island.
%%* ShipTease: You can ''taste'' the tension. Especially [[spoiler:the conversation after Ashley's mom is revealed dead.]]

* SituationalHandSwitch: The eldest of the Edward brothers, Henry, used to be a painter. However, he lost his right arm (the dominant one) when he fought in World War II, and stopped painting for a while. He eventually managed to transfer his talent to his left hand, and manage to make a few new paintings, but unfortunately it didn't last.
* SolveTheSoupCans: One particularly baffling case is when Ashley can't open a bottle with a message in it. You have to retrieve a hammer from another room and then use it to break the bottle. Can't she really smash a bottle any other way? How about throwing it against a wall or something?
* SongsInTheKeyOfLock: One early area has you play the piano to open a secret passage, and later using a music box to open a fireplace passage.
* SoundTest: You can pick up a music player in the second game to use. Of course, you can only unlock all the tunes in a NewGamePlus.
* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Another Code R'' at times has more in common with ''VisualNovel/HotelDuskRoom215'' than the first game. Probably helps that both series are set in the same universe.
* StoryBreadcrumbs: You can find several hints about the history behind the Edwards family and Richard's life alone on the island.
* StoryToGameplayRatio: As with most visual novels, it's high on story with a fair bit of puzzles. The second game is a bit higher on story, due to the larger number of people to interact with.
* SupernaturalProofFather: Richard is as unable to see D like most of the rest of the cast, but he does believe Ashley when she tells him she's been hanging with a ghost for the entire game.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After their reunion and happy ending in the first game, the sequel depicts Ashley and Richard's relationship as having become quite strained and awkward. Given their eleven years of separation, it's perfectly understandable that there would be some growing pains as they try to rebuild their relationship.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Matthew for D in the second game. Just, you know, not a ghost.
** Ashley occasionally lampshades this by telling certain characters that Matt "reminds her of her very first friend".
* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: One of the last rooms is full of objects, all with plot relevance, but no major puzzles.

* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Ashley describes her emotions a fair bit during her inner monologues, presumably for the player's benefit.
* TellMeAboutMyFather: Ashley inquires Jessica about both her parents at the start of the game.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Ashley admits she's messed up from not knowing the truth, Richard lost his family for years and their relationship collapsed between games, but we don't get any hints either of the two attempted counseling.
%%* ThinkInText: The background tends to go black when this happens.
%%* ThisIsUnforgivable: Said at the climax of the second game.
%%* TimeSkip: Two years pass between the first and second games.
* ToBeContinuedRightNow: How the ''Recollection'' remake presents the two games. After completing ''Two Memories'', there is a brief interlude that leads directly into the opening of ''R: Journey into Lost Memories''.

%%* TragicKeepsake: Ashley's pendant.
* TragicIntangibility: Ghosts in this world are only visible by certain people, which has left D rather isolated and made it harder for him to remember anything. He's quite happy when Ashley is the first person to see him in a while.
%%* TransferableMemory: Yup, the machine can do that too. [[spoiler:Ryan attempts to use it to jam Sayoko's old memories into Ashley near the end of the second game, but you have to reject them to proceed.]]
%%* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Ashley after witnessing the events of her third birthday.
%%* TrialAndErrorGameplay

* {{Tsundere}}: Ashley has a bit of Type B in her. She's normally a very nice person, but she's prone to hissy-fits when she gets mad.
* UndeathAlwaysEnds: D is finally laid to rest in the good ending. In the sequel, [[spoiler:Kelly is able to move on after seeing her brother again and having him give her her old doll.]]
%%* UnexpectedInheritance: The DAS and TAS.
* UnexpectedlyRealisticGameplay: You have to press two maps together, one on the top screen and one on the bottom screen. To do so, you have to close and open the DS. This can be extremely confusing to players utilizing a Nintendo 2DS due to the fact that they don't close the same way a regular DS does, and players who don't know/remember that turning on sleep mode is the 2DS' equivalent of closing a DS would [[GuideDangIt likely get stuck]].
%%* UnfinishedBusiness: D and, in the sequel, [[spoiler:Kelly.]]
* UnfinishedUntestedUsedAnyway: Played straight with the machine Richard makes, since it was finished only a day or two before Ashley arrived. Averted with the one in J.C. Valley, since you know it already works at that point.
* UselessItem: The gift shop purchases at Lake Juliet. Aside from racking up a huge bill for Richard, they don't affect the plot in any way.

* VideoGameRemake: ''Recollection'' is this for both games. In addition to overhauled visuals -- ''Two Memories'' in particular was completely altered from a top-down view to a third-person perspective -- presentation and voice acting, the remakes contain new completely puzzles (several of which replace the original ones), new music arrangements, and [[ReCut several changes to the narrative]] (ranging from minor dialogue tweaks to outright adding, rewriting, and reordering several scenes).
* VideoPhone: J.C. Valley has these installed. One puzzle involves Ashley trying to communicate with a staff member with the speech function out on her end.
* VideoWills: [[spoiler:Sayoko left a message for Ashley in the TAS explaining some of what she did.]]
* VillainExitStageLeft: [[spoiler:Sofia manages to get away scott-free at the end of the game, though Ashley does manage to inform Rex about what she was up to.]]
%%* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Ryan has a remarkably calm one except when he goes batshit at Ashley for crying.]]
%%* VisualNovel: The gameplay handles more or less like your usual one.
* WelcomeToCorneria: Played straight in the first game where you can endlessly select conversation options, averted in the second as they disappear after you choose them.
* WhamEpisode:
** Chapter 4 of the first game. You find out what happened to Ashley's mom, meet the last person on the island and find out what happened to Jessica all in short order.
** Chapter 7 of the second game, where Ashley meets the antagonists, faces a major crisis and learns the biggest secret about her mom.
%%* WhamLine: In the fourth chapter, a newspaper headline reading "Scientist Dies, Motive Unknown".
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Ryan has trouble comprehending emotions, particularly why Ashley would bother to save her dad.
%%* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Part of Richard's ParentsAsPeople problems between games.
%%* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[spoiler:Ryan Grey in Another Code R.]]
* WorstWhateverEver: When Elizabeth first appears, she's grumbling about it being the "Worst. Day. Ever." over her lost music player.
%%* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Bill and Ryan.]]
* WouldntHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Sofia attacks Mike and Gina, but she never actually harms Ashley directly.]]
%%* YouCanSeeMe: One of D's first statements upon meeting Ashley.