Again

## Description

_Again_ is an interactive crime novel about FBI special agent Jonathan
Weaver, nicknamed “J”. He has a special power allowing him to look into the
past. He is the lone survivor of an unsolved string of murders that happened
19 years ago in Clockford, Pennsylvania, wiping out most of his family. The
killer left the piece of a dollar bill that is known as the “Eye of
Providence” at each scene of crime, and when very similar events start to
happen again J has to use his power to unravel the mystery.

As with the other Cing games Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and Last Window: The Secret
of Cape West the Nintendo DS is held sideways, like a book, during gameplay.
Again uses realistic character depictions and full-motion video sequences.
During conversations, one screen shows the character the player is talking to
while the other is used to display clues and conversation topics. During
investigations, J walks around 3-dimensional locations, controlled with the
D-pad. On either screen is one version of the location, as it was in the past
and as it is now. By pointing out the differences with the stylus, J gets
flashbacks that show how that particular change took place, giving the player
clues to what happened. This uses up psychic energy, displayed in a “psyche
gauge” on screen. When the energy is depleted, the game is lost, so the player
has to be careful when to use the special power. The energy automatically
renews at the start of each day.

Again