It took me roughly 5 hours to beat trace. It's more puzzle based while dusk is more conversation based. Dusk is a vastly better game and it lasts for roughly 20 hours on the first playthrough. Both games have a couple of diff endings (one "good" ending if you do everything). I recommend if you can getting both, playing trace first and then dusk, as you'll appreciate the strides they made in the genre. I did it reversely. After beating dusk I picked up trace. It's very short but I liked it (Although not nearly as much as dusk, which is my fav DS game at the moment).The story in dusk is great, and although there's a lot of reading to do (for those who don't like reading...), I didn't feel as though it was a chore to play. If you can only pick one, get dusk, as it builds on trace very well, in gameplay and length. If you can get both, I recommend doing so, and playing trace then dusk.
Oh, and if you can find it, you can get Trace for 15 bucks used (I payed 13.50 for mine after my discount), in which case it's very much worth it. It may not last, but it's got an interesting albeit somewhat underdeveloped storyline. Dusk is just plain awesome, though.
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