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Yesterday Origins

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch • 2016

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Quick resume

John Yesterday becomes immortal following an occult ritual. However, not everything goes to plan. He and his girlfriend Pauline must embark on an investigation to try to reproduce the immortality ritual. But his former acquaintances have other plans for him...

Global score

83/100

Genres

Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Puzzle, Point-and-click

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    Pros

    • Engaging and mature story
    • Beautiful art style and music
    • Logical and interesting puzzles
    • Detailed 3d object and character inspection
    • Strong narrative with multiple timelines

    Cons

    • Clunky and frustrating mouse controls
    • Bugs and technical issues reported
    • Lack of save/load flexibility
    • Some puzzles require pixel hunting
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "Puzzles are logical and moderately challenging, requiring problem solving and item combination, providing a sense of skill and accomplishment."

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    • Competition

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      "The game is single-player with no competitive modes or leaderboards; focus is on personal progression and exploration."

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report engaging story and characters that encourage long sessions and replaying for achievements."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Primarily a single-player experience with limited multiplayer or cooperative gameplay."

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    • Creativity

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      3

      "Players manipulate and combine objects creatively to solve puzzles, though within the predefined game structure."

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    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; cooperative and narrative-driven."

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    • Escapism

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      "The dark, atmospheric world and lore provide immersive escapism from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest in the genre and story; no obligation or external pressure noted."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players explore and click on various objects to discover effects, encouraging some experimentation within a limited scope."

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    • Exploration

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      "Large world map with hidden areas, dungeons, and secrets encourages discovery."

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    • Expression

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      "Limited character customization is available; players desire more options for self-expression."

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    • Fantasy

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      4

      "Supernatural themes, occult, immortality, and dark thriller elements strongly emphasize fantasy."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Focus on solo play and individual narrative experience; minimal social or community interaction."

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of point-and-click adventure games."

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    • Idle

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      -3

      "Requires focused attention to solve puzzles and follow story; not designed for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Emotional engagement with characters and story, but limited social interaction."

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      "Some emotional engagement with characters and story, but limited social interaction."

    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements; single-player narrative."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through story advancement, puzzle completion, and item collection."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Generally a calm experience with moments of tension in puzzles and story."

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      "Generally a calm, thoughtful experience with some tension from puzzles and story."

    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable art and music provide sensory pleasure but not intense stimulation."

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    • Status

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      "No social status or recognition mechanics."

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    • Story

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      5

      "Strong narrative focus with complex plot, character development, and multiple endings."

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    • Strategy

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      3

      "Requires logical reasoning and planning to combine clues and solve puzzles effectively."

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    • Thrill

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      "Some suspense and mystery elements create mild thrill, but overall controlled and calm experience."

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Value.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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