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Yesterday Origins

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Microïds
Developer: Pendulo Studio
Release Date: Nov. 10, 2016

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'Yesterday Origins' (ALL) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on June 10, 2016 @ 11:31 a.m. PDT

Yesterday Origins is a point-and-click adventure game that continues the adventures of its hero, John Yesterday, simultaneously with the events that link the modern times with events from the Spanish Inquisition period.

In Yesterday Origins, you play as John Yesterday and Pauline Petit, a couple of immortals who own an antiquities shop in Paris, in an adventure through time and around the world through multiple periods, from the Middle Ages to nowadays. The story begins when a young John is imprisoned by the Spanish Inquisition for sorcery and must use his cunning to escape the prison guards. It’s the beginning of sequences alternating between past and present, recounting the origin of John’s coveted immortal powers.

The players will enjoy meeting again some of the first episode’s protagonists and elements. Nevertheless, it will also be possible to directly enter the universe created by Pendulo Studios with Yesterday Origins and without playing Yesterday (released in  2012) before.


This is the first time a Pendulo Studios game is developed in 3D, allowing unprecedented visual effects (dynamic shadowing, realistic physics for objects…), and interfaces specifically designed for each type of platform, whether they require a mouse, a pad or a touch screen. It does however retain the very recognizable "cartoon" graphic style which has been part of their success for over a decade (the "Runaway" saga, "The Next Big Thing"…).

The game is fully dubbed (more than 25 main characters) in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian and Polish languages, and boasts an original score. While the game addresses adult topics and sprinkles in saucy dialog, it retains a relaxed feel and a good dose of black humor, something Pendulo Studios does all too well. The interface is designed to work equally well for joypads and mouses.


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