When comparing Yesterday. vs Life is Strange, the Slant community recommends Life is Strange for most people. In the question“What are the best point and click adventure games that stay away from using "moon logic"?” Life is Strange is ranked 1st while Yesterday. is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Life is Strange is:
Your character can rewind time, so you can undo any recent choice or action, allowing you to try out different ones. This feels really awesome since in most games you'd have to reload your save or replay through entire sections just to view the other choices.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Beautiful graphics and backgrounds
The art style of the game is definitely some of the best on Android for the point and click adventure genre.
Pro Puzzles are balanced well but still challenging
The puzzles in yesterday are finely crafted and allow the game to flow naturally. While not being too hard they are neither too easy.
Pro Yesterday has an included hint button for those that may get stuck on certain puzzles
Luckily for those that may get stuck on certain puzzles there is an included hint button that can be used to help figure them out. Once used you need to try another combination of items before you can use it again.
Pro Choice based gameplay with a twist
Your character can rewind time, so you can undo any recent choice or action, allowing you to try out different ones. This feels really awesome since in most games you'd have to reload your save or replay through entire sections just to view the other choices.
Pro A well-polished experience
Excellent voice acting, great story, smooth lighting, detailed object/level design, extensive number of people and objects to interact with, and even amazing music. Everything about the game makes it very enjoyable to play.
Pro Great story
Life is Strange expertly portrays a teenagers life during high school, capturing all the good and bad emotions, while also adding a supernatural twist. The main character and her issues are relatable, side characters are interesting, and the plot twists are very unexpected. The story as a whole is very enjoyable, keeping you on the edge of your seat most of the time.
Cons
Con Yesterday is not a widescreen game
The game is letterboxed on the left and right side of the screen leaving black bars on both sides.
Con Choices feel a little lacking
While there are many choices in Life is Strange, most of them have no long term impact on the story. The only noticeable changes are the dialogue lines and what scenes you get. While this adds some nuances to your journey, the destination is ultimately the same.
Con Some audio sync issues
In addition to poorly done lip syncing, character voice lines sometimes overlap as well. You might not understand what's being said unless you turn on the subtitles. It can be really annoying at times, even with subtitles.