When comparing The Silent Age vs Yesterday., the Slant community recommends The Silent Age for most people. In the question“What are the best point and click adventure games for Android?” The Silent Age is ranked 5th while Yesterday. is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose The Silent Age is:
The Silent Age is a great looking game that uses lighting effects and color to make the game pop.
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Pros
Pro Good use of lighting and art design
The Silent Age is a great looking game that uses lighting effects and color to make the game pop.
Pro Interesting time travel mechanic
The Silent Age uses an interesting time travel mechanic in that the protagonist will jump between 2012 and 1970, which results in environmental changes that the player needs to explore.
Pro Great atmosphere reminiscent of the old Delphine software games
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.
Cons
Con Somewhat easy and too short
The few interactive objects a player finds will ultimately be an object that is used in a puzzle, leaving not too much guess work as to how to progress. Chapter 1 is too short to entice you to pay for the rest of the game.
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.