ure ▁game ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁company ▁P end ulo ▁Studios ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁Micro ï ds . ▁It ▁serves ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁pre quel ▁and ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁P end ulo ' s ▁earlier ▁Y esterday . ▁ ▁Game play ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Y esterday ▁Orig ins ▁focus es ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁events ▁that ▁occurred ▁centuries ▁ago ▁when ▁John ▁Y esterday ▁became ▁an ▁imm ort al ▁and ▁the ▁present ▁tim eline ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁game . ▁ ▁Development ▁Following ▁P end ulo ▁Studios ' ▁un success ful ▁crow df und ing ▁campaign ▁for ▁its ▁project ▁Day ▁One ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁developer ▁ne ared ▁bank rupt cy ▁and ▁entered ▁a ▁two - year ▁period ▁of ▁in activity . ▁Crow df und ing ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁company ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁surv ive ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁traditional ▁publish er . ▁P end ulo ' s ▁Juan ▁Miguel ▁Mar ín ▁re called ▁the ▁period ▁as ▁" a ▁bad ▁time ", ▁while ▁Albert ▁Gar ci á ▁of ▁La ▁V angu ard ia ▁noted ▁that ▁" the ▁future ▁of ▁this ▁company ▁was ▁uncertain " ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁developer ' s ▁disapp earance ▁ended ▁in ▁mid - Dec ember ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁studio ▁signed ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Micro ï ds ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁un ann ounced ▁new ▁advent ure ▁game . ▁Its ▁development ▁began ▁" im medi ately ", ▁according ▁to ▁P end ulo . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁revealed ▁as