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Emily is Away Too out now ($4.99, Steam/Humble/Itch.io)
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ForsakenLotus
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The original was a really neat experience that was far too linear to be much more than a proof of concept, but the potential for this type of narrative game is really interesting so I'm happy to see they are trying to expand their scope.
Holy shit a sequel. I made a thread for the first game a long, long time ago, and it was basically gaffers (myself included) catching feels about how pathetic we all were in high school. Now that there's a new game I guess I can twist that dagger even deeper.
Also, interesting that they're debranding things this time around. I think the original game had straight up AOL and Xanga, etc interface and references. Although I see that it's being sold now, so that's probably the reason.
Also, interesting that they're debranding things this time around. I think the original game had straight up AOL and Xanga, etc interface and references. Although I see that it's being sold now, so that's probably the reason.
RecRoulette
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Can't wait to see the new profile picture options. That pixel version of the Demon Days album cover was too good.
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Hmm. I feel like that makes it lose some of the charm and appeal from the original because the branding was a part of the nostalgia. It immersed you in the world.
Maintenance
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I'll wait for confirmations of actual multiple endings, because the last one botched the landing.
C.Olimar788
Member
Hope this one's better, the first game had some fun mechanical ideas but the story quickly devolved into Shitty Fuckboy Who Feels Entitled To Romance with a Woman: The Game.
To heck with readability, I'm way into it. Invest in blocky text aesthetic, it's going up, up, up.
The first game was great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RJ6Icbw8Yk
I look forward to digging into this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RJ6Icbw8Yk
I look forward to digging into this
plushyp
Member
It must have been the way you played the game then because it never devolved into that in the playthrough I had. What I got was a bit depressing tale of wrong timing and regrets.
The original can be had for free on Steam. It's a great hour or so. Give it a shot.
Piston Hyundai
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seems jarring having actual licensed shit in the game but then having stupid fake names for Facebook and AIM
What in particular is licensed? The first game did the same things with user icons.
Christine Love's Ladykiller In a Bind really "killed" the romantic sim with its meta aspects (taking into account the fact that the player always tend to be manipulative even when the character's supposed to be genuine, and turning it into a gameplay aspect), so I was wondering how Emily 2 would handle this specific aspect of the genre. Turns out it handles it fine, with a few gut punches along the way. Lovely sequel!
Sounds similar to The Parallax. That is text game for mobile devices, which looks like an ordinary messenger. in which you can also choose different replies. That story is about David who is left alone with me in a zombie apocalypse.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.cloudtells.parallax&hl=de
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.cloudtells.parallax&hl=de
It was pretty good! I'm curious what other people got for their endings
I had a lot of nostalgia for the era, but since my taste in music has never been current, that aspect kind of didn't land. I did love the fake website stuff and how it literally downloads stuff to your desktop. There's also a part in the middle I loved
Kind of wish there was more than the dating stuff; it would have been nice to have more characters to interact with.
Definitely worth $5.
I ended up dating Evelyn, we're staying together, and I patched things up with Emily.
I had a lot of nostalgia for the era, but since my taste in music has never been current, that aspect kind of didn't land. I did love the fake website stuff and how it literally downloads stuff to your desktop. There's also a part in the middle I loved
where you go back and forth between the Emily crisis and Evelyn's crisis and I'm curious what would have happened if Emily didn't time out on me and throw a hissy fit.
Kind of wish there was more than the dating stuff; it would have been nice to have more characters to interact with.
Definitely worth $5.
microtubule
Member
I thought the game was a nice improvement from the first Emily. Well worth the $5 bucks.
It's amazing how much nostalgia the game brought to the surface. Looks like there are lots of secrets so several replays are in order!
It's amazing how much nostalgia the game brought to the surface. Looks like there are lots of secrets so several replays are in order!
I lied to one of them about wanting to have kids, and the game punched me in the gut for it, which was expected and cool ! Ended up all alone after a very believable break up chat with Emily.
Icyflamez96
Member
Wow this is exactly what happened in a let's play I watched. Honestly, that children question was slightly bs with its answer choices.
Agreed, I thought it was a bit harsh to see it all go up in flames because of it.
benicillin
Banned
It was.
The same thing happened to me because of the way some answers are worded, and a lot of people ran into the same ending for the same reasons. I can see what they were going for, but I thought how it handled that was kind of unfortunate.
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