
Emily is Away Too is a strong Adventure/RPG that delivers where it counts.
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Verdict
93%
Steam
81
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (93% positive from 6.1K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (81/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
No significant drawbacks reported
Emily Is Away Too is a 2017 indie visual novel by Kyle Seeley. It is the spiritual successor to the 2015 video game Emily Is Away. The game is primarily set in an instant messaging chat client, taking place during the protagonist's last year of high school during the 2006–07 school year. The player talks to other characters by selecting different responses, and specific choices change the course of the plot throughout the game. In addition to using the chat log, the player also visits parody websites such as YouToob and Facenook, all of which display their 2006/2007 layouts.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 1d ago
The first Emily is Away game was an interesting idea executed mostly well, but it was held back by some manipulative writing in which a character changes what she wanted based on your choice to ensure a sad ending. Thankfully, this sequel has done away with such writing. I was impressed by the consistency of the characters, by the things the game remembers/brings back, by the change to have two major characters to interact with, and with the originality & execution of Chapter 3. Overall this game is just a great sequel to the original because it takes everything that worked about it and improves & fleshes out everything it can. You can even get a happy ending here. Worth playing for story game fans that think a romance-drama game set in an old fake messenger app sounds appealing. It's pretty short though, so probably wait for a sale.
this took me way longer to complete cuz i pressed the reset button when i finnished the game but there was still a hidden achievment i didnt get in chapter 5 so i need to do everything all over again lol regardless its a much bigger upgrade since the 1st emily is away much longer playtime and actually good choices insted of the game dead dropping you like in the 1st game Overall its worth a try
It was good, it was a bit odd compared to the first one, and I did like the dynamic of handling multiple people to talk to, but at the same time it felt it took away from the actual story. The first one was so story based, and in this one I felt I couldn't really pay attention when I was rushed in those little mini games, I guess I would call them. But it was still good and I like the differences either way.
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