Emily Is Away Overview
Emily Is Away Free Download for PC is an indie visual novel by game developer Kyle Seeley, released for free in November 2015. The game's story is linear, with the player unable to significantly change the course of the plot throughout the game. Set in the senior year of high school, 2002, Emily Is Away tells the story of the protagonist's relationship with a girl, Emily, and their relationship over the course of five years, ending in senior year of college. The game is presented through a chat client on Windows XP styled after ICQ and AOL Instant Messenger, specifically their builds in the early and mid 2000s, complete with other users' profiles and interface. The choices for profile pictures are generally collected from the culture of the early and mid 2000s, including 28 Days Later, The Ring, Harry Potter, Lord Of The Rings, blink-182, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eminem, and Avril Lavigne on the first level.
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Plot
Throughout the course of the game, the character is given the option of changing his/her avatars in tandem with whatever was popular at the time and seeing how their friends are progressing. Emily Is Away Download free Full Version.
In the protagonists' senior year of high school in 2002, they use a chat client to talk with «emerly35» or Emily. They talk to each other and discuss about high school and a fellow student, Brad, who keeps sending Emily messages. They also talk about a party that a classmate Travis is throwing that evening, which they may or may not go to, depending on player choices. Then they say goodbye as Emily logs off.
In the freshmen year of college in 2003, the character talks to Emily again, who has gotten together with Brad or Travis (depending on if the player chose to go to the party or not), though she hints that the relationship has become rocky. The character congratulates her, and shifts to other questions, such as part of their classes. They finally say goodbye again, as Emily yet again logs off.
In the sophomore year of college in 2004, the character learns that Emily has broken up with Brad/Travis due to a complicated relationship, which she merely calls «growing apart», and the character is given the option of consoling her. The player mentions a friend, Emma. She asks why the character didn't kiss her on a walk or didn't come to Travis's party on the first night of the game, to mixed response. They both wonder what could have been, and Emily immediately asks if she can come to visit. Most of the time, they will agree for Emily to come, forcing the player to cancel her plans with Emma and Emily signs off. Emily Is Away Game free Download Full Version.
In the junior year of college in 2005, if the character doesn't set boundaries and Emily visits, it turns out that Emily and the character ended up hooking up, and Emily feels like she was taken advantage of when she was vulnerable. If the character does set boundaries and they don't hook up, Emily asks if the character had feelings for her when she visited and why they didn't make a move (possibly for the second time). Alternatively, if you choose to not let Emily visit, she will ask you about your new friends. The conversation is awkward and distant, with Emily eventually leaving due to discomfort, feeling too weird to continue.
In the senior and final year of college in 2006, Emily and the character have clearly grown apart. Emily comments how her life is better now; she starts dating Brad/Travis again and is involved in other things, though the player has lost Emma as a friend, in some cases because of Emily. As the conversation comes to an uncomfortable and cold finish, the character begins to revise sentences asking if the two will ever be the same — deleting earnest questions and asking about the weather or other mundane affairs instead. Despite the protagonist's obvious feelings for Emily, he says goodbye, and for the first time, the player character is the one who leaves the conversation.
Alternatively, if the player chooses not to talk things over in 2005, Emily will refuse to talk at all in 2006, stating she is too busy. This will also cause her to log off before the character in 2006.
Reception
«Emily Is Away» was met with positive reviews from critics, most of whom praised the character of Emily and the game's ending. Emily Is Away game free Download for PC Full Version.
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