"When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth." --Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

Remember that minimalistic freeware which ended up making everyone rot in the gut with nostalgia after 30-minute gameplay a couple years back? Yeah, I’m talking about Emily is Away. Well, this is the sequel! Or some sort of a continuation with different characters since, here in this one, we have a different Emily; and even some competition for what may come out of our high school interactions: meet Evelyn, the punk-rocker girl with a drama of her own. Feel free to choose between them, yet make sure that you are actually treating them as people - no less. Their responses and interactions are believable and spot on for all of us who spent some part of their youth chatting on these things.

It's year 2006 this time, and we are yet again on AIM, chatting away our youth with friends on Windows XP. Youtube is around, Facebook is the new kid on the corner and the high school drama has new ways to ensure that it arises way or another. Nice, huh? This game might not be a direct sequel to our sob story in the previous game, since we are a different guy in a different high school, and it's a different Emily, yet she still bears the blooming potential to end up being away if we do not handle things right via chat. We are nearing the end of high school, and this is basically an outlay of our last 2 years before we head to college. We'll run through five chapters, chatting mainly with two of our best gal friends - Emily and Evelyn - and share our realities with them. Be warned that they will remember the things we've said in each chapter for the remainder of the story - since this game has what the previous one lacked: actual choice options, and a truck load of possible endings! One definitive advice if you are looking for a happy ending: do not lie to anyone!

The game mostly consists of AIM chat interface with a story, and some Easter eggs that contain throwbacks, pop culture references and farces about the time period. It mostly serves to be nostalgic for a younger generation compared to mine, yet it contains a solid idea executed well, built upon the previous one. All that the previous game lacked - this one has it; so, I have no reason not to call this one a decent game. Apparently, the developer took the community seriously and introduced choices that affect the outcome - and he is already working on the third installation that will use a newer medium and refer to a younger time period.

It is a genuinely nice play on nostalgia, so if you have even remotely enjoyed the previous game, go for this one. 5 dollars isn't that much to support an indie game with actual content and some well thought execution. Is it new? Nope. Is it depressing? This time, it depends on your own choices. Enjoy!

Please also check out Lady Storyteller's Curator page here - follow for regular updates on reviews for other games!

[b]"When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth." --Khaled Hosseini, [i]The Kite Runner[/i][/b] Remember that minimalistic freeware which ended up making everyone rot in the gut with nostalgia after 30-minute gameplay a couple years back? Yeah, I’m talking about [i]Emily is Away[/i]. Well, this is the sequel! Or some sort of a continuation with different characters since, here in this one, we have a different Emily; and even some competition for what may come out of our high school interactions: meet Evelyn, the punk-rocker girl with a drama of her own. Feel free to choose between them, yet make sure that you are actually treating them as people - no less. Their responses and interactions are believable and spot on for all of us who spent some part of their youth chatting on these things. It's year 2006 this time, and we are yet again on AIM, chatting away our youth with friends on Windows XP. Youtube is around, Facebook is the new kid on the corner and the high school drama has new ways to ensure that it arises way or another. Nice, huh? This game might not be a direct sequel to our sob story in the previous game, since we are a different guy in a different high school, and it's a different Emily, yet she still bears the blooming potential to end up being away if we do not handle things right via chat. We are nearing the end of high school, and this is basically an outlay of our last 2 years before we head to college. We'll run through five chapters, chatting mainly with two of our best gal friends - Emily and Evelyn - and share our realities with them. Be warned that they will remember the things we've said in each chapter for the remainder of the story - since this game has what the previous one lacked: actual choice options, and a truck load of possible endings! One definitive advice if you are looking for a happy ending: do not lie to anyone! The game mostly consists of AIM chat interface with a story, and some Easter eggs that contain throwbacks, pop culture references and farces about the time period. It mostly serves to be nostalgic for a younger generation compared to mine, yet it contains a solid idea executed well, built upon the previous one. All that the previous game lacked - this one has it; so, I have no reason not to call this one a decent game. Apparently, the developer took the community seriously and introduced choices that affect the outcome - and he is already working on the third installation that will use a newer medium and refer to a younger time period. It is a genuinely nice play on nostalgia, so if you have even remotely enjoyed the previous game, go for this one. 5 dollars isn't that much to support an indie game with actual content and some well thought execution. Is it new? Nope. Is it depressing? This time, it depends on your own choices. Enjoy! Please also check out Lady Storyteller's Curator page [url=http://steamoss.com/steamstore/curator/11672469/]here[/url] - follow for regular updates on reviews for other games!