Emily is Away is a short and definitely nostalgic trip for those who grew up in the 90's, as early instant messenger clients such as AOL and MSN were popular at a time where typing your favorite song, band, lyrics, or edgy catchphrase in your status was the thing that the cool kids used to do.

Playing this game was like a time machine for me, like it was 2005 all over again. You play as a boy who's soon to graduate from high school. You're really close to this girl, Emily. With each of you going to different colleges, the only way to keep in touch is through the internet. And so, two teenagers go on their journeys of self-discovery and higher learning, while catching up online every now and then. You get to mostly steer the story the way you want by choosing which messages you want to send. Mostly. Keep in mind you're just a teen, whose emotions are all over the place.

Is it teen drama? For sure. Is it worth playing? Absolutely. It's about the details. Details such as that hesitation in deleting parts of a message or outright changing it after you've given it a second thought or identifying which year you're playing ingame by the choice of avatars the game gives you.

It was a great time and I'm definitely playing the sequel.

Emily is Away is a short and definitely nostalgic trip for those who grew up in the 90's, as early instant messenger clients such as AOL and MSN were popular at a time where typing your favorite song, band, lyrics, or edgy catchphrase in your status was the thing that the cool kids used to do. Playing this game was like a time machine for me, like it was 2005 all over again. You play as a boy who's soon to graduate from high school. You're really close to this girl, Emily. With each of you going to different colleges, the only way to keep in touch is through the internet. And so, two teenagers go on their journeys of self-discovery and higher learning, while catching up online every now and then. You get to mostly steer the story the way you want by choosing which messages you want to send. Mostly. Keep in mind you're just a teen, whose emotions are all over the place. Is it teen drama? For sure. Is it worth playing? Absolutely. It's about the details. Details such as that hesitation in deleting parts of a message or outright changing it after you've given it a second thought or identifying which year you're playing ingame by the choice of avatars the game gives you. It was a great time and I'm definitely playing the sequel.