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Meez Nation

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Group chat with your friends just got easier and a lot more fun! Dress-up your 3D avatar and chat...

Here and Now!: The Autobiography of Pat Martino

Pat Martino and Bill Milkowski

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By age 16, Pat Martino was already working as a member of R and B star Lloyd Price's touring musical...

Pepi House Free

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Try before you buy! Meet and greet the huge Pepi family in Pepi House! Join 10 lovely characters in...

Lou Grande (148 KP) rated the PC version of Emily Is Away Too in Video Games

Jul 9, 2018

Emily Is Away Too

2017 | Role-Playing, Simulation

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For people of a certain age, Emily Is Away Too will remind them of being a teenager in the early aughts and late nineties. You play as yourself (more or less) as you attempt to woo either of two girls at your high school: Emily, the alternative hipster chick, or Evelyn, the punk rocker. In that way, it's much like many dating sims. You discover their likes and dislikes and play into them.

What makes Emily Is Away unique is the gameplay. It all takes place, so to speak, in a chat client called "EOL," which functions like AIM or Yahoo! Messenger. You can customize your font, profile, and avatar (the angstier the lyrics in your bio the better, of course). And don't forget to make your text as obnoxious as possible.

To compliment the retro look, the soundtrack consists of the sound of your hard drive working and really authentic chat notifications. It was a trip back in time for me, and it actually made me a little sad in a bittersweet way.