When comparing Iji vs Emily is Away Too, the Slant community recommends Iji for most people. In the question“What are the best games you don't think anyone's heard of?” Iji is ranked 7th while Emily is Away Too is ranked 19th. The most important reason people chose Iji is:
The game has the user smartly use their environment against a boss which allows for critical thinking while trying to defeat a difficult character. This changes up the gamelpay from the regular platforming and shooting, which keeps things fresh for the player.
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Pros
Pro Smartly uses environment in boss battles
The game has the user smartly use their environment against a boss which allows for critical thinking while trying to defeat a difficult character. This changes up the gamelpay from the regular platforming and shooting, which keeps things fresh for the player.
Pro Simple controls
The game mainly uses the arrow keys to control ones character, which is easy to understand and great for laptops. Other keys that are used are 6 keys together which allows the user to interact with the game while also moving.
Pro Low system requirments
This game only requires 512 MB of RAM to run. Total file weight is 100 MB.
Pro Evokes a sense of nostalgia
Pixelated art, Windows XP-style game interface, early 2000's versions of Facebook and Youtube featured in the game, as well as numerous pop-culture references (including Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Eminem, and Red Hot Chili Peppers) will make players (given that they're old enough) nostalgic.
Pro Heartfelt story
You take the role of the protagonist who unexpectedly gets contacted by his school crush and gets caught up in a love triangle. Seeing the characters interact, holding back their feelings, voicing their regrets, and figuring out what love is makes for a heartbreaking experience.
Pro Your actions meaningfully influence the story
Emily is Away Too plays out differently, depending on the choices you make. The relationships can evolve in different ways, your actions can affect the situations other characters are in, you can discover different details about characters depending on how you approach the situations, etc.
Pro Features in-game apps, such as retro versions of Facebook and Youtube
This game builds upon the original Emily is Away game, but introduces some new interesting feautures, like profile customization in the chat app and new in-game services, like Facebook and Youtube.
Cons
Con Movement is slow
Walking in the game feels quite slow which tends to drag out the gameplay and make things tedious.
Con Boring, repetitive gameplay
This game revolves around narrative much more than action. The gameplay mostly consists of typing one of the pre-recorded answer templates into the chat app.