Dwarf Fortress vs Emily is Away
Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress is one of the most unique and massive fantasy game ever made using only ASCII characters and colors. The game is completely open world in the sense that you are given the freedom to play as an adventurer and set off alone or with other adventurers on an exciting journey above or below ground (or both) to seek glory, fame and riches, or to settle down and help develop your very own dwarven outpost where you can then build a fortress, establish a barony, and in general, order your dwarven subjects around. Aside from the obviously different "art style" used, the freedom of choice, and the amazing amount of details in its gameplay, the game is also unique in its world building. The virtual world created is not only randomly generated with distinct civilizations with detailed histories, hundred of points of interests like towns and caves, as well as a flourishing nature, which includes both flora and fauna.With so many amazing features packaged into a simple-looking game, it is no wonder why Dwarf Fortress is a game that has inspired a wide variety of other modern games, both indie and big triple-A ones, until today. Due to its size, you might feel daunted to dive into a game like this, but once you've learned the basics, you will find yourself fully immersed in this completely open world of symbols and colors.
Emily is Away
Emily is Away is a story-driven, text-based game that's uniquely set in a chat messenger app and has online dating as its theme. In this game, after choosing an icon for your profile, you'll be chatting with a virtual person called Emily in order to get to know her better and possible build a closer relationship with her. The game is not at all the mushy romantic stories that you might be expecting. Instead, the game has multiple endings that aren't all positive.There isn't a lot of realistic romance stories out there, but Emily is Away not only manages start a whole new precendence but also to nail it on the head. If you enjoy a good story where you get to play the "most eligible bachelor" in the game, then Emily is Away is a great game to play.