LISA: Definitive Edition
July 18, 2023
LISA: The Painful - Definitive Edition is the miserable, hilarious RPG of your wildest nightmares. Undertake a relentless journey through the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Olathe. Beneath its charming exterior is a world full of disgust and moral desolation, where you will learn what kind of person you are by being …
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79.6
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Critic Reviews (17)
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94.0
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93.0
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96.0
"Lisa: The Painful &a; Lisa: The Joyful are cult classics for a reason, with masterful merging of story and gameplay to create a harrowing and hilarious adventure. You&s;ll laugh, cry, and rage across this fascinating post-apocalypse with excellent new features …"
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65.0
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65.0
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65.0
"LISA: Definitive Edition packages two titles that are sure to make the player feel some emotion. With familiar gameplay and a grim plot, there is sure to be a classic under here for a specific audience."
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75.0
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75.0
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85.0
"You ever play a game that is just so hopelessly dire and dreary…yet still finding ways to have a sense of humor, as messed up as said humor gets? Yeah, that’s LISA. A bit of an indie darling of an …"
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70.0
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60.0
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85.0
"LISA: Definitive Edition isn’t going to be for everyone. The simple and dated gameplay can be a bit of a chore at times to get through, and the extreme subject matter certainly won’t be palatable for everyone. However, LISA: Definitive …"
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40.0
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45.0
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65.0
"LISA: Definitive Edition is a harrowing odyssey that plunges you headfirst into the fevered mind of Brad, as he battles inner demons and outer monstrosities with equal ferocity. While Buddy’s story is unnecessary, it is fascinating to witness a more …"
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65.0
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72.0
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63.0
"There are some really uncomfortable themes throughout both of the LISA games, both opening with a reminder that the protagonists are over 18. This warning doesn’t make these feelings go away, and we found that there was a general sense …"
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25.0
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20.0
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35.0
"I may not be the target audience for LISA, but I recognize quality when I encounter it. The mechanics subvert the usual RPG tropes, leaving you tense and scrambling the entire time. The world itself is both funny and awful, …"
Read original review"As someone who’s constantly striving for novelty in gaming, I really wanted to give LISA: Definitive Edition a higher score. But sadly, the game’s perplexing and unpredictable combat, combined with huge difficulty spikes, made that impossible. With that in mind, …"
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45.0
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65.0
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80.0
"Decidedly old-school in look and execution, it’s the dark and sometimes disturbing nature of the journey that holds appeal"
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85.0
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92.0
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78.0
"Lisa: Definitive Edition is an amazing RPG, that melds the cute and oddness of Earthbound but interjects incredible mature themes. It may even be too dark for some."
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20.0
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20.0
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20.0
"In truth the hardest thing about LISA is talking about it because it&s;s just one of those titles that&s;s really better experienced."
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60.0
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60.0
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80.0
"Lisa: Definitive Edition tells a story that&s;s just as relevant now as it was in 2014. A prescient, necessary revival."
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85.0
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92.0
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90.0
"LISA: Definitive Edition from Dingaling Productions is a warped, twisted, dark game that doesn’t pull its punches with any of its storytelling. The complementary gameplay helps to enhance the story and create some major connection between game and gamer. It’s …"
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68.0
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72.0
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70.0
"LISA: Definitive Edition sees two games deserving of a new audience, even if they haven&s;t aged all that well in places."
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90.0
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75.0
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80.0
"LISA: Definitive Edition takes all the good and bad of the original game, improves on it, and makes it more accessible for a new generation of people to experience."
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75.0
Gameplay
85.0
Story
80.0
"Lisa: The Painful is just a perfect name for this game as it evokes such emotions while playing. Depending on the gamer though this dark, sometimes humorous, always shocking world could be just the ticket to see something polar opposite …"
Read original review"For the sake of brevity, I won’t get into how amazing the game’s soundtrack is or how the Definitive Edition adds a noticeable layer of polish to nearly every aspect of the game, or how you don’t need fancy realistic …"
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