Lisa: The Painful 2014

Released: December 15, 2014
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Adventure · Indie
Platforms: Linux · PC · Mac
Developer: Dingaling
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Where to buy

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Is it still worth playing?

Austin Jorgensen's 2014 role playing game for Windows, OS X and Linux, built in RPG Maker VX Ace, with a Definitive Edition in 2023 on consoles and Windows. Brad Armstrong, a balding, middle aged man with a troubled past, crosses the wasteland of Olathe in search of Buddy, his adoptive daughter. Combat is turn based, and a 2D side scrolling overworld lets you jump ledges and use tools to reach hidden areas and recruit party members. There are thirty possible companions, and all but Brad can die for good. The drug Joy boosts attack but causes withdrawal, and withholding it lowers stats. The Definitive Edition combines the game with its sequel The Joyful and adds an easier Painless difficulty. Its themes are heavy by design. Resources and party members are scarce and can be lost, so the systems push the same way as the story, and that is the reason to play it now.