LISA: The Painful is my favorite RPG of all time, hands down. Unique gameplay, A compelling story, and a wide cast of colorful characters drive this game all the way home. Many of the mechanics and the way it presents things are truly unique for an RPG Maker game; LISA utilizes a 2D playing space more akin to a platformer rather than the more often used top down perspective, and it comes with thirty possible party members, each with their own movesets, personalities, and possibility to die permanently. It's story often takes dark and grim turns, and the subject matter isn't for those not used to heavier plots. Despite this however, the game handles these tones very well, often with a great deal of tact. Keep in mind that it isn't all gloomy though, as the game is just as humorous as it is dark, and is very good at switching between the two themes when the moment is right. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it will absolutely make you feel miserable by the end of it all. I mean this in the best way possible of course.

LISA: The Painful is my favorite RPG of all time, hands down. Unique gameplay, A compelling story, and a wide cast of colorful characters drive this game all the way home. Many of the mechanics and the way it presents things are truly unique for an RPG Maker game; LISA utilizes a 2D playing space more akin to a platformer rather than the more often used top down perspective, and it comes with thirty possible party members, each with their own movesets, personalities, and possibility to die permanently. It's story often takes dark and grim turns, and the subject matter isn't for those not used to heavier plots. Despite this however, the game handles these tones very well, often with a great deal of tact. Keep in mind that it isn't all gloomy though, as the game is just as humorous as it is dark, and is very good at switching between the two themes when the moment is right. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it will absolutely make you feel miserable by the end of it all. I mean this in the best way possible of course.