Lisa: Definitive Edition is out now on PC
Lisa: The Painfulhas been described to me asUndertalebefore Undertale. Or Earthbound after Earthbound (so, uh, Mother 3?). In other words, Lisa was a bit of a cult classic thanks to its freaky world, absurd humour, and brutal consequences. And when I say brutal consequences, I mean your party members can permanently lose limbs or turn into mounds of saggy flesh. How’s that for a debuff? ItsDefinitive Editionis out now, though, so maybe its “cult” status will finally blossom into mainstream appeal. Lisa: Definitive Edition bundles in the original game and its expansion, Lisa The Joyful, as well as new enemies, bosses, stories and endings, and an easier “Painless” mode.
Everything else you’d expect from a remaster is here too: revamped graphics and UI, a 120 FPS mode, more language options, and new border art overlays. Oh, and Lisa’s incredible soundtrack is getting beefed up with over 20 new tracks. Speaking of which, the game’supcoming vinylhas a beautifully freaky cover, too.
Lisa has also launched on consoles - Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch - for the first time, but there have been “a few more changes” made in the PlayStation version “in order to launch the game on that platform,” reads anotefrom developers Dingaling and publishers Serenity Forge. They say that “none of them affect the meaning and intent of Lisa,” and the changes mainly affect references to alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes, which are now the very funky-sounding “cigarette candies.”
“Lisa contains sensitive content that is designed to move players out of complacency, to put them into a world that’s absurd and inappropriate, and to prompt players to confront how they feel in these specific moments,” they add. “We feel confident in the direction and purpose of Lisa’s content, but we also know that certain platforms have regulations that we have to follow.”
They also say that “all legacy versions of the game will remain available as launch options on Steam.”
Our Rachel summed up the game’s setup nicely in a recentHave You Played:
Lisa: Definitive Edition is available now onSteamand consoles for £17/$25. The Steam page might not technicallysayit’s the Definitive Edition, but that’s the store page Serenity Forge say is correct on theirwebsite. You can also buyLisa: The Painfuland Lisa The Joyful separately on Steam and owners of the original will be upgraded automatically. AnFAQpage hints that the predecessor Lisa: The First will return in “a different way” as well.
