LISA: The Doleful

LISA: The Doleful is an action role-playing game developed by RightfulSkeet, Flakdaniel, Big Gumphrey, Mike the Bruser, ThePir8Gamer, _Jared, Lucifuge, Chuck_Went_Tuesday, Artblocked Man, Namedav and WonderJohhny77, that is based on LISA: THE PAINFUL RPG.
It was officially released for PC on May 29th, 2020 for Windows, though unfortunately no plans for a Mac OS X or Linux version. It is a complete story that is self contained in this one game.
== Story ==
LISA: The Doleful follows the journeys of Rovert Dole, a simple man that is conflicted with himself. After the Flash stole the women of the world and violated the laws of physics, Rovert finds himself in desperate search of peace. After hearing rumours of a conflict between the Brad Army and the Blood Lunacy up in The Mountain, Rovert collects himself, eventually teaming up with Top Gun Murderer, Geoff Orange and Cyber Brad, and heads up into the mountain in the hopes that they may find salvation.
== Gameplay ==
Very much reminiscent of it's inspiration, the PAINFUL, Doleful is a turn-based RPG set in a 2D side-scrolling environment. The overworld features numerous dynamic environments and unique characters and enemies. Unlike Brad, Rovert is only accompanied by three other party members that are gained through a well paced progression through the story. 
As well as this, Doleful pushes the limitations of the engine by providing unique animations never seen before in a LISA fangame as well as extensive maps and fleshed out dialogue. The game is so well developed and refined that certain maps require a loading screen.
== Development ==
Doleful was originally announced on April 1st, 2020, with a release date of October 31st, 2020. Initially, it was only being developed by RightfulSkeet, Phat Albert, Flakdaniel, and Big Gumphrey. However, with the addition of several new team members, five months were taken off of the development time and the game ended up releasing on May 29th, 2020.
The game would receive multiple updates after its launch to further polish the experience. The final update, 1.0.4, would release on May 29th, 2020.
== Reception and Legacy ==
LISA: The Doleful would go on to be critically well received, with it receiving over 20 likes on Game Jolt since the game's debut. Several YouTube videos covering the game received several thousand views, with some regarding it as "the best fangame in years."
After the game's release, popular YouTube music channel SiIvaGunner would upload two videos featuring songs from LISA: The Doleful's soundtrack. These videos include the tracks Blood and Pseudoneumatic Penultimacy, with the former releasing on the same day as the game's release.
== Links ==
* Official Game Jolt Page
* Official YouTube Channel
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