LISA

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Warning: This entry contains spoilers.

About

Lisa is a series of indie role-playing games (RPGs) created by Dingaling Productions, which are known for their dark humor and emotional storylines. Online, the series has developed a significant fan following in communities on Tumblr and Reddit.

Gameplay

The games in the Lisa series are traditional turn-based party RPGs set in a 2D side-scrolling world. The player can control various characters that can be swapped in to their active party. Choices throughout the game have a permanent effect on the main character, altering the appearance of various characters in the party.

Screenshot of gameplay from LISA: The Painful.

History

On September 10th, 2012, the RPG Maker game Lisa: The First was released on RPGMAker.net,^[1] which revolved around the protagonist Lisa Armstrong.

Screenshot from LISA: The First

In November 2013, a Kickstarter was launched for the sequel Lisa: The Painful by Dingaling Productions founder Austin Jorgensen, which was funded with over $16,000. On December 15th, 2014, the DLC Lisa: The Joyful was released.

LISA: The Painful and LISA: The Joyful, respectively.

Online Presence

The series has developed a following on multiple websites, including a subreddit for the second game^[3], and various discussions on Tumblr^[4] and 4chan^[5]. Several Let's Play videos of the game have been uploaded to YouTube. Additionally, the series has a fan-made wiki^[7] as well as a fan-made game being developed called "LISA: The Spiteful"^[9].

The series has developed a following on multiple websites, including a subreddit for the second game, and various discussions on Tumblr and 4chan. Several Let's Play videos of the game have been uploaded to YouTube. Additionally, the series has a fan-made wiki as well as various fan-made games being developed such as "LISA: The Spiteful", "LISA The Hopeful" and "LISA The Pointless", among others which are listed on the Lisa fandom.com^[14] page, the fan-made games have seen support from Austin Jorgensen, who accepts all of them as canon.^[15]

Rando Did Nothing Wrong

Rando Did Nothing Wrong is a memetic phrase in the LISA community referring to the character Rando^[12], who is believed to have done nothing wrong by some players. The phrase has been posted multiple times on 4chan's /v/ board^[11], as well as having a sticker of the phrase being sold on Hotbubble^[13].