<s>
Lisa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Painful	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
LISA	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Painful	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2014	O
post-apocalyptic	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
American	O
indie	O
studio	O
Dingaling	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
,	O
designed	O
,	O
and	O
composed	O
by	O
Austin	O
Jorgensen	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lisa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Painful	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Lisa	B-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
preceded	O
by	O
Lisa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
followed	O
by	O
Lisa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Joyful	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
DLC	B-Protocol
that	O
concludes	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Lisa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Painful	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Brad	O
Armstrong	O
,	O
a	O
balding	O
,	O
middle-aged	O
man	O
with	O
a	O
troubled	O
past	O
who	O
journeys	O
through	O
the	O
wasteland	O
of	O
Olathe	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
Buddy	O
,	O
his	O
adoptive	O
daughter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lisa	B-Application
features	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
traditional	O
turn-based	O
RPG	O
combat	O
in	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Lisa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Joyful	O
,	O
Buddy	O
becomes	O
the	O
new	O
protagonist	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
is	O
strictly	O
limited	O
to	O
her	O
and	O
,	O
for	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Rando	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
departure	O
of	O
his	O
mother	O
leads	O
to	O
Bradley	O
and	O
his	O
younger	O
sister	O
,	O
Lisa	B-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
abused	O
and	O
neglected	O
by	O
their	O
father	O
,	O
Marty	O
Armstrong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
flashback	O
scenes	O
depict	O
a	O
pre-apocalyptic	O
Olathe	O
,	O
shedding	O
light	O
on	O
Brad	O
's	O
early	O
life	O
,	O
including	O
his	O
upbringing	O
alongside	O
his	O
younger	O
sister	O
Lisa	B-Application
and	O
their	O
relationship	O
with	O
Marty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
DLC	B-Protocol
chapter	O
takes	O
place	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buzzo	O
explains	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
formerly	O
Lisa	B-Application
's	O
lover	O
,	O
and	O
blamed	O
Brad	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
prevent	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
abuse	O
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
led	O
to	O
Lisa	B-Application
's	O
suicide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Lisa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Painful	I-Application
,	O
developer	O
Austin	O
Jorgensen	O
had	O
created	O
his	O
first	O
game	O
called	O
Lisa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
that	O
saw	O
release	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
2012	O
title	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
trilogy	O
and	O
stars	O
Lisa	B-Application
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Lisa	B-Application
differs	O
significantly	O
from	O
Painful	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
much	O
greater	O
emphasis	O
on	O
exploration	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
titular	O
Lisa	B-Application
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
character	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
father	O
Marty	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
appear	O
within	O
future	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
First	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
Jorgensen	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
ripoff	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
borrows	O
significant	O
influence	O
from	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
in	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
2014	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
received	O
alternative	O
names	O
,	O
Lisa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
and	O
Lisa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Painful	I-Application
respectively	O
,	O
to	O
distinguish	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jorgensen	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Lisa	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
former	O
relationship	O
of	O
his	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lisa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Painful	I-Application
was	O
funded	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
with	O
a	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
7,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dingaling	O
also	O
developed	O
the	O
sequel	O
expansion	O
,	O
Lisa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Joyful	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
Buddy	O
as	O
its	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jorgensen	O
has	O
cited	O
EarthBound	B-Application
as	O
his	O
main	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
working	O
on	O
Lisa	B-Application
,	O
drawing	O
from	O
both	O
its	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
comic	O
relief	O
in	O
a	O
serious	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregate	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Lisa	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praise	O
was	O
specifically	O
given	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
download	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
art	O
collection	O
featuring	O
character	O
profiles	O
and	O
concept	O
drawings	O
created	O
by	O
Chase	O
Anast	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
man	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Mother	B-Application
4	I-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lisa	B-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
notable	O
fangames	B-Application
,	O
most	O
notably	O
LISA	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Pointless	O
by	O
Edvinas	O
Kandrotas	O
,	O
and	O
LISA	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Hopeful	O
by	O
a	O
developer	O
under	O
the	O
alias	O
Taco	O
Salad	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
