Lisa: The Joyful is kind of a disappointing followup, it lacks the openness and variety of Painful, and seemingly only exists to answer questions about the characters and setting that don’t need to be answered.

Underneath all that is still the great foundation Painful built, so definitely worth a play if you enjoyed Painful.

7/10.

Reviewed on Nov 06, 2023


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6 months ago

You're very right. The Joyful is a perfect example of how sometimes, no sequel is better. That said, it does have a lot of great moments in a vacuum, particularly this song: https://youtu.be/_J0wkwgTbvc?si=uwqWtwpjEwXfMhfr