This review contains spoilers
Lisa: "...the charming and funny exterior"
-"Naming someone Tardy is charming and funny?"
Lisa: "The Hispanic guy is a truck driver and does construction lmao"
Lisa is a pretty fun game, but the way it handles anything thematically is nothing short of horrendous. I had originally thought this game came out in the early 2000s, but you can imagine my shock when I found out on the brink of 2015.
Making rape jokes in a game when the main crux of the story is attempting to portray the manipulation and rape of a young girl isn't the smartest idea. The way abuse is handled toward the end coming off as "Be just as bad as your abuser... or be the bigger man..." doesn't work when this game is so dead set on portraying Brad as an epic badass who runs over random people with his motorcycle. Brad's father's entire character hinges on the player believing what is basically a "trust me, bro" for what the entire game has seemingly built up to. Assuming it's an act, there is even less reason not to kill him making the moment completely fall flat. I'm not even really sure why the fuck Buddy is so adamant about keeping this guy alive other than the fact the game needed a "tough decision" at this point in the game. This happens for most of its big reveals near the end in an attempt to recontextualize the single montage you get of Brad and Buddy together at the start and it just fucking sucks.
Overall, the game succeeds strictly in its gameplay elements; however, I find it extremely hard to believe that people tote this game as "for adults" when it all feels so juvenile.
"Soul-crushing experience"
Yeah, right.
-"Naming someone Tardy is charming and funny?"
Lisa: "The Hispanic guy is a truck driver and does construction lmao"
Lisa is a pretty fun game, but the way it handles anything thematically is nothing short of horrendous. I had originally thought this game came out in the early 2000s, but you can imagine my shock when I found out on the brink of 2015.
Making rape jokes in a game when the main crux of the story is attempting to portray the manipulation and rape of a young girl isn't the smartest idea. The way abuse is handled toward the end coming off as "Be just as bad as your abuser... or be the bigger man..." doesn't work when this game is so dead set on portraying Brad as an epic badass who runs over random people with his motorcycle. Brad's father's entire character hinges on the player believing what is basically a "trust me, bro" for what the entire game has seemingly built up to. Assuming it's an act, there is even less reason not to kill him making the moment completely fall flat. I'm not even really sure why the fuck Buddy is so adamant about keeping this guy alive other than the fact the game needed a "tough decision" at this point in the game. This happens for most of its big reveals near the end in an attempt to recontextualize the single montage you get of Brad and Buddy together at the start and it just fucking sucks.
Overall, the game succeeds strictly in its gameplay elements; however, I find it extremely hard to believe that people tote this game as "for adults" when it all feels so juvenile.
"Soul-crushing experience"
Yeah, right.
brognapower
1 month ago