Any Leisure Suit Larry fans?

BigBoneTone · Post by **BigBoneTone** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 5:24 am

Just saw this in the store recently, tried a search here but got nothing. Anyone try this? I'm proud to say I've played through a few of these back in the day, ah, the sophmoric good times I had...

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:17 am

I never played the series "back in the day". But I did get "Love for Sail" and thought it was a decent game. Funny.

I do remember some discussion when this most recent one came out - and it wasn't good. Both the humor and the gameplay.

DiscoJason · Post by **DiscoJason** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:26 am

If you are talking about the Magnum Cum Laude recent release, it sucks balls. It is mildly amusing and the gameplay is very repetitive. I couldn't force my way all the way through it. This is from someone who loves all the older games.

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:27 pm

The reviews basically said the minigames are so repetitive they ruined the whole game.

I have the previous titles in the "collection", complete with strategy guide (he-he-he).

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:17 pm

i have no idea if the game is any good or not, but if you do decide to pick it up you may want to wait a little bit. i saw mention of an "uncut" version becoming available in the near future. i'll try to find that info again...

Update: here's the link with info...doesn't look like it does anything to improve the game though. just gets rid of the little censoring boxes over everyone's naughty bits

AttAdude · Post by **AttAdude** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 3:01 pm

/shrug i got the game, and thought it was pretty fun. its kinda like watching an 80s college and tittie movie. then again, im prolly really easy to entertain.

Suitably Ironic Moniker · Fri Dec 03, 2004 3:10 pm

The uncut version is already available.

Dhruin · Post by **Dhruin** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 5:53 pm

It's very average and nothing like the original LSL adventure games. This has none of the traditional adventure mechanics like exploration...every encounter is based around a mini-game. For example, when talking to girls there's a sperm on the lower part of the screen that swims along and you have to steer it up and down to hit good objects and miss the bad ones. Hit the good ones (heart? I've forgotten) at the right point and he says something clever and so on.

It's also more in-your-face, with outright bad language and so on, rather than the gentle innuendo of the first. Still, it is funny to some extent. Not for adventure lovers but more for someone who wants to be titillated and likes mini-games.

ChrisGwinn · Post by **ChrisGwinn** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:01 am

I played a few of them when I was a teenager, and thought they were pretty entertaiing. There aren't enough funny games made, so I think I'll probably pick it up someday. I can't justify paying more than $20.

BigBoneTone · Post by **BigBoneTone** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 5:12 am

Yikes, I'm almost sorry I asked, anytime a game is described as "sucking balls" I take that as a hint to stay away. I'll just go ahead and keep my strange memories of the good times in the past with the series.

piecedoff · Post by **piecedoff** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 6:28 am

Unfortunately Al Lowe, the creator of the series wasn't involved in this, and it shows.
Play it for some cheap thrills and titties. But if you are looking for a good adventure game: Stay away from this.

Veloxi · Post by **Veloxi** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:28 pm

I'm a big fan of the original LSL series, played 'em all. Unfortunately, I can vouch through several friends unfortunate enough to pick up the new installment that it's complete and utter crap. Stay as far away as you can, especially if you have pleasant memories of the original series.