Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry

I grew up on Sierra adventure games, so I jump at the chance for a little nostalgia. But Leisure Suit Larry was never as good as King’s Quest or Space Quest. It's running joke is the protagonist himself: a sleazy, unattractive man in a polyester suit, and women telling him how much he disgusts them. Wet Dreams Don’t Dry brings Larry from the late seventies into the smartphone era. It was sold as the Larry who finally gets it, but I think this is where it fails. The old games let the women see through him. For decades some let this pass for feminism. It gave each woman a sharp line but nothing she wanted for herself. The real problem has always been the structure. You score by sleeping with women. You can laugh at Larry all you want, but the game is always quietly stamping his behavior with approval. Nevertheless, in this story, at least the women are distinct and pretty funny, not the vapid bimbos of the eighties. They still call him revolting (of course, because he is), but it lacks a believable reason for why they changed their minds. Nobody expected Larry to grow. But, I'd have liked the writing to have shown more awareness. After #MeToo, the Epstein files, and the misogyny …

This game tastes like a cheese flavored toy covered in cheese flavored protection. 10/10.

Even thought it's labeled sexual content, there's hardly any which is a good thing because the game is great without it.

A reboot of the Leisure Suit Larry franchise and is a ranchy, suggestive point & click adventure game. Larry wakes up in the 21st century after time travelling from the late 1980s and pits Larry's outdated personality with modern dating culture, technology and life. Colourful 2d backgrounds and art, solid voice acting and decent heart. Like many point & clicks, it has somewhat obtuse puzzles which require lots of trial and error with odd item combinations or 'moon logic' solutions. There was far too much backtracking required for my liking, requiring you to move back and forth between a limited number of areas repeatedly. The humour can be a bit hit and miss. FYI, both this game and its sequel are being delisting on Oct 23rd (this Fri) so if you want to try it out you'll need to pick it up before then; both are on 95% sales. The ending of the game is a bit of a sequel hook btw. 7/10

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[b] "Childish Spirit" is an awesome throwback to the past where games were unapologetic and punched you in the face with their humor. If you are insulted by the game, its graphics or its jokes, go shove a porcupine where Larry got hit by a unicorn, you self absorbed alpaca! Oh yes, two thumbs up just because the game contains alpacas. From wimp to keen - Larry's little Larry is never wimp. [/b]