Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards

Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards description

What characters and adventures was not created by the developers of computer games. We heroically saving the Earth/Kingdom/the future (underline), then unravels the mystery, we are engaged in the search for missing people/items. But Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards - adventure about... ahem... the arrangement of personal life.

The player will take control of a hero a very special sense. And it's not even in his Nezalejnosti or methods of solving puzzles (there's something familiar with the classics of the genre are unlikely to be surprised). Goal man named Larry Laffer – it is good to spend the night in “the Land of the Idle Lizard” (free translation from English. "Land of the Lounge Lizards"). And your Larry will necessarily achieve, because he is (not)an aging ladies ' man, a veteran of the love front and just adorable. He always looks great. His suit is the latest fad (70 years). It is well appointed, but much thinning at the temples and nape hair clearly shows an excess of androgens in the body. His nose is large enough to meddle in all the wrong places. And his natural charm and ability to talk not just “surprise” beauties of the night city of Lost Wages (literally from English. - "The City Of Lost Wages").

The original game was created in 1987 year, had a text interface and a meager (in comparison to the remake) schedule. Since the early 90's, Sierra began to translate the most successful quests ' 80s new engine. From Leisure Suit Larry 91st year, was a full GUI interface and mouse support, and painted it was with the expectation of a 256-color VGA adapters.

Speaking of the design and idea, Larry – the direct successor text SoftPorn Adventure (1981). Don't confuse the root “porn” in the title of the ancestor – the game is absolutely not intended to satisfy the thirsty strawberries. The gameplay would be more correct to call “an ironic eroticism” (well, “a parody of obscenities” – as closer). There are many jokes “below the belt”, but still Larry is a pretty funny quest, having much more in common with other works by Sierra, than with things that are usually marked with the inscription “Only for adults!”.

Of the shortcomings can be noted the beach graphic adventure games of the time – non-obviousness pixel-hunting (graphic resolution is very small, the game screen is drawn kind, and the scattered locations of interactive objects is not always easy to see) and some unpredictable consequences of the actions of the protagonist. For example, you have no idea how many deadly dangers awaiting the man in the “Land of the Idle Lizard”! Especially scary that some of the “traps” work like bombs. So, not having used contraception during the meeting with the representative of the “oldest profession”, you get “game over” was only going out – well not in a few years. Although, frankly, on the background of the puzzles from the Goblins actions Larry seem very clear, and errors, such as those described, it is better to do in computer games than in real life.

We would like to say a few words to the Russian version, which was played by most of our countrymen, obsessed with Leisure Suit Larry in the distant 90s. Redrawing most of the dialogues and stock phrases, SAE and IEC (the same guys that translated the Gobliins), using native slang, somewhere spoiled the original, which, on the contrary, made a good translation, but we can say that the task of localization successfully managed.

Whether to play Leisure Suit Larry – you decide. If you are opposed in principle to the relationship between the sexes can be treated easily and ironically, neither game will not be able to persuade you to this, and Larry is no exception. If you don't mind to try a white leisure suit (eng. - "Leisure Suit") a middle-aged seeker of love adventures – this game you might like. As a quest (move away from the focus) Larry is certainly good and could be adequately perceived by teenagers and adults. I think I'm such a quest would hardly impressed, but then (when the voice was thinner and democracy - more) liked. Although, generally speaking, from children Larry is better to hide (or even, God forbid, grow something similar to the author of this review)...

Have you ever wondered what kind of video games were played in the good old days? Try playing Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards online now and we are sure you will not stop playing again.

Source: Archive.org, Mobygames.com