New Leisure Suit Larry wut

[aweigh]

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Sierra Entertainment sent out a press release announcing press release announces the return of the Leisure Suit Larry game franchise. Dubbed Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust, the title details the exploits of Larry Lovage, the nephew of former series mainstay character Larry Laffer, as he goes to work on Laffer's movie lot. Lovage first appeared in Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, which was developed by High Voltage Software. The game is being developed by Team 17 (best known for their Worms series of games) but the press release does not mention the involvement of Leisure Suit Larry creator Al Lowe. More details offers this PC.IGN's Q&A with the game's Executive Producer John Melchior:

John Melchior: Al Lowe is not involved with this project, he created this franchise over twenty years ago and it's still going strong. I think with regards to this particular title we really want to go back to the style of humor that made this character and universe great. Taking it back to its roots and updating the gameplay has been the focus from the start. Hopefully when Al plays this game he cracks a smile and laughs a little knowing we did right by the franchise.

IGN: Would you describe this as an adventure game? If so, what do you think makes a good modern adventure game?

John Melchior: LSL is most certainly an adventure game. I think a good adventure game is when you can make player "lose time". We want them to look up at the clock and be shocked at how long they have been playing. We design these styles of games to flow smoothly through the story and entertain all the way. Great mechanics combined with dialogue and stories that keep the player wanting to see what is next, "will they take this gag farther?" or "what possibly could be next?"


IGN: How naughty is too naughty? How do you gauge what is appropriate for a LSL game these days?

John Melchior: I think the last game was built on jokes and dialogue that was just trying to "shock" the player. We are trying to create an American Sex Comedy in the style of American Pie, Superbad and Animal House. A good solid story, clever set ups and great pay-offs with dialogue and gameplay. I have always been a believer that Nudity is a mask for poor gameplay. There is no Nudity in this version of Larry, in the old days it was "Taboo" to see nudity in games but now people are just a google search away on the internet, it has lost the "cool" factor it once had. We gauge everything in this game on how far we can push the humor without going overboard into offending anyone. We walk the line a lot in this game and it pays off. I think the last game Larry came across a little too predatorily, not the lovable loser he is. It seemed that in the last game he was Sweet Tea and Chris Hanson away from being on Dateline. Larry is a perv, that is for certain but he always needs to come across as the lovable loser. At his core he is a very nice guy who just wants a piece of the action, literally.

 

[Schauman]

Those Bhaalspawns remind me of Bratz dolls and mixing them with Larry is just sad, honestly.

Thankfully they got Team17 on the case. If womanization fails, there is always the bananas and sheep to compensate with.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

Oh man, when will the raping of Magic Larry cease? And what the fuck is that art direction meant to be? Looks like fucking Mattel Barbie dolls shit. Oh man, I'm gonna have so much angst over this.

Edit: And Team17?! Jesus fucking hell, Team17! You're Team17! You made Worms! You don't have to do this shit! You're fucking fantastic! Tell me what business suits forced you into this and I'll kill 'em for ya! Or send an angry letter!

 

[LaFey]

Poor Larry - what have they done to you...

 

[ghostdog]

This looks like a huge load of crap... Al Lowe doesn't have the guts to kill this franchise and let Larry RIP...

But hey, I bet they'll use some great boob bouncing physics engine ! I'll buy it !

 

[RK47]

Al Lowe no longer owns and has anything to do with this crap. The latest one was a pathetic arcade mini games with porn as reward. Not much to it.

 

[doctor_kaz]

I hope that this one is better than the last one. Magna Cum Laude was an abysmal game.

 

[thesheeep]

Wtf? If nobody would tell me that this is supposed to be Larry, I would never think of it. NOTHING looks like it.

It looks like some childish crap... not even close to anything I would call sexy. Girls look like slim dwarven dolls. Bah.

 

[Ghoulem]

So you're trying to make that goblin masturbate for the first time or something?

 

[psycojester]

Oh man, when will the raping of Magic Larry cease? And what the fuck is that art direction meant to be? Looks like fucking Mattel Barbie dolls shit. Oh man, I'm gonna have so much angst over this.

Edit: And Team17?! Jesus fucking hell, Team17! You're Team17! You made Worms! You don't have to do this shit! You're fucking fantastic! Tell me what business suits forced you into this and I'll kill 'em for ya! Or send an angry letter!

My guess is that the minds behind this latest piece of bargain-bin fodder is the same guy who thought making a 3rd person 3D worms game was a really bright idea.

 

[avatar_58]

Being a huge Sierra fanboy this irritates me to no end. Goddamn it VUgames, let it go.

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30703.html

The first trailer is out, and boy, does it suck.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

Jesus Christ on a pogo stick! For THAT I had to verify I was over eighteen?

 

[Azrael the cat]

when did Larry become a paedophile?

Seriously - which rockspider greenlighted the character graphics/design? The females all look like semi-pubescent 14 year olds who happen to have boob-jobs and are wearing their mothers' work clothes. That's a hell of a lot sicker than any smutty gag they could put in there. They should have a test that verifies that you're UNDER 18 before playing - at least that way it would be teenage boys chasing after CG-teenage-girls, rather than promoting paedophilia.

Actually I've always thought the age limit with porn was the wrong way around. 13 to 17 is when, as a guy, you SHOULD be porn-obsessed. By 30 it's just a bit sad if your dose of sexual nudity (and appreciation of the female body) comes predominantly from porn sites (or magazines - when I was a teenager, print still ruled the smut). As a teenager, on the other hand, it's educational and probably more socially acceptable. Not saying that I (with or without the wife accompanying me) never look up net-porn, but if I was to run into a guy my own age who was completely obsessed with porn I'd assume that he's either a bit creepy, is uncomfortable socialising with real women, or something similar. Conversely, if I was to run into a 14 year old teenager that WASN'T completely obsessed with porn, I'd be equally concerned about his mental and social health

 

[Balor]

Re: when did Larry become a paedophile?

Rather correct stuff

However, tell that to Christian fundamentalists and other deranged moralists.

 

[Fez]

The fact that their stated goal is to "not offend anyone" pretty much ensures it will be crap. Not the best goal to keep in mind for comedy.

 

[thesheeep]

I thought Magna Cum Laude was the bottom of the series. But this one doesn't even seem to have tits! Gosh, what a load of ***** ** ******* *** ****+!!#,##+*?0?=?))=

 

[elander_]

I think their plan is to offend peoples intelligence and for starters they are doing a nice job.

 

[Dire Roach]

Team 17 seems to have been lobotomized right after they released Worms: Armageddon. Every Worms game they have made since has done little to improve the series or made it much worse, with the horribly implemented 3D gameplay being the worst offender. Glaring bugs found on 1.0 versions of their games, such as instant crashes when starting online matches, along with a total lack of support after a month or less upon release of each title, have done much to bring the company's reputation down.

Now they though it would be swell idea to use the same engine and art style from W3D for LSL...

 

[Schauman]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30703.html

The first trailer is out, and boy, does it suck.

There was a banana, thus I stand correct. Now we just need the sheep.

But honestly, taking a piss at the GoW commercial and not to mention the character design from hell? I could get bigger boners by playing Dragon's Lair and that was made in 1983.
(Mental note: More Disney animators to making games with Playboy as only inspiration)

 

[Nightjed]

Oh man, when will the raping of Magic Larry cease? And what the fuck is that art direction meant to be? Looks like fucking Mattel Barbie dolls shit. Oh man, I'm gonna have so much angst over this.

Edit: And Team17?! Jesus fucking hell, Team17! You're Team17! You made Worms! You don't have to do this shit! You're fucking fantastic! Tell me what business suits forced you into this and I'll kill 'em for ya! Or send an angry letter!

they also made worms 3D that killed the whole worm franchise, and i do agree, i liked larry 7 cartoony style but manga cum laude didnt look so good and these screenshots look like crap, they make me remember monkey island 4, and that makes me weep in agony

adventure games dont work well with crappy 3D, either make them look life like or do it in 2D

 

[Sovy Kurosei]

Is that a World of Warcraft's trademark yellow exclamation mark on the head of an NPC in that last screenshot I see there?

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/48468.html
A review. Ouch.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

JustAdventure.com gives it a big fat zero.

http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/LS ... eBust.shtm

 

[racofer]

Too much bloom.
Seen it before.
Older was better.
Looks like shit.
Shit shit shit.