10 Video Games We Love BECAUSE They're Fun Trash
7. Modern Era Leisure Suit Larry (Franchise)
My best mate and I have a rule - every birthday, we try to buy each other a terrible game. A new rule we implemented is that we need to get at least one achievement/trophy before we’re allowed to give up on it. A few years back, I bought him Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust, and wouldn’t you know it? The sod actually ended up enjoying it ironically.
The whole point of Leisure Suit Larry has never been to dole out some top-quality, high-brow humour. It’s infantile sex joke, one after the next - but it’s entirely self-aware. The game knows Larry is an odious human; it asks the player to pity him, not want to be him. Jokes always place him as the butt (pun intended) - he always gets his come-uppance (pun intended).
So, with this “new era” Larry (apparently a young relative of the original), it was surprising to see him as a bit of a mean-spirited little sod, and the humour effectively now just cringeworthy objectification jokes (think, less Viz, more Kid On Xbox Live Talking About My Mum).
Still, I can think of no better game if you want a proper cringefest.
Ironic Playthroughs Only(tm).