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Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
As I’ve said in the past, I review old games because nostalgia lies. While a good retro review takes a game’s history into account, it ultimately judges the title from a modern perspective. Just because a game was kick ass in 1989, doesn’t mean it’s still worth playing today. And if it is still worth [...]
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
As I mentioned in my review of The Legend of Zelda, I’m a newcomer to this franchise. I’ve long been put off by what I perceived to be distasteful RPG-like elements in the series. As a rule, I’m not impressed with RPGs. Thankfully, the original LoZ delivered a fun and addictive action/adventure experience that made [...]
Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!
Leisure Suit Larry 3 was the ideal blend of story, humor, and challenging puzzles. Its sequel, Larry 5 (creator Al Lowe skipped part 4) introduced Larry to the now-familiar Sierra icon interface as well as greatly improved VGA graphics, full midi score, and even some digital audio samples. Too bad the game itself was a [...]
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does A Little Undercover Work
In 1991, Al Lowe had a problem. He had written a fitting final chapter in the world of Leisure Suit Larry two years ago, with no intention of revisiting it. After all, few of Sierra’s games had gone beyond the classic trilogy. But after months of putting all of his effort into Sierra’s failed online [...]
Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals
From the beginning, Leisure Suit Larry has seemed like a series struggling to define itself both technically and thematically. In the first game, Larry is a chauvinist jerk for whom sex is obviously his only goal. There is very little plot and zero character development. The game world is open for exploration at all times, [...]
Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking For Love (In Several Wrong Places)
Fresh off my very enjoyable play through both version of Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, I was quite excited to load up the second installment in Al Lowe’s adventure game series: Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (In Several Wrong Places). I expected another sex-filled romp through the life [...]