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Re: Leisure Suit Larry

#101

Post by artmageddon »

un1xl0ser wrote: post #96

I remember asking my parents for the age verification questions to be able to run LSL when I was a kid. I would head downstairs and ask her random trivia questions because it was easier than asking the Encyclopedia Britannica or what passed for the internet in those days. Obviously this day and age this is not possible due to Wikipedia, but in it's time and place it made me more likely to play rogue and/or do somethi…

Do you recall what kind of questions the game would ask? Most games typically asked something out of the user manual.

Re: Leisure Suit Larry

#102

Post by jiggy2011 »

rogerbraun wrote: post #68
Lazare wrote: post #58

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I'm actually a little confused. You list some very negative things, which I strongly deplore, and then you say it "isn't LSL's fault, but it certainly isn't helping". Those are, indeed, very negative things! But... A lot of things can be described as not being at fault, but not helping reduce the number sexual assaults in America. Apple pie. The Toyota corporation. Cows. Vegetarians. The colour blue. If LSL really is…

You are taking this too literal. "LSL isn't helping" means that it perpetuates a view of women and dating that is bad for society. I know it is a parody, but even so, it is a small part of the larger problem we have with sexism in our society.

LSL was never the most politically correct game out there, granted.

On the other hand IIRC the game was basically about some loser who thought he was a stud but was outwitted at every turn by smarter women.

I played some of the games when I was probably a little too young but if anything they showed me that sex was something that could be laughed about and that things in the sexual marketplace were not always what they seem.

In any case it's content was pretty tame, far far more hardcore stuff is only a google search away.

Re: Leisure Suit Larry

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Post by tbsdy »

tbsdy wrote: post #20
i386 wrote: post #13

The game has no major female characters who aren't hookers. No arguing that LSL has its place in gaming history, but it doesn't have a place in a future that is trying its hardest to remove objectification of women from society. EDIT: The down voting button is not a disagree button. If you disagree, reply!

I have to agree with i386. There's a pretty disturbing screenshot where Larry says that "this is the hooker's seedy bedroom. The bed's a mess, so is the hooker!". http://www.replaygamesinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tum...

Why is this getting downvoted? Not snarky, or sarcastic.

Re: Leisure Suit Larry

#105

Post by tbsdy »

toyg wrote: post #71
tbsdy wrote: post #54

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Try not to use begging the question as an argument. But what makes me sad is the second part. Because it's in a game, and it's done to be funny. I'm not shocked by the existence of hookers. I should be, but I'm desensitized.

Oh come on, how could you ever be shocked by what is commonly known as "the oldest profession"? I'm not saying it's a nice job, but neither it is fixing sewage pipes. You should be shocked that pimps exist, maybe, but then again their role is quite natural and I'm sure some of them are quite the professional. The massive amount of abuse surrounding the "industry" is a problem, but it's hardly the only industry where…

Yes, I'm aware it's known as the "oldest profession".

Please stop saying I'm shocked. I'm not shocked, and I have never said I was shocked. The original post said I was disturbed by the comment in the screenshot, and it was mostly because of the way it described the prostitute.

Re: Leisure Suit Larry

#106

Post by ergo14 »

danso wrote: post #97

I think the fact that this is primarily a PC port with iOS/Android merely a possibility is a deal-killer for me, thhe content notwithstanding. I'm not saying that PCs aren't technically the largest gaming platform by user base...I'm saying that the largest base of casual gamers with money to blow by far is iOS and Android. From what I remember, LSL and Kings Quest were largely casual in mechanic. Secret of Monkey Isl…

Because the game is not going to be casualized, that was clearly stated - they will not dumb it down. If it's a problem then I guess you don't have to chip in. Lets just vote with wallets.

Re: Leisure Suit Larry

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Post by tbsdy »

davorb wrote: post #86
tbsdy wrote: post #20

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I have to agree with i386. There's a pretty disturbing screenshot where Larry says that "this is the hooker's seedy bedroom. The bed's a mess, so is the hooker!". http://www.replaygamesinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tum...

I think the reason you guys object is because you haven't actually played the game and are looking at it from a superficial standpoint. You are presented with a choice of losing your virginity to the hooker, or leaving and hoping to one day find true love. If you go to the hooker, you die and it's game over because you "feel empty inside".

I have indeed played this game when I was much younger. I think I was disturbed by this part of the game even back then.

The reason I'm disturbed isn't superficial, and has nothing really to do with Larry losing his virginity. It is the terms they use to describe the prostitute.

Re: Leisure Suit Larry

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Post by [deleted] »

crystalis wrote: post #56
tbsdy wrote: post #54

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Try not to use begging the question as an argument. But what makes me sad is the second part. Because it's in a game, and it's done to be funny. I'm not shocked by the existence of hookers. I should be, but I'm desensitized.

Oh yeah he asserted that question so hard. unf.

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Re: Leisure Suit Larry

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Post by spindritf »

terhechte wrote: post #65
i386 wrote: post #13

The game has no major female characters who aren't hookers. No arguing that LSL has its place in gaming history, but it doesn't have a place in a future that is trying its hardest to remove objectification of women from society. EDIT: The down voting button is not a disagree button. If you disagree, reply!

We won't get rid of hookers until we change or get rid of capitalism, which is the major cause for self-inflicted objectification in our society.

> We won't get rid of hookers until we change or get rid of capitalism

While that's true, prostitution was just fine in every other system. Maybe if we could get rid of scarcity of resources, there would be nothing to trade for sex. But that still leaves us with all kinds of psychological reasons, so maybe if we could get rid of human nature...

Re: Leisure Suit Larry

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Post by motti_s »

waterlesscloud wrote: post #29
tbsdy wrote: post #24

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Wow... according to Wikipedia, the women on the box were all employees of On-Line Systems, the precursor to Sierra. One of them is a bookkeeper! I'd be curious as to how the convinced them to pose naked on the box.

Well, it says one is Roberta Williams, who co-owned the company. And the hot tub.

Talk about setting an example to your employees...
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