Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Dec 4, 2021

  This game saved my life. I am 38. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and adopted our son together. They are now both 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I found myself lost and miserable. I was self destructive. I got so mad one day from everything spiraling out of my control that I punched some concrete in a moment of overwhelming emotion. That caused me to break my 5th metacarpal in my right hand... my working hand... my games hand.. the hand that I held and carried my children to bed with.. The hand I desperately needed to make sure I could continue to provide. After learning of the severity of my self-inflicted damage, I was borderline suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man with no history of depression or anxiety. I have never had fits of rage, or been one to break down and cry, but I was in a low spot that just really buried me from being able to see the light on the other side. Having nothing better to do, I searched for a game I could play, ONE HANDED while I recovered. I somehow stumbled upon this game and read some of the reviews. I decided that it had to be worth a shot... I must admit, I didn't beat the game, or play nearly as long as some of you. In fact, I may have only played this game a day or two.. With that being said, after doing so, I had a new found joy and hope for life. I was able to put behind me the pain and suffering that had been cast over me. I was able to experience other peoples joy and happiness. I was able to see the fruits of my "labor". I relaxed for 5 :hillary: :hillary: :hillary: :hillary: :hillary: :hillary: :hillary: minutes to this music long enough to realize that I was going to be okay. After coming to that realization, I turned the game off, and I went back to work. It hurt my hand like hell but I was motivated. I stopped feeling so damn sorry for myself, and I became the father I needed to be in that moment, not the weak boy I was behaving as. Today, I am close friend with my kids mother. We don't fight, or argue, or say hurtful things to each other. We are parents, and friends. I now have 3 kids. My third child is, wait for it, ALSO 4 YEARS OLD. The woman I am with was going through a very similar situation at the time of my own separation, and we just stumbled in to each others life unexpectedly. We have been in a relationship for a year now, and are very happy together. Moral of the story, you never know what life holds in store for you, and if I would have given up when all the odds were stacked against me, I wouldn't be where I am today. This silly little game helped me realize that. Thank you
• gamedeal user

  Mar 5, 2022

  Ahhhhhh, a game from my childhood... what?
• gamedeal user

  Mar 31, 2022

  In 2010, my sister caught me playing this game, and she caught me again this year. So I guess I'll pack my belongings and leave our home. #shame
• gamedeal user

  May 18, 2022

  [h1]PROS[/h1] -This game is hilarious, I can’t recommend it enough. [h1]CONS[/h1] -The mini games. [h1]BEST LOADING SCREEN GIRLS[/h1] Analisa > Harriet > Tilly > Morgan > Charlotte > Luba > Beatrice > Ione > Sally Mae > Suzi > Zanna > Barbara Jo > Uma > Koko > Bilzarbra [h1]QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS[/h1] -Browse Local Files: Click on ConfigUtil.exe -Graphics Settings: Set Game Display Resolution to 1920 x 1080 -Controls Settings: Left (yaw) - Right Thumbstick Left Right (yaw) - Right Thumbstick Right Zoom In - D-pad Up Zoom Out - D-pad Down Activate - A Examine - Y Pose/Back - B Alt Action - X Use Item/Black Book - Menu Show HUD - LB Hot Spots - RB Photo Mode - Toggle Right Thumbstick First Person View - Toggle Left Thumbstick Previous Selection - D-pad Left Next Selection - D-pad Right -In Game Controller Options: Invert X-Axis - ON
• nekrozofmokey

  Jun 20, 2022

  pretty funny comedy game if you like Family Guy/South Park-type humor, never a dull moment I think the gameplay is even kind of underrated Quarters is a bit busted though, but you can beat it every time with a hot key command, there is a guide on how this can be done that I made All in all I miss seeing this game with the first time experience
• gamedeal user

  Aug 28, 2022

  This game was not meant for PC. There's a major downgrade in both responsiveness and control compared to the console version. The mini games are made even more incredibly hard and tedious since the controls are out of sync and you'll miss button cues even tho you're sure you got them right. The cinematic are also very poor quality and there's no way to upscale them on windows 10-11. Also why is there no controller option aside from the config file? Or having to use the steam config file.
• Laurapalmersgirlbestie

  Jan 14, 2023

  There's no way this took me almost 20 hours to complete 😭💀 That freaking quarters game.
• [BK_Champloo]

  Mar 25, 2023

  You know how much ass i got from the game?...probably 4 out of 30 idk?
• gamedeal user

  Jun 5, 2023

  Its not unplayable levels of bad, but its definitely not a good game. I enjoy bad games as long as they arent boring so if you are into that then go nuts, but my morality stops me from recommending this game. The game is a little grindy, you see all the minigames within like the first 10% of the game and if you dont know how to efficiently get money the amount you need is demoralizing. Also the fact that people have actually jacked off to this game kinda petrifies me.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 14, 2023

  I got this game because it came in the retro bundle and I really wanted the original Leisure Suit Larry games. I love the original games (1-7, sans 4) and played them when they originally came out so, they are a nostalgic play for me. However, when Magna Cum Laude came out in 2008, it was released for consoles and I was strictly PC gamer at the time, so I never played it. To be honest I never really even paid any attention to reviews about it or anything. After having replayed and reviewed all of the original series I decided it's time to give this and the newer Larry games a try. Well... I tried this game and it sucks! It's hands down one of the least entertaining games I've ever played. I'll normally play a game all the way through, even if it isn't that good. I'd rather suffer through it and feel like I finished something than leave it unfinished. This game, I tried for about 3 hours, "romanced" 2 1/2 women, found like 30 something secret coins or whatever they were, and couldn't take anymore. So why did I love the other Larry games and not this one? Well, first off the biggest reason is the games mechanics and game play. The original LSL started as a text parser and evolved into a point & click. P&C Adventures are my favorite genre. This game isn't really a P&C. Part of that is that it was developed for consoles and not really for PC. While you can play it on PC it was designed and optimized for a controller interface. While I have a controller, I never broke mine out to play this game. I didn't bother because 1, I don't prefer to use a controller, I'm an old school PC player who generally loves WASD and arrow key movements or feels more comfortable with a mouse. 2, the gameplay itself would have been just as irritating no matter what input was used. This game has very little discovery and exploration compared to what I expect from a P&C. You have very limited input for looking talking and interacting with the things around you. You kind of have an inventory but its not like a P&C where you can open your inventory, look at items, combine them, and try using them in various ways. Instead the items here serve more like an unseen inventory or collection. Boosts that help you with with the mini-games, unlocks that let you see nudity or additional load screens. It's not as rewarding or engaging in my opinion. Then there's the actual game structure itself. You have to talk to a girl where you play a talking mini-game then do an activity like dance or play quarters or jump which is another mini game. The whole game is just a set of mini-games. That isn't always bad, but the mini-games are all essentially the same mini-game. They all involve quick action using the arrow (or WASD) keys. The talking minigames have you listen to the conversation while a little sperm travels along the bottom of the screen you can move it up and down and there are 3 rows in which a symbol will appear you need to avoid red ones (mostly) and hit green ones. Green fills the heat meter and lets you win while red lowers it and too low and you will fail. This is mostly skill based and a little luck based and makes you focus on the mini-game instead of any story or dialogue. The dancing and jumping games make you match arrow key movement to their timed sequence and quarters is frustrating on PC but involves hitting the down arrow then up arrow at the right time. The mini-games are highly repetitive and boring, but also the response rate for detecting keys pressed is poor so you end up missing things in the sequence even if you pushed it at the right time which more often than not fails you and you have to continually repeat it. These mini-games are the entire game and it makes it a real chore to play. The other thing I loved about the original games are the humor, story, and characters. Larry Laffer was a loveable character. Sure he was out looking to get laid, but he had is own charm and humor and sure he was kind of pathetic and his attitudes towards women were already dated, but you still somehow wanted to root for him. The game was witty. The jokes and sexual content were subtle and focused largely on double entendres. Larry failed pretty much all the time and it was hilarious to watch, read, and experience. They didn't need to swear and most nudity and sex was suggestive as opposed to direct. It was campy and fun. Magna Cum Laude on the other hand relies on more crude comments and jokes, goes for more direct nudity and sex and has us play a new Character, Larry Lovage, whose the nephew of Larry Laffer. Lovage is no Laffer. While they may look similar,dress similar, and both have sex as a main goal, they are worlds apart. I can't stand Lovage, who is a stereotypical frat boy, the kind you'd worry is going to date rape you if he gets the chance. He's crude, offensive, and disgusting. The game actually has him fart all over the place... why? Or publicly urinate all the time,... again, why? Hate, hate, hate this character and can't stand playing him. The whole game comes across as raunchy (in a bad way), crude, and gross. Though I don't mind the graphics they are very dated looking by today's standards. Sound quality is decent, professionally recorded and voice acted. You can at least adjust the volume of the music, voice, and FX separately. There's no option for text/subtitles from what I could see which sucks if you like to play with little to no sound like I do or if you are hard of hearing, or trying to understand from another language and sometimes miss what's said. Overall, I'd say you should give this specific game a hard pass. If you got stuck with this stinker by buying the pack to get all the other games, just hide it in your steam library so you are never tempted to play it. Do everything you can to forget this game is even remotely related to the rest of the Leisure Suit Larry line.