Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work (1991)
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work is a 1991 point-and-click video game made by Sierra Entertainment.
After a tumble off a cruise ship leaves Larry Laffer with amnesia, he wakes up with a job in Los Angeles and no memory of how he lost his sweetheart Patti. She, meanwhile, has landed work with the FBI. The pair chase two separate cases that quietly tie together, Larry blundering through the music industry while Patti goes undercover. Al Lowe's fifth outing splits play between both characters and keeps the series' point-and-click comedy, full of gags, groan-worthy puns, and Larry's usual knack for the wrong move. Light, silly, easygoing fun.
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What is Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work about?
After a tumble off a cruise ship leaves Larry Laffer with amnesia, he wakes up with a job in Los Angeles and no memory of how he lost his sweetheart Patti. She, meanwhile, has landed work with the FBI. The pair chase two separate cases that quietly tie together, Larry blundering through the music industry while Patti goes undercover. Al Lowe's fifth outing splits play between both characters and keeps the series' point-and-click comedy, full of gags, groan-worthy puns, and Larry's usual knack for the wrong move. Light, silly, easygoing fun.
When was Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work released?
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work was released on 7 September 1991.
Who made Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work?
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work was made by Sierra Entertainment.
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Splitting the story between two leads is an idea narrative adventures still play with. Life Is Strange and The Walking Dead carry the point-and-click bloodline into character-driven drama, though they leave Larry's puns at the door. Try them for the storytelling lineage; the goofy comedy is Al Lowe's own.
Games that switch between two lead characters
Larry 5 splits the story between clueless Larry and undercover Patti, cutting between their tangled cases. Plenty of games love that trick: The Last of Us and its sequel hand you both sides of a bitter conflict, Detroit: Become Human juggles three leads, and Life Is Strange lets a single choice ripple across everyone.
All-time great games to play next
When you have finished laughing at Larry, these are the classics that hold up. Ocarina of Time and A Link to the Past set the standard for adventure, Super Mario Bros. 3 is pure platforming joy, and Shadow of the Colossus and Hades prove how much heart a game can carry.