So, her problem with the remake is that it's a remake?

Ouch that Eurogamer review was not the warmest. But it sounded like the reviewer went in with a somewhat biased mindset against kickstarter. I'm not saying that invalidates his review of Larry: Reloaded necessarily, just that it seems he took out a bit of annoyance with kickstarter games in this review.

I think I will never understand the term "this game is outdated". I don't even know how it feels like.
Although I never liked the gambling part of the first Larry game too...

The original Larry was a deeply flawed game and I don't mind that being pointed out. The malice of the Eurogamer review though is just way over the top, and she doesn't even seem to like the genre at all so one wonders why she was chosen to review the game. Oh wait, to get hits, never mind.

Also the Kickstarter bashing thing is weird.

Gaming "journalists" seem to generally have very little to no experience in gaming before they started to do this professionally.

Seriously, a regular gamer knows much, much more than them usually. It can be easily observed in every forum conversations they are involved with.

Like "This is something new, nobody thought of that before!" says the reviewer. "Not true, there were at least 10 games like that before" replies the gamer.
- But they are some obscure niche games!
- Nope, they were bestsellers.
- B... But...!

True, but this is exactly what people wanted. It's like ordering a hamburger and than complaining it's not a steak. People wanted visual makeover, devs delivered, end of story...
Yeah, this reminds me once again why I don't visit gaming sites, especially for reviews for a long time. Although I wasn't a great fan of Larry games, I enjoyed only Larry 6 and 7 (7 is a great game still!), but damn those reviews...

I think people don't get Larry's humour anymore. Back when the games were released, erotica in gaming was rather taboo. And Larry games are really rather shy about how they talk about erotica. Now, with easy accessed porn and sex everywhere, these jokes and subtexts no longer are funny for people who know nothing about h istory of gaming. (like Eurogamer's or IGN's staff)

That reviewer seems to hate the game because she thinks that it's sexist. Which is funny, because that is exactly what the Larry games are not.

And if an Asian guys runs a convenience store, it's racist! Asian people are not allowed to do so!

An Indian guy running a convenience store... where else have I seen this? Oh yeah, on the Simpsons, that terrible, racist TV show.

While I can agree, that LSLR is not the greatest game ever made, nor even the best Larry game, it still doesn't warrant that kind of lashing. As it is now, LSLR is from my honest opinion the best version of Land of The Lounge Lizards, but still below my favourite Larry games 3 and Love for Sail.

The nightmare of a anti-racist freak:

"Oh shit, I imagined an asian guy running a convenience store, it's racist, quick, quick, think of a white guy running a convenience store, every store is runned by white guys, there are no stores ran by asian guys... OH WAIT"

btw. I love this Big Bang theory scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9E-CYTva-U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ttj5Op9A1g (longer ver. for a better context)

mostly because when I saw it for the first time I though only "I'm sure half of the American's hearts just skipped a beat at this very moment and though DID THEY JUST DO THAT?" ;-D Hilarious.

So all WadjetEye adventure games should get immediate 1/10. It doesn't matter they are made to imitate the 80s adventure games, we should rate them by today's standards, so 1/10!

It's IGN, clearly the devs didn't leave room in their kickstarter for bribe money.

My only gripe with the remake was that many of the "Are you and adult?" questions were actually more "Are you an American?" questions, I have go through it multiple times just to start playing the game because I'm not well versed on the intricacies of American politics and sports.

Some people really feel this way.

Didn't read the actual review, because IGN, but I agree on the minuses, except the one about "arcane puzzle design". The economy really is forced, and you gotta play Blackjack in order to get cab money and a couple of things. You lose: you load. Not that fun...I wish it was at least video poker if there had to be such machines involved. Also, there really could be tons more animation, instead of near everything being only narrated. Dying is a little trivial, since it doesn't set you back. I guess I'm neutral with that. Some of the deaths are a little funny.

But the score I don't agree with at all. "4.1"?? "BAD"? I don't think so. I think the game's at the LEAST a solid 7, perhaps even an 8. It's a nice remake of a classic adventure, with the annoying shit cut out (such as the time limit and irreversible death situations). Again this goes to show that lots of IGN's reviews completely collide with my opinions, which is why don't read them at all. One exception: Deadly Premonition, I agree with their opinion. I have a hard time understanding why some reviewers think highly of it ('cause come on, no matter how Twin Peaks-ish the game is in some people's opinion, it's definitely still not a niner or better).