Leisure Suit Larry – Wet Dreams Dry Twice

I loved the original Leisure Suit Larry series and was doubtful of the new reboot series when Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry was released. I put of trying it for a long time but once I did I found it to be a fresh new take on the original series which managed to capture a lot of nostalgia and even a modest amount of the original's Al Lowe-ian type humor. Yet, it managed to be updated, modern, and relatable to today's younger players (by "younger" I mean 18+, but born after the mid-90s). Wet Dreams Dry Twice doesn't quite succeed in these areas as much as Wet Dreams Don't Dry . It's humor especially falls a little flat. Not that it doesn't have it's moments, but it just doesn't quite hit it's mark in matching up to its predecessors.
( WARNING: In comparing to the original series this next paragraph may contain spoilers to this game, feel free to skip this paragraph for spoiler free aspects of gameplay)
I enjoyed that the game parallels and sort of parodies a mix of the original games Leisure Suit Larry 2 - Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places and Leisure Suit Larry. 3 - Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals . Like LSL2, Larry is pursued by an assassin/secret agent, he washes up in a tropical paradise, he must befriend an island tribe. In this game he pursues Faith Less in a continuation of the story from the previous game. In the original series he ends up marrying the chiefs daughter Kalalua and in this game he lands on the Island of Kalau'a, which I feel is probably inspired by the former. He ends up marrying the cannibal Island's Queen in this game so another parallel. LSL3 has a lesbian cannibal tribe and his wife left him for another woman and basically runs the resort Island. This game has him at an island resort reminiscent of that one and a cannibal lesbian tribe where his love interest has joined. There's an end game sequence done in an old retro pixel art style that says "Looking for Love in all the Right Places." You escape with a magic marker much like in LSL3 but used in a different, slightly more logical way. You visit a volcano with an evil scientist Dr. Nono, compare that with the original series' evil scientist in a volcano Dr. Nonookee. The volcano in both series is a KGB headquarters (though an abandoned one in this game). Lots of inspiration was clearly drawn from the originals to create this reboot sequel. All these various elements still manage to give older gamers who played (and still play) the original series a deeper sense of nostalgia and connection to the games newer content.
In the first game of the reboot series your game is largely dependent on playing through dating scenarios on your phone's Timber app. In this game there is no Timber. You do gain some blueprints and you have a to do list, but it's more about communicating with Pi and other characters to solve the mystery of Faith's whereabouts and then the mystery of finding the Cave of Cosmic Cognition to restore her memory. Then it switches gears to stopping Prune's new CEO Mr. Wang and his army of deadly PiBots (interestingly, there is an actual real life AI robot called PiBot that pilots airplanes). The story isn't bad, and I enjoyed the fictional archipelago's historical backstory. I think they managed to mesh a fairly cohesive story out of the material they were inspired by in the original series (something the original series wasn't always so good at doing). We see some recurring characters in the game like Becky, Lefty, El Ray, Faith, BJ, Nari, Tuck and the two sales/tech guys from the Pi Store. Most characters have little development but we do get to see a little growth and development in Larry, Faith, Nari, and Pi. I think they could have done more, but it's perhaps too ambitious a goal for this particular installment.
I disliked having to use the map system to travel around the islands. Some of the locations were very hard to find and there were no good instructions or hints for getting just the right locations for some things. Or if there were, I totally missed them, I only saw vague generalizations for a few spots. Most of the travel from scene to scene is good with the option to fast click to the next scene instead of just wait till Larry walks all the way there. The other part that I didn't enjoy was the basement maze later in the game. At least if you struggle long enough they give you the option to skip the maze now.
This game felt more like a classic point & click game than the first. There were plenty of inventory based puzzles, some of which involve using the blueprint app. It also had a few other types of puzzles mostly dialogue (say the right response in the right order) but a few others. In the first game you were limited to where you could go by the current selection of timber matches. That felt limiting and small to me, this game gives you a feeling of more freedom to explore.
I appreciated that there were a decent amount of achievements. The mix was fair with 8 missable achievements, 1 either or achievement, and 14 story unlocked achievements (totaling 24). You cannot get all of the achievements in one playthrough and unfortunately you can't really benefit from a strategic save method. The only way to 100% this game is to play through the entire game twice. This is because the either or decision is one made only minutes into the beginning of a new game. It's whether you wear your wedding suit or your leisure suit (which look exactly the same and doesn't affect game play just the achievement). You could however manage to get 23/24 achievements in one playthrough and most of the missable achievements will probably be obtained pretty naturally through gameplay by many if not most players.
This game is on the longer side of the spectrum for a Point & Click. A single playthrough is probably going to be 10-12 hours for a first run. Subsequent playthroughs, maybe 4-6 hours. While I think the full price of the game i a bit high, you can find this bundled and sometimes on sale for better deal.

Leisure Suit Larry is at it again in Wet Dreams Dry Twice, where suggestive humor reigns supreme. Dive into a cheeky adventure filled with hilarious encounters and clever puzzles. It's a comedy of errors that's sure to leave you laughing, but maybe (just maybe) keep the hand sanitizer handy.

It starts out real bad. This must be the most obnoxious tutorial I've ever seen in an adventuregame. Why they thought it would be good to include this in a *sequel* is honestly beyond me. The same goes for the labyrinths later in the game, Who thought this was a good idea? Where can I get what they're smoking?
After the tutorial from hell, it basically resumes where the first game ended. The plot is good enough for a LSL game, the graphics are charming, and the jokes are mostly funny. If you liked Wet dreams don't dry you will definitely like this as well.
As a sidenote, it runs really well on Linux. Go valve!

Unlike the first Wet Dreams, the sequel is slightly better, making it feel a bit like good old Larry.
The story is pretty good, continuing the one from the first game, and while in the first game you didn't got any proper action, in this one you get some action.
Never encountered a bug or a crash which is surprising, considering what I've read about the game. However my only complain is how easy you can miss some achievements, but well that's why you have guides.
In the end, Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice gets a thumbs up.

The legendary Larry Laffer, a king of point'n'click adventures, returns once again! 'Wet Dreams Dry Twice' is a direct sequel to 'Wet Dreams Don't Dry', a pretty good Leisure Suit Larry game released in 2018. The story picks off right where 'Wet Dreams Don't Dry' ends, featuring most of the characters hosted in the first game. Therefore, I strongly advise you to play through 'Wet Dreams Don't Dry' before even trying this game. It's also a good starting point for people who are new to the series.
In this episode, Larry is visiting the Caribbean islands in search for Faith, the love of his life. That is, after he blew up Prune headquarters in the first game, nearly killing her in the process. As far as stories go, 'Wet Dreams Dry Twice' has one of the best stories in the whole Leisure Suit series and I admit that I really enjoyed it. In terms of graphics, audio, design and puzzle quality (and anything else for that matter), this sequel is basically the same as the first game. As in all Larry's adventures, you can expect dirty humor with foul sexist jokes, bizarre characters and plenty of easy-to-solve puzzles.
However, there are slight differences between the first game and the sequel. While the first game was pretty short, the sequel is noticeably longer, offering a good 20 hours of playtime. Also, hints that were present in the first game have been cut out. There are lots of investigation threads Larry has to follow, but seeing as most of the game is very easy, cutting hints was probably the correct decision by the developers. Still, there are a few very annoying areas that I wish I've could have skipped, which is something that I didn't experience while playing 'Wet Dreams Don't Dry'. But in general, I can say this sequel has satisfied my expectations.

Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice is a good casual point'n'click adventure. If you liked previous Leisure Suit Larry games, you'll like this one too.

Score (out of 10):
7.5

Here we are again with our good friend Larry in his next adventure. More juvenile fun in a new location with a few familiar faces. Had a lot of fun playing this and laughed quite a few times as well. Puzzles are the same as before: Make stuff fit with things it doesn't belong with and just keep clicking and eventually you will solve it. There were a few very cool puzzles though and was entertaining as always.

7/10 Game. Some of the puzzles are a little difficult but not insane. It is more or less a Larryish type game but PG-13. The game doesn't take itself too seriously. The comedy is corny but it suits the game. I had no issues on steam in terms of crashing. Game ran pretty smooth with no bugs.