Let's Play - Les Manley 1: In Search of the King.

[Tawmis]

Not a Sierra game, but very close (made by Accolade) and even has a brief Leisure Suit Larry reference...

[Rath Darkblade]

Hmm, strange. I've often heard the Les Manley games being referred to as "the poor man's Leisure Suit Larry" (because they ended up being shared on abandonware sites), or "a bad copy of Leisure Suit Larry", which is why I never played them.

How do they compare to LSL, Tawm? Just wondering.

[Tawmis]

Hmm, strange. I've often heard the Les Manley games being referred to as "the poor man's Leisure Suit Larry" (because they ended up being shared on abandonware sites), or "a bad copy of Leisure Suit Larry", which is why I never played them.
How do they compare to LSL, Tawm? Just wondering.

You'd think it's like Leisure Suit Larry with a main character named "Les Manley" (Less Manly)... but... it has nothing to do with any form of adult humor - at all. None.

The only similarity to LSL is that Les is looking for "The King" (Elvis) - or someone as close as could be to Elvis for a contest. In this regard (and I talk about in my commentary which I am not done with yet) - Les Manley 1's opening seems to be a HUGE influence on LSL5's opening. So in some regards, LSL(5) is ripping off Les Manley 1, as it predates LSL5 by 1 year - and has a remarkably similar opening. Almost too similar to be a coincidence, I'd even say.

The game has some very unusual logic puzzles (put some of Sierra's "no way would I have thought of that!" to shame), but it's impossible (as far as I have ever played) to dead end.

A lot of the puzzles are NOT obvious. At all. So it's a lot of hunt and search what to do. (A good example of this is calling someone on the phone when you get to a hotel... and more so, the door thing near the maid... won't spoil it, but... if anyone reading this has ever played, they know...)

The second one, incorporates digitized live action in some sequences, and is far more adult oriented.

[Tawmis]

And now my commentary...

[Tawmis]

Made an unofficial soundtrack by extracting the music...