I remember in my youth first getting the chance to play the original Leisure Suit Larry, when the majority of the humor went over my head but it was still a weird blast to play. Granted, at the time the pretty primitive graphics and methods of interacting with things made it a tough play, but I was still hooked. Checking in periodically over the years as I got a bit older, as the graphics improved so did the opportunities for more saucy visual jokes that did a much better job of complimenting the scripted humor.

Unfortunately, for quite some time that franchise lost its way, replacing what was originally nod-and-wink sexual innuendo with in-your-face humor that more often than not simply felt crude. Similarly, the classic “lovable loser” Larry, who was pretty hopeless but could at least be somewhat likable, tended to simply come across as a creep. Thankfully, a few of the more recent titles have managed to get mostly back on the original track, but the highs and lows of the franchise do a fair job of illustrating how the formula for games like that tend to work best.

Having spent some time with Jerry Anker, there’s no doubt the title aimed to recapture the essence and possible fun of that classic series, but with mixed results. What it does actually do reasonably well is streamline an adventure style of play, with you needing to look around, find items you’ll need later, and then work on solving puzzles. While I wouldn’t say everything revolving around inventory management and working on solutions is ideal, I will admit that for the most part the items you’ll use or combine in some way make at least as much sense as your average title of this sort, and that does have some value.

However, since the main attraction for this sort of affair is typically the humor, I’d unfortunately say it appears to have learned its lessons from the wrong phase of Larry Laffer’s odyssey… trending heavily towards more lowbrow fare. More often than not all subtlety is thrown out the window, instead being happy to settle for pretty juvenile quick laughs. While I have no doubt that there’s an audience for this style, I’ll admit that much of it felt cringeworthy to me, so it was tougher to enjoy.

Depending on what you’re looking for, this could be an adventure romp with some amusing “adult humor”, or it could feel a bit overwhelmingly juvenile in spots. Outside of the possibly divisive sensibilities concerning its laughs, I will at least give it credit for playing pretty smoothly in general for this sort of adventure. While to older gamers it will likely just feel like an imitator of the classic adult franchise, for the uninitiated it may feel like a funny breath of fresh air on the more kid-friendly Switch.