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Ask him what the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is!

If it's again the one who shall not be named there's no face palm big enough to handle this situation.

Yeah... Josh himself pointed out the article to me... It is ridiculous, First off anyone who has talked to Josh even a little will tell you, the man is really nice, and VERY humble.  This kind of aggression is just not his style in my honest, moderately informed opinion..  Its also NO secret that Josh designed reloaded and Al took on less of the responsibilities, I'm pretty sure Al has named Josh as such publicly elsewhere..  This is just someone trying to drum up drama between two very nice men... in fact I have never heard of either one being unprofessional in interviews OR in comment sections... what possibly would they have to gain from such nonsense? 
 

Chris Pope has said that Al knows how highly Chris thinks of him. But he also said that Al seemed serious about retirement this time around.
 
Never say never, though. I learned that lesson in a most enjoyable way back in 2012. If Josh Mandel ever joins Guys from Andromeda for a project, having Al aboard as a consultant doesn't sound so far-fetched. But that's all speculation and wishful thinking on my part.
 
Either way, I wish Al all the best.

It really is a shame that Al's and Paul's last names look so similar. I wonder how many people saw "underage teen" and "porn sex scandal" and "Al Lowe resigns" in headlines and concluded that Lowe had done something wrong.
 
Lowe conducted himself in such a classy way and fulfilled his agreement with Replay and didn't deserve any of this. It's sad because he and fans had been unhappy with where things stood for the series after Box Office Bust, and now things have been left in a worse state. These disastrous headlines, and an unfinished-feeling Larry Reloaded game, can't be the end.

Thank god that was an old article. I nearly had a heart attack myself. Just the word "Reloaded" leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

At least The Matrix doesn't get the primary blame for that anymore...

Thank god that was an old article. I nearly had a heart attack myself. Just the word "Reloaded" leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

Thought I'd gone too long without a heart attack. Thank you so much for shaking up my system.

Thank god that was an old article. I nearly had a heart attack myself. Just the word "Reloaded" leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

I have to agree with Frede on this. The article itself has some good stuff, and I agree with a lot of it, but the author still needs to get some of his facts straight.  As stated, Lowe stepped down...not Trowe.  As far as I know, the CEO still has complete control over Replay.

Hmm. I can't really take that article seriously.
 
No matter how many good points the guy may make, Paul Trowe did not "step down". Al Lowe did. Apparently, only a handful of us are able to discern between their names despite the misleading "owe" ending.
 
Not only does it boggle my mind, but it also infuriates me that poor Al will likely never get a break because quite a few so-called journalists will keep writing that the "creator" was the sex offender.

:D
 

I can only speak for myself, but my own experience in dealing with Paul is that as long as you're kissing his ass he'll be happy. But, the first time you say anything negative, no matter how small, he blows up and tries to make your life a living hell. Until his outburst on the SpaceVenture update in October, he and I had at least a halfway decent working relationship. As soon as I defended the Two Guys and refused to take back what I said about him, he went on a rampage. That's certainly no way for the CEO of a company to act.

I can only speak for myself, but my own experience in dealing with Paul is that as long as you're kissing his ass he'll be happy. But, the first time you say anything negative, no matter how small, he blows up and tries to make your life a living hell. Until his outburst on the SpaceVenture update in October, he and I had at least a halfway decent working relationship. As soon as I defended the Two Guys and refused to take back what I said about him, he went on a rampage. That's certainly no way for the CEO of a company to act.

I'm really hoping we'll see a new Larry game from a new company and with Al and Josh.
 
I also feel bad for the Fester Mudd guys for having to be stuck with Paul right now. Episode 1 was quite charming and fun!
 
Also want to mention that I think describing Paul's actions as "bullying" is a bit off, as it suggests Paul picked on weaker, helpless, innocent people in order to intimidate and feel dominant. To me, Paul's behavior (in comments, banning people and even reportedly showing porn to some guy's girlfriend to, perhaps, get back at him, though I don't know what really happened) showed him to be an immature, vindictive, vicious jackass who tries to think of the most cutting personal insult to hurl in order to get back at someone who crosses him or criticizes him. Apparently Paul doesn't hesitate to "go there" or to take disagreements to the no-chance-for-resolution level. There's a lot of rude jackassery in online communication, so it shouldn't really be news worthy, though Paul really takes it to unnecessary personal extremes. The Replay work environment among employees must have been terrible, since I can imagine that, with Paul as CEO, it would likely have been easy for disagreements to quickly become personal and for some decisions to be made for petty, personal, spiteful reasons. Looking on from the outside, he always seemed like the furthest thing from a professional and came off like a whiny baby in his Kickstarter updates. Many companies have inter-company squabbles and disagreements with contractors and competitors, but most CEO's have the good sense to maintain a level of professionalism in public discourse for the good of the company. Paul has shown that he is not fit to play a highly visible role in a company and is probably not even fit to manage a company like Replay. By himself he has created so many unnecessary PR disasters and has burned so many bridges that it almost seems like he almost couldn't have caused more damage to himself and his company even if he had been trying to. The worst of all to me were "the" allegations (not going any more into that). This man needs to be kept the hell away from Leisure Suit Larry, a series I love so much.
 
Does anyone here know if Al would consider working with a new team on a new Larry game, if Codemasters could arrange it? Wouldn't it be great if Codemasters could fund the game for a couple million? Anyone know how well Reloaded has sold?

I think there's a bigger issue being neglected here and that's one of trust. Even if he withdrew completely from the public eye and let someone else steer the ship, just the fact that he has previously dealt in some shady business practices (thinking specifically of the finagling-funds-for-Tom-King scheme here) would make it hard to accept anything coming out of a company where he is employed as kosher.  
I mean, they'd basically have to make it part of the marketing campaign at this point: "Trowe only packed the boxes! No shady deals were involved in the making of this game!"

Nooooo!  Not Priapic Mountain!  Anyone but Toleman!  He's got it out for me!

Nooooo!  Not Priapic Mountain!  Anyone but Toleman!  He's got it out for me!

Priapic Mountain should totally option the rights from Activision.

This sounds like a Toleman-esque approach to video game creation. I like it.

To quote the big man himself -- "don't believe the quotes in the article. It was really due to Paul's actions and learning about them from you and all." (link)

Plus, the Two Guys aren't interested in going back to working for a company either. They like being fully independent. And with all the stuff that went on recently, they're doing the right thing, in my opinion.

Yeah, the best thing we can do is to support and promote SpaceVenture. The sales figures need to count. Only then will a new Space Quest game be likely.

RPS did a great job on the article. In the end I think Paul is just a very deluded mentally ill person. He had a good thing going, but his actions destroyed it all. I can only feel sorry for him for not realizing that his actions would have an adverse reaction. At this moment I think the "announcement" in January will not happen. A LSL game without Al's support is just not going to happen. 
 
I'm hoping for a new Josh IP game! I'd back that in a heartbeat!!!