Grim Fandango Remastered

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  1. Mastereed
    Apr 27, 2023
    9
    A MORTAL MASTERPIECE

    BEFORE WE BEGIN: Grim Fandango Remastered was originally developed by LucasArts, remastered and financed by Double Fine, and released in 2015. It brings back several noteworthy graphical improvements from the original title dating back to 1998. The game is 100% complete in its pc version. DEAD, UNDEAD: The introduction to the game's plot is extremely    A MORTAL MASTERPIECE

    BEFORE WE BEGIN:
    Grim Fandango Remastered was originally developed by LucasArts, remastered and financed by Double Fine, and released in 2015. It brings back several noteworthy graphical improvements from the original title dating back to 1998.
    The game is 100% complete in its pc version.

    DEAD, UNDEAD:
    The introduction to the game's plot is extremely straightforward and crystal clear. The superb quality of art direction that this title has to offer is already underscored by the extremely creative LucasArts and Double Fine logos alone, which always take the style of the reference game and change from time to time. Thanks to the introductory cutscene, the player is immediately able to understand everything that revolves around the protagonist Manny Calavera, a death travel agent dedicated to earning enough to reach the ninth afterlife. As soon as the movie ends, the player finds himself with a fresh assignment to fulfill and can begin his work immediately. The first thing that jumps out at you, or rather, that does not jump out at you is the lack of a HUD, this is because throughout the game it will be the player's job to unearth the interacting objects, making the adventure more interactive and surprising.

    PURSUING DEATH:
    The game gameplay is that of a typical early 2000s graphic adventure, with a focus by the developers to move away from what was the usual point-and-click of that era. The Remastered version then made it possible to use the mouse, which was originally blocked. As mentioned above, one of the main features of Grim Fandango is that it does not have any always-on HUD. Like other graphic adventures, there is an inventory of possessed objects and a menu of interactions with objects set up on the map, but unlike other LucasArts titles it is not possible to join possessed objects together. The additional mother feature is, of course, the puzzles. They are varied and almost always require the ingenuity of the player. Some of them, however, rely far too much on dialogue between the various characters. This becomes a problem given the inability to listen to some of them several times, making the solution of the riddles almost impossible to understand and causing them to expire at a mere use of all available options. This forces the player to wander the map in search of often nonexistent solutions. The game plot turns out to be extremely varied. It spans four years where Manny will accomplish various tasks, with numerous intrigues to be solved, both work-related and emotional.

    DEADLY GOOD:
    Grim Fandango's graphics, whether original or remastered, are certainly one of its focal points. It still manages to be stunning to this day, with extremely detailed and inspired models. Thanks to meticulous techniques put in place by the development team, many of the models turn out to be well-defined and far superior to those out there. The atmosphere that the art in this game manages to create is unmatched, with styles of Mexican folklore combined with the noire of mystery movies. Of course, the animations belong to that era and have remained untouched in its remastered version, so as not to spoil the authors' original tone. Moreover, the variety of environments, always different throughout the journey, grants a style that is always original and never predictable. The conception of the style and the studies that led to its development are noticeable from the minuteness of the details ranging from the backgrounds to the characters' expressions, from their characterization to the interwoven and branching story; all of which led to the creation of this majestic composition.

    THE NINTH NOTE:
    The music side perfectly accompanies what was described in the chapter above. The extremely inspired soundtrack goes to perfectly enhance every environment and scene in the game, as well as catalyze the setting of the noir style. Finally, an incredibly noteworthy point is that of the voice acting, which is excellent in its English language but reaches one of its highest peaks ever seen in a video game in its Italian version, which takes advantage of the numerous presence of dialects to give additional characterization to the characters.

    BUT WHY 9?

    PROS:
    Grim Fandango is for sure one of those games that once played is hard to forget. The number of positive points is staggering. It is certain that it remains a unique product of its kind but more importantly a game that borders on narrative and illustrative perfection.

    CONS:
    The real negative point is added by the remastering of the game, which, while adding a myriad of technical and graphical fixes, goes on to create a variety of bugs that are capable of completely breaking the game. Between those that delete game saves, those that completely lock the player out, and those that create amusing graphical glitches, it is almost impossible not to encounter any of them.

    RATING
    Gameplay: 8
    Music: 9,5
    Story: 10
    Puzzle: 8
    _    … Expand
  2. kassalex
    Feb 8, 2023
    8
    jó a története, szerte ágazó a karakterek szrethetöek a játék hossza kb 2-3 órás
  3. hileger
    Dec 3, 2022
    7
    Щедевр квест топ кто поставил ниже 7 тот обормот ебаный идите нахуй в соснольный жорней играйте казюалы
  4. aecsuter
    Aug 18, 2022
    8
    A classic game! History is too cool, it's worth it for any age regardless of the time that passes!
  5. mightybaseplate
    Apr 10, 2022
    8
    Charming dialogue and characters, however puzzles can be cheap, as the game design is kind of dated.

    With a walkthrough, the shining parts of the game, environments, music, characters, can be thoroughly enjoyed
  6. DinoBeam
    Oct 30, 2021
    2
    The puzzles are way way too random, illogical, convoluted. At first I was really digging the art style, writing, and atmosphere, then I got really stuck after trying everything I could think of. I looked up what to do online, and it was just such random ridiculous stuff there were no clues for, there was no "Aha!" moment.
  7. VigilanteOito
    Sep 28, 2021
    9
    Excelente game.
    Bem humorado, vai te fazer rir.
    É raro ver games que nos fazem rir.
  8. skdcraw
    Aug 22, 2021
    6
    This game is based on two things. Story and puzzles. But it fails the puzzles section so badly. The puzzles are very very illogical. In some times, you need to try everything you can to solve them. There are some easy puzzles (which are easy compared to the others) but the other ones are literally hell. Sometimes you just can't understand what to do. The game hints at you sometimes in aThis game is based on two things. Story and puzzles. But it fails the puzzles section so badly. The puzzles are very very illogical. In some times, you need to try everything you can to solve them. There are some easy puzzles (which are easy compared to the others) but the other ones are literally hell. Sometimes you just can't understand what to do. The game hints at you sometimes in a cutscene but since it is rarely too, you can't finish the game without taking any looks at a walkthrough.

    The story? Grim Fandango has a very gripping story, it just makes you play despite the puzzles. It may be not one of the best of the mind-blowing plots of all time, but still pretty good. I think the key in this story is you can empathize with Manuel, the character you can control. After that, the story overlaps with the world we live in. But the universe and characters are different. Great universe, great story.

    If you have the patience to solve very hard (mostly illogical) puzzles, it would be a good game after all. Not worth the pain.    … Expand
  9. FirstSpawn
    Feb 28, 2021
    8
    Grim Fandango - Это душевная игра, от которой я получил массу тёплых эмоций. На мой взгляд в ней много косяков (особенно учитывая, что это "REMASTERED" и хотя бы в 2015 году игру могли бы сделать менее вырвиглазной и более удобной), но всё-таки я люблю эту игру ♥Grim Fandango - Это душевная игра, от которой я получил массу тёплых эмоций. На мой взгляд в ней много косяков (особенно учитывая, что это "REMASTERED" и хотя бы в 2015 году игру могли бы сделать менее вырвиглазной и более удобной), но всё-таки я люблю эту игру ♥
  10. Nervuz
    Feb 19, 2021
    9
    Grim Fandango es fácilmente una sorpresa muy grata que me encontré en Gamepass en los últimos años. Cabe recalcar que no soy un fan de las aventuras graficas, pero Grim Fandango supo ganarse mi cariño. Una ambientación sorprendente, la banda sonora grandiosa y una historia que si bien, no desea ganar algún premio, con su mas pura esencia tiene mas que suficiente para volverse en una de tusGrim Fandango es fácilmente una sorpresa muy grata que me encontré en Gamepass en los últimos años. Cabe recalcar que no soy un fan de las aventuras graficas, pero Grim Fandango supo ganarse mi cariño. Una ambientación sorprendente, la banda sonora grandiosa y una historia que si bien, no desea ganar algún premio, con su mas pura esencia tiene mas que suficiente para volverse en una de tus favoritas. Sus personajes únicos e hilarantes y los sucesos que poco a poco van hilando con los increíblemente creativos puzzles que van surgiendo, son el secreto del juego que hacen que se vuelva tan adictivo. Si bien el remastered solo tuvo un error que encontré en una opción de conversación en la parte de chepito (seleccionabas esa opción y el juego crasheaba después de 2 o 3 líneas de dialogo) tampoco es tan grave y esa opción se puede saltar sin ningún problema. Grim Fandango es una gran aventura, que sin duda alguna sacara todo el ingenio que tengas y alguna que otra risa. La lucecita del mar, voy a dejarla brillar...… Expand
  11. naufri27
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
    Merece la pena disfrutar de la época dorada de las aventuras gráficas de la extinta LucasArts con un juego que en ambientación, doblaje al castellano y en diseño de personajes roza lo sobresaliente.

    Eso sí, es una verdadera lástima que ni los gráficos ni los numerosos bugs originales se hayan mejorado, porque la ocasión lo merecía. Manny Calavera tendrá que esperar por una revisión en    Merece la pena disfrutar de la época dorada de las aventuras gráficas de la extinta LucasArts con un juego que en ambientación, doblaje al castellano y en diseño de personajes roza lo sobresaliente.

    Eso sí, es una verdadera lástima que ni los gráficos ni los numerosos bugs originales se hayan mejorado, porque la ocasión lo merecía. Manny Calavera tendrá que esperar por una revisión en condiciones.    … Expand
  12. M3ta
    Oct 18, 2020
    10
    Remastered edition allows point and click, the lack of which made the original very frustrating.

    With this obvious mistake corrected, you can appreciate the humour, the gameplay, the story, the fantastic setting, and the incredible music - which is included as a download with the Steam version.

    An original adventure game well worth your time.
  13. Crimert
    Sep 22, 2020
    2
    I will play devil's advocate and I am going to say that I didn't like this game. First of all, the graphics made me feel bored even though I played the "Remastered Edition". Secondly, the puzzles were tedious and annoying. Last but not least, as you know if a movie/game etc. becomes very popular, some people tend to dislike these things. That's happened to me thus I couldn't play for moreI will play devil's advocate and I am going to say that I didn't like this game. First of all, the graphics made me feel bored even though I played the "Remastered Edition". Secondly, the puzzles were tedious and annoying. Last but not least, as you know if a movie/game etc. becomes very popular, some people tend to dislike these things. That's happened to me thus I couldn't play for more than 1 hour.… Expand
  14. Bloodnes
    Sep 6, 2020
    5
    Игра не залетела, как по мне в нынешнее время смотрится скучновато, сюжетом после часа игры не проникся, ремастер сделан вообще никак, даже переизданием не назвать. Вообщем как по мне чисто для фанатов, остальные проходим мимо. 5/10Игра не залетела, как по мне в нынешнее время смотрится скучновато, сюжетом после часа игры не проникся, ремастер сделан вообще никак, даже переизданием не назвать. Вообщем как по мне чисто для фанатов, остальные проходим мимо. 5/10
  15. Totemic
    Jun 12, 2020
    9
    The definitive version of this masterpiece, the point'n'click system is an improvement over the old tank controls, though the graphics remaster isn't much of anything at all and honestly it even looks better with the old graphics.
    As for the game itself, what stands out is the story, dialogue and characters, and how so many different elements are mixed to create a deep lore that is very    The definitive version of this masterpiece, the point'n'click system is an improvement over the old tank controls, though the graphics remaster isn't much of anything at all and honestly it even looks better with the old graphics.
    As for the game itself, what stands out is the story, dialogue and characters, and how so many different elements are mixed to create a deep lore that is very interesting to discover. It has some nice and creative environments, and the weakest part is probably some puzzles here and there, but overall a fantastic adventure game.    … Expand
  16. bancandrei
    May 19, 2020
    6
    Probably the most overrated Lucasarts adventure. It has the freshness, but trying to fit a rather traditional story into the funny atmosphere means it is simply a compromise and does not excel. The engine doesn't do it any favors either
  17. Babutto
    May 18, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I remember the day the game was initially released. We bought 2 disc box with my friends as a birthday present for another one. Later we were stuck playing and bought the walkthrough. The game was dubbed, so several years later I had played it in English.
    First thing I have noticed - style, world and music score. The latter was just fantastic. The setting was unprecedented, and implanted the interest to Mexican culture and Day of the Dead. I couldn't recall the style, because I was too young for classic noir movies. It came later.
    When I saw the information of the remastered version, was very excited. And yesterday I have finished the game again. I was surprised I remember almost all the puzzles, I have listened to all the developer comment. At the same time I was a little bit disappointed with the quality of the remastered: expected more, maybe more content.

    That was the problem with Grim Fandango. Even being a kid I felt the game... Was cut. After Rubacawa the events are too fast, we have less puzzled and you don't have much to do. Dialogues, characters, script - all stunning. But there is no more "life" (ironic for the Underworld) as it was in the first and second years. I expected the content to be extended. Well, at least I've seen Maximino this time because I have never understood who the hell that guy was. Also strange how Hector survived the fall.

    Anyways, the game still is thrilling, I'm happy it has never had any sequel. Maybe one day we will see extended content, maybe not. Grim is not the only gave suffered such fate. But I will replay it over and over again as a great example of quality, cinematography, game, and production design.

    Highly recommend for everyone, especially for the new audience. Controls now are friendly (lol)    … Expand
  18. Grand_Nik
    Sep 21, 2019
    10
    The game is very bright, atmospheric. It's a masterpiece. I went through the whole game and this game is one of my favorites all the time. The game is very difficult, but you just have to have a very developed logic. Melodies excellent and atmospheric.
  19. erikhandel
    May 1, 2019
    7
    A shabby game with a fantastic story and great atmospherics. The puzzles are usually nonsensical and it's borderline impossible to complete without a walkthrough, but at least it never relies on pixel hunting, the biggest sin of a point-and-click game. However, the film noir story and aesthetics really carry this game, and are why it became a cult classic. Characters are expertly fleshedA shabby game with a fantastic story and great atmospherics. The puzzles are usually nonsensical and it's borderline impossible to complete without a walkthrough, but at least it never relies on pixel hunting, the biggest sin of a point-and-click game. However, the film noir story and aesthetics really carry this game, and are why it became a cult classic. Characters are expertly fleshed out, and basically everything that doesn't involve Meche flows wonderfully and cohesively. Year 3 was a lowpoint because of the departure from the noir feeling, but it's also the shortest year, so it doesn't bother for very long

    Be sure to get this if you're into story rich games and find this on a sale    … Expand
  20. PimN
    Feb 28, 2018
    10
    Some of the best writing I've ever seen in a video game. Very well written dialogue with clever jokes and a bit of cynicism and dark humour thrown in once in a while.

    The presentation is top-notch. Character design, music, voice acting and environments (though those are quite a low resolution) are all pretty much flawless. For such an old game it has aged very well. Graphics are OK,    Some of the best writing I've ever seen in a video game. Very well written dialogue with clever jokes and a bit of cynicism and dark humour thrown in once in a while.

    The presentation is top-notch. Character design, music, voice acting and environments (though those are quite a low resolution) are all pretty much flawless.

    For such an old game it has aged very well. Graphics are OK, nothing to write home about, but nothing to complain about either. The 4:3 aspect ratio lock is unfortunate but ultimately understandable. The game is of a decent length for the asking price.

    This game is worth your time and money if you like point & click adventure style games and/or a decently sized single player experience with extremely good writing.

    One of the best games I've ever played, and that's not nostalgia talking; I didn't play games at the time the original came out.    … Expand
  21. alexfsmw
    Mar 31, 2017
    8
    This is one of the most interesting and original games I've ever played and now one of my favorites of all. The characters, story line, graphics and atmosphere are brilliant.

    The thing that really bugged me is the absence of logic in solving some of the puzzles and the way to solve them is simply going around clicking everything on everything and hoping that something works. I'm not a    This is one of the most interesting and original games I've ever played and now one of my favorites of all. The characters, story line, graphics and atmosphere are brilliant.

    The thing that really bugged me is the absence of logic in solving some of the puzzles and the way to solve them is simply going around clicking everything on everything and hoping that something works. I'm not a fan of going around for an hour and searching for that one thing you need to click on to progress, so I used a walkthrough for a lot of the game and by last quarter of the game it just really became frustrating for me so once stuck I didn't bother spending any time thinking what else I can do and simply referred to the walkthrough. I like challenges but prefer to spend my time on the ones that have logic in them. Overall, the game is quite brilliant in other ways and is definitely worth playing.    … Expand
  22. smilzoboboz
    Nov 25, 2016
    9
    From the hall of fame of adventure games, remastered.

    One of the very best soundtracks ever made, recorded anew with an entire orchestra; one of the best plots (if not THE best plot) ever written for an adventure game, now with dynamic lighting and hi-res textures.

    Get this game, you will remember puns, characters and music for ever.
  23. TheWaffle
    Jan 19, 2016
    5
    I lost interest in 5 minutes. If you're going to have a story-driven adventure game, you need some story. You're dropped in a mind-numbingly boring office with no real direction. "Oh you didn't know how to get to the garage, of course it's in the second elevator, not the main elevator, how silly of you to think that there was only one elevator." You pick up random balloon animals andI lost interest in 5 minutes. If you're going to have a story-driven adventure game, you need some story. You're dropped in a mind-numbingly boring office with no real direction. "Oh you didn't know how to get to the garage, of course it's in the second elevator, not the main elevator, how silly of you to think that there was only one elevator." You pick up random balloon animals and pieces of bread, because in puzzle adventure games, that's totally normal, and I'm sure they'll have wacky, zany things to do with those later on. Monkey Island sets you up right from the start and is actually funny. This is just boring.… Expand
  24. EmuChicken
    Dec 16, 2015
    6
    A "remaster" of the original Grim Fandango.

    You take the role of a grim reaper / travel agent, on the search of a lost client whom ran out of your office when you couldn't do your job correctly- (or so you're led to believe). The story - and setting are both top notch. Grim is at heart, a point and click adventure game, but as it's 3D (one of the pioneers when first released), it was    A "remaster" of the original Grim Fandango.

    You take the role of a grim reaper / travel agent, on the search of a lost client whom ran out of your office when you couldn't do your job correctly- (or so you're led to believe). The story - and setting are both top notch.
    Grim is at heart, a point and click adventure game, but as it's 3D (one of the pioneers when first released), it was seen as somewhat different- especially with the "tank controls" that the later Lucasarts games started to add.

    Voice acting, music and sound is GREAT.

    Puzzles in this game get very difficult, nonsenical. At times triggers are done at what seems to be random, where dialogue options open up randomly, or when you can use an object. The feeling of knowing what you want to do, but not knowing exactly what is needed to start the sequence... Grrnnnnnngg!! Half way through the adventure it had me look up FAQ guides online- finishing the game only to see the story. The fun had turned into frustration ;/

    ---
    The remaster adds developer commentary to scenes, concept art, new character models, new control scheme (mouse!), and wide-screen support.

    Whilst many of these are welcome, it doesn't feel as a "remaster" should.
    The character models look almost out of place, infront of the (now) blurry lower resolution backgrounds- even a simple contrast / brightness photoshop touchup would've been welcome.
    Dev commentary was brilliant throughout.

    It was obvious that they learnt a lot of things with the Monkey remasters, but also it feels like the team did a semi-lazy job.

    Rating ; 3/5
    - Recommended for anyone veteran or skilled in Lucasarts adventure games. For anyone else, start with MI!

    Bugs encountered,
    - Keyboard controls sticking, not idle when afk (often)
    - Manny model doing odd things (arm's waving around, odd things)    … Expand
  25. gracjanski
    Aug 23, 2015
    9
    another classic adventure game and another artwork and creative masterpiece. The atmosfere, dialogs and story are one of the best in the game world. So it is definitively worth to play this game. Especially, that it doesnt cost you more than 10 hours. The graphics is of course old and the stretching to 16:9 a big mistake. The other big problem in this game is a typical disadvantage in oldanother classic adventure game and another artwork and creative masterpiece. The atmosfere, dialogs and story are one of the best in the game world. So it is definitively worth to play this game. Especially, that it doesnt cost you more than 10 hours. The graphics is of course old and the stretching to 16:9 a big mistake. The other big problem in this game is a typical disadvantage in old adventure games: trial & error. The riddles are not logical, so I play mainly with a walkthrough. Anyway every hardcore game should play this game, enjoy the funny characters and thank to Double Fine, that it did a remastered version with a better controlling. In original version it was a pain.… Expand
  26. grenouille
    Jul 9, 2015
    8
    Discalimer: This is my first old school point and click adventure game.

    I thought this game was great technically. Only two minor bugs I experienced having to do with the character temporarily floating instead of walking and one where I would not be able to move and would need to reload. Otherwise, the visual enhancements seem great (I turned on the setting without the enhancements to    Discalimer: This is my first old school point and click adventure game.

    I thought this game was great technically. Only two minor bugs I experienced having to do with the character temporarily floating instead of walking and one where I would not be able to move and would need to reload. Otherwise, the visual enhancements seem great (I turned on the setting without the enhancements to see what it would look like otherwise). Only wish they added an autosave feature on the technical side, since manually saving in an adventure game kind of sucks in this day and age.

    Gameplay-wise the beginning puzzles were great and completely logical. As you go on though, some of the puzzles begin to become way too convoluted and don't really make logical sense. Also, the game doesn't really have clear objectives so later on in the bigger areas I had absolutely no clue where I should go and what I should even be solving for. The story was the main draw for me and the writing is absolutely wonderful. You get double fine/Schaeffer charm in spades. So even if those puzzles seem off-putting, the story is worth just getting some help online for those more inane puzzles.    … Expand
  27. stimpy77
    Jul 8, 2015
    2
    Never got very far past the beginning in the original game, couldn't figure out what to do next. A decade or so later, never got very far past the beginning in the remastered game, couldn't figure out what to do next. Honestly I don't feel much motivation to try. This is no RealMyst for Myst fans or Black Mesa for Half-Life fans. Seems to be just a fullscreen resolution update, I suppose.Never got very far past the beginning in the original game, couldn't figure out what to do next. A decade or so later, never got very far past the beginning in the remastered game, couldn't figure out what to do next. Honestly I don't feel much motivation to try. This is no RealMyst for Myst fans or Black Mesa for Half-Life fans. Seems to be just a fullscreen resolution update, I suppose. I don't get the appeal. Not an interesting game to me; boring. uncompelling, and apparently too difficult fo rme..… Expand
  28. ThePCGamer101
    Jun 24, 2015
    9
    Buenos Días, my most favourite quote from my most beloved LucasArts game and my first ever adventure game to play when I was a young child on Windows 95! Grim Fandango has always been by my heart as one of my most beloved LucasArts adventure games of all time! Along with Tales from Monkey Island and Full Throttle! This has to be my third time playing Grim Fandango, and this time as a fullBuenos Días, my most favourite quote from my most beloved LucasArts game and my first ever adventure game to play when I was a young child on Windows 95! Grim Fandango has always been by my heart as one of my most beloved LucasArts adventure games of all time! Along with Tales from Monkey Island and Full Throttle! This has to be my third time playing Grim Fandango, and this time as a full remastered edition! First time was back in 2002 when I still had my Windows 95 PC, this was my first ever adventure game that I played along with my stupid educational games. Second time was when I rediscovered my original Grim Fandango CD-ROM game in 2010 and now again in 2015 for the remastered edition!

    Grim Fandango's story is brilliant. From its quirky characters to its lovable cutscenes and funny comedy. The characters such as Manuel Calavera and Glottis will surely make you fall in love with them! The music (especially in the remastered edition) is absolutely brilliant and resembles very much Spanish and Mexican music! The cutscenes are lovable and fun to watch, overall the game is brilliant!

    The puzzles and game progression, although when I was young and I played Grim Fandango for the very first time I did not have any walkthroughs or guides, hell I didn't even have internet back in 2002, so the puzzles were a bit challenging and can be a bit too awkward for modern-day players or even newcomers to the genre. The game does not help you at all when progressing through and does not hold your hand when your stuck on a puzzle for too long, so be prepared to get stuck here and there, thankfully I remembered most of the stuff! Lucky guys with internet nowadays, you can simply type in walkthroughs for the game!

    The remastered version, Double Fine have really done a job well done for remastering this classic. The music is spot-on and digitally remastered. The cutscenes, although not fully converted to HD are very watchable, and the new HUD system they implemented has made it easier for players to play the game (honestly, the game's original controls were clunky and very awkward, surprisingly you can still play with the old controls!). The addition of HD graphics and shadow textures, etc... made the game more stunning than it originally was (and if you want some nostalgia, you can play the game in its original graphics!)

    The thing that put me off slightly was the aspect ratio, this game is not tailored for 16:9 monitors and it seems that Double Fine did not optimize the game for 16:9 monitors but kept it at 4:3 aspect ratio, you can still change the aspect ratio from its original 4:3 to 16:9, but you might have to play the game stretched out.

    Overall, Grim Fandango and its remastered version are simply brilliant and if you are a fan of LucasArts (like me!) or you like adventure games or you want to try something new, then I would highly recommend playing Grim Fandango and I hope that Double Fine will continue to remaster these old LucasArts classics!

    - Guess they couldn't save me, eh?
    - No, but there's still a chance you could save me...    … Expand
  29. MattBarker
    Apr 13, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. for a new player that never know about the game until e3 it was new fresh for me
    the dialog is amazing the look of the game is meh but still fun to see
    and my biggest fleas with the game is the lack of way point or a quest log    … Expand
  30. lakin777
    Mar 22, 2015
    7
    Look as a remake its 10/10
    as a game realed back then 9/10
    as a game today 4/10 at best
    The mechanics and controls are so out of date, i say play it with walkthough in one hand then youll really enjoy it.
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#30 Best PC Game of 2015
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#54 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Washington Post
    Apr 7, 2015
    60
    Charming as the characters are, I found Grim Fandango’s gameplay intermittently grating. Some of the puzzles in the game are so idiosyncratic that they seem predicated less on the deployment of practical reasoning than on the achievement of a mystical mind-meld with the game’s project lead, Tim Schafer, and the rest of the developers.
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  2. Dealspwn
    Mar 22, 2015
    80
    Even if the mechanisms of this game seem a little dated now, we're reminded how the story and its characters are timeless in their good humour and quality, and in that respect, this Remaster should hold almost as much joy for newcomers as it does for returning fans.
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  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 18, 2015
    93
    Grim Fandango is one of the greatest adventure games ever made. The remastered edition pays tribute to the original and modernizes only the essential. Now the controls are working, so the whole package is ready to take over the world. [Feb 2015]
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