Grim Fandango Remastered

 PlayStation 4
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 297 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 205 out of 297
  2. Mixed: 59 out of 297
  3. Negative: 33 out of 297
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  1. Icarumba
    Feb 21, 2015
    4
    I grew up enjoying innovative (for their time) funny, challenging adventure games like the Leisure Suit Larry series, for example. So I'm not a gamer who has no appreciation for older games like Grim Fandango. But after playing this snoozer for several hours I can honestly say I don't see what the fuss is about. The world is far from immersive, with only small clusters of explorable spaceI grew up enjoying innovative (for their time) funny, challenging adventure games like the Leisure Suit Larry series, for example. So I'm not a gamer who has no appreciation for older games like Grim Fandango. But after playing this snoozer for several hours I can honestly say I don't see what the fuss is about. The world is far from immersive, with only small clusters of explorable space available at any given time. The animation is okay I suppose but not really my cup of tea. Using skeletons as a model doesn't allow for much variety and it all becomes monotonous visually after a very short while. But my biggest BY FAR is the obtuseness of the puzzles. Some of them are so obscure as to be virtually impossible to figure out logically. But worst of all, there is really no sense of reward when you do. It's just more of the same each time without increasing the fun factor. This would be worthwhile if it was free but it worth paying for at any price in my opinion. Oh - and the remastered version is almost identical to the original - really no reason to buy it again if you bought the original.… Expand
  2. mikepango
    Mar 22, 2016
    3
    Why was this game remastered? Why? Yes the story is good. But nothing that is worth a remastering of. Did not age well at all, remastered or not. Gameplay dry and boring (if you like TellTale games you might like this). No reason to buy this if you have never played the original. And one that missed the original just skip out on this. You will be saving your self a lot of time. This gameWhy was this game remastered? Why? Yes the story is good. But nothing that is worth a remastering of. Did not age well at all, remastered or not. Gameplay dry and boring (if you like TellTale games you might like this). No reason to buy this if you have never played the original. And one that missed the original just skip out on this. You will be saving your self a lot of time. This game just feels bad playing it, yes it's and older game from an older gen. But if your going to remaster something this old just do a remake of the game.… Expand
  3. mekimberlite
    Mar 5, 2016
    2
    The story is a lot of fun, but the puzzles are contrived and convoluted. What's worse is that the controls are beyond infuriating. Spending several minutes trying to get the character to move in the direction of the controller over and over again, in more than one scene, strongly encouraged me to quit playing. The game play is an untenable exercise of patience. Plus, it has some prettyThe story is a lot of fun, but the puzzles are contrived and convoluted. What's worse is that the controls are beyond infuriating. Spending several minutes trying to get the character to move in the direction of the controller over and over again, in more than one scene, strongly encouraged me to quit playing. The game play is an untenable exercise of patience. Plus, it has some pretty major problems with crossing the line (camera angles.).… Expand
  4. 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.
  5. Dionysus777
    Mar 24, 2015
    3
    I dont know why they keep taking down my review of this game? Oh yea $. Yes im still mad about the time and trouble i had downloading this game and yes i would let it slide if it were just me but i did some research at the time and 100s if not 1000s of others had the same problem. So im holding my grudge. Why because tech problems and unfinished games have become the norm in thisI dont know why they keep taking down my review of this game? Oh yea $. Yes im still mad about the time and trouble i had downloading this game and yes i would let it slide if it were just me but i did some research at the time and 100s if not 1000s of others had the same problem. So im holding my grudge. Why because tech problems and unfinished games have become the norm in this industry.Its just a game u say? Not once u spend $ on it, than it becomes a consumer product which is supposed to work as advertised, so thats what im judging it by.… Expand
  6. ElCaptain
    Jul 19, 2020
    0
    People overrated this game and say it is amazing, really it isn't. not even close

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. Brash Games
    Jan 15, 2016
    90
    When you complete a puzzle, you feel such a sense of achievement, you keep playing to feel it again. You need this game in your library and, with this remaster, there has never been a better time.
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  2. Games Master UK
    Apr 9, 2015
    79
    A wonderful, undisputed classic, but one that has dated significantly over the years. [April 2015, p.72]
  3. Play UK
    Mar 31, 2015
    83
    The technical quality of the remaster might be in question, but the quality of the game itself is not. [Issue#254, p.70]
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