Grim Fandango was one of the first graphic adventure games to use tank controls as a way of moving the character around, meaning you couldn’t move and turn at the same time. Let’s begin by addressing one of Grim Fandango’s few flaws it was criticized for when it first came out: The controls. So how does this cult classic stack up today? Well… So alas, cult status was the only way to go. Yes, it was the high point of adventure games and the death of adventure games. The whole story goes much deeper than that, of course, and the end result was the core of a terrific game that garnered huge critical acclaim, several awards (including at least one Game of the Year award), and is still fondly remembered as a true classic that lands on countless “Best Game Ever” lists…so of course the game was a massive flop when it came to sales (overshadowed by this “Half-Life” game or whatever), becoming the only LucasArts game to not turn a profit and leading the company to abandon their classic adventure games, basically pumping out nothing but Star Wars games from then on. Mysteriously, though, Manny finds that the lovely lady doesn’t qualify for any notable packages despite being wholly deserving of one, and after Meche leaves out of embarrassment and Manny gets in hot water, he and his new friend/driver Glottis set out on a journey to find her. When his boss tells him he needs a premium sale by the end of the day or he’s fired, Manny takes things into his own hands and grabs his rival’s commission, a saintly soul known as Mercedes “Meche” Colomar. Unfortunately, Manny’s current clients have been of rather low quality, leading to a massive sales slump for him. Grim Fandango is a graphic adventure game that involves the story of Manny Calavera, a reaper/travel agent for the Department of Death in the Mexican lore-inspired Land of the Dead, tasked with reaping souls and selling them high-quality travel packages to make their four-year journey of the soul to the Ninth Underworld as smooth as possible. Damn, gotta work on my intros…įirst, a bit of information for those who don’t know much about the game. …Eh, well, I guess the title kind of gives away the answer to that question. But not having played the game in over a decade, I was actually wondering… would Grim Fandango still hold up years later, or was I just wearing rose-colored glasses?

After over a decade of popular demand, Grim Fandango is finally getting a re-release with Grim Fandango Remastered, a new edition of the game with a bunch of improvements and bonuses.

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