What's it about? It's a metaphysical film-noir detective story set in an afterlife modelled after the Mexican day of the dead. And is it worth buying? It's worth selling a kidney just to get the money to buy it. That's a yes, by the way.
Grim Fandango is considered one of the classics. It's basically a comical approach to death/afterlife and the characters are inspired by papier maché skeleton dolls from various festivities down in Mexico, if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, the big question is where to go after you die and perhaps Manny, who works at a travel agency in the land of the dead can help you with that. Add to this a kind of film noir feeling and you have a really good adventure game.
Grim Fandango is considered one of the classics. It's basically a comical approach to death/afterlife and the characters are inspired by papier maché skeleton dolls from various festivities down in Mexico, if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, the big question is where to go after you die and perhaps Manny, who works at a travel agency in the land of the dead can help you with that. Add to this a kind of film noir feeling and you have a really good adventure game.
It's a game that deserves a remake more than any game in existence. The control scheme isn't perfect, neither is the inventory system nor are many of the backgrounds.
Regardless of all this, it's hands down one of if not the best adventure game made. It's all about the story, the setting, the characters and the wonderful mood of the game. So good, so damn good.
i was looking on ebay and the lowest price i saw is $40.. has anyone seen it any cheaper i usually dont spend much more than 30 for a computer game although i did make an exception for tales of monkey..
i was looking on ebay and the lowest price i saw is $40.. has anyone seen it any cheaper i usually dont spend much more than 30 for a computer game although i did make an exception for tales of monkey..
You could try getting it imported from the UK? I think it was available for longer here and currently on amazon UK market place there's on for £8ish... see how that works out when you add postage...
It's sure is worth buying if you find copy in reasonable price. User interface is similar like in Monkey 4, but it's otherwise very good game. Some of the characters are absolutely brilliant and it has a strong story which combines classic film noir with Mexican atmosphere.
Definitely next on my LucasArts to-buy list. It's the only LucasArts adventure from the 20th century I haven't played, and every time I mention adventure games online on other websites or even in real life, someone always tells me, "you should try Grim Fandango."
It's the only LucasArts adventure from the 20th century I haven't played
Did LucasArts made any adventure in any other century? I think their last adventure was EfMI, and IIRC it was released on 1999 or 2000, which is indeed the last year of 20th century (21st century actually started 1st January of 2001)
Did LucasArts made any adventure in any other century? I think their last adventure was EfMI, and IIRC it was released on 1999 or 2000, which is indeed the last year of 20th century (21st century actually started 1st January of 2001)
They ported EfMI to PS2 in the 21st century. Does that count?
And then there's Sam & Max: Freelance Police, which was canned pretty late in the development, also in this century.
i was looking on ebay and the lowest price i saw is $40.. has anyone seen it any cheaper i usually dont spend much more than 30 for a computer game although i did make an exception for tales of monkey..
If you're willing to wait, it wouldn't surprise me to see Lucasarts releasing a 'special edition' in a few months, and at a much fair price.
If you're willing to wait, it wouldn't surprise me to see Lucasarts releasing a 'special edition' in a few months, and at a much fair price.
I really doubt they will release new hardcopies anytime soon on their old franchise. The digital distribution is one big reason for this resurgence, and LA will keep milking it as much as possible.
Well, he did say he was "paying off some debts to the powers that be". I always assumed that meant he had done some really terrible things in his life, (being a pirate for instance) and the reason he was working with the DOD was so that he would be allowed to proceed to the Land of Eternal Rest.
I always assumed that meant he had done some really terrible things in his life, (being a pirate for instance) and the reason he was working with the DOD was so that he would be allowed to proceed to the Land of Eternal Rest.
Yeah, well I like going to the local games store. Internet shopping is very dull. It's a shame it's taking over the market...
If it wasn't for internet shopping and digital distribution companies like Telltale couldn't exist and we wouldn't be getting another episode of Monkey Island tomorrow. Like with everything there are pros and cons to internet shopping and digital distribution but I think in this instance the positives greatly outweigh the negatives
If it wasn't for internet shopping and digital distribution companies like Telltale couldn't exist and we wouldn't be getting another episode of Monkey Island tomorrow. Like with everything there are pros and cons to internet shopping and digital distribution but I think in this instance the positives greatly outweigh the negatives
True. Internet shopping is also way better than going to a local games store for finding old, out of print games. Otherwise, you're stuck calling a bunch of local game shops in the off chance that they have a copy, and if you finally manage to track one down, you might have to travel way out into the boonies to get it. This is especially true now, since game shops these days keep older games on their shelves for less and less time.
Yeah, well I like going to the local games store. Internet shopping is very dull. It's a shame it's taking over the market...
I disagree. I don't like physical shopping. I hate being in a malls and other shopping centres. It's much more comfortable to be in your own home and just order games and then wait that postman brings your new games to you. Besides in this part of the world you may actually get more reasonable prices from the on-line store than from local gameshop.
(Only shop I actually enjoy visiting is bookstore, because there you can browse the books)
you can get a standard copy for 5$ in most stores that sell pc games... still!
apparently they re released it later with a few others, from what i remember it was just in a white box in the middle of it.. sorta like a baseball card holder or something..
other games like tie fighter and such also released this way
to get the original box its a bit harder but by no means hard hard to find... nothing like a decent copy of say zak mkracken..
lol
Find a way to play it. I know it can be tough to find a copy here in the states, but I have played a lot of adventure games and it is either my favorite game that I have ever played or tied for it with a very select few. It'll change your life
Grim Fandango? Best adventure - up there with Day of the Tentacle and the new Monkey Island Tales IMO.
Only the controls suck, but we kinda get used to crappy controls in adventure games, right?
It truly is a marvellous game - probably Tim Schafer's greatest moment (so far). I'm lucky enough to have bought the game when it first came out, and I still have the original big boxed version with two cds and the manual. I will never rid me of this game. I also have a few other classics in big boxed versions, like Curse of Monkey Island and Broken Sword.
I always wondered about buying old PC games, I mean, do they work on PC's today?
I run Windows XP and have quite a few old adventure games from my Windows 98 days, that just won't run on this computer.
I did get one of my Discworld games to run, but the graphics are extremely pixelated and it kind of spoils the game.
I would hunt down titles I missed if I knew I could play them.
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It's based on Day of the Dead.
Regardless of all this, it's hands down one of if not the best adventure game made. It's all about the story, the setting, the characters and the wonderful mood of the game. So good, so damn good.
You could try getting it imported from the UK? I think it was available for longer here and currently on amazon UK market place there's on for £8ish... see how that works out when you add postage...
Whoa. Over here you can get it for $10 in regular game shops! So keep looking around, your sure to find a cheaper copy eventually.
And yes, it's really good. Like really, really good.
They ported EfMI to PS2 in the 21st century. Does that count?
And then there's Sam & Max: Freelance Police, which was canned pretty late in the development, also in this century.
True, it's sad that game died when it was almost born.
I'd wish Telltale could pick the things that were already done and finish the game.
If you're willing to wait, it wouldn't surprise me to see Lucasarts releasing a 'special edition' in a few months, and at a much fair price.
I really doubt they will release new hardcopies anytime soon on their old franchise. The digital distribution is one big reason for this resurgence, and LA will keep milking it as much as possible.
At least looks like him. I doubt he was a pirate.
He's more piratey like than Captain LeCh...
I probably got that completely wrong though.
Admittedly he doesnt act very piratey.
cough... cough... *spoilers*... cough...
I doubt that it counts as a spoiler if it is revealed in the game's intro cutscene.
If your computer can run it (i.e. it's not to powerful) I'd recommend buying and playing it this instant! In fact, screw recommending, I demand it!
It might be hard to find. I considered myself lucky when I got my game by sheer coincidence a few years ago. I haven't seen it on shelves since.
There is always eBay and Amazon. Thanks to the internet almost anything can be found these days
Yeah, well I like going to the local games store. Internet shopping is very dull. It's a shame it's taking over the market...
If it wasn't for internet shopping and digital distribution companies like Telltale couldn't exist and we wouldn't be getting another episode of Monkey Island tomorrow. Like with everything there are pros and cons to internet shopping and digital distribution but I think in this instance the positives greatly outweigh the negatives
True. Internet shopping is also way better than going to a local games store for finding old, out of print games. Otherwise, you're stuck calling a bunch of local game shops in the off chance that they have a copy, and if you finally manage to track one down, you might have to travel way out into the boonies to get it. This is especially true now, since game shops these days keep older games on their shelves for less and less time.
I disagree. I don't like physical shopping. I hate being in a malls and other shopping centres. It's much more comfortable to be in your own home and just order games and then wait that postman brings your new games to you. Besides in this part of the world you may actually get more reasonable prices from the on-line store than from local gameshop.
(Only shop I actually enjoy visiting is bookstore, because there you can browse the books)
apparently they re released it later with a few others, from what i remember it was just in a white box in the middle of it.. sorta like a baseball card holder or something..
other games like tie fighter and such also released this way
to get the original box its a bit harder but by no means hard hard to find... nothing like a decent copy of say zak mkracken..
lol
Maybe OUTLAWS too (update tho)
Only the controls suck, but we kinda get used to crappy controls in adventure games, right?
I run Windows XP and have quite a few old adventure games from my Windows 98 days, that just won't run on this computer.
I did get one of my Discworld games to run, but the graphics are extremely pixelated and it kind of spoils the game.
I would hunt down titles I missed if I knew I could play them.