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Grim Fandango retrospective on Eurogamer 05 Feb, 2012 / 3 comments

Reminding everyone once again how effortlessly brilliant Grim Fandango is, Eurogamer has published a retrospective article reminiscing about what I consider to be LucasArts' grandest achievement — and the reason that everyone should kind of fancy Tim Schafer.

Grim Fandango remains a shining testament to a bygone era. Just as classic films relied on clever banter and moody lighting before action took center stage, Grim Fandango's chief pleasures are mostly timeless. Its mile-a-minute punch-lines, stellar voice-acting, dazzling scenery, and well-rounded characters remain as enchanting now as they were 13 years ago. While the game delves into the sordid lives of the dead, the biggest crime of all is that it isn't available on Steam or GOG. Just because Grim Fandango is about the dead, that doesn't mean it should stay buried.

And that right there is a very fair point. Where is our Grim Fandango re-release, LucasArts? With modern consoles being better equipped than ever to handle a point-and-click adventure game thanks to the likes of PlayStation Move and Kinect, now is most definitely the time to unleash this classic upon the world for a second time.

'Retrospective: Grim Fandango' on Eurogamer »

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    Jason on 07 Feb, 2012, 02:05…
    Re-releasing Grim Fandango is such a head-slappingly obvious and appropriate thing to do that it can only be expected that LEC would pass on it.
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    Thrik on 06 Feb, 2012, 01:03…
    Yeah, very true BigHairyMarty. While I do think Grim Fandango could be interesting with the newer controllers on the market (PlayStation Move in particular, not sure about Kinect), it does feel a bit like it was developed for a game pad in the first place — I think Schafer even admitted to this in an article at one point. It'd be a lovely addition to Xbox LIVE Arcade and PSN.
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    BigHairyMarty on 05 Feb, 2012, 20:58…
    I used to sometimes play Grim Fandango with a Gravis Gamepad Pro years ago. It would work wonders with an Xbox or PS3 (or Gamecube) controller.

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