Windows

Grim Fandango

Description

The hero's name is Manuel "Manny" Calavera. We don't know much about his life; but we do know what happened to him after he died. In case you didn't know, the Land of the Dead is where all people are reincarnated after death, looking like puppet-like skeletons. The Land of the Dead is very similar to the world of the living: people work, have careers, fall in love, and can even die again, turning into flowers. And they all await their final destiny - a trip to the underworld. Depending on their deeds in life, they might get a good journey or be destined to walk there without any means. Manny works in a travel agency that takes care of such trips. But recently, something has been going wrong. Manny is unable to get good clients, and he suspects there is a scheme to falsify the dossiers of dead people and to offer the best trips to scoundrels for bribes. Manny's grand adventure begins as he steps into the world of corruption and intrigues.

"Grim Fandango" describes several years of Manny Calavera's life. Influenced by Mexican mythology and Art Deco, the game combines 3D characters with pre-rendered backgrounds. It has plenty of branching dialogues and complex inventory-based puzzles. The traditional mouse interaction was abandoned in favor of keyboard control for movements and actions.

Alternate Titles

• "神通鬼大" -- Chinese title (traditional)
• "Deeds of the Dead" -- Working title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: GrimE
• Scripting language: LUA

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User Reviews

Where there is creativity, there will always be great games	Unicorn B. Lynx (65006)
If video games really are art, this is the greatest game ever made.	kyuzo (18)
"I Am More Than Dead"	MasterMegid (865)
A great game with some minor flaws	Marty Bonus (41)	unrated
A gem so flawless, you need an electron microscope to see its flaws.	Zack Green (1024)
Extraordinary game!	Fakey McFake (4)
Ultra stylish epic, and the beauty is more than skin-deep.	Shazbut (155)
Excellent modern adventure	Ashley Pomeroy (227)
Wow, I didn't think that the dead could talk	Black Wolf (37235)	unrated
A nice long adventure game...too bad it's 3D	Daniel Albu (255)	unrated

The Press Says

Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	1998		100
Aventura y Cía	Aug 14, 2001		100
IGN	Nov 03, 1998	9.4 out of 10	94
GameSpot	Oct 30, 1998	9.3 out of 10	93
Gamezilla	Nov 30, 1998	93 out of 100	93
PC Gamer	Oct 30, 1998	9.3 out of 10	93
Privat Computer PC	1998	93 out of 100	93
Adventure Gamers	May 20, 2002		90
Quandary	Nov, 1998		90
GameCola.net	Oct, 2007	8 out of 10	80

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Trivia

Originally, Manny could find out the entire conspiracy in a conversation with Domino in Year Three. The audio files shipped with the game, but the dialogue tree was cut.