Grim Fandango

aka: Deeds of the Dead
Moby ID: 201

Windows version

Grim Fandango is one of those games you love or haven't played

The Good
What did I like about Grim? Well to be perfectly honest, I liked everything. Everything about the game is perfect, the characters, the story line, the puzzles are puzzling, but not blindingly obvious or mind numbingly difficult, and the music! Don't even get me started on the music, I downloaded all three songs that you can get from the home page, they're all origianl, and well, brilliant! - I like the fact that when you talk to people who have playefd the game they can say "Hey do you remember the bit where...." and you totally understand what they're talking about and can have lenghty talks on the game. - I like the fact you can play it over and over and not get tired of it (heaven forbid) - I like the way you can identify with each of the characters - I like the little details that have been added, for example, when your at the Cat racing stadium, you can stand by the balcony (where if you go to near Manny says "No, that jump wouldn't do it") and listen to the cat races, each is different, and has some witty comment in it, brilliant.

The Bad
What I didn't like about Grim was the rating this site has given it (4.2) I think it deserves higher, 4.7 at least. But don't take my word for it, play the game yourselves.

The Bottom Line
This game is a "Must Have" piece of gaming history,

by David Lafferty (11) on January 30, 2003

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