Grim Fandango Remastered

Overview

Grim Fandango is a 1998 adventure game directed by Tim Schafer and developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows. It is the first adventure game by LucasArts to use 3D computer graphics overlaid on pre-rendered static backgrounds. As with other LucasArts adventure games, the player must converse with characters and examine, collect, and use objects to solve puzzles.

Grim Fandango is set in the Land of the Dead in a retro-futuristic version of the 1950s, through which recently departed souls, represented as calaca-like figures, travel before they reach their final destination. The story follows travel agent Manuel "Manny" Calavera as he attempts to guide a new arrival, Mercedes "Meche" Colomar, on her journey. The game combines elements of the Aztec afterlife with film noir style, with influences including The Maltese Falcon, On the Waterfront and Casablanca.

Grim Fandango received praise for its art design and direction. It was selected for several awards and is often listed as one of the greatest video games. However, it was a commercial failure and contributed towards LucasArts' decision to end adventure game development and the decline of the adventure game genre.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure

Developer

Double Fine Productions

Publisher

Double Fine Productions

Engine

GrimE

Platforms

PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

ACB

M

PEGI

12

GRAC

15+

CLASS IND

12

USK

12

ESRB

T

Release dates

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies48

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

2

Silver

7

Bronze

38

Total

48

Points

1260

• Number Nine Ticket
• The Right Way
• "What I did back in the fat days is none of your business. You know the rules."
• "Gets the aggressions out, doesn't it?"
• "Scaring the living is technically against the rules, but we all do it."
• "It's like I'm not happy unless I'm breathing in the thick, black, nauseating fumes..."
• "Lousy bony fingers!"
• "I squeezed down one of these tubes, like a pixie!"
• "Well, I could do something bad right now if that would help."
• "Precisamente, amigo."
• "Join or Die! Again!"
• "'ARROGANT FRAUD' doesn't work."
• "Run you pigeons! It's Robert Frost!"
• "The marrow of these trees, Manny, they suck it out, it's like cement!"
• "We only have one mop."
• "...Used to scream like a banshee when the trade winds blew..."
• Year 1
• "Great news: we've discovered a new, secret talent of our tiny messengers!"
• "Plus, we look good in these clothes!"
• "Well, maybe just a sip..."
• "We are all citizens of the same nation, and our king rides a pale horse."
• "YOU'RE NOT EVEN LISTENING TO ME!!!"
• "It shone, pale as bone..."
• "Consider it an homage."
• "We're straight stingers, you know?"
• "Here, let me hold that metal detector for you while you cry..."
• "Manny, we've given up. All of us."
• "Come to see how the big boys play, eh Manny?"
• "So, sorry, but I don't do... 'odd jobs.'"
• "Oh, yeah, I could take you down..."
• "Oh Rusty Anchor"
• "ME, ME, ME-ME-ME!"
• Year 2
• "I wasn't always this color!"
• *sniff* *sniff*
• "Save your breath..."
• "Okay, how much of this haven't you figured out, Calavera?"
• "IT'S A BUST-ALL!"
• "Stop showing off for the girl!"
• Year 3
• "Happy trails, Captain."
• "I could walk out out of this world and not look back..."
• "I'm getting out of here. This world's for suckers."
• "...so large"
• "Oh, Lola..."
• "THAT'S NOT FUNNY!"
• "Manuel! Is everything okay?"
• Year 4

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 3.1 GB

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Credits

Publisher

Double Fine Productions

Developer

Double Fine Productions

Released

2015-01-27

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 10.5 hours