For those who will catch the game on PC, a mode allows you to switch to the controls of 1998. Annoying is an understatement.Īnd the observation of the port rather than the remake takes on an additional dimension when we actually carry out the work done on the controls so that they are fully and comfortably playable on the pad! The gameplay has thus been entirely brought up to date and should therefore not shock anyone, more than fifteen years after the game was released.
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We therefore find ourselves more faced with a port ++ than with a real remake, which is moreover a sometimes faulty port: twice, we had to start our game over, manual saving required, because of a script bug or of collision. The best way to realize this is to switch from the original render to the remastered render via a click on the right stick an interesting function moreover, if only there had been a little more differences between the two! The same goes for the option to change resolution, which suddenly becomes a gadget. Indeed, beyond the work on the lights, only the 3D models of the characters have been passed into high definition, without being redesigned. But to be completely honest, it's hard to justify the use of the word "Remastered" attached to the title of the game. Yes, unquestionably, the base material is really nice. Mixing the influences of art-deco (which finally fits quite well with the period of introduction of the Day of the Dead in Mexico) and film noir already cited many times in previous analyzes of the game, the LucasArts game relaunched today Today by Double Fine retains a unique artistic touch which is expressed in particular through its pre-calculated 3D spreadsheets. Terribly original, carried by colorful characters and chiseled dialogues, supported by a very strong, very marked universe, Grim Fandango also marks the spirits (ha, ha) by its jazzy music and its exceptional artistic direction. You have to admit that a screenplay like that is quite unforgettable. Depending on their good deeds, some will indeed be able to go directly to the Ninth World by train, while the less well-off will have to go there on foot, risking getting stuck on the way and wandering forever. The latter is responsible for collecting the deceased and offering them the appropriate mode of transport to their final destination. You play as Manny Calavera, salesman in the Department of the Dead.
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This is where souls pass before entering the Ninth World, that of eternal rest. Based on a Mexican folklore created from scratch at the beginning of the XNUMXth century from pieces of pre-Columbian and Catholic beliefs but also from the work of artists like Posada or Manilla, the game takes you to the Eighth World, the Land of the Dead. For those who, like me, missed it at the time, a little scriptwriting reminder is in order regarding the relative exoticism of the pitch. Don't get me wrong, Grim Fandango remains a great game and even in 2015, it's easy to understand why it's considered a video game monument, along with several other LucasArts productions of the time. Oula, calm down, I can already see you leaving there.