![]() Given that the Special Edition’s of Monkey Island supported 16:9, and included a raft of graphical enhancements and audio improvements while still retaining the pixelly glory of the origin game’s at the touch of a button, Grim Fandango is in many ways a disappointing re-release of a classic. Your only real viewing choice is the original 4:3 with large decorative borders. The option exists, but if you select it then the game is simply stretched across the screen and unsurprisingly looks horrible. In Grim Fandango a double-tap of the mouse makes main character Manny run, but getting around, especially in the large areas, can still feel tedious. It would have been nice, for example, to be able to highlight interactive elements of a scene by holding down the space-bar in order to save hunting around the screen, thus still also allowing purists to stick with the original method of scouring every millimetre. Given the size of the world this remaster was also a missed opportunity to include faster travel by allowing you to instantly move through scenes by double-clicking, a near universal part of modern adventure games which understand that you don’t always want to watch a character amble across the screen. ![]() Meanwhile Double Fine could have perhaps stolen some ideas from modern point and click titles. Take the hint system as a prime example, an inclusion which might have helped out newcomers who struggle with the often daft logic of point and click games, bringing a new generation into the fold. Cue this remaster from developers Double Fine, a company headed up by Tim Schafer, the lunatic who came up with Grim Fandango.Īs a remaster there’s some modern updates that haven’t made it into the package which can readily be found on the game’s closest cousins, the Monkey Island Special Editions. ![]() Sadly getting the game to work on modern hardware is tricky, so there has also been a whole lot of new gamers that have never had the chance to experience Grim Fandango like I did. It holds a special place in the history of videogames, known as one of the most important titles to have ever existed, even if its influence is often very subtle. Despite being mostly classified as a cult classic, and therefore by description having a relatively small if dedicated fanbase, very few people who have been gaming for a while are unaware of Grim Fandango.
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