![]() ![]() The PS Vita version also stands pretty effortlessly with its PC and console counterparts in terms of graphics, albeit with predictably decreased resolution. The PC/Mac/Linux version of the game looks and runs pretty well indistinguishably from Grim Fandango’s new console build on the PS4, with all of these versions presenting the same sharp retro-chic graphics, and only occasionally dated-looking visual design. Similarly, the original 1998 FMV cutscenes appear to be untouched in the remaster, awkwardly sticking out with their grainy pixels and stiff animations amidst the refined, HD-revamped touch-up given to the in-game models and fixed environments. ![]() The fixed camera angles that abruptly jump views as you move can sometimes be a nuisance when trying to navigate environments for example, and while most characters look great, some more abstract characters such as your demon buddy, Glottis still look like a primitive blob of polygons. Of course, there are a lot of untouched visual elements from 1998 that stick out a little more in some spots as well. Even without these small refinements, the game’s highly-defined, Day of the Dead-esque aesthetics have held up remarkably well, and need few upgrades to feel like they fit right in with modern visual design. Grim Fandango: Remastered makes a handful of touch-ups to the original 1998 graphics, smoothing out the jagged pixels in the character models, and adding improved lighting effects that give the environments more immersion. Great revivals of great games deserve to be celebrated, and Grim Fandango: Remastered is both highly reverent of the original 1998 PC build, while touching up what’s necessary to give it an extra appealing shine. Even if you’ve already played through the original 1998 build of the game several times, the remaster is well worth your attention, thanks to a cross-buy offer between its PS4 and PS Vita versions, and even its PC, Mac and Linux versions having some appreciated touch-ups, namely a new mouse-controlled interface. If you’ve never played Grim Fandango before, then Grim Fandango: Remastered is a mandatory download on whichever platform you can get it for, as it’s required playing for any serious gamer with a passion for the medium. It’s a bit unfortunate that only PC gamers and PlayStation gamers will get to experience the game’s new lease on life, but that’s certainly better than just allowing Grim Fandango to be lost in the ether of inaccessible cult hits. ![]() To answer the first and most obvious question, yes, Grim Fandango absolutely holds up today! LucasArts may no longer make games now, but Grim Fandango: Remastered makes a great case for their timeless, witty and thoroughly unique adventure gaming classics that completely deserve more attention from the modern wave of gamers. Sadly, due to Sony partially funding the game for exclusivity rights, Xbox and Nintendo gamers likely won’t see this remaster any time soon, if at all. After pooling some funding between the PlayStation maker and Schafer’s Double Fine Productions, Grim Fandango was restored from the grave as Grim Fandango: Remastered, a readily accessible and slightly more polished version of this long-hidden gem, for modern PC storefronts and current PlayStation platforms. Not only did limited runs of the game package prove rare, but the game’s system requirements were also quite picky, so even if you did track a copy down, it would no doubt refuse to run on anything more recent than a Windows 95-powered computer from the 1990’s.įortunately, Sony and Tim Schafer have done the gaming industry an incredible kindness. ![]() LucasArts’ Grim Fandango is considered to be one of the greatest adventure games of all time, which is why it’s a shame that it became virtually impossible to find shortly after its original release on PC in 1998. UPDATE: While our review primarily focuses on the original PC and PlayStation builds of Grim Fandango: Remastered, we have added an additional section towards the end that addresses the belated iOS and Android ports. ![]()
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