Grim Fandango (Jewel Case)
by LucasArts Entertainment
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Video Game Reviews of Grim Fandango (Jewel Case)
Customer Review: WARNING!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the greatest PC adventure games ever released. It has a strong mix of puzzles, humor and moving storyline that have made it a classic. While point-and-click fanatics may not like the fact that movement is accomplished by using the arrow keys instead of the mouse, it is well worth your time to familiarize yourself with the controls, as the gameplay is unparalleled adventure game fun. HOWEVER...
DO NOT PURCHASE THIS GAME FROM MOST OF THOSE SELLERS OFFERING "NEW" COPIES HERE AT AMAZON!!!
You will find the jewel-case (no box) release of this game advertised new and factory sealed for from $22-50 by Amazon retailers. You can purchase this same version of Grim Fandango directly from the publisher (LucasArts) for a mere $15. Don't let yourself get ripped off in your excitement to purchase this classic game!
Customer Review: INCREDIBLE
Summary: 5 Stars
This games is incredible, when I played it I couldn't stop. I would like it if the guys at lucasarts made a new game or something but don't let Manny fade away. BUY THIS GAME IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!Customer Review: Only buy if you're a huge PC adventure game fan
Summary: 3 Stars
I guess PC adventure games just aren't my thing. I tried to like Grim Fandango, I really did. After all the praise it got I assumed it would be awesome. But instead I found it rather boring and filled with bugs. Tedious puzzles, terrible graphics, and countless lock-ups forced me to resort to speeding through the game using a walkthrough just so I could see how the story ended. But hey, if it weren't for the unique and interesting story and characters I wouldn't have bothered beating it at all. And for that I give it 3 stars.Customer Review: Surprisingly clever, fun, and intriguing
Summary: 5 Stars
Despite the game's setting in Mexico's pagan land of the dead, Grim Fandango bears little resemblance to anything remotely ideological regarding life and death. It was simply a fascinating and engaging tale of intruigue, romance, and crime that is so typical of the film noir genre (e.g. Casablanca). The game could have just as easily taken place in the "land of the living;" its setting was really just a plot device and a reason to get really creative with character design.The characters were exaggerated, diverse, and superbly acted. The dialogue was clever, inventive, and often caused a chuckle. The plot was full of twists and turns that you kept you on your feet. The graphic settings were colorful, imaginative, varied, and engrossing. The music was a top quality mix of blues, jazz, mariachi, salsa, and classical.
The puzzles were seamlessly woven into the storyline, and all made sense once you figured them out. I admit, I found many of them very challenging and often used the walkthroughs and UHS hints system to solve them. A word of caution: if you breeze through the puzzles too quickly without experimenting with the dialogue and inventory, you'll miss much of the games humor. Even if you "cheat" to get the answers to the puzzles, don't use them them too quickly or you really "cheat" yourself out of a good game--your character, Manny Calavera, has a fantastic sense of wit when you make him do "the unexpected", and you'll miss that if you jump straight to the solution.
Despite a few CPU speed problems that were easily fixed with cpukiller.com's utility and the game patch at grimfandango.net, this old game ran flawlessly on my Windows XP.
For pure mental stimulation, enjoyment and FUN, I give this game 5 stars.
Customer Review: I wished it wouldn't end
Summary: 5 Stars
We just finished Grim Fandango last night and I wished we hadn't. I will miss Manny, Meche and especially, Glottis. I love Glottis. I wish that Lucas Arts hadn't dropped this series, but had continued it and marketed it. I would love a soft, plushie Glottis stuffed toy. He is the finest "Spirit of the Land" I've ever had the pleasure to meet. The story is involving, the puzzles are challenging, and the atmosphere is absorbing. On the down side, we did have problems with the game crashing. We saved often and late in the game discovered a choice box under "Options," "3-D graphics" that may fix this problem. I encourage you to get this game while you can.