Another LucasArts' classic... VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!
Gameplay: The gameplay is great. The controls are really easy, the camera moves exactly to where you want to and every action you perform is done with a different button (not like in Monkey Island, where you have to chose what to do with what thing selecting from a bunch of options that appear in the screen), wich makes the game a lot faster an easier. The 'point-and-click' system was replaced by the arrow keys. Many people didn't like this, but it wouldn't be the same with the 'point-and-click' system.
Graphics: It's graphics are awesome considerating it was released in 1998. They are preety smooth and every action is performed naturally, not with 'robotic' moves.
Sound: The sound is one of the most immersive and impressive soundtracks I ever heard in a game. It makes you feel like part of the game and it's sooo good that it'll make you repeat it's rythm everywhere. The tracks are long and absolutely not repetitive. The voices are great and fit perfectly for each character.
It's storyline is amazing, you play the role of Many, a dead guy who works in the Department of Death because he was a bad man during his life and can't go to the 9th Underworld, yet. The DOD is a travelling agency that 'sells' different ways to get to the 9th Underworld, depending on how good your life was. If you were good enough, you can travel on the Number 9, a train that takes you to the 9th Underworld in 4 minutes. Otherwise, if you were a bad person, you have to go on foot, what takes 4 years.
The employees of the DOD must sell a certain quantity of tickets for the Number 9 to stop working there, but Manny's competitor, Domino, always had the good people.
One day, Manny can intercept a message and get to where Mercedes Colomar was. He falls in love with her. She was a very good woman (she deserved a ticket to the Number 9) but according to Manny's computer, she only deserved a compass to go on foot.
Manny gets fired because he gave her the compass instead of a ticket and joins a team wich knew the DOD was corrupted and that supported the revolution.
That's how Manny starts an adventure to bring Mercedes back and stop the corruption in the world of the death.
It gots great puzzles that will make you think for a very long time until you can solve them.
You'll never forgot the characters and you'll miss them once you finish the game, what will make you want to play it again. Glottis, Mercedes, Domino, Manny and Nick are only a few examples of ALL the characters you'll meet during the game.
You must own this game. It's really cheap now at days and, although it was $100, it would worth the money.
Grim Fandango is a story of love, corruption and justice that you'll never forget and wich you'll enjoy every minute while playing it.