I see dead people. They see each other. They try to cheat each other. They kill each other. We get a great adventure.
But of course he's not that bad, he is just a little too accommodated. And that's what it makes of Grim Fandango a great game. Every dialog is inspired in such way that you can laugh the whole time you play the game. The voice acting is something that you only can hear to believe, you can really see how the characters are developing.
The strangest bit is that if you're an old school adv player, it will take a long time to get the feel of the 3d environment, but when you get it you'll see that that was the best graphics you could ask for.
At last, the challenge can keep you guessing for a really long time. And sometimes the way is not that obvious, but neither are the jokes.