This game shines above all the other adventure games Lucas Arts has released over the years.
User Rating: 9.3 | Grim Fandango PC
Grim Fandango is the story about our favorite Grim Reaper, Manny Calevera! He has been sent to the 8th layer of the underworld, and has to serve there for some time to redeem his soul, even though he doesn't know what he did in his real life to deserve this. He soon realizes that there’s something wrong with the Department of Death, where he is currently working, and wants to do something about it. The first thing I want to address, is the controls, they are special to say the least, because for some reason Lucas Arts decided that the tried and true form of pointing and clicking with you mouse adventures simply weren’t good enough so they changed the control scheme to a keyboard only, that has numerous problems, but overall works just fine. Now and then in the game, the controls really do tick you off, because it’s practically impossible to do what your supposed to do. The graphics is special too, not only is it the first game in the long line of adventure games that’s 3D, but not fully, its only moving objects or objects that you pick up that are 3D, and they stand out in the scenery. These objects aren’t especially well detailed, and neither are they of high pixel count, but they look great none the less, because they look special, and just as the game is special, it works great. The background graphics are static highly detailed sets, and they do a fantastic job of creating feel, and along with the great background music, you truly fell like your walking around in the Land of the Dead. Every character speaks, and the actors are all very talented, and they do there job well, there’s not one actor that talks like he just reads the script, but truly feel like they are the character they play, our leading actor, Tony Plana does an exceptionally good job of making you feel the 50’s theme. The puzzles of the game, unlike previous games by Lucas Arts, are obscure or downright weird, but they all feel like they are real. Let’s just say, you won’t find a rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle anywhere in the game. When you complete this game, you won’t find yourself trying to complete it immediately after, even though there will be lots of moments you’d want to see again, but it’s a game that a month or a year after you completed it you find yourself playing it again. The feel, the music, the story, the design, the acting, and the puzzles that change in difficulty, and are never boring, makes this game one of the absolute best adventure games on the market.
