Grim Fandango Remastered

I played the game just last year, in the October auf 2022, and it was a fantastic point & click experience! The comedic writing was just really good and even the moon-logic puzzles felt fitting due to that. I also really liked the overall atmosphere, the characters grew to my heart and I was a bit sad, but also happy when the journey was over. Just how a good point & click story should go. So, if you like the genre, you should definitely check this out, it's reputation is a classic is well deserved.

The description makes the game sound awesome, but figuring out where to go and what to do is frustrating to the point of ruining the game entirely.

I tried to like this game. On numerous occasions. However, after a game- (or better installation-)breaking bug, I give up after years of failed attempts. Sometimes I tried and got stuck to give up, now with more time on my hands I tried again, advanced through the story, but now Manny is stuck in one place, the game loads directly to that place, I can't access the menu, he doesn't move and another installation also didn't help. I will not waste anymore time with this game.

Could someone please explain this game to me? I've never played Grim Fandango and this is my first encounter with it. I've ditched almost immediately, though. The performance and the game itself are just ridiculously abysmal and besides some wacky jokes and purely nostalgia value I can't think of anything else that could justify the praise this game's got. The graphics are nice and they had to truly impress back in 1998, but that's it. The gameplay, though, is just appaling. The introductory sequence, where you're looking for the best client, is terrible and almost nothing that has to be done requires any kind of logical approach. I got to the casino part, hoping that I will endure and eventually find something of value in this game, but then the whole game went apeshit - my character's model simply got busted, circling around with broken animations and clipping through backgrounds. Turned out to be permanent - the save file itself was busted. I'm not going to torture my eyes with the grotesque that started on my screen and I'm not going to replay the 1/3 of the game for the second time. Up to this point the game failed to impress me: both in the narrative and puzzle department. There were some wacky jokes here and there, the voice acting is ok, but what else? Personally, it only wasted my time. Completely different from what I expected. Truth to be told, from my observations, nostalgia value is the only strong point people defending this game nowadays are able to bring up. Maybe, one day I will finish it.

It tells a great story, but as a game it's not entirely pleasant. When I think about Grim Fandango, the first things that come to mind are the absolutely wonderful characters and the clever, heartwarming story. However, there is always a reluctance to play it again. You see, before you reach the end, you will have faced several frustrating, tedious puzzles with far-fetched solutions that often bring the experience to a halt. I wish I could give the game 5 stars, but even though it's a wonderful journey, there are just too many bumps on the road for that.