Posted on: May 28, 2021
threej_lc
Владелец игрыИгр: 50 Отзывов: 22
Overrated and lacking "It" Factor
I was curious about this game. Somehow growing up a 90's adventure kid, I never knew about Grim Fandango. And yet everyone loved it and reviewed it as one of the greatest of all time. So I figured I'd give it a go. Well, as the title says, I was underwhelmed. -The entire game is based around the Hispanic "Dia de los muertos" mythology. Which would be fine if they ever took a moment to explain it. But they don't. So half the game's setting, references, hints, and clues are completely lost on a non-Hispanic player. Luckily, Pixar has since released "Coco," which somewhat caught me up to speed. -Graphics are really poor. I was surprised for a 1998 game, just how bad they were. I guess they were somewhat caught up in the late-90's craze of trying to do blocky 3-d characters, and it just looks bad. -Character motivations make no sense. The entire story revolves around the fact the main character (Manny) falls in love with a girl he met for a grand total of 20 minutes. I looked like they may unfold that story a bit, perhaps they knew each other in a previous life? But no resolution is every provided. He's irresistibly in love only because the plot needs him to be. Looking at the villains, the game goes so far as to even make a joke at the end that their motivations make no sense, and all their evil schemes serve no purpose whatsoever other than as plot devices. -The puzzles are some of the most obtuse/ridiculous I've ever seen in an adventure game. Early in the game, you have to use a stapler. The stapler is never shown on screen. It is never mentioned in conversation. Even when you try to give the item to the person who ultimately has the stapler, you have to be standing in the right spot for it to work. Otherwise it doesn't. What the heck? And puzzles like this were constant. Okay, I still gave this 2 stars. The good: -Voice Acting was awesome. -Game was well-paced and laid out. -Glottis is very loveable. But it's not enough. Score: C-
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