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More often than not, there’s something that requires you to dig into your gray matter a bit deeper than a modern game would. Most of your challenges make sense, but I wouldn’t call any of them flat-out easy. I say this is a 12-hour story, but like any adventure game, you’ll only progress as fast as you can solve puzzles, and that will vary depending on how good you are at sussing out wacky adventure game logic. But even the archetypal NPCs are well-written, well-acted, and generally interesting. Glottis, your netherworld demon sidekick whose sole reason to exist is to drive vehicles, is easily my favorite character – particularly as his role evolves into piano player, lounge singer, and shipman.

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It’s split into four years, with each one – particularly the film noir-heavy Year 2 – chock full of locations, characters, and items. The four-year tale of Manny as he tries to work off spiritual debts by selling expedited afterlife travel to paradise (read: heaven) so he can eventually get there himself is a gripping one, packed with film noir influences, a stellar jazzy soundtrack, and light touches of comedy too. It’s a lot to keep track of, and Grim Fandango won’t help you out in any way. Over this beautiful and dramatic 12-hour adventure, you’ll have to talk to a lot of memorable characters, collect a lot of items, and use them in creative and often bizarre ways, so you’ll need either an excellent memory or a notepad and pen to keep track of your current goals (especially if you take a day or two off in the middle of your playthrough). That’s hardly a bad thing, but it can be a bit jarring if you’re coming to this classic for the first time. Play As I progressed, Grim reminded me that adventure games of yore expected a lot more from players than most games do today. If you’re familiar with Telltale’s modern adventures, you’ll have a basic idea, but Grim is a much deeper, more complex quest than the Walking Deads and Wolves Among Us you’re used to nowadays.

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And while you can check the button layout in the Options screen – Fandango feels completely natural on DualShock 4, by the way, and there’s a new feels-like-it-was-always-there point-and-click interface option on PC – you’re given no other context for what you’re actually supposed to do. As a $15 download, Grim Remastered obviously doesn’t include a booklet.

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You’re simply thrown headfirst into the adventure, and any “How do I do that?” questions that would’ve been answered by the thick instruction manual you were expected to read before you played (heck, it was part of the fun!) are left a mystery here. However, one missed opportunity for improvement is that, like many games of the ‘90s, there is no tutorial available. Adventure games tend to age better than other genres because their gameplay is so story-focused, and so it’s no surprise that Grim Fandango remains a fine experience in 2015.

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