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    Grim Fandango

    Game » consists of 10 releases. Released Oct 28, 1998

    A LucasArts adventure game that follows skeletal travel agent Manny Calavera's four-year journey across the Land of the Dead in a film-noir-inspired tale of love, betrayal and corruption.

    aurelito's Grim Fandango (PC) review

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    One the greatest Graphic Adventures with many Issues

    One of the lastest games that Tim Schafer made during his work in LucasArts back in 08 is still worthy, especially in these days that  actually less than one good game is realesed per year.

    The first thing that attracts everyone's observation is whole new and unique world that you face within the game. a Grim Reaper who checks karma of his clients in a computer terminal and gives them their reward of their deed to make their journey easier in the Land of the dead. witch is very similiar to the real world, unlike most of Japanese games that try to show exteraordinary and unnatural things in and awsome and creative way. most of them always encounter failure practically in overseas countries, but this game makes it simply uncreative, but uncreativity makes it very creative.

    Next thing is story. it's inspired by a lot of movies and this made it more classic-look. for example, Manny's style in Rubbucava in Year 2, that makes everyone who Watched the movie "Casablanca" to remember it. for instance the Manny's white suit that is familiar to Charle's Bronson's suit in Casablanca, and Glottis as a pianist.

    Puzzles and their solvation way is very creative and made with an average difficaulity, Inventory is the most vital part of the puzzles, with a lot of hany items in each act. Manny's scythe is the most useful, and the most funny one and consequently it's something that you will always remember the game with.

    At the end, i suggest everyone who is wasting his time to play this game, there will be tons of program issues that you will consider in this game, but they will not spoil your fun. so get it and try it as soon as possible.

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