For good or for ill, much of what Grim Fandango is it tied exclusively to its aesthetics. I have no doubt in my mind that a discussion about a total remake happened, but there are a few realities that makes this the final product.
1. As beloved as Grim Fandango is (and it is) it is a niche market, it would not be viable to pump too many resources into a total redraw
2. This is very much an odd trial run to see if this sort of stuff works, sure PS has a ton of classics, but it has never tried to take in classics from other platforms and remake them.
All in all, yes this game will not be able to shirk off its 1998 look, but the beauty of Grim Fandango, and why its remembered fondly is the incredibly intelligent and creative writing, as well as a completely unique scenario not really seen until Guacamellee as far as I know.
I am content by the fact that it wont take some weird workarounds to play this wonderful game, and that is all I can ask for.
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