Remastered Grim Fandango (AKA the Best Adventure Game Ever) Now Up For Pre-Order
Do you find it bold to declare Grim Fandango the best adventure game ever, when there are so many other high quality candidates in the genre like The Longest Journey, Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars and The Day of the Tentacle? You’ll have to take it up with my past self, who so confidently made that declaration while sitting glued to his computer, ignoring the outside world a few years after the game originally came out in 1998. I don’t think you’ll change his mind, he’s busy. Besides, I’m not alone. Many sites focused on adventure games such as Adventuregamers.com have also put Grim Fandango at the top of their list. If you have played it, you’re probably nodding your head anyway. But if you haven’t, you have a chance to judge for yourself soon, when the remastered version of Tim Schafer’s dark comic masterpiece hits digital distribution outlets. Online store GOG.com just opened pre-orders for the game, which has a Jan. 27 release. The game features new graphics,