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[SparkTR]

What makes Grim Fandango so great? Never played the original.

It's a well made, interesting Adventure game with characters who you'll get attached to and a story you'll be interested in. It's my second favourite Adventure game right after The Longest Journey.

 

[Gillian Seed]

This, so much this. So lame when they do that.

Yep!

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Yeah I'm also curious. It always gets so much praise.

Its a hilarious adventure game with a really cool film noir meets Day of the Dead world, filled with a lot of fun characters and a compelling puzzle-filled plot. It was also a big bomb sales wise and led to LucasArts canning the adventure games they put out, so its got the cult classic thing going on, too.

 

[BlazinAm]

I have been to Comic Con two days now and I haven't seen a Sony booth unless this is for press only.

 

[Muskieratboi]

Day -5825.

But alas...

We wait.

 

[down 2 orth]

I'm going to be crossing borders just to get the physical copy day 1 baby.

 

[vagabondarts]

This is gonna be so good. Totally double dipping on Vita & PC.

 

[Persona7]

Tweet it to Sony, Double Fine would need a publisher.

Why would Sony publish that game or even Grim Fandango on PC?

 

[exmachina64]

Why would Sony publish that game or even Grim Fandango on PC?

When Shin-Ra said "port it across," I took that to mean a Full Throttle remaster for PS4 and PS Vita "and make it easily available for Mac/PC too."

As for the matter of the Grim Fandango remaster on PC, Sony made that possible.

 

[inm8num2]

I kind of wish tank controls were still an option. Overall great to read the positive feedback from the demo. Can't wait to see shots of the remastered backgrounds and characters.

 

[akachan ningen]

This game looks funny but is there gameplay in it?

 

[Famassu]

What makes Grim Fandango so great? Never played the original.

Interesting setting, it has personality up the wazoo, great characters, great writing, fun art style (though obviously a bit dated graphics-wise, at least the original) and there are some pretty tricky yet well designed puzzles. It's definitely in the GOAT & God Tier of adventure games.

 

[Berordn]

This game looks funny but is there gameplay in it?

It's an olde fashioned adventure game. The narrative is the gameplay.

 

[xxracerxx]

This game looks funny but is there gameplay in it?

It is an adventure game, you solve puzzles and follow an awesome story.

 

[Persona7]

When Shin-Ra said "port it across," I took that to mean a Full Throttle remaster for PS4 and PS Vita "and make it easily available for Mac/PC too."

As for the matter of the Grim Fandango remaster on PC, Sony made that possible.

I haven't been able to find any articles about Sony except that partially funded the game to be released on Playstation and that was after Double Fine had made a deal with Disney to re-release it.

Hmm, I found this "Talk about other platforms soon! Sony's been a great help making this happen & we're excited to be working with them on the console version!"

 

[Famassu]

It's an olde fashioned adventure game. The narrative is the gameplay.

It has some great puzzles as well.

 

[exmachina64]

I haven't been able to find any articles about Sony except that partially funded the game to be released on Playstation and that was after Double Fine had made a deal with Disney to re-release it.

Hmm, I found this "Talk about other platforms soon! Sony's been a great help making this happen & we're excited to be working with them on the console version!"

Ah, I hadn't seen anything about the IP licensing after the initial announcement thread on GAF. Speculation was that Sony had helped in negotiations.

Thanks for the correction. If Double Fine funded the remaster on PC themselves, then perhaps they can do the same for Full Throttle.

 

[stryke]

I haven't been able to find any articles about Sony except that partially funded the game to be released on Playstation and that was after Double Fine had made a deal with Disney to re-release it.

Hmm, I found this "Talk about other platforms soon! Sony's been a great help making this happen & we're excited to be working with them on the console version!"

Ah, I hadn't seen anything about the IP licensing after the initial announcement thread on GAF. Speculation was that Sony had helped in negotiations.

Thanks for the correction. If Double Fine funded the remaster on PC themselves, then perhaps they can do the same for Full Throttle.

Wtf, this was all explained on Giantbomb e3. Adam Boyes got the whole thing going.

 

[Dog Problems]

I kind of wish tank controls were still an option.

According to this article by Polygon they are still in there.

Purists who prefer the game's tank-style controls will have the option to play that way, but analog will be the default.

 

[down 2 orth]

According to this article by Polygon they are still in there.

Alright so forgive me here, but in layman's terms what are the differences between tank style controls and analog controls?

 

[7iberius]

Alright so forgive me here, but in layman's terms what are the differences between tank style controls and analog controls?

With tank controls, forward and backward movement of your character is relative to your character's current facing direction (as opposed to the camera's point of view). Left and right movement rotates your character in those directions (as opposed to making your character move to the left or right relative to the camera's point of view).

Tank controls don't require the player to be able to move the camera. For this reason, tank controls are usually used in games with fixed cameras, such as games with pre-rendered backgrounds.

 

[Deadstar]

Can I get a Manny figure like the Psychonauts ones they made?

 

[lupinko]

With tank controls, forward and backward movement of your character is relative to your character's current facing direction (as opposed to the camera's point of view). Left and right movement rotates your character in those directions (as opposed to making your character move to the left or right relative to the camera's point of view).

Tank controls don't require the player to be able to move the camera. For this reason, tank controls are usually used in games with fixed cameras, such as games with pre-rendered backgrounds.

Basically old Resident Evil games before 4 and old Alone in the Dark games.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

All my concerns are eased


HYPEEEEE

 

[exmachina64]

Wtf, this was all explained on Giantbomb e3. Adam Boyes got the whole thing going.

Yeah, I'm probably the only gaffer that doesn't pay attention to GiantBomb (not that I don't like them).

Boyes getting the ball rolling was my initial impression.

 

[dark10x]

Gone are the tank controls, aka the bane of existence. Now you can navigate the Day of the Dead-themed world as you would any other modern 3D game. This makes puzzle solving and exploration even more enjoyable than it was before.

Err, this was already present in the original game. You could always toggle between character-relative and camera-relative.

 

[Persona7]

Wtf, this was all explained on Giantbomb e3. Adam Boyes got the whole thing going.

Ok, I'll listen to it when I get a chance. I did find another video about that :

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/06/18/snooping-brought-grim-fandango-to-ps4-and-vita/

still not very many details

Edit : http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/giant-bomb-live-e3-2014-day-1/2300-9056/ around 58 minutes

 

[Lionel Richie]

For the love of God, please let there be a physical version.

 

[SparkTR]

One thing I want from DF is for them to implement the mouse-controls option that was modded into the original release, I'd prefer that over tank/analogue controls.

 

[Loudninja]

Ah, I hadn't seen anything about the IP licensing after the initial announcement thread on GAF. Speculation was that Sony had helped in negotiations.

Thanks for the correction. If Double Fine funded the remaster on PC themselves, then perhaps they can do the same for Full Throttle.

Ok, I'll listen to it when I get a chance. I did find another video about that :

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/06/18/snooping-brought-grim-fandango-to-ps4-and-vita/

still not very many details

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=115611544&postcount=5

When Disney and LucasArts began licensing their properties to other developers last year, Double Fine reached out to arrange a deal that would allow them to resurrect Manny Calavera, travel agent to the recently deceased, and all the other skeletal inhabitants of The Land of the Dead. With the assistance of a passionate team of believers at Sony, that day has finally come. New audiences and dedicated fans alike will now have the opportunity to play the original classic, remastered for modern platforms.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/10/a-closer-look-at-grim-fandangos-surprise-revival/

 

[Mistle]

Really excited to play this. Especially with the commentary

 

[guybrushfreeman]

One thing I want from DF is for them to implement the mouse-controls option that was modded into the original release, I'd prefer that over tank/analogue controls.

I believe they actually contacted the modder who did that about how they did it and stuff so I think there's a very good chance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-LSMCYjHow#t=81

 

[Acquiescence]

Well when you take one of the greatest games ever made and make it even better, then yeah, it pretty much is the best thing ever. Can't wait to play this masterpiece again in all its remastered, reworked glory.

 

[Tizoc]

I love this game so much that I plan to buy both the PS4 and Vita versions

The game'd be cross-buy in that case: Get PS4 ver. digitally, get Vita as well for free.

 

[TheChaos0]

Straight into my Vita.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Realistically speaking, and coming from a Grim Fandango virgin I have to ask: how difficult/impossible would've been to get the game running in true 16:9? It's a remake, why couldn't they add that extra space?

 

[SparkTR]

Realistically speaking, and coming from a Grim Fandango virgin I have to ask: how difficult/impossible would've been to get the game running in true 16:9? It's a remake, why couldn't they add that extra space?

Depends on how much they're investing in the remake, but the backgrounds are all pre-rendered and I imagine they don't have access to the original 3D models anymore. So it'll be like the REmake situation.

 

[inm8num2]

According to this article by Polygon they are still in there.

Oh sweet, I missed that - thanks. Makes sense to offer each option!

 

[Jingo]

Is there any release date for this yet?

 

[overcast]

First time I'm going to play this. Can't wait.

 

[blastprocessor]

4:3 ratio = no buy.

 

[exmachina64]

4:3 ratio = no buy.

Really?

 

[Hours Left]

Woot.

 

[Kasper]

If the game is priced decently I will definitely be getting it for Vita. I did just replay it in 2012, but it should be worth it for the commentary alone.

 

[Harmen]

Looking forward to FINALLY playing this game in all it's glory after all these years (played a demo as a kid when I was very, very young and was never able to play it by normal means, until now).

 

[Sotha_Sil]

This will be a day-one buy on my PS4. I hope this eventually finds its way to the Xbox One as well. A game like this should be available for everyone to play.

 

[DayEnder]

I wish I'd never played this before. Imagine going into it fresh again...

I have never played it. I'll be buying the PS4 version based on what I've heard about the game.

 

[_Ryo_]

Can't believe there still aren't even any teaser screenshots... I want to see what the new effects look like.

 

[CosmicQueso]

4:3 ratio = no buy.

Yeah, they're not taking full advantage of the PS4 hardware. Needs 1080p 60 frames with all the gigaflops. When was this game made, the 90s? Save me the time, nothing made before 1,000 P's was standard is worth playing. How a game runs is more important than anything else by a factor of ALL. What trash.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

I can't wait for this, although "wow, they look just like their cutscene models!" is, uh. Well. Maybe not the best way to sell me on visual upgrades.