I was looking at their simple shapes and how the bones were just painted on the outside, and I thought, ‘Texture Maps! 3D! The bones will be on the outside! It’ll look cool! I wanted to do a game that would feature those little paper-mache, folk art skeletons from Mexico.
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I had part of the Fandango idea before I did Full Throttle. In his personal designer diaries, Schafer said this: Schafer was busy working on Full Throttle (1995) when he was toying around with the idea of doing a game inspired by Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations. It all started with one man, Tim Schafer ( Psychonauts, Brutal Legends). He starts to investigate and in the process uncovers a massive and twisted conspiracy that will take him on an adventurously eccentric journey across the Land of the Dead. But somehow the booking system says that angelic Mercedes does not qualify for the No.9 train, something Manny knows must be a mistake. That is until the arrival of Mercedes Colombar, the purest heart the agency has ever seen. The problem is that Manny has recently only been receiving the bad apples of the bunch, putting him on the verge of losing his job and in the firing line of his dictatorial boss. But those who have lived cruel lives are forced to walk, a gruelling and much lengthier four year journey. Those who have lived a kind life receive a ticket on the No.9 train, a speedy four minute journey. You play as Manny Calvera, an after-life travel agent who books travel packages for the recently deceased to the Ninth Underworld, their final destination in the The Land of the Dead.
This was usually combined with a thrilling narrative, of which Grim Fandango was among their best, receiving critical acclaim for its creative and intriguing plot.
In keeping with the tradition of other LucasArts adventure games, the game play consisted mainly of conversations with other characters and examining and collecting objects, all in the pursuit of solving the grand mystery. Grim Fandango is a narrative driven adventure game with strong dark comedic and neo-noir influences. For those sad few who aren’t, may these words enlighten you and make you see why Tim Schafer is a god among men. For those of you who are aware of this precious piece of history, may this article fill your bones with nostalgia.
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