<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
adventure	O
game	O
directed	O
by	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
and	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
converse	O
with	O
characters	O
and	O
examine	O
,	O
collect	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
objects	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
recently	O
departed	O
souls	O
,	O
represented	O
as	O
calaca-like	O
figures	O
,	O
travel	O
before	O
they	O
reach	O
their	O
final	O
destination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Aztec	B-Application
afterlife	O
with	O
film	O
noir	O
style	O
,	O
with	O
influences	O
including	O
The	O
Maltese	O
Falcon	O
,	O
On	O
the	O
Waterfront	O
and	O
Casablanca	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
art	O
design	O
and	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
critical	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
2012	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Telltale	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
constituting	O
a	O
revitalization	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
Sony	O
,	O
Schafer	O
's	O
studio	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
acquired	O
the	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
license	O
following	O
Disney	O
's	O
acquisition	O
and	O
closure	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Manuel	O
"	O
Manny	O
"	O
Calavera	O
(	O
calavera	O
being	O
Spanish	O
for	O
'	O
skull	O
 '	O
)	O
as	O
he	O
follows	O
Mercedes	O
"	O
Meche	O
"	O
Colomar	O
in	O
the	O
Underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
GrimE	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
pre-rendering	O
static	O
backgrounds	O
from	O
3D	O
models	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
main	O
objects	O
and	O
characters	O
are	O
animated	O
in	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Manny	O
's	O
movements	O
and	O
actions	O
with	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
,	O
or	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
edition	O
allows	O
control	O
via	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manny	O
can	O
engage	O
in	O
dialogue	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
through	O
conversation	B-Application
trees	I-Application
to	O
gain	O
hints	O
of	O
what	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
puzzles	O
or	O
to	O
progress	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
most	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
never	O
die	B-Application
or	O
otherwise	O
get	O
into	O
a	O
no-win	O
situation	O
(	O
that	O
prevents	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
(	O
the	O
Eighth	O
Underworld	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
recently	O
departed	O
souls	O
aim	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Eternal	O
Rest	O
(	O
the	O
Ninth	O
Underworld	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
Four	O
Year	O
Journey	O
of	O
the	O
Soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
travel	O
agents	O
of	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Death	O
act	O
as	O
the	O
Grim	B-Device
Reaper	I-Device
to	O
escort	O
the	O
souls	O
from	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Living	O
to	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
determine	O
which	O
mode	O
of	O
transport	O
the	O
soul	O
has	O
merited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manny	O
recognizes	O
that	O
he	O
cannot	O
stop	O
Hector	O
at	O
present	O
and	O
instead	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
driver	O
and	O
speed	O
demon	O
Glottis	B-Application
,	O
he	O
tries	O
to	O
find	O
Meche	O
on	O
her	O
journey	O
in	O
the	O
nearby	O
Petrified	O
Forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manny	O
arrives	O
at	O
the	O
small	O
port	O
city	O
of	O
Rubacava	B-Application
and	O
finds	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
beaten	O
Meche	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
waits	O
for	O
her	O
to	O
arrive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
passes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Rubacava	B-Application
has	O
grown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manny	O
learns	O
from	O
Olivia	B-Application
Ofrenda	I-Application
,	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
beatnik	O
Blue	O
Casket	O
nightclub	O
,	O
that	O
Don	O
has	O
been	O
sprouted	O
for	O
letting	O
the	O
scandal	O
be	O
known	O
and	O
that	O
Meche	O
was	O
recently	O
seen	O
with	O
Domino	O
leaving	O
the	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manny	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Meche	O
,	O
Glottis	B-Application
and	O
all	O
the	O
souls	O
being	O
held	O
at	O
the	O
plant	O
then	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
Edge	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Glottis	B-Application
has	O
fallen	O
deathly	O
ill	O
.	O
Manny	O
learns	O
from	O
demons	O
stationed	O
at	O
the	O
terminus	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
revive	O
Glottis	B-Application
is	O
to	O
travel	O
at	O
high	O
speeds	O
to	O
restore	O
Glottis	B-Application
 '	O
purpose	O
for	O
being	O
summoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manny	O
and	O
the	O
others	O
devise	O
a	O
makeshift	O
fuel	O
source	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
rocket	O
"	O
train	O
cart	O
,	O
quickly	O
taking	O
Manny	O
and	O
Meche	O
back	O
to	O
Rubacava	B-Application
and	O
saving	O
Glottis	B-Application
 '	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manny	O
regroups	O
with	O
Sal	O
and	O
his	O
expanded	O
LSA	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Olivia	O
,	O
who	O
volunteered	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
gang	O
earlier	O
in	O
Rubacava	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
learn	O
about	O
Hector	O
's	O
current	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
Manny	O
and	O
Meche	O
board	O
the	O
Number	O
Nine	O
for	O
their	O
happy	O
journey	O
to	O
the	O
Ninth	O
Underworld	O
while	O
Glottis	B-Application
who	O
ca	O
n't	O
join	O
them	O
waves	O
tearfully	O
goodbye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
development	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
project	O
leader	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
,	O
co-designer	O
of	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
and	O
creator	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
and	O
the	O
more	O
recent	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
and	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
had	O
conceived	O
a	O
Day	O
of	O
the	O
Dead-themed	O
adventure	O
before	O
production	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
began	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
submitted	O
both	O
concepts	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
for	O
approval	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
was	O
accepted	O
instead	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
greater	O
mainstream	O
appeal	O
;	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
hit	O
and	O
opened	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
Schafer	O
to	O
create	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	O
Leaders	O
:	O
The	O
Story	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
pitching	O
process	O
for	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
breeze	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
Schafer	O
's	O
earlier	O
success	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
new	O
project	O
's	O
unusual	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
in	O
June	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
was	O
an	O
attempt	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
to	O
rejuvenate	O
the	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
genre	O
,	O
in	O
decline	O
by	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
complaints	O
that	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
was	O
too	O
short	O
,	O
Schafer	O
set	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
having	O
twice	O
as	O
many	O
puzzles	O
as	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
,	O
which	O
demanded	O
a	O
more	O
lengthy	O
and	O
ambitious	O
story	O
to	O
accommodate	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
since	O
Labyrinth	B-Application
not	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
instead	O
using	O
the	O
Sith	O
engine	O
,	O
pioneered	O
by	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
GrimE	B-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GrimE	B-Application
engine	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
scripting	O
language	O
Lua	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
design	O
decision	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
programmer	O
Bret	O
Mogilefsky	O
's	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
language	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
uses	O
of	O
Lua	B-Language
in	O
gaming	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
language	O
's	O
use	O
in	O
many	O
other	O
games	O
and	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
mixed	O
static	O
pre-rendered	O
background	O
images	O
with	O
3D	O
characters	O
and	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
more	O
than	O
90	O
sets	O
and	O
50	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
and	O
rendered	O
;	O
Manny	O
's	O
character	O
alone	O
comprised	O
250	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
were	O
incorporated	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
in-game	O
style	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
nearly	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
the	O
actual	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
combines	O
several	O
Aztec	B-Application
beliefs	O
of	O
the	O
afterlife	O
and	O
underworld	O
with	O
1930s	O
Art	O
Deco	O
design	O
motifs	O
and	O
a	O
dark	O
plot	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
noir	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aztec	B-Application
motifs	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
Schafer	O
's	O
decade-long	O
fascination	O
with	O
folklore	B-Application
,	O
stemming	O
from	O
an	O
anthropology	O
class	O
he	O
took	O
at	O
University	O
of	O
California	O
Berkeley	O
,	O
and	O
talks	O
with	O
folklorist	O
Alan	O
Dundes	O
,	O
with	O
Schafer	O
recognizing	O
that	O
the	O
four-year	O
journey	O
of	O
the	O
soul	O
in	O
the	O
afterlife	O
would	O
set	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
'd	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
grim	B-Device
reaper	I-Device
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
recounted	O
a	O
Mexican	O
folklore	B-Application
about	O
how	O
the	O
dead	O
were	O
buried	O
with	O
two	O
bags	O
of	O
gold	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
afterlife	O
,	O
one	O
on	O
their	O
chest	O
and	O
one	O
hidden	O
in	O
their	O
coffin	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
spirits	O
in	O
the	O
afterlife	O
stole	O
the	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
chest	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
still	O
have	O
the	O
hidden	O
bag	O
of	O
gold	O
;	O
this	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
criminal	O
element	O
in	O
the	O
afterlife	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
crime-ridden	O
,	O
film	O
noir	O
style	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
scenes	O
in	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
are	O
directly	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Maltese	O
Falcon	O
,	O
The	O
Third	O
Man	O
,	O
Key	O
Largo	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
notably	O
Casablanca	O
:	O
two	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
second	O
act	O
are	O
directly	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
roles	O
played	O
by	O
Peter	O
Lorre	O
and	O
Claude	O
Rains	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visually	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
various	O
sources	O
:	O
the	O
skeletal	O
character	O
designs	O
were	O
based	O
largely	O
on	O
the	O
calaca	O
figures	O
used	O
in	O
Mexican	O
Day	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
festivities	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
architecture	O
ranged	O
from	O
Art	O
Deco	O
skyscrapers	O
to	O
an	O
Aztec	B-Application
temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
of	O
Ed	O
"	O
Big	O
Daddy	O
"	O
Roth	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
designs	O
of	O
the	O
hot	B-Application
rods	I-Application
and	O
the	O
demon	O
characters	O
like	O
Glottis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
potential	O
titles	O
included	O
"	O
The	O
Long	O
Siesta	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Dirt	O
Nap	O
"	O
,	O
before	O
he	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
actors	O
included	O
Tony	O
Plana	O
as	O
Manny	O
,	O
Maria	O
Canals-Barrera	O
as	O
Meche	O
,	O
Alan	O
Blumenfeld	O
as	O
Glottis	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Jim	O
Ward	O
as	O
Hector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
platforms	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Playstation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Playstation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
feature	O
cross-buy	O
and	O
cross-save	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
May	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
new	O
management	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
licensed	O
several	O
of	O
its	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
(	O
IP	O
)	O
,	O
including	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
,	O
to	O
outside	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boyes	O
stated	O
that	O
Sony	O
had	O
been	O
interested	O
in	O
working	O
with	O
a	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
developers	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
to	O
seek	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
after	O
seeing	O
developers	O
like	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Midway	O
Games	O
revive	O
older	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
backup	O
files	O
were	O
made	O
on	O
Digital	B-Device
Linear	I-Device
Tape	I-Device
(	O
DLT	O
)	O
which	O
Disney/LucasArts	O
had	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
recover	O
for	O
Double	O
Fine	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
no	O
drives	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
tapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
LucasArts	O
sound	O
engineer	O
Jory	O
Prum	O
had	O
managed	O
to	O
save	O
a	O
DLT	B-Device
drive	I-Device
and	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
extract	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
audio	O
development	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
tapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
noted	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
original	O
development	O
,	O
retention	O
of	O
code	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
rigorous	O
as	O
present-day	O
standards	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
Schafer	O
believes	O
the	O
only	O
copies	O
of	O
some	O
files	O
were	O
unintentionally	O
taken	O
by	O
employees	O
when	O
they	O
had	O
left	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
his	O
own	O
developers	O
,	O
Schafer	O
reached	O
out	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
created	O
unofficial	O
patches	O
and	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
modifications	O
needed	O
to	O
keep	O
it	O
running	O
in	O
ResidualVM	B-Application
,	O
and	O
gained	O
their	O
help	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
assets	O
for	O
the	O
remastered	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
said	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
tank	O
controls	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
popular	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
recognized	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
well	O
within	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
fully	O
orchestrated	O
through	O
performances	O
of	O
the	O
Melbourne	O
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
(	O
who	O
also	O
performed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	O
version	O
also	O
features	O
cloud	O
saving	O
between	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
arrived	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
has	O
an	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
combines	O
orchestral	O
score	O
,	O
South	O
American	O
folk	O
music	O
,	O
jazz	O
,	O
bebop	O
,	O
swing	O
,	O
and	O
big	O
band	O
music	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Duke	O
Ellington	O
and	O
Benny	O
Goodman	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
film	O
composers	O
Max	O
Steiner	O
and	O
Adolph	O
Deutsch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
in	O
its	O
2014	O
list	O
of	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
,	O
acclaimed	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
for	O
including	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
soundtracks	O
in	O
PC	O
gaming	O
history	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
original	O
Pro	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
sound	O
files	O
were	O
recovered	O
,	O
Peter	O
McConnell	O
found	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
samples	O
he	O
had	O
used	O
originally	O
did	O
not	O
sound	O
good	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
opted	O
to	O
re-orchestrate	O
the	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
gained	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Chronicle	O
stated	O
"	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
feels	O
like	O
a	O
wild	O
dance	O
through	O
a	O
cartoonish	O
film-noir	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Houston	O
Chronicle	O
,	O
in	O
naming	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
1998	O
along	O
with	O
Half-Life	B-Application
,	O
complimented	O
the	O
graphics	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
jaw-dropping	O
"	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
full	O
of	O
both	O
dark	O
and	O
light	O
humor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
five	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
is	O
a	O
smart	O
,	O
beautiful	O
,	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
adventure	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
leave	O
you	O
holding	O
your	O
breath	O
waiting	O
for	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
difficulties	O
experienced	O
with	O
the	O
interface	O
,	O
requiring	O
a	O
certain	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
to	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
selected	O
camera	O
angles	O
for	O
some	O
puzzles	O
were	O
poorly	O
chosen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
review	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
continuous	O
and	O
long	O
data	O
loading	O
from	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
that	O
interrupted	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
"	O
spoils	O
the	O
fluidity	O
of	O
some	O
sequences	O
and	O
causes	O
niggling	O
delays	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
as	O
number	O
26	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Grim	O
offered	O
adventure	O
fans	O
funny	O
,	O
touching	O
,	O
and	O
infuriating	O
moments	O
in	O
following	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
did	O
so	O
through	O
a	O
magnificently	O
beautiful	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
won	O
several	O
awards	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
its	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
for	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Ten	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
Soundtracks	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
selected	O
as	O
the	O
10th	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Ending	O
"	O
by	O
their	O
readership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
won	O
"	O
Computer	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
2nd	O
Annual	O
AIAS	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
has	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
several	O
publishers	O
 '	O
"	O
Top	O
Games	O
"	O
lists	O
well	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
inducted	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
their	O
"	O
Greatest	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
2003	O
citing	O
,	O
"	O
Ask	O
just	O
about	O
anyone	O
who	O
has	O
played	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
will	O
agree	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
listed	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
"	O
Top	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
2004	O
;	O
in	O
their	O
2011	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
All-Time	O
Adventures	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
listed	O
as	O
#1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
remained	O
as	O
the	O
20th	O
in	O
the	O
Top25	O
PC	O
Games	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
2009	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
estimates	O
suggested	O
that	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
during	O
the	O
1998	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
claimed	O
first	O
place	O
on	O
Chart-Track	O
'	O
s	O
weekly	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
before	O
falling	O
to	O
ninth	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
sold	O
another	O
16,157	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
during	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
8,032	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
2002	O
;	O
its	O
jewel	O
case	O
SKU	O
reached	O
5,621	O
sales	O
during	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
achieved	O
sales	O
of	O
approximately	O
500,000	O
units	O
by	O
2012	O
,	O
around	O
50%	O
fewer	O
than	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
had	O
achieved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
commonly	O
considered	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
LucasArts	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
met	O
domestic	O
expectations	O
and	O
exceeded	O
them	O
worldwide	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
LucasArts	O
proceeded	O
to	O
produce	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
,	O
they	O
canceled	O
development	O
of	O
sequels	O
to	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
and	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
stating	O
that	O
"	O
After	O
careful	O
evaluation	O
of	O
current	O
market	O
place	O
realities	O
and	O
underlying	O
economic	O
considerations	O
,	O
we	O
've	O
decided	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
appropriate	O
time	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
on	O
the	O
PC.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
dismissed	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
involved	O
with	O
their	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
whom	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
,	O
creating	O
an	O
episodic	O
series	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
underperformance	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
sign	O
that	O
the	O
genre	O
was	O
commercially	O
"	O
dead	O
"	O
to	O
rival	O
Sierra	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Schafer	O
left	O
LucasArts	O
shortly	O
after	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
release	O
,	O
and	O
created	O
his	O
own	O
company	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
,	O
in	O
2000	O
along	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
those	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
has	O
found	O
similar	O
critical	O
success	O
with	O
their	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
there	O
is	O
strong	O
interest	O
from	O
fans	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
would	O
love	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
and	O
spend	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
any	O
game	O
 [ he ] 	O
worked	O
on	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
or	O
his	O
other	O
previous	O
games	O
is	O
unlikely	O
as	O
"	O
I	O
always	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
something	O
new.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
developers	O
such	O
as	O
Double	O
Fine	O
and	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
,	O
adventure	O
games	O
saw	O
a	O
resurgence	O
in	O
the	O
2010s	O
,	O
with	O
financially	O
successful	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
Remastered	O
has	O
received	O
similar	O
positive	O
reception	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
continuing	O
to	O
praise	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
puzzles	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
staple	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
when	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
,	O
remain	O
somewhat	O
obtuse	O
with	O
solutions	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
clear	O
even	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
solves	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
hint	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Monkey	O
Island	O
remake	O
,	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
very	O
helpful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
characterized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
last	O
genuine	O
classic	O
to	O
come	O
from	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
helped	O
define	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
's	O
noir-pastiche	O
follows	O
skull-faced	O
Manny	B-Application
Calavera	I-Application
through	O
a	O
bureaucratic	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
look	O
that	O
takes	O
from	O
both	O
Mexican	O
mythology	O
and	O
art	O
deco	O
,	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
is	O
as	O
unique	O
an	O
artistic	O
statement	O
as	O
mainstream	O
gaming	O
has	O
managed	O
to	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
Jeffrey	O
Matulef	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
2012	O
retrospective	O
look	O
,	O
believed	O
that	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
combination	O
of	O
film	O
noir	O
and	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
genre	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
and	O
a	O
natural	O
fit	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
script-heavy	O
nature	O
of	O
both	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
later	O
help	O
influence	O
games	O
with	O
similar	O
themes	O
like	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
and	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
has	O
been	O
considered	O
a	O
representative	O
title	O
demonstrating	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
an	O
art	O
form	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
selected	O
in	O
2012	O
as	O
a	O
candidate	O
for	O
public	O
voting	O
for	O
inclusion	O
within	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
Institution	O
's	O
"	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
exhibit	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Museum	O
of	O
Modern	O
Art	O
seeks	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
exhibit	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
permanent	O
collection	O
within	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Architecture	O
and	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Schafer	O
was	O
featured	O
as	O
the	O
creative	O
force	O
behind	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
,	O
within	O
the	O
exhibition	O
section	O
called	O
"	O
Game	O
Changers	O
"	O
,	O
crediting	O
him	O
along	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
visionary	O
game	O
designers	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
pushed	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
game	O
design	O
and	O
storytelling	O
,	O
introducing	O
new	O
genres	O
,	O
creating	O
our	O
best-loved	O
characters	O
and	O
revolutionising	O
the	O
way	O
we	O
understand	O
and	O
play	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
has	O
been	O
the	O
centerpiece	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
fan	O
community	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
active	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
fan	O
communities	O
include	O
the	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
Network	O
and	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Death	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
include	O
fan	O
art	O
and	O
fiction	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
other	O
original	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Kotaku	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
remaster	O
,	O
Schafer	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
long	O
considered	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
sequel	O
to	O
further	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
option	O
he	O
has	O
considered	O
to	O
alleviate	O
the	O
issue	O
is	O
by	O
creating	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
using	O
an	O
open-world	O
mechanic	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
