Grim Fandango. Manny, Were Art Thou?

There is one thought that constantly saddens me - there is not a chance in the world that there will be another game as good as Grim Fandango. Never ever. Why? Only because an independent developer couldn't pull such a great game and no major video game publisher will agree to finance something like that, seeing that the world is hooked up on the visually stunning games without caring for a solid plot.

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Anonymous said…
Yep, same to me but about games called Dark Sun, both parts of it :)
Well, Ya may not know, but I'm a great fan of those for now on... Waiting to see the forthcoming new online version of it :)
I've myself completed both of them, even the second very-very bugsome part... You can read on my desert blog about it :)
March 4, 2009 at 12:56 PM
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