What the heck is a "grim fandango"? And why has it been remastered? Taken literally, it means "grim Spanish dance." Here, it translates to, "you're a travel agent in the land of the dead, and there's a conspiracy afoot."īack in the heyday of "graphical adventure games," Grim Fandango ranked among developer Lucasarts' most beloved (though I must profess to being more of a Full Throttle man myself).Ī couple years back, Double Fine Productions released this remastered version of the 1998 game, with updated graphics and lighting, a re-recorded score and - perhaps best of all for true fans - more than two hours' worth of developer commentary. But if you go to the Gog.com home page, find the giveaway banner and click "Get for free," it should get added to your account. Update: For some reason, clicking the "Get it here" button just landed me at another store page. More good news, everyone: For a limited time, and while licenses last, Grim Fandango Remastered (Win/Mac/Linux) is free! And DRM-free to boot. Just head to the Nixplay site and apply promo code CNET129 at checkout. 14! That's just for Cheapskate readers, mind you. Good news, everyone! If you missed out on yesterday's Nixplay Iris deal (because of Amazon's not-actually-all-day "deal of the day"), the Nixplay folks have offered to extend the $129.99 pricing through Dec. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. CNET's Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more.
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