[HN Gopher] Grim Fandango
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       Grim Fandango
        
       Author : cybersoyuz
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2024-11-09 22:17 UTC (42 minutes ago)
        
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       | rscho wrote:
       | Without a doubt, one of the greatest games of all times!
        
       | dale_glass wrote:
       | I think one understated problem Grim Fandango had is that it's
       | too adult.
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       | Today "adult" often means "there's sex and/or gore", but the
       | content is still simple and juvenile. But Grim Fandango isn't
       | like that, it's just full of themes that probably confused the
       | heck out of almost every kid that tried to play it.
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       | Like the very first chapter throws you right into office
       | politics. You deal with stealing a job from another salesman,
       | sabotage a pneumatic tube messaging system, and sneak into your
       | boss' office.
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       | It all makes perfect sense for adults familiar with office work
       | and all the movies it references. But I recall I tried it when I
       | was maybe 14 and I couldn't make head nor tails of it. I didn't
       | even realize the pneumatic tubes were actually a thing.
       | 
       | Things like Monkey Island and even Full Throttle are far more
       | accessible.
        
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