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Grim Fandango Remastered

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Grim Fandango Remastered
Grim Fandango Remastered cover
Developers
Double Fine Productions
Shiny Shoe
Release dates
Windows January 27, 2015
macOS (OS X) January 27, 2015
Linux January 27, 2015
Reception
Metacritic 84
OpenCritic 80
IGDB 82
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Cinematic camera
Controls Direct control, Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Cartoon, Pre-rendered graphics, Stylized
Series Grim Fandango
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Grim Fandango Remastered guide on StrategyWiki
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Grim Fandango Remastered on Wikipedia
Grim Fandango
Grim Fandango 1998
Grim Fandango Remastered 2015

Grim Fandango Remastered is a singleplayer cinematic camera adventure game in the Grim Fandango series.

General information

Double Fine Action Forums
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Doublefine\GrimFandango\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Doublefine/GrimFandango/
Linux <path-to-game>/bin/Saves/
Steam <path-to-game>/Saves/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Doublefine\GrimFandango\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Doublefine/GrimFandango/
Linux <path-to-game>/bin/Saves/
Steam <path-to-game>/Saves/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.
Special settings.
Special settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Game area is pillarboxed by default, with option for black or decorative pillarboxes. Option available to stretch the image to 16:9 or 21:9.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Setting resolution scaling to native renders game at desktop resolution.
Prerendered cutscenes are upscaled from 640x480.[Note 1]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Enabled by default
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Unknown fixed amount.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Set render mode to Remastered and enable Advanced Lighting, then force in GPU control panel.[1]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
[2]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.
Controller buttons.
Controller buttons.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for music, sound effects, dialogue and FMV, and developer commentary
Surround sound
FMV are pre-mixed in 2.0 stereo.[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation, download.
Italian
Polish
Fan translation, download.
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Fan translation by ENPY Studio/Spirit Team
Spanish

Issues fixed

Windows

OpenGL features aren't available, even though GPU supports OpenGL 3.3

Use dedicated GPU for game (Nvidia)[4]
  1. Open the Nvidia Control Panel, go to Manage 3D Settings, Program Settings.
  2. Set Grim Fandango to use the High Performance Nvidia Processor.

Issues unresolved

Loud motor sound throughout Rubacava

You may hear a loud motor sound at times throughout Rubacava. This is the sound of the motor pump in Toto's tattoo parlor. While the bug was never fixed, as a workaround if you hear the noise, enter Toto's tattoo parlor and exit it again. This should stop the sound.[5]

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
2D
OpenGL version not fully supported, no profile required for this game for 2D.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 3.3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[6]
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Theora

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6000 MB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 4650
Nvidia GeForce GT 220
Intel HD Graphics 4000
OpenGL 3.3 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.9
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6000 MB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 4650
Nvidia GeForce GT 220
Intel HD Graphics 4000
OpenGL 3.3 compatible
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (fully updated)
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6000 MB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 4650
Nvidia GeForce GT 220
Intel HD Graphics 4000
OpenGL 3.3 compatible


Notes

  1. The actual video files have been already upscaled from 640x480 to 1920x1080 using bicubic upscaling and burned-in pillarboxes. This results in a softer image with less aliasing and fewer noticeable compression artefacts than the original.

References

  1. Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-12-25
    Works even when resolution scaling is set to Lowest.
  2. Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2019-06-18
    It did not display any screen tearing, but it did output an excessive 170+ FPS on my 60 Hz display.
  3. Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-12-25
    Checked media information in VLC. The game uses Ogg Theora for FMVs, with standard 160 kbps Vorbis audio.
  4. gog.com - last accessed on 26 May 2023
  5. Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023
  6. DoubleFine updates remasters - Gives them away for free! | The International House of Mojo