Posted by Bob Mackey
Despite being produced at a time when 3D graphics on the PC were shockingly ugly (in retrospect), Tim Schafer made Grim Fandango a beautiful game; taking a nod from the art associated with the Mexican Day of the Dead, LucasArts created a striking, iconic cast that didn't exactly require millions of polygons to construct. Even more than ten years later, it's easy to cruise around the world of Manny Calavera and the rest of the game's interesting, well-designed characters without the shock that usually comes with seeing now-ancient 3D--and I actually plan on replaying GF very soon because of my secret shame of never having finished the game. Until I have the time to do that, though, I can always stare at the lovingly-created action figure versions of Fandango stars Manny and Glottis--scuplted by English artist Iain Reekie--and dream of a world where these things could actually be mass-produced.
These fantastic little models are, unfortunately, one-of-a-kind, but we can at least be inspired by Reekie's devotion to this little LucasArts classic. It's been said countless times (especially by me), but with the recent re-release of the 1996 PC adventure game Broken Sword for both the Wii and the DS, LucasArts would have to be crazy to not give some of their old titles new life in a now-welcoming marketplace. But they are pretty crazy, aren't they?
Thanks to The International House of Mojo for the news tip.
Related Links:
The Abandoning of a LucasArts Legacy
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About Bob Mackey
For a brief period of time I was Bull from TV's
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