Amid all the Smash Bros. excitement, Lucasarts' seminal point-and-click adventure Grim Fandango has gone live on the European Switch eShop, seemingly without warning.
The game - which is based on the recently remastered version - wasn't included in today's download update, but there you go. It's live.
Grim Fandango is also available in other PAL regions, such as Australia. Let us know if you've downloaded it.
[source twitter.com]
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Restless bones etherealize.
Cool! That was unexpected, indeed!
Yeah noticed that, I feel sorry for any games that came out today with all the Smash Hype going on
if it runs well (the original PC copy was a buggy mess) i'd love to have a go at this one again.
Interesting, hopefully it's a good port.
If Broken Age can get a Limited Run Games print, maybe this can too.
Too late for Halloween now.
@Damo has the price already been revealed?
I can’t check on my Switch right now unfortunately.
@Retupmocnin Just in time for Dia de Muertos!
The game takes place in Dia de los Muertos, right? So perfect!
Sweet! Now port Psychonauts please.
@NintendoFan4Lyf what about Maniac Mansion? That could do with a remaster by now!
Ohhh I hope this gets released on the North American eShop soon! I loved this game back in the day and I'd totally re-buy a remastered version of it for Switch!
Well now! How interesting.
Awesome! It's one of those games I've always been interested in but never managed to play, so I'll add this to my (endless) watchlist
I've never played this but have heard good things. I'll be keeping an eye out for it here in NA.
Marron... That cat racing puzzle alone is one for the ages. Great game, highly recommended to any fan of the genre.
Awesome, I hope it runs at 60 fps. I've seen it at 30 fps and it just didn't look great. This is a classic though, and it's great to have it on Switch!
Thanks Lucasarts, can we have Indiana Jones and Monkey Island too please?
Why does this article only list the EU eShop? It's on the NA eShop too!
@Tyranexx It's up. $15
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/grim-fandango-remastered-switch
"The game (...) wasn't included in today's download update."
Funny enough, it was lol I've seen the EU eShop update as soon as you guys posted and it was there.
Got this 'free' on PS Plus on the Vita and PS4 a while back, Day of the Tentacle too. Some of those puzzles really had me reaching for online guides.
@LavaTwilight
I want "Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders" remaster
One of the greatest adventure games ever made. The characters, the story, the art will all leave an impression on the player.
Lovely surprise! When do we get a The Dig remaster?
@HobbitGamer: Awesome! Thanks for linking it.
I remember this game, spending literally an hour on the beatnik poetry section thinking it was a puzzle of some kind, only to read it wasn't a puzzle at all and you didn't need to impress the beatniks to move on.
Absolutely fantastic.
What a pleasant surprise from Double Fine.
It was announced like four months ago.
Not really new
Mannnny! Yooooouuuu prooooommmmiiiiiiised!
@sonyntendo HA! That would be awesome. More love is needed for those classic point N clicks. Not the modern ones
@LavaTwilight I used to play that as a kid, all my people always ended up getting captured and I could never figure out how to get out. The game also scared the poop out of me, and was the only 2D game to ever do so.
I have never heard of it before but it being a part of video game history highly intrigues me. I’m getting it based on y’all’s recommendations alone.
@SimplyCinnamon53 I also got creeped out too. Could never figure out the correct combination of characters, but the furthest I got was with Bernard and umm... The redhead female piano player...
Because November 1st is Day of the Dead. Grim Fandango takes place during that timeframe. This seems more like a coincidence than a surprise than anything else
This launched in the NA eshop today as well
This is a great game, but I've already played it.
If you like point and click adventures, this is a good one.
The only Lucas Arts game I've never played (I think)! Gonna be grabbing this for sure!
"It's live" lol.
I may buy this for a third time in order to play it on the Switch. I have the both the original and the remake on PC.
So excited to play this; I've heard great things about it
This is a real PC classic.
I didn't realize it was coming out in US yesterday until I saw this article (which prompted me to see "hmmm, is it also out in US?) — so thank you, NL! Been really looking forward to finally playing this by-all-accounts classic from (by many accounts) the greatest year in gaming history!
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