“Grim Fandango Remastered” is an update of the classic LucasArts adventure game with a Day of the Dead theme. Credit: Double Fine
New in video games this week:
VIDEO GAMES
"Grim Fandango Remastered." For gamers of a certain age, "Grim Fandango" represents one of the peaks of the LucasArts run of classic adventure games. With supervision from original lead developer Tim Schafer, this high-res update of the Day of the Dead-themed story of Manny Calavera should be a potent dose of nostalgia for old-school PC gamers. Rated T for Teen. $15 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita (cross-buy), Windows PC, Mac and Linux.
"Dying Light." An open-world survival horror game in which the time of the day in the virtual world affects the action. Rated M for Mature. $50-$60 for PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Also out this week: "Gravity Ghost" (PC, Mac and Linux), "Raven's Cry" (PC, Mac, Linux, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360), "Heroes of Might & Magic 3" (PC, iOS, Android), "Life is Strange" (PC, Xbox 360), "Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation" (PS Vita), "Gear Up" (PC), "Tulpa" (PC), "Cities XXL" (PC), "Supreme League of Patriots" (PC), "Metro Prime Trilogy" (Nintendo Wii), "The Lady" (PC), "Blek" (Nintendo Wii U), "Stardust Vanguards" (PC), "Eden*" (PC).
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