robobrien: Off topic but is Grim Fandango any good? A friend gave me her cd's a few years ago and i have never played it. Never into the genre but playing GK at the moment and i love it.
Michagogi23: it's a classic. but i still prefer tim schafer's full throttle. the controls of fandango are a big hassle, that was the sort of late 90s "lets make adventures more tomb raider actiony" era which was the final nail in the coffin of the genre.
As I've said before in this thread - some games you have to give a second try.
I simply couldn't get used to the controls first time around, but then about a year ago, I dug out all my old keyboard controlled adventures - including Grim Fandango - determined to finish them - and surprise surprise, it was a fantastic experience.
I absolutely love Grim Fandango - and yeah, a real classic.
As for Phantasmagoria - I do believe I have a boxed version, but really can't remember if I ever finished it.
Think I found it too gory and boring for my taste back then, lol - but I might just give it another try with this gog version.