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Point and click Grim Fandango
Go here to try it out: http://forums.residualvm.org/viewtopic.php?p=3040&sid=0879be141fba8c67e0459bfc22f68ea8#3040
I honestly didn’t have any problem at all with the original controls of Grim Fandango. That said, I’d play the hell out of point and click version.
HOWEVER—Single-click interfaces fill me with unbridled rage. I’d want to see it fully revamped to include multiple interaction options. 
Obviously that would be insanely impractical, if not impossible, given all the extra voice work it would require, but hey…a guy can dream, right?
Looks pretty cool. I’ll wait til they’ve got the bugs worked out though.
Whoa!! Thanks, Antrax! I don’t think you can find a person with a more passionate dislike towards the terrible controls in Grim Fandango than myself, so this patch is the best news in a long time for me! I’ve been hoping for something like this for many, many years! It’s only been a few months since the last time I replayed Grim Fandango, so I probably won’t be playing it again before a year or so, but I downloaded the patch to have it ready. Thanks again! 
(I should probably check for an updated patch when I get to it though).
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Cornfed Pig: You parked in a handicapped zone.
Duckman: Who cares? Nobody parks there anyway, except for the people who are supposed to park there and, hell, I can outrun them anytime.
Yeah, I’m also not rushing to try it until they work out some of the kinks. However, once this exists in however buggy form, the community can fix it until it can be a part of the Residual mainline. And THEN maybe Lambonius can get his verb coin GF.
In any case, this is a lot more exciting to me than the high resolution GF project.
That is the greates things ever. I hate the UI of Grim Fandango and this is such a huge improvement. Perhaps I am able to play the game through again now.
In any case, this is a lot more exciting to me than the high resolution GF project.
Yeah, my biggest issue with GF by far is the control scheme, a point and click interface would improve the game considerably for me. And rather than a high resolution project, my wet dream would be a 2D handpainted project A coin interface would be cool too.
Duckman: Can you believe it? Five hundred bucks for a parking ticket?
Cornfed Pig: You parked in a handicapped zone.
Duckman: Who cares? Nobody parks there anyway, except for the people who are supposed to park there and, hell, I can outrun them anytime.
I also never really had any problems with the interface in GF, it took some time getting used too, and it didn’t work perfectly, but it did work.
Still next time I decide to replay GF, I will give this a try.
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Grim Fandango always had a separate “Look” button, which I see the maker of this mod has incorporated in the interface. Left-click =“look” and right-click = “use/talk”. So I don’t think you lose too much from a 3 verb (look/use/talk) coin interface.
Two click interface does look like the best choice for Fandango. I don’t recall it having that much background interactivity and I do recall it having pretty much use and look funtions anyway.
Does anyone know if this works for smartphone releases? It would be amazing for that context. I always thought it was weird that they didn’t at least include the option to switch to a more traditional control scheme.
I’d rather they updated the analogue controls than take them out.
An HD remake for consoles would be cool.
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This is great, when I decide to replay it I’ll try this out
I hope they do make it work. I had real trouble with the controls in some area (especially underwater,) so this would make the game much nicer for me. Point ‘n click controls and ready for modern OSes? Oh, how I’d love it!
I didn’t have as much trouble with the controls as some people, but there were certain areas—like the conveyor belt—where I’d rather just have clicked on the thing.
I’ll try it, if nothing else as the excuse for replaying GF. I was one of those who never had any problems with the original keyboard control though. Credits for the try!!
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