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Bluejazz

20 Jan, 2022 @ 2:07pm

Petrified Forest Bugs

The game was working perfectly fine up until I reached the petrified forest. I went to the area with the tree and wheelbarrow. I interacted with the wheelbarrow and Manny disappears, the screen gets darker, the camera gets stuck in top down view, and the only thing I can do is look at my inventory.

So I had to reload my save file and get to that point again. Got out of the car this time to look around, but could't get back in. Every time I interacted with it I got transported back to the beginning area with the secret tunnel.

I Reloaded my save file again and went to the beaver dam this time. Threw a bone in the tar pit and nothing happened. I assume the beaver was supposed come down from the ledge but it looks like it was stuck. So I tried to leave the area but it wouldn't let me. Couldn't interact with the tar pit again either.

Why the hell is this part of the game so broken? It looks like these same bugs have been around since 2015 so i guess I just have to deal with it. But it's extremely disappointing. This is my very first experience with Grim Fandango and it was great until now.

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Pingamer126 has Grim Fandango Remastered

11 May, 2023 @ 1:33pm

I have the same problem, I have no idea why and how they released the remastered with game breaking bugs like this.
Have you found a solution in the year since you posted this, or have you just given up?

Bluejazz

24 May, 2023 @ 10:22am

Originally posted by Pingamer126:
I have the same problem, I have no idea why and how they released the remastered with game breaking bugs like this.
Have you found a solution in the year since you posted this, or have you just given up?

I managed to finish the game, running into multiple other glitches along the way. Such a shame because it really is a great charming experience otherwise. I don't remember exactly what I did, but I remember messing around with the compatibility mode for windows, which may have made a difference. I really don't know. I remember the beaver getting stuck on the ledge happened consistently, and pausing then unpausing made it start moving again. I think also certain versions used in compatibility made it so it didn't get stuck. The other game breaking glitches seem to be random, it's best to just save often. I will play through again sometime and see if I can notice anything else.

Side note, another one of Double Fine's games, Psychonauts, had a problem where it would not allow me to save. Took days to figure out it was my windows security that was messing it up for some reason. Perhaps that might cause issues in this game too.

Pingamer126 has Grim Fandango Remastered

25 May, 2023 @ 5:50am

Thank you for the answer! I think that I'll take a break from the game and try to start again some other time, I just feel too frustrated from those bugs.

tobymarmo

5 Aug, 2023 @ 10:10pm

Is there any way to fix it?

jdg_666

8 Aug, 2023 @ 11:19am

Originally posted by tobymarmo:
Is there any way to fix it?

i """fixed""" it changing some options: i've put the native resolution and took down the full screen, anyway still don't know what is the real problem. I'm not an expert, I hope that playing this way will stop the game freezing, so it's correlation not causation.

Hope someone has better advice or patch to download