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does anybody have urls with relative information about grim fandango?I mean about the story about the 4 years journey of the soul and about the figures (called calaveras as I can remember from the manual)-please post them here-if it has already been discussed just post the link to the other topic

thanx bros..

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Welcome to the forums, psychomodo. I'm not entirely sure what you mean in your question though. I'll try to answer an important question that would precede yours, which is "Is there anything in the traditions this game is based on called 'Grim Fandango'?" The answer is no, but the title does bear significance to the actions of the dead in their afterlife, in my opinion.

 

If you didn't know, the game is based to some extent on Mayan folklore. So to make clearer what I meant earlier is that there is nothing in Mayan or modern Mexican folklore or history directly called a "Grim Fandango".

 

Although I'm not entirely sure where the title comes from, the only mention of a grim fandango is during one of Olivia's poems that she performs at the Blue Casket (The trendy club in Year 2). Here's the entire thing:

Grim Fandango

With bony hands I hold my partner

On soulless feet we cross the floor

The music stops as if to answer

An empty knocking at the door

It seems his skin was sweet as mango

When last I held him to my breast

But now we dance this grim fandango

And will four years before we rest

I don't think that this poem is that significant to the Mayan theme in the game, but "Grim Fandango" is a good way to sum up the process that the dead must undertake. From the game, it can be seen that the traditions extracted from the Mayan culture showed death to be much like the stages of life, with all the natural rhythms. If life is like a dance, then death must also be a type of dance, however grim.

 

As for some links about mayan tradition and culture...I'm looking for some, I'll edit the post when I find some decent ones.

 

EDIT: You were right on about the calaveras though: For those who don't know what he was referring to, check these out. Also, here's a breakdown of the Mayan pantheon, and some information on Mayan folklore and mythology.

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Originally posted by Sanspoof

What the hell? I don't get it.

 

Aztec and Mayan believed that there are nine underworld. Our world is fifth. The first is hell and the last one is final stay for soul - this underworld is similar to our paradise. But I can mistake, because I don't remember this topic very well.

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I don't know, ask the Mayan ;). I said I don't remember this topic very well, so maybe I wrong. Demons is the elemental spirit Land of the Dead - Glottis said that, when he met Manny in garage.

 

how come people shoot from fifth to eighth?

 

by sixth and seventh :D ? We don't know what happened with souls in this underworlds. Grim Fandango doesn't give us answer on this question.

 

Greetings

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Originally posted by Dawidos

I don't know, ask the Mayan ;). I said I don't remember this topic very well, so maybe I wrong. Demons is the elemental spirit Land of the Dead - Glottis said that, when he met Manny in garage.

 

 

 

by sixth and seventh :D ? We don't know what happened with souls in this underworlds. Grim Fandango doesn't give us answer on this question.

 

Greetings

 

i hope they manage to show more abouth the different worlds in Grim Fandango 2

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