Land of the Dead
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Land of the Dead is the stylized, film noir–inspired afterlife world through which souls journey in the adventure game Grim Fandango.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Land of the Dead (Grim Fandango) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterlife realm
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ video game setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Grim Fandango NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Aztec and Mexican afterlife concepts ⓘ |
| containsLocationType |
city
ⓘ
desert ⓘ port ⓘ underworld gateway ⓘ |
| containsTransportSystem |
Number Nine train
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ |
| cosmology | multi-year journey of the dead ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Domino Hurley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glottis NERFINISHED ⓘ Hector LeMans NERFINISHED ⓘ Manny Calavera NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercedes Colomar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| gameDeveloperContext | LucasArts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreInfluence |
Day of the Dead traditions
ⓘ
Mexican folklore ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| governedBy | Department of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGameGenreContext | adventure game ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Edge of the World
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El Marrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninth Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Zapato NERFINISHED ⓘ Rubacava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
grim reapers
ⓘ
souls of the dead ⓘ |
| journeyDestination | Ninth Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | video game ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary setting for the entire game ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | afterlife world through which souls journey ⓘ |
| partOf | Grim Fandango universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformContext |
Linux (remastered)
ⓘ
Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintendo Switch (remastered) NERFINISHED ⓘ PlayStation 4 (remastered) NERFINISHED ⓘ macOS (remastered) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryProtagonistJourney | Manny Calavera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thematicElement |
corruption in the afterlife bureaucracy
ⓘ
noir crime atmosphere ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
film noir–inspired
ⓘ
stylized ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.