Within Rufus’ house it’s not a huge problem as there are only three floors to search through, but once the levels get bigger – and they do get a lot bigger – following these sequences can be really time consuming and a little tedious. However, one of the overriding issues with Deponia is how challenging it can be to follow these sequences. Certain items are required to initiate a sequence – and these all follow a very logical step-by-step process.
There’s a variety of sequences that need to be followed. It’s far from easy: it’s not as straightforward as locating what is needed, picking it up, and taking it to the suitcase. This involves searching around the house (which he shares with his ex-girlfriend) and trying to locate the items he needs. Rufus begins the game by planning to escape his setting (once more), but first needs to pack his suitcase. Despite his sense of negativity he’s a very endearing character, and honestly is one of the standouts in Deponia.ĭeponia introduces its point and click mechanics from the very first level in the game, and right from the start it doesn’t shy away from offering up a challenge to the player. It’s very slapstick, and quite dry humour too – but this relates to Rufus’ personality he’s downbeat, and searching for more from life. The majority of the comedy hits the target, with only a few missteps overall. Rufus isn’t given too much backstory, but he will comment on pretty much every action taken. Each character is voiced brilliantly, with the array of accents again add to the overall eccentric feel of Deponia. Expect to come across dejected workers, smug ‘friends’, and even crazy scientists. The art style is added to by the really catchy music, and it fits perfectly into the ambience of the setting.Įach character is designed in a very over-the-top style, but the designs work perfectly for the game. Within this setting there are fully functioning small towns, and a wide array of characters who live there too.
Although Deponia is set in a rubbish heap, it’s like none you’ve ever seen before. There’s a brilliant 2D cartoon style, added to by a multitude of bright colours. The most striking aspect of Deponia is the art design. But, all in all, it’s a story centred around young and lazy Rufus – a character who has ambitions for more in life. But nothing is conventional within Deponia: the setting is a huge rubbish heap, the characters are incredibly wacky, and the story subverts so many typical conventions. However, if you read through some of them, there are hidden gems that made me chuckle, so it’s not always a bad idea to try every prompt you can possibly get.In fair Deponia, the garbage city, young Rufus has our pity he tries to be witty, to win the heart of Goal, who is oh so pretty.Īt the heart of Daedalic GmbH’s April 2019 release is the unconventional story of the loveable protagonist, Rufus. Those times can be tedious, especially if the information you seek was not part of the long and pointless dialogue. Rufus can talk to anybody for ages, and sometimes I would select the wrong option and have to click through an entire conversation between characters that I have read once already. There is never a dull moment in the game, but oftentimes there are one too many bad jokes. This can be a pretty frustrating, but as long as you have some patience everything will slowly fall into place. With this, you will just have to look for as many items as possible and try your luck when all else makes no sense. On the other hand, the game requires a lot of thinking outside the box, especially since the story takes place in a fictional world where anything is possible. It’s less stressful and that way you just focus on the puzzles and moving the story forward. Luckily, most of the time the actions you take have minimal consequences, meaning you can’t get caught even if you wanted to. Sometimes there are areas where you think you have exhausted your options, but after prompting several dialogues from other characters new scenes will open up. Extremely well thought out and creative in every sense, all the actions you make in Goodbye Deponia follow a logical sequence.
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