![]() ![]() But when the majority of the game preys on its characters’ stupidity, the comedy can often feel stagnant. To be sure, Deponia’s tone is more derisive than anything else. The constant need for every character to one-up the next guy makes for some sharp, if not mean-spirited dialogue. In a world where everyone suffers from the self-importance of megalomania (it’s not just a Rufus exclusive), the collective vitriol is at times infectiously funny. Negativity, however, is definitely a good thing. #Deponia wenzel fullNo one in Deponia is afraid to bite back it’s a negative place full of negative people, where conversations and courtesies only happen when both parties can benefit. If he comes off as any bit temperamental, it’s solely on the shoulders of his equally abrasive peers. It’s just that Rufus is surrounded by people that are fed up with his wisecracking. The journey doesn’t work without his own brand of comical irreverence, and indeed, the success of the story lies heavily on his coattails. For the denizens of Deponia, Rufus is just an easy dude to hassle. The disrespect he holds for his best friend Wenzel can be seen early on as the two argue over sidekick logistics. He lives in the attic of his ex-girlfriend’s two-story, a hodgepodgey home littered with hurtful, emotionally abusive notes bearing threats to clean the dishes and un-sprung guillotines to keep Rufus from entering her bedroom. He doesn’t work, doesn’t support himself, and he doesn’t care for the townsfolk, much in the same way that they don’t care for him. But that’s getting ahead of ourselves, because Rufus really doesn’t do much of anything. Rufus in particular has his own pocketful of problems with life on such a sour landscape, and has made his escape to the sanitized utopia of Elysium a priority above all else. This isn’t to say Deponia is a happy place. When paired with the saturated color palette and cartoony art style, it becomes apparent that much fun was had in ratcheting life to the setting. Houses may all be made of concrete and sheet metal, but the patchwork dartboards, mechanical bulls, and cotton candy calliopes within and around them make for a well-realized setting. What we get is that nice, oily blend between generic junkiness and knickknacky flavor. What makes Deponia’s world work so wonderfully is the extent to which the art assets breathe dryness and grunge into the game’s robust but limited environmental scope. The world is a catastrophe of leftovers, a place formed from crumbled refuse and industrial scrap, all soldered and cobbled into something a bit more civilized than your everyday junkyard. In the case of Deponia, its merit comes almost exclusively from the meritless. The game to which it lends its namesake fares a bit more favorably. ![]() Deponia is a big piece of planetary trash, smothered in garbage and full of awful people. I say “shiny new” for an adventure that is anything but. This is the man, after all, who feigns his own network programming through the concavity of a looking glass. But if it weren’t for this early reveal, the protagonist of Daedalic’s shiny new point-and-clicker could have easily fooled anyone. We know this because his television is actually an optical telescope. It will also feature all your favorite characters, including Goal, Toni, and even Wenzel.ĭespite being announced today, Daedalic has basically pulled a Sega and revealed that Deponia Doomsday will be available in a couple of days on March 1 at the asking price of $29.99 via Steam.Rufus has never seen MacGyver. #Deponia wenzel seriesTravelling back and forth through time, Rufus will chaos chaos wherever he goes.ĭeponia Doomsday is set to be the largest release in the series to date, containing roughly 20 hours of puzzle solving and storytelling, and over 100 different hand-drawn backgrounds. ![]() The next step in the story takes place once again on Deponia where Elysium has fallen and Rufus decides to destroy the planet, or at least that was his vision. Regardless, Daedalic Entertainment is not quite done with the series just yet as they have announced Deponia Doomsday. ![]() Since its debut in 2012, the adventure game saga has spawned three iterations, the last of which, Goodbye Deponia, wrapped things up relatively neatly, even though the final moments weren’t entirely satisfying. If you’re not familiar with the name, Deponia is a German adventure game series with a highly stylized cartoon art style and humorous dialogue. It’s hard to believe Daedalic Entertainment’s Deponia series is getting a fourth entry. ![]()
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