It's clearly had an effect on the population. Each chapter even starts with a narrator and chorus who sing a preamble in the style of an Ennio Morricone song.īut a garbage planet with some cacti is still a garbage planet, and Rufus hates living there, and so does everyone else. Due to the skilled artistry in the backgrounds, there is a sort of eclectic beauty to it all, like a mix of Steampunk, Dystopia, and a Spaghetti Western. All other places Rufus visits are lying in various stages of abandonment. Rufus's hometown, Kuvaq, seems to have been built up out of a junkpile, in and around it as best as possible, and looks on the verge of collapse.
Despite being dotted with cacti, it has only one live tree remaining (which looks like it's about dead, of course). The narrator only appears to serenade between chapters.ĭeponia, you see, is a desert planet covered in several layers of rusty metal junk. Sine I am playing as Rufus, I feel like I am supposed to sympathize with Rufus, and he is certainly not likable, but not entirely unjustified in wanting to leave Deponia, either. But the caveat of parodies is that they often end up being indistinguishable from what they're making fun of. I believe the intention was to be a parody of the "self-entitled" gamer type, as Rufus often gets comeuppance in the form of Looney Tunes-style bodily harm and trashtalk from other characters. If it sounds like this is a case of the developers biting the hand that feeds them, that's because it probably is. Rufus is initially unaware of that second part and believes Elysium to be a place where he never has to have a job or do any chores and where he'll find himself an Elysium woman. Instead, he spends his time planning ways to leave his home planet of Deponia for Elysium, a supposed "paradise" that is suspended high in the sky and ruled by a militaristic government called the Organon.
Rufus is jobless and soon-to-be-homeless since his ex-girlfriend is throwing him out because he never does any laundry, dishes, or other chores. The story centers on Rufus, a slacker who looks like Shaggy from Scooby-Doo, but is dressed more like a Wacky Races contestant. Unfortunately, I fall into that category, and I believe there are definitive reasons the sort of humor the game attempts just doesn't work here.Īnd so it begins.Rufus decides to leave a literal dump. It is a game known for being a comedy, but as various reviews around the internet would imply, not everyone finds it funny.
Despite carrying the "Hidden Object" tag on Steam, Deponia is actually a traditional point-and-click adventure game with a not-so-traditional story and characters.
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