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The Deponia saga was a pleasant surprise for me. I still can’t figure what attracted me the most: the interesting 2d style or the nostalgic idea of playing point and click games again. The main character, Rufus, looked awesome on the pictures and had a provoking expression like: c’mon, you aren’t ready for this challenge, aren’t ya? When I got to know him in-game I was already thinking: this is going to be awesome.

The saga introduces the concept of people living in junk, which was fairly well though considering that Rufus does everything on his hands to get by despite of not having a job. In fact, his ideas are so weird we’ll have more than one time struggling with the puzzles. Do you remember when old school games were so damn difficult, especially point and click? Congratulations! This saga also follows this path!

Speaking of the graphic content, there’s absolutely nothing I can blame on: everything is so well done there’s no point on criticizing. It’s more like the other way: characters have visible expressions and consistent gesticulation, revealing an enormous amount of hours spent on. On top of that, the dubbing excels at its job, achieving a full game both dubbed and subbed. Amazing.

The gameplay itself is what it’s expected to be: long, immersive and with a lot of puzzles that will make us think from different perspectives to get them. Humour joins in these adventures, making Rufus trying to be funny even when the situation is not. Most of the characters are mature enough to not laugh at Rufus jokes, and some of them will give intelligent dialogs. Deponia games seem childish for the funny appearance, but at some situations people will express more maturity than the player expects. However, most of the puns are half hidden so young players won’t even catch them.

Deponia #1 rule: don’t ask questions about Deponia

Surprisingly the story is far from simple. I was expecting a cliché “save the world” line and the saga got me completely off guarded. The lore was more complex than I thought and that, sincerely, is amazing. Considering the duration of every game in the saga, we have more than enough time to sympathize with everybody and establish links, meaning that we will become interested in the plot. But of course I’m not here to spoil if you are planning to play.

If you enjoy sarcasm and point and click games, the Deponia saga is one you mustn’t skip. In case you need help about the chronological order, there it goes:

-Deponia

-Chaos on Deponia

-Goodbye Deponia

I think my point got clear since line 1, so the rest depends on you: will you help Rufus in his adventure? Will you complete the Deponia saga without checking guides? (I couldn’t, is a hard game I swear).