Someday I have to replay the trilogy. All four parts.

The games are great - though there are two things that urk me. For one, the player character, Rufus, is just unbearable. The other point of critique is the depiction and role of Goal, who, in the first game, is basically the personified damsel-in-distress trope. In the other parts she gets a bit of agency, but she is still frequently portrayed as the victim who needs help. Mostly the victim of Rufus’ carelessness and lack of empathy, by the way (did I mention he is unbearable?). What Rufus causes her to suffer through in the second game, while not sexual, feels really rape-y, and since Rufus is the player character, it hurts having to do this to progress the story. Actually, that is true for most of the things Rufus does - and therefore the player has to do. It is pretty clear that a character will be worse off afterwards, but one has to do it nevertheless. And this repeats again, and again, and again.

Okay, seems I’ve written myself into rage. This sounds way more negative than the games actually are. In fact, they are really funny, as long as you manage to accept that you play as a less-than-likeable anti-hero. It’s a bit like Untitled Goose Game, though the consequences of Rufus’ actions tend to be much worse. Still, if you want to have fun with Deponia, you need to approach it with the same mindset: Lighthearted fun, usually at the (sometimes severe) costs of an NPC.

Thank you! I got it!

I looked it up to see if this were a game I might like. It looks AWESOME!

Ruuuufuuuuus