It's an underrated imaginative feast for the eyes in the form of a classic point-and-click adventure game. All those who you come across, including the protagonist himself, are quirky and charming in a bizarre sense, that which accompanies the beautiful fluent animation exceedingly well. The setting, environment, and plot are refreshing and creative, and it's an absolute delight to watch it gradually uncover throughout the course of the game. Besides the premise, the gameplay itself happens to be both solid and familiar, proving to be fun despite its difficulty as well as simplicity. If you are a fan of the genre, definitely give the series a look.
In many ways, I am extremely disappointed that this series had not reached what I felt was a higher potential, but it also delivers a frantically great experience that will have you entirely immersed in the fascinating world it presents. Throughout much of the game, the humor that was once so charming crosses partly over to being crude as well as insensitive. And, the opportunities they had to develop these characters more, for us to see them thrive and gain more through their experiences, to grasp the reality of their situation, then to grow wiser as a result, was all missed. At its core, all the characters are static. Rather than growing and being the preferable dynamic characters they should have been, they learn nothing and remain the same. It really is a shame, because all these characters are so likable and interesting. Instead of development, we had been given an abrupt ending that very poorly tried to end the series with an open note, but absolutely failed to do so. Still, the settings and environments remain beautiful, and the animation never failed to impress. The Deponia series, despite its shortcomings, proved to be a very memorable trilogy of games filled to the brim with a sense of wild imagination that spurred my mind alive. It possessed additional potential that could have propelled it to become a true classic, but as it stands, I feel it is still well-worth your time if you're even remotely interested in this type of genre.
