Chaos on Deponia

The Deponia games are an okay point and click franchise, this one has problems, and it just clicked for me that they literally called Rufus' romantic desire "Goal". Yikes.

Good game. Requires a bit of patience and the willingness to skip superfluous dialog a fair bit but overall the execution is good. Recommended for point n click fans. Just remember to get used to skipping large amounts of dialogue that could have done with some editing,

It's a slow-paced puzzle game but still enjoyable
PS: The struggling of clicking inventory items and dolphin puzzle are truly disappointing at this point

gg

This game literally sucked all the gray matter in my brain. perfection

Chaos on Deponia

Has a total of 8 trading cards.

Continuation of one of the best Point & Click very beautiful drawing and interesting plot.

Despite the numerous issues in getting Chaos on Deponia to run, I still had an enjoyable time playing this humorous and artistic game. The dialogue and interactions made the game experience well worth the trouble.

I ended up using a friend's save game files to bypass a couple of problem areas, though it did do funky things with the achievements. If you do not have a friend who has these files, I have found a couple of sites that do list such to bypass the more problematic areas. The introduction to the opening of the game was constantly crashing for me, so I used it to bypass the area, for example.

Despite the many problems, I found the Chaos on Deponia worth the experience and recommend the game for a more relaxing and humorous gaming experience.

7/10

4.5/10

*This review is for the English version of Chaos on Deponia


This game is a mixed bag of great, good, annoying, bad, very bad,etc. There are bugs in the game that make it hard to get achievements to register, and there is a bug that causes Left-Clicking on inventory items to work only some of the time. So, you may have to click multiple times to select inventory items. Lowering the Refresh Rate, and Frame Rate(FPS) down to 60 helped a lot, but it does not stop this issue.

There are lots of Dialogue Puzzles even a time based puzzle that is a fighting game. I'm surprised they haven't learned from the past mistakes of older Point & Click games; most players don't want to see this kind of mechanic in a game that's supposed to be layed back and fun; not stressful. There are tons of time based, and fighting games if we want to play those. One part of the game requires a player to access the menu system to solve a problem; This is the first Point & Click game I've ever played that had this weird mechanic in a puzzle. How many people are going to think to go to the menu screen to solve a puzzle?! I would suggest saving fairly often in this game as there is another puzzle mechanic that may cause a player to lose hours of progress, but I won't say what it is, as I don't want to spoil it.

There are also issues with illogical puzzles, and dialogue that all but tells you how to solve a puzzle, otherwise known as hand-holding. The beginning of the game has lots of dialogue and cutscenes, which was very annoying. I couldn't perform a single action without the NPCs, in the scene, commenting on what I was doing. There is also a long cutscene that, if you skip it, you miss important information. You can skip through the dialogue in the cutscene but one press of the Escape Key(skip scene), and you may miss crucial information. There are other puzzles that basically force you into the decision they want you to make, and there is next to no chance that you won't solve it; this is what I like to call a pseudo-puzzle.

Another thing that annoyed me was when the dialogue choices you could make were just a couple of words, such as, "Ummm...well...", and, after clicking it, would add a new option of something like, "It's like this...", and this would repeat like four or five times. I don't like having to click there a score of these to hear what could have just been done in a cutscene. Those aren't all the problems I found in the game, but they were some of the main offenders.

With all that said, I did have fun in parts of the game. There were sections of the game where I just wanted the game to be over, then afterwards I'd find myself enjoying the game again. It was like a rollercoaster ride! The English translations, while far from perfect, weren't as horrendous as in Deponia I. There was a big improvement here. There were lots of jokes, and stupid actions Rufus would take that I found hilarious; this type of comedy won't be for everyone. There were a few parts that I thought were overly cruel and, not cool; the way Rufus treats this homeless guy for instance.

Anyway, I'm giving this game a 4.5/10, for all bad puzzles, typos, bad English, and, mainly, the bugs that were missed in the testing of the game, and were never fixed. I bought this game in a bundle and only spent $0.99U.S. for it, but I can't recommend paying full price for this game. Just as I said about Deponia, Chaos on Deponia has a lot of potential, and many good features; the bad outweighs the good however. If you can get the game on sale, and you can tolerate the annoying aspects of this game, there is still fun to be had!

I quite enjoyed the first game in this series and hoped this sequel would give me more of the same. Understand I really wanted to love this game. There are a few positives, however overall I have found it insufferable, and 5.4 hours in I gave up.

Gameplay:
I've found this game to be really confusing and non-linear. There is not enough indication as to what order you're meant to do things in, so some interactions don't make sense. Games like these need to be intuitive, so the player can enjoy finding their way through. The map is big and complex, which if executed differently could be a joy to play through. The game is chaotic, but not in a lovable fun way: the only way to solve much of it seems to be using online guides, and even then the solutions often feel ridiculous. Honestly I've found myself just trying to go through the motions to advance the story.

Art:
Deponia games have a really cool art style, and the art in this game is beautiful. In the first game, the art style kind of emphasised the things you might be able to interact with. However in this one it looks like everything and everyone should be interactive, so it's almost impossible to go without hitting space bar for hints in every area, and it can be disappointing to be unable to pick up items you want.

Dialogue:
In the first game it always felt like it fit. Here it is gratuitous, and so slow. There are far too many words you have to sit through, it makes the game slow, unless you want to skip hearing every line in character voice which breaks the immersion. It's particularly maddening when you have to listen to the same 10 line dialogue every time you try another solution to a problem. Looking at you, Bozo, Bambina and Gondola man... and that dog's awful laugh. Also a good amount of speech in this game is gratuitous. In the first game, you needed to listen carefully and think about a lot of the dialogue. This time there is a lot of fluff.

Characters:
Rufus is this game's saving grace. He's still funny, likeable, and interesting. However Goal... is so 2 dimensional it almost hurts. Admittedly I'm less that 5 hours into gameplay, so it's possible that she might improve, but right now the bar is in hell. The concept of the character's personality being split into three main parts seemed cool, and I was looking forward to getting to know her better through this device. But she's basically just the three fantasies of men, each one executed in a really shallow way. The studio have shown that they can write women, with Toni in the first game: I could relate to her, and her interactions with Rufus had a charm. It's like they just got lazy.

Additional note: during the scene with the guard dog, I felt like I was playing through someone else's badly executed fetish.

On the whole, I'm disappointed. I was grinding through, hoping it would pick up, but after my 'reward' for progress was being randomly surprised by those camera angles on a for-some-reason bikini-clad Goal, opposite what Rufus is wearing in the same scene, I honestly can't give it any more chances.

2/10, pick it up on sale if you don't believe me, and expect to be frustrated.

I found this game too difficult without a guide. All minigames can be skipped (I skipped a couple for either being bugged or too difficult or time-consuming). The humour is not to my personal taste but could be for others. The main area you start in (Floating Black Market) has dozens upon dozens of items that are meant to connect in some way or applied to certain places, but nothing jumps out at me, even when the answer is "obvious" or I look at a guide. Even if it *looks* obvious, the answer is always "wrong". I found I got to a certain point that I just wanted this game to end and just follow the story, so I just went to a guide. It was the only way. I'm unsure how the sequel will go but I dread to know

Deponia, part 2.

Chaos on Deponia has frustrating puzzles that can feel too obscure and tedious. The humor may not be for everyone, and the story can drag on. The gameplay is often repetitive, making it less enjoyable for those not into point-and-click games.

if you want it buy it on discount , its not worth the full price!!!

[h3]
An excellent example of the quest genre.

still the same old Deponia

Some more nice, crazy antics. I'm still not a fan of how much of a MPDG Goal is, but it's still a good sequel.

A few try-every-item-on-every-other-interactable type of puzzles, and drops in quality in a few parts (especially the cutscenes), but overall it is a classic point-and-click adventure experience. Don't go into it expecting much.

Great game, less buggy than the first in the series.

The best series of Point& Click games, a lot of humor and references.

fun game

This game demands you to follow a guide before playing not only to solve those ridiculous puzzles but also to get those absurd achievements. Unfortunately, I did not. And I did not enjoy the game, not just because of that but also because this MC has a whole game before this only to not have any development.

FUn game i like it and solving the puzzles is fun

Chaos on Deponia throws you back into the whimsical world of Deponia with even more puzzling adventures. As you follow the misadventures of Rufus, you'll encounter quirky characters and navigate through a series of cleverly designed puzzles. The game’s humor, colorful art style, and engaging narrative make it a standout in the point-and-click genre. Perfect for those who enjoy a blend of comedy and brain-teasing challenges in a richly imaginative setting.

You've played the previous? This one also gets boring after a while, so you put it aside, until you miss the silly humour and cheap farces. Worth it, when at a good deal.

It’s okay. Same thing as the first game, same type of humor and same crazy Rufus shenanigans, but this time there's… platypuses :D

I don't know. I'm kind of torn on this one. It was funnier than the original game, but the ending made me feel a little unsatisfied in a way. And I hate to admit it, but I looked up online for several parts of the game. But I will admit, it did make me laugh more.