Free Itch.io Games #9

Hello, Friends! Here we are again, ready to dig through the deep reaches of Itch.io to find the most interesting games we can find and, hopefully, a hidden gem or two. If you don’t mind, let’s get right to it!

1. Forget Away

Source: Itch.io Page

Forget Away is a short sort of a mystery game with a surreal feel to it created by joot. You play in a first person perspective and get to explore a mysterious cabin for clues about what is going on. The entire experience was confusing and rather surreal. From the clues in the cabin you can determine that Nora and Kina were in a sort of hot and cold relationship, and had their own fair share of issues. We can also see that they were involved in an accident, and Nora did not survive the ordeal.

I had some trouble putting my ideas about the game into words, however, Angry does a good job in his Youtube video *here*. You can also download the game to try for yourself free from Itch.io *here*.

2. That Spongy Thing on Your Tongue

Source: Itch.io Page

That Spongy Thing on Your Tongue is a strange and twisted tale created by Andrea Pignataro. I didn’t know what to make of this game on my first play through. You are playing as a man, who seems to be being held against his will by a woman. The woman’s monologue will tell a bizarre and unsettling story. I played through this game twice because the first time kind of went over my head.

I don’t want to spoil the game for anyone who plays it, so I can’t say too much. However, the conclusion that I came to at least, was a surprising twist. It does touch on some rather taboo topics, such as a stalking relationship, obsessive or delusional love, and it also swaps the typical genders that you see these behaviors from. A female stalking a male is much less talked about than the other way around. The game was quite an interesting experience, and you can download and play the game for yourself from the Itch.io page *here*.

3. You Were Made for Lonliness

Source: Itch.io Page

You Were Made for Lonliness is a text based interactive story created by Tsukareta, which is comprised of a large team of individuals. You can find detail on each of them on the Itch.io page for YWMFL *here*. In YWMFL, you are an android who has been purchased and awoken after a long slumber. This story takes place in the future, after a cataclysmic event called “The Fall” and what remains of humanity has taken to colonies in space to live.

This game is like reading a novel. I will tell you now, if you don’t enjoy reading, you will not enjoy this game. I did enjoy it. It felt confusing, but enthralling all the same. It made me think of a TV show that is out now called Humans, where there exist androids with expanded consciousness. This topic has always fascinated me. From what I gathered, it seemed that our android has been filled with a multitude of memories, many you will experience through the game. I couldn’t quite decide myself if these memories were past incarnations of her consciousness, or if someone simply stored a bunch of other peoples’ memories inside of her.

Whatever the case, this text adventure wove quite a tale of love, loss, and finding your independence. It is a long experience, so settle in and relax with this story. You can experience this game for yourself, by downloading from Itch.io *here*.

4. Continuum

Source: Itch.io Page

Continuum is an exploration puzzle game created by Baku, the same bloke who made Blomst from a previous entry (*this one*). In Continuum you are a ghost, but for some reason you haven’t moved on from this earthly plane yet. In order to do so, we have to go back and relive some of our strongest memories. Perhaps it’s that “life flashing before your eyes” moment?

This game was creative and well done. The atmosphere is fitting, I like the Limbo style characters, but the music can seem a little more suspenseful than I thought was appropriate. I felt the game was more sentimental and though some more relaxing music would have fit better. The game advances by you making rotations around a looping scene, which was an interesting mechanic. It’s short, about half an hour long, but I recommend you try it for yourself. You can download free from Itch.io *here*.

As always, please be sure to leave your words of encouragement or helpful criticism on the creator’s Itch.io page. Doing so helps them continue to improve their skills and content.

Happy Gaming, Friends!

Bell

The Stairway (PC)

"Most of life's battles are won, or lost, in the mind." --Craig Groeschel

Source: Screen Capture from Game

Stairway is a short, relaxing puzzle-RPG created by Yomi(illydna). In The Stairway, you play as Stella, a young lady who is searching for her friend Nina. Stella accompanied Nina to a public event, but Stella isn’t much of a person for crowds. So, when Stella suddenly notices that she can no longer spot Nina in the room, she goes looking for her. In her search, Stella comes across a stairway and starts to climb higher and higher. When she finally reaches the top(but not really), she finds herself in a surreal fantasy world.

As Stella continues to climb each new stairway, a new fantasy world unfurls before her. Stella must press on to try to find Nina, solving puzzles and fighting those feelings of unease. On the Itch.io page, it’s stated that there aren’t any horror elements to the game, but there were times that I was expecting a jump scare. Seeing the NPCs with their lack of facial features also made it a little horror-ish to me. There weren’t any jump scares, by the way, but it still made me uneasy.

Source: Screen Capture from Game

The puzzles were simple, but enjoyable. The puzzles were mostly of the ‘use this object to free another object for another person’ variety of puzzles.  I would have liked for the puzzles to be a little more challenging, personally.

This game has a distinct Alice in Wonderland fantasy feel to it. The music is very relaxing and I enjoyed listening to it throughout the game. The graphics are nostalgic and attractive, the charm adding to the Alice in Wonderland feel.  Stella says to herself that she is “lost” in the sense of being lost in one’s own mind.

Source: Screen Capture from Game

My only real issue with this game is the text font used for the dialogue. It can be extremely hard to read at times. The ending is also a bit confusing to me. I understand the Wonderland feeling and Stella being “lost inside her own mind”, but when Stella returns to “reality”, she finds Nina outside. I don’t understand why Nina would have gone outside and left Stella inside and on her own. It’s kind of a mean thing to do, if you ask me.

Still, I enjoyed this little game and what it had to offer. The charming graphics, bright colors and surreal atmosphere won me over. The game took me about 20 minutes to complete, and I would recommend playing the game for yourself. The game can be downloaded and played for free from Itch.io *here*.

Happy Gaming, Friends!

Bell

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Free Itch.io Games #5

Hello Friends! Welcome back to the 5th installment of free games that you can download and play from Itch.io! I need to get these written up faster. I have such a huge list of games just waiting for me to play. There needs to be more hours in the day! Without further ado, here are 4 more free games from Itch.io!

1. Date Almost Anything

Source: Itch.io Page

Date Almost Anything is hilarious mock of dating sims, parading as a dating sim itself. DAA was created by Skye Q. I really can’t say too much, because I don’t want to spoil the game or the ending. The game is in a visual novel style, as most dating sims are, but had a more interactive interface as you are required to prepare drinks for customers. I liked the added activity.

The character art is nice, very well styled and attractive. The backgrounds are just pictures, which is alright, it could be worse. The music is nice also. A single play through of any path takes about 15 minutes. Besides the 3 main characters you see there in the picture, there are plenty of other dating options... But I'll leave you to find those out for yourself... ;)

 Although this game wasn’t really what I expected, I was also pleasantly surprised. You can play the game for yourself and see what you think. The game is free to download and play from Itch.io *here*.

2. Doctor Dancefloor

Source: Itch.io Page

Doctor Dance floor is a rhythm based game created by Sintel, where you have to press the space bar in time to a beat to give pills to the dancing creatures. Seems… questionable, to say the least. In any case, this game is rather fun. Although it is short—only 3 different songs to play through. Each song is only a few minutes long as well(they are decent songs, though), so there isn’t a long play time, or much replay value. But it is cute, and it was fun to kill a bit of time with. You can try it for yourself for free from Itch.io *here*.

3. Hope Abandoned

Source: Art Station

Hope Abandoned is a short horror puzzle title created by Josh “Faelim” Grand during PegJam 2016. You play as a young girl who is trapped in her neighbor’s house. These particular neighbors are under a lot of suspicion in the neighborhood. Since these neighbors came, pets have gone missing, children stopped playing outside, and people have been moving away as fast as they can. As the little girl, explore the house and solve the mystery of what happened. Will you be able to escape…?

This game was so well made. I do not play horror games often, and man did this game make my stomach do flip flops. The creepy atmosphere, the ambient sound effects, and a jumpscare or 2, made this game a horror to behold.  The puzzles for the safe combination and the toggle switches took me some time to figure out, but it was worth it. The biggest issue was that I played this game late at night before I planned to go to bed. You can imagine how that worked.

If you want to play a suspenseful game with a great atmosphere, then Hope Abandoned is right up your alley. I was a little unsatisfied that at the end, we still don’t know why the adult neighbor did what he did—whether he just went crazy or something possessed him or something else. But that’s just my need to know everything. You can play this game for yourself for free by downloading from Itch.io *here*.

4. Empty

Source: Itch.io Page

Empty is a zen puzzle game created by the two brother team of Dustyroom. The goal is to clear the room of objects—including furniture, light fixtures, plants, etc.—by lining the objects up with the corresponding wall colors to make them disappear. You do this using your mouse to click and pan the camera, or by using touch on a touch screen. As the levels progress, you’ll have to take care to clear some objects in a certain order, to allow other objects to be removed. It became a bit of a challenge and I really enjoyed it.

The colors are nice, and the music is also very relaxing. The controls are smooth, at least the mouse controls are. I did not test the touch controls. I don’t feel this is a game that you could spend consecutive hours in, but it was a nice, relaxing break. You can download the game from Itch.io *here*. This game is also up on Steam Greenlight currently, so be sure to vote *here*!

As always, be sure to leave your comments on the Itch.io page to give the developers some encouragement, or some helpful criticism, to help them improve their skills and content!

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Bell

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Free Itch.io Games #4

Hello Friends! Welcome back to another installment of free games that you can find on Itch.io! There are some interesting games in this installment, so be sure to give them a play!

1. Other

Source: Itch.io Page

Other is a short, retro style RPG created in a collaboration by Nathan Addison(Skruffye), Michael Bohea(LeftRight92) and Kevin Sum(KNJ). Makoto is a 17-year-old boy who lives in a village that requires a sacrifice every 10 years to keep the village safe. This time, Makoto had his name drawn. Now Makoto has 3 days to complete the proper rites, and say goodbye to family and friends. The choices you make when speaking to the villagers will determine what happens after you are gone.

I liked the retro appearance of the game. I thought that the character sprites were cute, even though I was never sure if I was talking to a child or an adult. I wished that there had been more to explore. Although all the buildings have the appearance of open doors, you cannot enter any of them. There are vines you can climb on the sides of the buildings with no apparent purpose. More than anything I enjoyed the message of the game—even little words of encouragement(or hate) can impact a person’s life for a long time to come.

The game is fairly short and can be completed in about 20 minutes to half an hour. I would recommend giving it a play for yourself. You can find the game free to download and play from their Itch.io page *here*.

2. Lavender

Source: Itch.io Page

Lavender is a short little puzzle game created by Clockwork Prince. The story is very Rapunzel-esque. Lavender’s mother was traveling, and became hungry. Being pregnant, she worried for the welfare of her child and happened across a garden. This garden had abundant fruit, so the woman helped herself. Little did she know, a witch owned this garden and had been watching her. The witch scolds her and demands tribute. The woman has nothing of value to offer… so the witch chooses to take her child. The child then grows up in a (normally) locked tower.

It’s Lavender’s birthday, and her “mother” is telling her the story about the witch and the pregnant woman. I gathered that the woman who Lavender is calling her mother is the witch, but truly this is not really confirmed. The woman leaves Lavender without giving her the ending of the story, saying she will tell her another time(she never tells us), and gives Lavender a beautiful comb for her birthday gift. Lavender is happy with this gift and, after her mother leaves, she takes to brushing her hair, and drops the comb right out the window. Oops. We have to get it back before mother returns! 

It just so happens that mother didn’t lock the escape hatch. So we traverse our way through the tower to get our comb back! Along the way we face puzzles on each level of the tower. I found them challenging, but not frustratingly so. I actually really enjoyed this game, despite it being so short. A full playthrough took me about 25 minutes. If you like puzzle games as I do, this would be worth your time. You can find Lavender free to download and play on Itch.io *here*.

3. Ada’s Room

Source: Ludum Dare Page

Ada’s Room is a challenging platformer created by pixelstab. You play as little Ada, who is going to bed at the beginning of the game. While she sleeps, she suffers from nightmares and must face her fears and survive. I love the idea of this game, facing your nightmares in an action platform style.

I’ll be honest though, I couldn’t beat this game. I couldn’t make it past the first nightmare, so I can’t tell you much about what the game holds after that(if anything). I can tell you that this game is a challenge. Your only controls are the 4 arrow keys. Left, Right, Up to jump(Up Up to double jump) and down to attack. You have to be both fast, and accurate, because if you miss, then you’re dead, and you start over from the beginning. This game is unforgiving, but it’s not bad. The movement of the characters are smooth, the pixel graphics are attractive and the music is great.

My hands just simply cannot handle being scrunched up and having to click those dang arrow buttons as much as is required without cramping up. Yay for carpel tunnel. Anyhow, if you’re looking for a challenge, I would recommend Ada’s Room, which can be downloaded and played for free from Itch.io *here*.

4. Desolate Village

Source: Screen Capture from Game

Desolate Village is a short adventure horror game created by Choko-flan, about a strange village and rumors of dark happenings. You play as Alex, and you work to uncover the mystery of your missing memories, and how you got to be where you are. These talking animals must be an illusion, or a dream. When one of them gives you pills to take to “help restore your memories” you must decide whether to take the pills, or not to take them. What are the consequences of this action? Will you regret your choice…?

Overall, this game was alright. As a horror game, I didn’t find the game particularly scary, or suspenseful. It may have been more effective, if the game didn’t crash on me 8 times through the play of a half an hour long game. Sometimes the game crashing would cause the other programs I had running(Skype, Microsoft word for notes, and google chrome), to also crash and I would need to restart my whole laptop. It was frustrating.

The game developer did say that they planned to remake/rebuild the game in the future, which would be a great benefit to this game. With some fixes and touch ups, this could be a game worth showing off. The main things I would like to see are updated artwork(with higher quality, less sketchy perhaps), smoother transitions(sometimes I would walk on to the next screen during night and it would be day for a moment before it switched to night), the bugs(Crash crash), and the grammar/spelling errors. If you want to check out the demo yourself, you can download and play the game for free from Itch.io *here*.

As always, if you play the games, be sure to leave comments for the creators with words of encouragement, or bugs/errors that you notice, to help the creators further develop their games and improve!

Happy Gaming!

Bell

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Imaginary Friends for PC

“I had imaginary friends and even they were mean to me.” –Oliva Wilde

Source: Itch.io Page

Imaginary Friends is a retro style horror RPG created by mannytsu using RPG Maker software. You play as 14-year-old Hailey, who has spent her entire summer vacation alone in her room. Her mother wants her to go outside and get together with her friends, but she doesn’t have any. When Hailey accompanies her mother and brother to the store, something strange begins to happen… Before she knows it, she finds herself in a strange world. To get home, Hailey will have to confront her childhood, and look deep inside herself so that she can move forward and grow.

I don’t play a lot of horror games, and I don’t know what made me decide to play this game to begin with, but I am glad that I did. For good portions of the game, I was just waiting for the jumpscares—but they didn’t come. No, the horror aspect of this game comes from the atmosphere of uncertainty and unease that are created. I use a headset with one ear piece because having both of my ears covered makes me anxious(I might miss something important, like if my daughter needs me), but I imagine the atmosphere would have been intensified if you used both. Particularly in the school towards the end of the game, the shuffling and whispers were pretty unnerving for me.

Source: Screen Capture from Game

I also died a lot in my playthrough, and I mean a lot. Everything and everyone is out to kill you, so save often. Make extra trips back to save points to save again. I must have saved 50 times by the end of my game. I came to think that everything was going to kill me, even inanimate objects—who knows what could happen.

The game is in a charming top down retro style, which I love. In addition to the sprites, drawn images appear of each character next to their dialogue boxes. The artwork for the characters is well done, and the environments are wonderfully made as well, able to be either dark and foreboding, or light and whimsical. The NPCs in the Cloud Kingdom are varied and interesting, as are the dolls in the doll house. All around the style of this game was great. The music and sound effects did a great job of complimenting the environments as well. 

One particular thing that I liked was that during some parts of the game, you would traverse though crayon dawn areas that would flow into the normal game backgrounds. This is something unique that I haven't seen in many games before, so I really liked that. 

Source: Screen Capture from Game

In addition to the horror aspect of the game, the game also has some great puzzles to solve. I did always enjoy a good puzzler. The puzzles aren’t overly difficult, but enough to make you think. I did get help up a little bit in the school because I wasn’t being thorough enough in my search for what I needed. There were puzzles I did not complete. There is a safe in the school that requires two different keys and a combination to open, but I only managed to find one of the keys.

The story is about loneliness, the difficulty of making new friends, and moving on. Hailey will need to reconcile her past friendships and move forward to make new friends. For as unsettling and tense as the game was, the ending was oddly uplifting. I appreciated the entire ride. Kudos to mannytsu for putting together such an amazing game.

Source: Screen Capture from Game

You can try this game for yourself by downloading the game for free on Itch.io *here*. As always, I hope that you’ll also leave your words of encouragement and helpful criticism(if you have it), that way the creators and continue to develop their skills.

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Bell

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Limbo for the PS4

“A shadow leaned over me, whispering, in the darkness,

Thoughts without sound;

Sorrowful thoughts that filled me with helpless wonder

And held me bound.”

-Alfred Noyes

Source: Playstation

Bound with helpless wonder is exactly how I felt playing Limbo on the PS4. Limbo is a puzzle platformer published by Playdead, that originated on the Xbox 360. Limbo is now available across all major gaming platforms. The world of Limbo is crafted in creeping shadows and piercing darkness, and I enjoyed every moment of it. I went into Limbo knowing nothing about the game. In fact, I was looking for another game entirely. It happened across me as I perused the PSN and since it was on sale at the time, I ended up purchasing it out of curiosity. Oh, but I am so glad that I did.

Before we discuss game mechanics and the technical aspects, let’s talk story. While playing Limbo, I had no idea what I was doing, and more importantly I didn’t know why. We play as an unnamed boy, traversing the shadows, and trying to survive in a world that is full of danger.

There was been some debate about the actual meaning behind Limbo’s story. There may be some story spoilers here, so I will try to hide them. If I can code it right, you should be able to click on the spoiler to show it. The most popular theory, and the theory that I ascribe to is that our young protagonist boy is, sadly, dead. I’m not religious but this is about to get a little religious, so I’ll try my best to explain this. Christian Ideologies ascribe to a place called “Limbo.” Limbo is derived from the Latin word limbus, which means edge, and Limbo is considered an outlying area of Hell. You end up in Limbo if you were too good to end up in Hell, but not good enough to get to Heaven. That doesn’t explain why our young boy would be here, does it? Well, Limbo is also the place for unbaptized babies.

Perhaps our young boy was never baptized, and thus he ends up in Limbo. You cannot escape Limbo unless Jesus intervenes directly.

At the end of the game, the boy is seen breaking through what seems to be a wall of glass, after which he finds a young girl—his sister. This theory suggests that the glass breaking was the boy making his way out of Limbo and being reunited with his sister. However… his sister is likely dead too. After the credits are complete and you return to the title screen, you may notice something odd… In the areas where the boy and his sister were both located, there are not 2 separate swarms of flies, and you can hear them buzzing. The rope ladder to the tree house now also looks dilapidated and worn.

The game and its meaning are open wide to interpretation, and the creator is confirming nothing. Although he has said that some people were close. But I wonder who?

Limbo does an exceptional job of creating a suspenseful, and spooky, atmosphere. The shadows, the music (or lack of), and the subtle sound effects in the background, like flies buzzing, create and immersive experience. I found myself on the edge of my seat through much of the game.

Source: XBox Game Store

Next, let’s talk about game mechanics. The game operates as a side scrolling puzzle platformer. As such, I was happy with the controls. The controls are simple—move, jump, and grab. Many times, you must manage those in quick succession, lest you should be caught by a giant spider, caught in the rising water, or struck by falling objects. The darkness of the game also hides many traps, such as bear traps, so it’s important to move with caution.

Limbo requires some skill in timing, and patience. I died a LOT. And every time you die, you have to watch your poor character be crushed, suffocate, get cut up by saw blades, or watch his broken limbs flail as he crashes to the ground. When you die, you start over from checkpoints, which are frequent, so it’s not quite as frustrating. However, if you can manage to make it through the game without dying, then you can get a special trophy/accomplishment. I have not managed to do it, but good luck to you.

Source: Rely on Horror

The art style only adds to the charm, and eerie atmosphere, of this game. Even though the game is in grey-scale, the details of the environments are something to behold. The darkness against the lighter background creates a dynamic effect. Even small details were given consideration, such as the sway of the grass, the spray of dirt as a giant spider tries to impale you, and the hairs on said spider’s body. Although this game may come off as simple, it’s clear that the creators poured their souls into this game. I have such admiration for their team of artists.

I think I have gushed enough. If it isn’t apparent, I really love this game. Limbo was a surprise to me, and a very pleasant one. I highly recommend that you play it yourself to get the true feel of it, as I cannot do it enough justice. Limbo can currently be found on Steam for 9.99, click here and you'll be taken there. It can also be found on nearly any other major console, so have at it!

Happy Gaming, Friends!

Bell

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Deponia: Part One for the PC

“People say I’m extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?” -Imelda Marcos

If there is one person who is sick of garbage, it’s Rufus. Rufus lives on a planet called Deponia and Deponia is covered in garbage, junk, and useless trash. He’s been trying for years to escape Deponia and reach a place above them known as Elysium, where he imagines life would be immensely better for him. However, Rufus is… not the sharpest chunk of scrap metal in the junk heap. He’s failed many times before, but THIS time it must work!

Source: Steam(link below)

Welcome to Deponia, the point and click adventure-puzzle game developed by Daedalic Entertainment. We start by helping Rufus put together his latest scheme to get off Deponia and start living life as he deserves! He has no job, he still lives with his ex-girlfriend, and he has no friends. It’s no wonder Rufus wants so badly to leave. It’s worth mentioning though that Rufus is arrogant, self-centered, sexist, and rather obnoxious…. So most of his problems are a direct result of himself.

Once we get Rufus's er, rocket(?) together, we take off and end up on an Organon Cruiser where we see Goal, the beautiful Elysian. She looks like she is in trouble! In an effort to help, we end up sending her pummeling down to Deponia, and Rufus ends up not far behind her. Once we locate her, we find out her brain implant is damaged and she isn't waking up. Now Rufus must find a way to help her, because maybe if he helps Goal, she can take him back to Elysium! But it won't be easy....

I remember reading a lot of reviews that called this game out as sexist garbage, and I don’t necessarily agree. Rufus as a character is sexist, sure. Toni, his ex-girlfriend, is depicted (from Rufus’s point of view) to be a harsh, nagging, mean woman in a stereotypical fashion. However, you can also clearly see that Rufus himself is the cause of his own plight. In my eyes, Toni is a saint for not killing Rufus in his sleep. A parade should be held in her honor. Apparently, a lot of people saw issue later in the sequel games, so we’ll see if my opinion changes. For right now I’m going to say that being sexist fits in Rufus’s character. The game can have some dark humor, but it’s more of a “Oh man, did he really do that?” and not outright rage as I see expressed in some places.

One of the things that I really enjoy about Deponia is the hand drawn environments. The entire game looks hand drawn and the style is appealing--almost a comic book style. The colors are fitting and rich, making this game enchanting to look at. The character movement cycles can seem a little choppy sometimes, like some frames are missing. 

Just beautiful! Source: Indie Gaming Magazine (link below)

The soundtrack is fitting, but nothing special. At the beginning of each chapter you are treated to a little song which helps sum up events in a humorous way. Speaking of humor, I found this game extremely funny in a boyish, immature way. The kind of humor not everyone finds funny. For example, there is a scene towards the end of the first game where Rufus gives someone a wedgie, and then you hang him from the nearby flag pole and reel him up so he is hanging from his underwear near the top. THAT kind of humor.

Now for the real bread and butter of the game… let’s talk puzzles. I love puzzle games. Puzzle platformers and point and click puzzlers are some of my favorites. I was glad to hear that Deponia would offer challenge, but I didn’t expect the puzzles to be as difficult as they were. I tried to not use a guide. If I had stuck with that I wouldn’t have made it very far. About 1.5 hours into my gameplay I found myself stuck and had to resort to using a guide because I didn’t think to give a parrot laughing gas. Yeah, really. The hints you can receive from some items by right clicking on them are vague, and there is no in game way to get help to solve anything. So, have fun clicking on everything, and trying to combine everything item by item in your inventory because some of the combinations are really stretching in. It seems strange that Rufus can come off as such an idiot, and be able to put together some of these complex schemes as he does. 

Even through the frustrating puzzles, I enjoyed the game. The story isn’t revolutionary. Rufus is motivated by the lust he feels for Goal because she is from Elysium and represents his ideal life. The characters are interesting, but aren't given all that much depth. All of the characters kind of feel superficial to me, except Rufus. Maybe that's the way it was meant to be, though. Poki could have intended us to only experience Deponia the same way Rufus does. I really liked Goal, the small amount of time she was conscious during this game. I mean, hey... The first time she woke up, she uppercut punched Rufus and that was enough to make me love her. 

POW! Right in the kisser! Source: GamezPlay (link below)

Overall, I enjoyed the first part of Deponia. I look forward to playing part 2, but I’m going to play some others in between. If the puzzles continue with such difficulty, it may take me some time to blunder through them. Deponia: The Complete Journey can be found on Steam, for $39.99. If you’re a fan of complex puzzlers, this might be the game for you. You can find the link below! Let me know what you think of this game, if you’ve played it!

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Bell

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