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In essence, Deponia Doomsday is a ten-hour letter from the author to his audience, exploring in detail their complex relationship. Pokey analyzes and mocks both the audience and himself, the cloying of happy endings and the obsessive artificiality of sad endings, the meaninglessness of endless series and the stupidity of mandatory dots. The author may not repent of what he did with his characters, but still gives a voice to both sides of the conflict and, most surprisingly, does not try to make the fans who offended him wrong.īut no matter how strong the meta-component of the work (and here it is not just strong – it is the basis of the game and the only reason for existence), and Deponia Doomsday is also a new part of the adventures of Rufus and Goal on a junkyard planet named Deponia. How so? Where does Rufus, who at the end of the last part fly from a height that does not fit with plans for a long life, get new adventures? Well, let’s start with the fact that throughout the series Rufus fell more than once or twice (when Deponia is criticized for a bunch of repetitive plot moves, there is a grain of truth in the claims), but this did not stop him before. The fourth part of the Deponia trilogy.īut a constructive channel is a constructive channel, and Poki does not even hide his acrimony. “What, you don’t like open endings? – he says at first figuratively, and then quite literally (fortunately, all the chapters of “Deponia” begin with songs performed by the creator). – Good. They asked for it themselves. Remember how Rufus sacrificed himself to save Elysium? See how this beautiful flying ship falls to the ground, engulfed in flames, right in the opening credits. Do you still want me to continue? Let me guess: yes, you do. And no matter what I say, you will continue to believe: this time everything will end well … But what is the matter with you ?!” He was inspired by destructive emotions, turned them into a constructive channel, and created his best, deepest game. When fans didn’t accept his author’s vision by swearing (well deservedly) at the end of the Deponia trilogy, Pokey took all his grudges with malice and used them as fuel. People like Jan “Pokey” Müller-Michaelis. But people who act differently deserve respect and admiration. Go to Twitter or Facebook, pour out all your anger in a bile post, get drunk, and forget.

It is not surprising to be disappointed both in the fans and in the very idea of creating something for these ungrateful assholes. When an author spends years telling a specific story with a specific ending, putting their whole soul into it, and as a result, the so-called “fans” bombard him with letters of insults and call the ending far-fetched garbage with unnecessary tragedy for the sake of unnecessary tragedy – it’s no wonder get angry. It is not given to heroes to know whether their sacrifice was not in vain. They don’t know if they saved the world. They just have to believe.Ĭhurch, Red vs. Blue When authors react painfully to criticism, this is understandable.Deponia Doomsdayįor a truly creative person, his work is his child.

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