POSTAL 4: No Regerts

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At the time of writing, wednesday is the latest release content wise. Despite a clear lack of content the game is shaping up to be the best Postal yet! Development updates have also been pretty regular so the usual worries that come with "Early Access" isnt present. Cant wait for the final product!

Before we start let's get the big statement out of the way. It is better than Postal 3. However, when compared to the rest of the series doesn't mean much. One of the major problems is the humor. Sure Postal 2's humor was outdated and even offensive at points, but it was so ridiculously out there and attacked all sides that it worked. 3's humor tried to do the exact same as 2 but with very mixed results. Most of the time it fell flat or too much into the stereotypes for jokes. 4 attempts the same as 2 and guts the parts that could be considered offensive. Producing sterile, bland jokes that delves more into pop culture references and toilet humor that would be so outdated that by the next decade no one would find it funny. Not even the SJW and Mexican stereotypes are all that funny. While we're at things being bland let's talk weapons. 2 is known for the ridiculous number of weapons it provided. Now could it have had less? Perhaps but it gave a lot of variety in the way you could play the game. The cheat weapons added even more fun with like a Box Launcher and even a Cat Launcher. Now let's see what 4 has to offer. Wait, its downsized heavily. With most either being either really generic or carried over from 2. The only unique weapons like the Rattler and Pigeon Mine you most likely don't use often enough for it to be worth it. The Fournicator while unique on the premise of it being a quad shotgun, is just a weaker Sawed-off despite the 4 shots allowed. Lastly the tasks of the day. 2's tasks are initially simple yet turn insane once you do try to do it and there's always multiple ways of completing them. 4 is very on-rails and most of the time has only one way to complete the tasks. The biggest example is the prison task where no matter if the code is correct or not, it will open the cells. I can tell that a lot of passion was put into it, but they focused more on getting an audience rather than actually figuring out what the fans want. It's mediocrely neutered.

The game is poorly optimised and sometimes freezes up for a half of a second, there are loads of bugs in the game. The game is janky as hell, it might as well be used for the definition of jankiness. HOWEVER. This is largely what I expected and wanted. The state the game is in complements the tone and themes of the game. The game explores current social issues and attitudes from a perspective that most game critics do not share or understand. Take the critic score of 10/100 as a badge of honor. I, however, rate this gem a solid 9/11, would POSTAL 4 again. Wait for a discount, though.

I played and loved Postal 2. It was full with comedical and with satirical elements. And the Add-on was fun, too. And now here is Postal 4 and it have all the good stuff from Postal 2. It's awesome and funny. :-)