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by Philipp Rüegg
"Postal 4": The most primitive game ever will be continued
16.10.2019
Translation: machine translated
"Postal 2" didn't earn any flowers for its nonsensical story or straightforward gameplay. The attraction came from the black humour. Now there's a sequel that looks and plays practically the same as part 2 - and it's no less than 16 years old. We'll be streaming it at 13:00.
Being controversial almost always works well. Some people love it, others hate it. But everyone talks about it. One such game was "Postal 2" from 2003, which the developers Running With Scissors affectionately called "The Worst Game Ever". Have they ever seen "Airport Simulator 2014"? Anyway. You take on the role of Postal Dude, who actually only has to complete a few everyday tasks: Getting milk, cashing a pay cheque or going to vote. However, these tasks take him through a small town that is teeming with crazy people.
There's the forest protection organisation, whose slogan is "Save a tree, burn a book". A phrase so stupid that I'll never forget it. Or you go to the meat factory in search of a steak. There you realise that the main ingredient is people. On the way, you meet no less weird fellows. Al-Qaeda terrorists, religious fanatics, trigger-happy police officers, an insane mascot called Krotchy and so on.
The king of the madmen
And yet the craziest of them all is the Postal Dude. Well, depending on who's driving it. As if the place wasn't already in chaos without you, you add a boatload on top. You can pee on people, smoke crack, use cats as silencers and much more. No wonder the game was banned in various countries - including New Zealand and Germany.
Personally, I was able to get a lot out of the thoroughly black humour and the simple yet crazy gameplay. Why am I telling you so much about part 2? Because "Postal 4: No Regerts" (not a spelling mistake) looks and plays practically the same. Almost worse at the moment. The term Janky Early Access Build is no exaggeration. The game is still full of bugs and only the first day of a week is playable. Nevertheless, you can already get up to all sorts of nonsense. With all kinds of new crazy weapons such as killer pigeons or a supersoaker flamethrower, you can turn the city against you.
By the way, there was also a "Postal 3", but it was so bad that even the developers distanced themselves from it. On the Steam page it says: "No third game is known to exist."
In our weekly Let's Play, we take a look at the new "Postal" and see how contemporary the primitive chaos simulator still is.
"Postal 4" is available as Early Access on PC.
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Philipp Rüegg
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Philipp.Rueegg@digitecgalaxus.chBeing the game and gadget geek that I am, working at digitec and Galaxus makes me feel like a kid in a candy shop – but it does take its toll on my wallet. I enjoy tinkering with my PC in Tim Taylor fashion and talking about games on my podcast http://www.onemorelevel.ch. To satisfy my need for speed, I get on my full suspension mountain bike and set out to find some nice trails. My thirst for culture is quenched by deep conversations over a couple of cold ones at the mostly frustrating games of FC Winterthur.
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