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POSTAL Redux
Released On: May 20, 2016
54
7.3
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
54
10% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
70% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
20% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
54
10% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
70% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
20% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Postal Redux is the same game of the 1997 with some improvements, but also with the same flaws.
If you enjoyed the original Postal, then you can enjoy it all over again with some updated visuals, sounds and some added content.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 93 User Ratings
7.3
58% Positive
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
27% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
15% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 93 User Ratings
7.3
58% Positive
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
27% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
15% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
i find this game to be pretty good it's mostly an improvement over the original Postal however I did not like the ending quite as much and for the ending the og Postal wins however graphically Redux is significantly improved and you can still run it on Windows Vista also they added a new weapon in Redux which is the revolver the controls are good the weapons feel great to use (I personally really like the AA 12 the most) also sure it's just kill enemies until you kill at least 90% of all of them but I still liked maybe I was just feeling a little psychotic that morning but overall the game is great and so I give it 9/10
edit: I'm setting it to 10/10 because the music is really good in rampage
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It's clear that the team has made as much as they could with the budget they had, but the game still is very enjoyable. If you're looking for an old school experience, Postal Redux delivers.
Postal Redux is a mediocre letdown for series fans, with nothing to say and very little incentive to play it.
Postal REDUX is a mediocre game from 1997 with a fresh lick of paint. Now in 2016, without the controversy to shift units, Postal is just pointless.
Postal Redux is a below-average remake of a mediocre 90s game. It hasn’t any hidden advantage to convince you that it's worthy of playing. You get more fun if play the old Postal 2 again.
If you really like twin-stick shooters, and you were a fan of the 1997 original and desperately want to see how they’ve changed the ending, then maybe, just maybe, there is something here for you. Otherwise, get your rage out of the system another way.
Fantastic remaster.
the hand painted backdrops are beautiful, and it improves the ambience and story exponentially. this remaster turns postal into a true horror game, a real delve into the mind of a psychopath- and only builds on what made the original great. it doesn't try and justify the player killing anybody for any reason, the enemies aren't bad people or an evil fantasy race, they aren't drug dealers or enemy soldiers or some other weak justification for murder. It lets you play as a psycho instead of pretending you're not like a lot of other games do. And it makes you feel uncomfortable or bad because of this. When you shoot enemies to the ground , they say some just sad **** ranging from screaming how they can't feel their legs or have gone blind, to begging you to stop, to begging you to kill them. this on top of the ambience and everything just invokes a wealth of negative emotions. It's good horror, it goes beyond just being scared.
This remaster overhauls the ambience to really feel like paranoid delusions, that's the best way I can describe it. which fits perfectly because the postal guy has all the symptoms of someone with paranoid delusions, especially with the hard mode monologues. This is accurate to many real life mass shooters, which builds on a sense of realism this game has.
the Gameplay improvements are pretty significant, it's far smoother to play now. The gameplay was great already, with a realistic feel that fits the games vision and helps it hold up. weapon variety is fantastic with some pretty crazy weapon designs that still don't hurt the games sense of realism. the level design and enemy variety are fantastic. And the revolver is another great addition from the remaster.
It makes sense why this game is relatively poorly received, it's a niche type of game that kind of insults the current mindset gamers have towards murder in games, in a very brutally real and honest manner. which is always controversial- See hotline Miami 2. But I think this game is a masterpiece with real artistic value, and I love it.
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The game itself isn't bad but It keeps crashing after like 20 seconds on a laptop with an 11th gen processor and that's **** annoying the original postal is better.
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Postal Redux is remake of the original postal game. It's a controversial Top-Down-Shooter.
And by that I've already told you everything about the game.
It's gameplay is boring and repetitive and there's no real challenge at all. You just kill everyone in a level, go to the next level and kill everyone there. Repeat this for 2 hours and the game is finished.
There are some other modes besides the campaign but it all boils down to the same boring gameplay loop.
If you are a fan of the postal series and want to know where the series started, then give this game a try.
But for anybody else: Hands off this game, it's not worth your money or time.
Rating:
Gameplay: 2/5 - Functional, but boring
Level Design: 3/5 - Alright
Soundtrack: 1/5 - Totally forgettable
Story: 2/5 - Nearly non existing
Graphics: 3/5 - Okay for a remake
Length: 2/5 - Too long because of the repetitiveness
Replay Value: 3/5 - Challenge modes, and multiple difficulties
Enjoyment: 1/5 - Didn't like it at all
Overall rating: 17/40 => 4/10
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Summary POSTAL Redux is an HD remake of the dark and surreal twin-stick isometric shooter. Assume control of The Postal Dude as he fights to survive in a world gone mad with violence.
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- PC
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: May 20, 2016
Developer:
- Running With Scissors
Publisher: Running With Scissors
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