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Postal III
Released On: Dec 21, 2011
24
4.2
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
24
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
5% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
95% Negative
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
24
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
5% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
95% Negative
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
It's hard to imagine anyone not being offended by Postal III. That's a big selling point for some folks, but the uninspired gameplay and serious technical glitches all but kill this dark, occasionally humorous, and extreme exercise in freedom of expression.
Postal III is a disappointment: the game shows a very bad technical realization and little respect for civil and ethical tastes.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 409 User Ratings
4.2
34% Positive
140 Ratings
140 Ratings
7% Mixed
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
59% Negative
240 Ratings
240 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 409 User Ratings
4.2
34% Positive
140 Ratings
140 Ratings
7% Mixed
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
59% Negative
240 Ratings
240 Ratings
Bad gameplay, bad jokes, and bad technical execution make Postal III one bad game.
If you're going to be offensive, you need a point. This has none, either as satire, commentary, videogame or comedy. [Mar 2012, p.118]
It's frankly incredible to think that Running with Scissors made fans wait eight years for this. Is the trademark Postal "humor" still there? Postal Dude's frequent remarks about hoping to "kill women and minorities first" say hello. But a lack of freedom, unforgivable glitchiness, and generally terrible design make this a hard sell even for fans of the series.
It's irredeemable and, frankly, I'm running out of synonyms to describe how utterly appalling it is. It isn't fun to play, it regularly breaks for those who persevere, it isn't as funny as it thinks, the graphics are bad and you can't even share the misery online; if you need more reasons to avoid this unsurprisingly terrible game then I don't know what to say to you.
Almost unplayable shooter elements, with particularly poor movement and melee controls. Non-existent artificial intelligence, endless loading, frequent crashes, repetitive missions, and a general air of obnoxious self-satisfaction.
tbh its certainly not a amazing life changing game and im a huge postal fan but i dont regret purchasing this game it kinda met my expectations for a russian made postal game so im not to disapointed with it
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Yes, i do know, this game has hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of problems, but that's not the reason to hate it. As i highly dobout, people who never played games from the Postal Series will NOT enjoy the game, but they can give a try if they like comedy with a South Park-ish style, I enjoyed the game very much could not stop laughing at any moment of their jokes, but killing people with "sv_cheats 1" is one of the most funny things i saw in a game, but let's talk about the price: is it worth the 49 $? -NO, it's not, wait til the price lowers, altough i liked Postal III, it is not a game that you will remember for life, so do not buy it...... yet
I will not call it the "real" Postal III as i can see that RWS will remake the game by themselves in the future.
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There is a reason Postal 2 is a cult game and Postal 3 will never be. Postal 2 had a sense of humor to be shared with the worst South Park episodes. Postal 2 had it's bugs and crashes were to be expected. Postal 2 had a confusing map and annoying load zones. Then again Postal 2 was made in 2003. That's a good 9 years ago that the game dropped and 9 years ago flaws like that were more acceptable. To have a game come out in 2012 and have those problems is just plain embarrassing. While the fans will be split along lines of "is this game faithful or not" and i have to say in some regards it is. If you play the Postal series for buggy gameplay and horrendous crashing, on par with the AWP mod but that's a mod not a game sold for money, then you'll be happy. If you came for the humor you'll be disappointing. While much of the dialog is the one liners you would expect the feel of the new town is terrible. Many portions of the game are not fun and most of the missions are more bland than an MMO. I stopped playing the game halfway through the meager campaign just so i could play Postal 2 and have fun, a major component missing in this sequel
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postal 3 was a huge disappointment. i was expecting something that would live up to the dark, offensive, and edgy nature of the previous games in the series, but instead was met with something that felt watered down and politically correct. the humour was lacking and the scenes were much less edgy than in the previous games. if you're looking for an intense and dark gaming experience, postal 3 is definitely not the game for you
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Summary The Postal series continues in this third installment, using the Source Engine from Valve.
Platforms:
- Xbox 360
- PC
Initial Release Date: Dec 21, 2011
Developer:
- Running With Scissors
Publisher: Akella
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