POSTAL Redux

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  • Summary: POSTAL Redux is a high definition remake of The Postal Dude’s infamous first foray into the world. Prepare to experience his psychological journey with faithfully recreated high resolution visuals, remastered music, sounds, and dialog, and revamped and modernized gameplay. Crazed gunmen outPOSTAL Redux is a high definition remake of The Postal Dude’s infamous first foray into the world. Prepare to experience his psychological journey with faithfully recreated high resolution visuals, remastered music, sounds, and dialog, and revamped and modernized gameplay. Crazed gunmen out for your blood await you around every corner. The only choice is clear: Get them before they get you. Fight back with a devastating arsenal as you make your way through a violence-stricken town.… Expand

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Hey Poor Player
    Apr 9, 2021
    70
    Postal Redux is a great definitive version of a subversive late nineties classic that men of a certain age can wistfully look back on as a naughty pleasure from adolescence. Still, returning veterans and new players alike will notice that this 24 year old game can only be polished so far and there’s a janky lack of refinement in the core gameplay. There’s enjoyment to be had in Postal Redux, but it’s best enjoyed if you’re able to set your mind and expectations back to 1997.
  2. GameSpew
    Mar 16, 2021
    60
    Thanks to its budget price, Postal Redux may well be worth checking out if you’re a fan of twin-stick shooters and have the stomach for it – its atmosphere makes it wholly unique. It is undoubtedly dated though, and doesn’t try to do anything interesting other than shock you. Will it succeed? Probably – it can be quite a harrowing game if you think about it too much. Kick back and accept it for what it is, however – a video game – and some enjoyment can be had.
  3. Multiplayer.it
    Apr 9, 2021
    60
    If we go back through the years, up to 1997, we can perhaps remember a brutal, simple and fun game. This remastered tries to make an old game, both inside and out, more appealing to new generations. But don't succeed.
  4. Worth Playing
    Aug 20, 2021
    55
    When looked at through a modern lens, it is difficult to recommend Postal Redux to anyone who didn't play the original on the PC decades ago. The early attempts at being edgy backfire now into groan-worthy territory, while the singular focus gets tiresome if you're playing through the short campaign. The inaccuracy of your guns and their muted damage makes ammo management almost impossible, while the larger hitboxes create far too many missed shots and accidental deaths. The result isn't a terrible game since there's still some grim fun to be had, but there are certainly better shooter titles out there unless you're set on experiencing the shooters of yesteryear.
  5. Pure Playstation
    Apr 27, 2021
    40
    Video games are the ultimate form of escapism, but in Postal there is something that just feels a little dirty. It further fuels the nonsensical view non-gamers have about violence in video games and how it creates violent perverted monsters. Of course, it doesn’t – but if more games released were like Postal, it would be easy to see where that stereotype comes from.

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  1. BigFish24
    Apr 11, 2021
    10
    It’s a throwback to old school shooters mixed with Diablo! I would recommend it to anyone it was a big fan of old school shooters in the 90sIt’s a throwback to old school shooters mixed with Diablo! I would recommend it to anyone it was a big fan of old school shooters in the 90s and fans of top down perspectives! I hope they do a postal 2 Redux!… Expand
  2. GamergodsFail
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    For the low price of $10 (sometimes on sale for even less), Postal Redux is a solid HD port of the controversial cult classic shooter. It'sFor the low price of $10 (sometimes on sale for even less), Postal Redux is a solid HD port of the controversial cult classic shooter. It's controls haven't aged the best, sometimes you'll feel like you miss shots on locked targets, but the amount of content (includes an addition expansion and challenging arcade mode) is worth it.… Expand