POSTAL

crazy game

It is so astounding how good Postal is, especially when you consider the limitations the developers were likely working with back in 1997. Despite the age, the game succeeds in creating an uncomfortable atmosphere that many modern titles would struggle to replicate. What impressed me the most is that the game represents much more than the violence you commit. That contrast makes the violence feel disturbing and uncomfortable, especially given how well the unsettling soundtrack fits with the gameplay. Even almost three decades after it's release, Postal remains effective because it understands what truly is scarier than any kind of gore. It is watching someone decend into pure madness and go postal. After all what is scarier, getting mauled by an eldritch horror, or slowly watching someone decend into madness and ruining their life in the process? The game becomes a disturbing psychological nightmare that stays with you for a while after playing it. It is also very ironic that the developers considered a school shooting too grotesque to depict. Yet in hindsight that decision feels almost tragically accurate, as an unrelated real world tragedy would take place only a couple years later, and make such violence a horrifying reality.

I thought Postal was just another old-school shooter that people remembered because it was controversial. I was wrong. The graphics are dated. The gameplay is simple. You run around, shoot things, complete objectives, and try to survive the chaos you create. And somehow, it still has a personality. Postal doesn't take itself too seriously. It's dark, ridiculous, violent, and completely unapologetic about what it is. The game feels like it was made specifically to see how far it could push the idea of an over-the-top action game. What I love most is the freedom. You're given a situation, a bunch of enemies, and enough tools to cause absolute chaos. It doesn't feel like you're following some perfectly scripted action movie. It feels like everything is about to go wrong. I've played shooters with better graphics, bigger maps, and much more complicated mechanics. I don't remember most of them. I'll remember Postal. Some games try to be realistic. Some games try to be cinematic. Postal just looks at you and says, "How much chaos can you handle?" 100% recommended.

güzel

Not so silly man goes on killing spree... if only he had a petition...

Технически слишком устарел оригинал, нужно играть в редукс.

Old, but gold. Campaign is pretty short and very edgy. There's even challenge levels to test yourself. The graphic content is pretty tame by today's standards, but I get how, back in the day, this made the news lmao. As for the achievements, they weren't terrible to get. The only difficult ones, in my opinion, are running the game on Linux and the few that require a certain number of events to occur (getting hit, shooting, killing enemies, etc.). I was born in the early 2000s, so I never experienced this early age of PC gaming. Definitely felt like stepping back in time. Games back then had such a charm to them and Postal is no exception. Buy it for sure!