An expansion for Postal
This expansion adds four new levels to the single-player campaign with new NPCs, improved net code with a rebalanced multiplayer, and Co-op for the single-player campaign.
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fun little additions
Although a bit short when compared to Postal 1, Special Delivery delivers new nice levels!
you don't sell POSTAL!?
4,0/10 - Length
10/10 - Price
6,5/10 - Performance/Bugs
3,0/10 - Gameplay
4,5/10 - Story/Experience
Score = 5,6/10
4,0/10 - Length
10/10 - Price
6,5/10 - Performance/Bugs
3,0/10 - Gameplay
4,5/10 - Story/Experience
Score = 5,6/10
WHAT? You don't sell POSTAL?
Alright, now this where we start getting into some serious sick weirdo territory...
You mean to tell me there are people out there who actually enjoyed Postal enough to be willing to purchase an expansion pack in order to play MORE of it?! Don’t get me wrong, as you can tell from this review (which I highly recommend reading beforehand), I am somebody who sees merit in the main game. It was a one and done experience for me though, and it certainly wasn’t something I took a great deal of pleasure in. Heck, the only reason I touched the content included here at all is because it came bundled with the “Classic and Uncut” edition I got for free off of GOG.
While I’m sure the changes to the multiplayer and addition of co-op for the campaign had/have their appeal, Special Delivery’s big selling point is undoubtedly the four new levels. This is where the first hints of the comedy that would come to define the property moving forward can be seen, and they rear their edgy little heads in the form some particularly tasteless themes for the original stages. It may seem kind of simpleminded to criticize an add-on for a title about being a mass shooter and a brand that prides itself on having a controversial sense of humor for being “tasteless,” but as you shoot up locations such as a department store, a homeless camp, a disaster relief effort, and a retirement community it’s not hard to see why its settings are especially problematic.
The number of unarmed, helpless civilians running around appears to have been GREATLY increased compared to the seemingly reduced amount of hostile targets, and the whole thing feels like it’s just being played for one big joke. Gone are the appropriately dark, unsettling vibes and atmosphere. In their place are unfunny repetitive one-liners (the amount of times you’ll hear “wHaT yOu DoN’t SeLl PoStAl?” in the department store…) and sight gags. I’m not necessarily offended by Running with Scissor’s insensitivity, more simply irritated that they would release something this juvenile and stupid as a means of building onto a more serious effort that I personally gave a fair bit of credit to. They did amuse me once at least when I passed by a shed at the old folk’s home and a parade of muscular naked men, presumably gigolos there to bang the old ladies, poured out. It was good for a single chuckle, so an extra star for the surprise penises I guess.
5/10
You mean to tell me there are people out there who actually enjoyed Postal enough to be willing to purchase an expansion pack in order to play MORE of it?! Don’t get me wrong, as you can tell from this review (which I highly recommend reading beforehand), I am somebody who sees merit in the main game. It was a one and done experience for me though, and it certainly wasn’t something I took a great deal of pleasure in. Heck, the only reason I touched the content included here at all is because it came bundled with the “Classic and Uncut” edition I got for free off of GOG.
While I’m sure the changes to the multiplayer and addition of co-op for the campaign had/have their appeal, Special Delivery’s big selling point is undoubtedly the four new levels. This is where the first hints of the comedy that would come to define the property moving forward can be seen, and they rear their edgy little heads in the form some particularly tasteless themes for the original stages. It may seem kind of simpleminded to criticize an add-on for a title about being a mass shooter and a brand that prides itself on having a controversial sense of humor for being “tasteless,” but as you shoot up locations such as a department store, a homeless camp, a disaster relief effort, and a retirement community it’s not hard to see why its settings are especially problematic.
The number of unarmed, helpless civilians running around appears to have been GREATLY increased compared to the seemingly reduced amount of hostile targets, and the whole thing feels like it’s just being played for one big joke. Gone are the appropriately dark, unsettling vibes and atmosphere. In their place are unfunny repetitive one-liners (the amount of times you’ll hear “wHaT yOu DoN’t SeLl PoStAl?” in the department store…) and sight gags. I’m not necessarily offended by Running with Scissor’s insensitivity, more simply irritated that they would release something this juvenile and stupid as a means of building onto a more serious effort that I personally gave a fair bit of credit to. They did amuse me once at least when I passed by a shed at the old folk’s home and a parade of muscular naked men, presumably gigolos there to bang the old ladies, poured out. It was good for a single chuckle, so an extra star for the surprise penises I guess.
5/10