edit: UPDATE 1.3.1 IS OUT AND IT'S AMAZING. IF YOU WERE DISAPPOINTED BY THE GAME ON RELEASE I HIGHLY RECOMMEND CHECKING IT OUT NOW.
The Backloggd rating and kneejerk fan reactions seem to indicate my initial response to Postal 4's release was the same as many others'. Disgust. So I absolutely get where y'all are coming from when you hate on Postal 4. So don't brush me off when I tell you that Postal 4 is a great game.
Let's get this out of the way: yes, most of my old complaints still apply to this game in the year of our Lord 2024. Postal 4 is a janky mess, riddled with bugs and horrid difficulty spikes. It's also an indie game with a massive scope. It's worth noting that many people complained about Postal 2 back in the day in much the same way people are complaining about Postal 4 now.
When I began my playthrough, I was trying to breeze through the days in much the same way I would in my optimized runs of Postal 2. However, I quickly ran into issues. Attempting to speed demon my way from point to point left me feeling worn out even after just an hour or two of play. When I started taking my time, seeing the sights, vibing with the silly cutscenes, dissecting people with the fantastic arsenal of new weapons, that's when Postal 4 clicked. This is a vibrant and dense game. Shitty jokes and side content are plastered just about everywhere a modern game engine would allow. It's arguably the best open world I've seen a game, where the copypasting is minimal and every space feels like it serves a purpose, not to pad out game size. It's certainly better than whatever Starfield has going on. And that game has a higher rating than this!
I don't mean to get hung up over the critical reception of Postal 4. If a RWS-developed game is ever universally beloved, something has gone terribly wrong. It just really sucks to see so many Postal 2 fans shit on something that was clearly a passion project for the team. Don't let its reputation or performance issues dissuade you from checking it out. Postal 4 is a worthwhile, chaotic jankfest. That's a good thing.
The Backloggd rating and kneejerk fan reactions seem to indicate my initial response to Postal 4's release was the same as many others'. Disgust. So I absolutely get where y'all are coming from when you hate on Postal 4. So don't brush me off when I tell you that Postal 4 is a great game.
Let's get this out of the way: yes, most of my old complaints still apply to this game in the year of our Lord 2024. Postal 4 is a janky mess, riddled with bugs and horrid difficulty spikes. It's also an indie game with a massive scope. It's worth noting that many people complained about Postal 2 back in the day in much the same way people are complaining about Postal 4 now.
When I began my playthrough, I was trying to breeze through the days in much the same way I would in my optimized runs of Postal 2. However, I quickly ran into issues. Attempting to speed demon my way from point to point left me feeling worn out even after just an hour or two of play. When I started taking my time, seeing the sights, vibing with the silly cutscenes, dissecting people with the fantastic arsenal of new weapons, that's when Postal 4 clicked. This is a vibrant and dense game. Shitty jokes and side content are plastered just about everywhere a modern game engine would allow. It's arguably the best open world I've seen a game, where the copypasting is minimal and every space feels like it serves a purpose, not to pad out game size. It's certainly better than whatever Starfield has going on. And that game has a higher rating than this!
I don't mean to get hung up over the critical reception of Postal 4. If a RWS-developed game is ever universally beloved, something has gone terribly wrong. It just really sucks to see so many Postal 2 fans shit on something that was clearly a passion project for the team. Don't let its reputation or performance issues dissuade you from checking it out. Postal 4 is a worthwhile, chaotic jankfest. That's a good thing.