POSTAL 4: No Regerts Reviews

I regert buying this game. The fact that this is considered out of early access is fucking crazy to me. This is without a doubt the most broken game that's actually 'finished' that I've ever purchased. Instead of adding co-op, can you stop me from falling through the world? How about the fact that the game goes down to a single-digit framerate whenever I look at a mirror? Do you know how many buildings have BATHROOMS with MIRRORS?? And this game is supposedly Steam Deck verified. As if that means anything anymore. But even if they just fix the performance problems, this game has huge design flaws too. It's really easy to get money and really easy to get more ammo than you'll ever use. That's factoring in all the unlimited respawning enemies you'll face. Even if you get the maximum heat from the cops, you can hide in almost any building and crouch because the AI can't figure out how to open fucking doors half the time. Again: guess how many buildings have DOORS. I did have fun exploring the huge map for all the secret collectibles, but once you realize all you do with them is trade them in for cash, and I already have the biggest backpack and all the open carry permits on day TWO, what's the point in continuing? I have literally 30 crack pipes, I can take on the fucking US army. There are great bones here, but it seems like RWS has no interest in polishing this turd. They'd rather just keep shitting out more half-digested features.

I thought people were hating on this game just for the bugs but no this is a bad game. It's super limiting in gameplay as you can't choose to be a pacifist anymore, the humor is toothless, the level design sucks, and it feels more like a wacky cartoon than a absurdist take on reality and our modern culture. The worst part is that a formula is there, and also I really like Civvie 11 and his cameo should be in a far better game

I was really excited to play this game. It was marketed as being just like its predecessors — but it never was, not even close. It's been a long time and there haven't been any meaningful updates. It's a shame, because I'm a big fan of the previous games. If I could, I’d fight to get my money back

stuttering midlife crisis student asset flip project that I bought with my own money. and I wouldnt have it any other way

Such a fun goofy game, worth a play for sure. Was it $40 worth, little hard to say. Maybe catch it on a sale.

[h1]POSTAL 4[/h1] [h3]A small review about how games on Unreal Engine need to stop using this terrible piece of engine in their games.[/h3] Writing this review halfway through the game. As a guy who has beaten all the Postal games a lot of times, I can say that Postal 4 is a decent product if you don’t look at it in terms of bugs, errors, and the engine. It’s Postal 2, but for modern ADHD youth with new-fangled jokes and life gags, with awesome movement that has the beginnings of Brain Damage, but there’s a catch - EVEN AFTER A TON OF PATCHES, WAITING YEARS FOR THE DEVELOPERS TO FIX THEIR PROJECT, THE GAME’S OPTIMIZATION IS THE WORST PART OF THE GAME! All games that use the Unreal Engine should initially go to the trash, at least because of their monotonous visual style, and secondly because of the optimization. Games fall apart from the inside for the slightest reasons, regardless of settings or PC components. Even switching to dx11 doesn’t save the situation. The game is good, I want to play it, but the engine just makes me say goodbye to the game. I’ll get through it to the end with patience, but I’m unlikely to return to the game after one playthrough. Review 2025©

The game's pretty fun but still buggy in some parts, would recommend but only during a sale.

I’ve always had a soft spot for the Postal series. Postal 2 was a staple of my edgy high school years, with over-the-top violence, unique humor, and genuine creativity. Unfortunately, Postal 4 fails to recapture that magic, and I walked away disappointed. Here’s why: [h1] Negatives: [/h1] Barren world: The game world is huge but feels empty and lifeless. Traversing the map is tedious, and I spent more time running between dull locations than actually enjoying the experience. A smaller, denser world could have reduced repetitive loading screens and made things feel more alive. Humor misses the mark: While humor is subjective, I found Postal 4 leaned too heavily on childish toilet humor. It rarely made me laugh the way Postal 2 did; if that’s not your style, much of the dialogue will likely fall flat. Uninspired missions: The missions are kinda boring and lack substance (and consequences for that matter, I didn't encounter any of the factions I pissed off in the world once) Poor performance and visuals: For a game that doesn’t look particularly impressive, the technical performance is surprisingly rough, with noticeable frame drops and visual bugs. Repetitive interiors and loot: Most houses look identical and rarely offer anything interesting to find. Exploring feels unrewarding. Collectibles overload: There are simply too many collectibles, which quickly becomes overwhelming and distracting — ultimately leading me to abandon my quest to catch them all. [h1] Positives: [/h1] Classic violence and one-liners: The over-the-top gore and cheesy dialogue are back, and will satisfy fans of Postal 2. Weapons feel decent: While I gravitated toward the Revolver (it’s almost always a one-hit kill), the arsenal in general is fun and satisfying to use. Great voice talent: Postal fans can rejoice at the return of Rick Hunter and Corey Cruise as the main character’s voice actors, alongside John St. John. Co-op potential: There’s a co-op mode, though I haven’t had a chance to try it yet. Edit: I played the co-op mode with a friend for about 2 hours, we had some problems connecting and actually getting started, but when we got to actually play it was fine with some minor bugs. However we didn't have much fun doing the missions, so we just went postal, which was fun enough at least. [h1] Conclusion: [/h1] As a longtime fan, I really wanted to love Postal 4. Sadly, it feels like a budget version of Postal 2 with a bigger but emptier world, humor that rarely landed for me, and technical issues galore. Unless you’re a diehard fan curious about the evolution of the series, I can’t really recommend it in its current state. There’s potential, but it would require a major overhaul to truly shine.

Extremely Long early access period Updates becoming slower and slower Little faith in this usurping its predecessor developers recently announced kickstarter for postal 2 remaster killing the small glimmer of hope I had in this becoming playable through updates

Don't buy Postal 4 at its current state, the game is full of annoying bugs that the devs still have NOT fixed after more than 3 years of it being out of early access. Unacceptable. Here are just a few issues off the top of my head: [list] [*]Every time you rent a scooter, your map glitches out. Waypoints stop working and your cursor disappears [*]Horrible performance in some locations. Your frames can drop to 5 just by walking a few feet in a given direction [*]Postal dude spawning horizontally. No, this is not a joke. [*]Crazy amounts of artifacting and texture glitches, no matter the graphics quality [*]Sounds glitching it, noises continuing to play even after death, have to reload the game to fix [/list] As such, hold off on buying this product at this point in time and at the current price