![]() ![]() Four years later, it was ported to the Nintendo Switch on October 16th 2020, making it the first time the Postal series has appeared on a console. On, RWS released POSTAL Redux, an HD remake of the original Postal, on Steam, and later open sourced the original version of Postal 1. It also spawned the aforementioned loose film adaptation in 2007 by Uwe Boll. The game spawned three sequels: Postal 2 (2003), Postal III (2011), and Postal 4: No Regerts (2019). As such, he goes on a bloody rampage, shooting it out with cops, soldiers, and innocent bystanders alike. The game puts you in the shoes of "The Postal Dude", who believes himself the Only Sane Man in a world gone mad ( he's not). Later updates for the remake included levels from both expansions, online co-op and a deathmatch mode.Before Uwe Boll brought us 2007's Postal, there was the Postal video game series, developed by Running With Scissors, which started with 1997's Postal. ** ''Redux'' includes new character models for the Dude, civilians and hostiles, redone artwork for the levels, loading screens and the ending, new endings, redone soundtrack, new and redone voicework, a new level (The Carnival), a new weapon (the revolver), new skins, ] as a playable character, QOL improvements, rebalanced difficulty and a new Score Attack mode known as "Rampage Mode". Unfortunately, online multiplayer and the level editor were removed from this version. And to celebreate the series 20th anniversary in 2017, Running With Scissors released a patch including the two Japan-exclusive levels from "Super Postal" worldwide for the first time since its release. ![]() * UpdatedRerelease: ** The original game was rereleased on Steam in 2015 with support for modern hardware, improved mouse and keyboard controls, gamepad compatibility, achievements, high resolution settings, widescreen support and all levels from the "Special Delivery" expansion pack. ![]() Both ''Postal 1'' and ''Redux'' are also heavily implied to be in a separate continuity than the one ''Postal 2'' occurs and ''4'' occur in. * AlternateContinuity: ''Redux'' is implied to be this with all the changes made from the original taken into account. Not only that, but they're less tankier enemies are easier to kill than the original. *** ** Hostile health is now displayed with a crosshair. ''Redux'' treats them as secondary weapons, as they now can be used with a dedicated secondary fire button. *** ** Grenades, firebombs and mines were are treated as primary weapons in the original, meaning you had to manually use them like any other weapon. ''Redux'' allows you to run and use the shotgun at the same time with no issues. ** ''Redux'': *** In the original game, you couldn't run ], leaving you open to enemy attacks while trying to kill a hostile. end up picking up health when you're already one or two points away from fully healed. *** If you fill out your ammo/health ** Grabbing a health or ammo pickup when you're already close to the maximum will leave the pickup with a pick up, whatever health or ammo you didn't need, so you can come back to it later and not have to worry that pick up will still remain around with some health/ammo left for you're wasting resources if you to collect in case of emergencies. ** Both versions: *** Entering a new level will fully replenish your health, regardless of how much you lost during the previous level. Both ''Postal 1'' and ''Redux'' are also heavily implied to be in a separate continuity than the one ''Postal 2'' occurs in. Not only that, but they're less tankier to kill than the original. *** Hostile health is now displayed with a crosshair. *** Grenades, firebombs and mines were treated as primary weapons in the original, meaning you had to manually use them like any other weapon. Using the shotgun requires you to stand still, leaving you open to enemy attacks while trying to kill a hostile. ** ''Redux'': *** In the original game, you couldn't run and use the shotgun at the same time. *** If you fill out your ammo/health with a pick up, that pick up will still remain around with some health/ammo left for you to collect in case of emergencies. ![]()
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