Postal 2 is Free to Claim for Limited Time
In the words of P. T. Barnum, there is no such thing as bad publicity, and that’s a mantra to which Running With Scissor’s Postal franchise has adhered for a quarter-century. Constructed to court controversy and offend anyone and everyone, it’s as if the already-outrageous Grand Theft Auto series were taken to the nth degree. Postal occupies an odd niche, but those still curious to give it a shot have the opportunity to grab 2003’s Postal 2—often considered to be the series’ highpoint—free of charge for a limited time on Good Old Games.
CD Projekt’s GOG is a service revered for its consumer-friendly approach and efforts to conserve obscure games that may otherwise have been completely lost. Naturally, GOG hosts CD Projekt-developed titles such as Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher, but retro PC titles has always been its bread and butter. Postal 2 is perfectly in keeping with the outside-the-mainstream stuff often found on the site, and it’ll be available to claim for free until 10:30PM UTC tonight.
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The offer is meant to commemorate the full release of Postal 4: No Regerts, a title that first debuted in early access in late 2019. The latest entry in the Postal franchise has been accosted with uniformly terrible review scores, but, in a way, it’s the sort of title which defies traditional review formats. It may bear the trademarks of a genuinely bad game—many reviewers have complained about bugs, stability issues, and broken controls—but it’s the sort of oddball thing that’s arguably enhanced by these problems. In a way, it’s the video game equivalent of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room or Ed Wood’s Plan 9 From Outer Space.
It’s actually a pretty good time to become a Postal fan; not only is the
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