Postal 2: The Most Absurd, Delightfully Tasteless Video Game Out There

[@rezaka116]

I love how steam has a "All Postal games (but that one) bundle"

[@datguyuno98]

3 will be the biggest joke to eventually be completely forgotten and it'll be even funnier then

[@tetris6067]

@@datguyuno98 what was with Postal 3? I just got into 1/2 like a week ago and am curious about what was with 3.

[@PronounDisrespecter]

The fact RWS decided to include the movie adaptation in the bundle, over "that one", makes it even better.

[@rezaka116]

@@PronounDisrespecter That movie is ironically the most faithful video game adaptation ever.

[@PronounDisrespecter]

@@rezaka116 We all know who directed it, it's easy to assume it's not exactly a cinematic masterpiece. I guess any redeeming quality it may have is in spite of the director and not because of him.

[@CallForGrandPappy]

Gotta respect the developers at Running with Scissors for basically never changing since the 90s.

[@wormwoodbecomedelphinus4131]

Also whenever it goes on sale it sells for the smallest possible thing. I bought my copy for literally a single cent. I have to respect the kind of person who decides to do that.

[@darrylthewolf6568]

they are the most respectable devs

[@plantain.1739]

@@wormwoodbecomedelphinus4131 The single best penny ever spent

[@shocck1]

yes, the only change is better graphics, everything else stayed the same which is so great

[@mrdude3697]

Oh they changed a bit. I miss the old website with all the half naked Postal babes

[@stevencooper3202]

When will people finally figure out that "immersive sim" isn't a genre of game, but rather a design philosophy that can be applied to any genre

[@OfficialDJSoru]

Would Test Drive Unlimited be considered an immersive sim?

[@henryfleischer404]

It's like metroidvania.

[@007megaoof]

Someone fucking said it finnaly.

[@007megaoof]

@@OfficialDJSoru idk is super Mario odessy an immersive sim?

[@OfficialDJSoru]

@@007megaoof Can't say for sure, never played it.

[@SharlaBlades]

Postal 2 is like that quirky uncle who slips you shots when no one's looking. But you have to listen to his dad jokes. Though no matter how dated they are, you can always enjoy it cause of how he tells them.

[@QuickQuips]

Well... Dad jokes are supposed to be inoffensive. Postal ones hardly are.

[@TimeForDunston]

It's always the uncle that gets written off as the creep or weirdo, I recently became an uncle, I don't approve of this societal trend, that all uncles are automatically weird sex perverts. Not fair.

[@budah0KBproductions]

@@TimeForDunston I understand that but I think it's no more than a women being named Karen automatically being a bitch. It's a fun stereotype to poke at because let's call a spade a spade here, there's a lot of both. Just treat them the way you wish you could have been, presumably with care, nurture, and a bit of a break. Being a kid is hard when you're surrounded by parents and no other influences, but a cool uncle can cut the fat a lot, I know mine did. Anyway cheers mate.

[@justpassingby298]

Uncles usually have uncle jokes, on that topic. How many babies does it take to paint a barn? Depends how hard you throw

[@Casshio]

@AwfulMusik Well yea, but that's just one side of the coin. The uncle is also often portrayed as that cool guy in the family. Like the uncle you rarely get to see but when you do it's a blasts and he always has cool gifts.

[@CoolAndNormal]

Postal 2 on launch: Crass, unplayable and broken Postal 2 around like 2012: Oh god, what a shameful mess, i'm so glad we have moved on from such depictions Postal 2 in 2020: Game of the Year

[@commie281]

Goty contender lol

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

I think that Civvie may have singlehandedly revived RWS.

[@napalmkitty6686]

@@Kevin-jb2pv he kinda did. Though im sure 4 would have attracted alot as well.

[@Dodsodalo]

@@Kevin-jb2pv I bought the postal bundle cause of him.

[@xanaxodgrindcorelover9191]

still a crass shitty mess but so full of love at the same time

[@greenhowie]

Ah yes, the videogame equivalent of Season 1 South Park.

[@terrorbyte5352]

Or The Toxic Avenger

[@TayTayMakesBeats]

@@terrorbyte5352 Never forget Tromeo & Juliette

[@terrorbyte5352]

@@TayTayMakesBeats oh hell yeah! Add Class of Nukem High, too

[@citrusreality64]

@@terrorbyte5352 and conker bfd

[@IndigoVoltage]

Even better than the whole South Park series actually (fact)

[@naii_]

This can't be good for me, but I feel great

[@michaelr20010713]

@America Is my city He’s quoting the game

[@zedxcu]

vibu ribon

[@naii_]

@@zedxcu vibri is cute

[@zedxcu]

@@naii_ bnuuy

[@bimuchannel8892]

a vib ribbon fan what a gem! :0

[@dreadlordhg360]

Interesting fact: here in Australia, Postal 2 is outright illegal to sell or own. This has not stopped a few thousand Australians, including myself, from buying it on Steam.

[@ultrarising2983]

If Albo ever bans the game, imma go postal in parliament

[@dreadlordhg360]

@@ultrarising2983 I'll have em sign my petition

[@noahhamilton5974]

@@ultrarising2983 as a uk citizen i can confirm that I would smuggle a shotgun, a handgun and a shovel into parliament and go postal if it were banned.

[@J95SYT]

I thought you couldn't buy the disc

[@Youtube.Commen-tater]

​@@J95SYTinternet magic

[@chessmeister596]

Civvie 11, as Charlatan said, has a very good let's play of postal 2, if anyone is really interested. Doesn't cut anything out and is quite knowledgeable about it and it's history.

[@kabob0077]

Gonna need to rewatch that...

[@hustlinjustin3560]

He also dislikes sewer levels

[@kabob0077]

@@hustlinjustin3560 Who doesn't dislike Sewer Levels to some extent?

[@elijahjarman2837]

@@kabob0077 his dislikes though are.... extreme

[@TMcKeon408]

#freecivvie

[@fourscoresplat]

my man speaking so clearly the captions are right

[@pyrojinn]

Remember when we made fun of KZbin captions? Well time sure flies

[@justinbrandt8415]

I noticed that too,lol

[@not_herobrine3752]

@@pyrojinn the captions of some videos are still funny... if they arent auto translated to french that is

[@datboy038]

Good to know the ai algorithm is actually working xD

[@PanzerMan332]

I like how much Postal 2 makes fun of everyone. Nowadays when anyone says "Yeah this person makes fun of everyone" it actually means "This person mostly makes fun of the other side but sometimes makes a self depricating joke, so that counts as making fun of everyone, right?".

[@scatpitstevens7688]

It does what people claim modern south park does

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

It kinda does count. You are making fun of everyone at that point

[@tylermcneeley3136]

Modern South Park still makes fun of everyone

[@PhantomEagle..]

@@tylermcneeley3136 That is why southpark is still one of my favorite shows. Personally if I was the creator and the groups that are extremely offended by my show despite it being a joke. I'll shit on them *even harder*

[@encycl07pedia-]

self-deprecating*

[@coconuthead1361]

In case you don't feel like looking it up, the Harris WADs were the custom Doom II levels made by the Columbine shooters that recreated the school's layout.

[@woldemunster9244]

OH NO! Like everyone did at the time, you had crappy mapping tools and trying to mimic real-life was the first thing to do.

[@samtinkle9076]

*apparently recreated the school’s layout

[@cokedupnormies2651]

Wait the same guys who did the shooting, made the levels too?

[@arcsgames3111]

No they were just levels made by Eric harris (edit) to my knowledge none of the levels were of the school

[@ziemzf6643]

harris didnt made levels that represent their schools, its a 90s media nonsense because video game is the major moral boogeyman back then. they made WADs, thats true, but it is a typical doom level(as in, themed around Doom Lore/space base), not based on their own school

[@Mrkabrat]

"Now the flowers will grow!" The Dude *not* doing some gardening

[@CeroAshura]

Proceeds to piss on a burning person as any good samaritan would.

[@daveypocket8847]

Fitting pfp

[@Xplainn93]

@@CeroAshura Before knocking their block off with a shovel.

[@vaguetenebrous8349]

You can find the cut ideas from the game in a graveyard. Be careful which ones you piss on.

[@michaelr20010713]

Yeah you might get fired for it

[@HydraSpectre1138]

I pissed on the Zombie Dad grave to get one of the achievements earlier.

[@101Volts]

Lionel's Mom does _not_ like being pissed on. Is she referenced in Postal 2, though?

[@felipearellano2811]

One thing I always like when coming back to Postal 2 is how much the game rewards you for exploring. Every single cranny you go there's something there for you to pick up, it feels so good to go into little corner and getting more ammo or perhaps a brand new weapon.

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

A quote from a guy I knew "Postal is the best game, to simulate how it feels to be like me. Being surrounded by hatred and cold bitter pain eats away your humanity. But no matter how much society tried, they'll never bring us - gingers down"

[@jacaredosvudu1638]

I was lightly cringing until the last line

[@TayTayMakesBeats]

Imagine seeing a game as overtly and unashamedly goofy as Postal 2 and feeling not only outrage but the desire to go out of your way to make it illegal to own. It's terrifying knowing that people like that are in positions of power. People say that everyone is way too prone to outrage in 2021 but it's important to remember that people like this have always been a problem.

[@Briggie]

Except now they have been way more successful than those of past have ever been.

[@TayTayMakesBeats]

@@Briggie Strongly disagree. The red scare/MacCarthyism was a significantly more severe mass outrage and attack on free expression. Harmless books were banned, neighbors reported each other for wrongthink, journalists were silenced, blacklisted and even jailed as communists for as little as thinking that removing the rights of workers is kinda cringe. The most blatant thing I can think of today where systemic power is regularly used to silence people is the anti-BDS laws in the US. As far as moral outrage reactionaries are doing a great job at getting harmless books and basic education banned from schools, the attack on women's and queer people's rights has been pretty brutal too but it's not like these things weren't present at the time of the red scare or satanic panic. The "outraged mobs" are nowhere near as successful as they used to be and don't have nearly as much government support. Twitter is a nightmare and people often dogpile others for dumb shit but compared to being jailed for having mildly progressive politics? Naahhh

[@NobodyAsked-xh8cs]

Its more terrifying that people like you prefer to wail your asses off instead of having the balls to make said games in the first place.

[@NobodyAsked-xh8cs]

More like the claim to be successful than those of the past when they're just trying to place a placebo effect on everything they see as a pathetic form of control.

[@SuitorASMR]

whenever postal 2 comes up my brain: OH HEY CIVVIE!

[@Sask3187]

*sigh* Hello cancer Mouse. .... xD

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

Get out of here cancer mouse this is a happy place

[@kabob0077]

Cancer Mouse? What're you doing outside of the facility?

[@Type75Advance]

"MAP MUZAK PLAYS"

[@kylehyde215CA]

@@kabob0077 Facility? This looks like a trap!

[@jonuhh_]

Honestly dude. This game taught me how to not be offended

[@cristinagomez3283]

No cap

[@DIVINE_WEAP0N]

Do note that its not good to be completely not offended to anything, today being offended carries a negative connotation depending on where you’re from but if you are totally immune to such + get angry at others who are reasonably offended by something, you’ll kind of be a deadbeat. It all depends but either way this game was meant to be goofy and offensive so idc. It’s also old as shit

[@CoolSs]

"concerned everything group" new favorite phrase

[@havingabrainisoverrated6214]

I love how "waiting in line" and "events of the early 2000s" are in the content warning

[@jackcouch8322]

THIS CANT BE GOOD FOR ME BUT I FEEL GREAT!!!!

[@Type75Advance]

I gotta stop smoking this crap

[@mlgmcdonaldsland7063]

Here I am minding my second amendment rights and you people have to freak out on me

[@Kajetanpsikuta]

Now the flowers will grow

[@Flesh_Wizard]

I regret nothing

[@JeremyBX]

Back in early 2016 I picked this up because people were talking about how good PORTAL 2 was, so accidentally ordered POSTAL 2. To this day, it's one of my favorite experiences. The AI is so dynamic as they can cause illegal chaos without you having to do anything, and the amount of freedom you have over your environment is insane. There are moments in this game that are as cinematically implemented as Half-Life 1, and the fact that the game's story isn't anything over-the-top and is just *"hey cool guy, go do some daily normal-human chores and then return home like a normal human would"* upheaves the realism. No stupidly unreal heists, no bullcrap apocalypse futurism, no microtransactions (?), it's just you going to the store and coming back home, with many absurdities here and there that could happen in real life. You FEEL like you're in the game, because the of how much control you have over your character plus how many things can be interacted with PLUS how "down-to-earth" everything is. Want to chuck a shovel at a dog? You can do that IRL. Want to buy milk at an indian-ran grocery? you can do that IRL! Want to get people to sign a petition, or visit someone at the hospital, or join a boycott? you can do that IRL! Where's your GTA now? It's Quality over Quantity, and GTA would never step this far while somehow at the same being this... "peaceful" about it.

[@BlueRGuy]

I'm pretty sure that the grocery store owner is Arabic, idk if I'm wrong or not

[@Ronmcdon-mb7bh]

@@BlueRGuy they look the same

[@oxyc0d161]

@@BlueRGuy Arabic is a language LMAOO

[@quanhittersupreme6738]

@@oxyc0d161 Arab is also an ethnic group.

[@oxyc0d161]

@@quanhittersupreme6738 He said 'Arabic', there's a clear difference.

[@Rustaceann]

"It's totally doable to get through Postal 2 without killing anyone or exposing yourself..." I feel attacked...

[@Jean-Denis_R_R_Loret]

It's as frustating as finishing dishonored with low chaos 😂

[@memoman_yt]

Just get Pipes and money and run

[@marsh5636]

Its just incredibly difficult

[@Reddotzebra]

I still love that one of the first day tasks in this game is walking around trying to get random people to sign your petition to get whiney congressmen to play violent video games. With such witty and convincing remarks as "Would you sign this petition?" and (which I may be misremembering since I played this game from an actual physical disc back when the government of my country were actually trying to get this banned) "Are you going to sign this petition or do you forfeit that right to your surviving family members?" When then going to pick up your salary from the games company you work at, they get invaded by violent protestors that had previously occupied their lawn, bearing signs, while creepily chanting "Games are bad, they make you mad!" This game is a freaking marvel.

[@cass316x]

Postal 2 shaped my childhood. Will forever be one of my favourite games ever.

[@johnskelington]

**takes two steps back**

[@mattc2306]

Sums up my experience with the GTA franchise.

[@comicsans1689]

It's concerning with the number of people growing up that had violent and mature games as childhood inspirations.

[@mattc2306]

@@comicsans1689 Well, not everyone grew up watching The Little Mermaid or collecting Pokemon cards. Let's just say...

[@gamerito100]

@@comicsans1689 The more fun we had on our childhoods xD

[@malkuth2293]

This can't be good for anyone, but we feel great about it.

[@davisdf3064]

Thanks Aubrey from Sunny's mind

[@malkuth2293]

@@davisdf3064 No problem!

[@elm9193]

I like that in one of your possible deal breakers was "former child actors"

[@CharlatanWonder]

For me that was a clear sign that they're try to target people who are completely unaware of how seedy these groups are nowadays including the literal financial exploitation of children. How seedy do you have to be to try and swindle money out of an actual child?

[@redactedcanceledcensored6890]

@@CharlatanWonder yeah I was almost hired as a child actor, only later I thought about how much of the money I earned would have actually ended up in my hands

[@justthatoneguy64]

What about “demonic man milk”?

[@cementman_]

I thought it was a Sam and max reference

[@woahkorcsika8920]

@@justthatoneguy64 You'll have to figure that one out yourself

[@blunderingfool]

I'm surprised you said "your former employers" as a hostile group. They're literally the only "interest group" by the end game that won't gun you down on site!

[@matthewjones39]

They actually help you out if you’re attacked

[@krakixel]

Y'know, my idea of what is an "Immersive sim" is that it's not a game genre, but rather a byproduct of how the game is. That being a linear game that allows and accepts multiple ways to succeed in it, including those that the devs did not intend. It's completely consequential and attempting to intentionally make one leads to poor results.

[@mrmr-qx4jq]

Yo habla ingles??

[@braixy642]

Postal 2 was sold in Germany. It was until 2017 when german Steam moderators went on a purge to remove violent games. Around 25 were removed and the first 3 Postal games were one of them

[@areallyboredindividual8766]

Wait until the robbers show up and then raid the vault. You can slip past while they're distracted

[@unknownz360]

Fun fact: Postal 1 turns from a shooter to a pshycological horror because of the ending. It makes it one of the most darkest endings in video game history (i think)

[@beetheimmortal]

Postal 2 is the definition of free speech, and it's brilliant. Also, I love anti-sponsors, so please do them as often as possible!

[@shyspacewolf4675]

ah postal 2, a childhood game for me, although my dad banned me from playing it until I was old enough to make decisions on my own I still snuck in to play it anyway while he was at work. fun times.

[@Alernategem]

For my fellow zoomers that are confused about the beef from England I’m pretty sure it’s in reference to a controversy surrounding a lot of beef companies in England using horse meat instead

[@FreeRangeHuman4083]

I thought it was mad cow disease?

[@kukuV.3]

In Germany we heard a lot about the mad cow disease or Rinderwahnsinn and how it could eat your brain

[@ryguy9876]

No, it was a massive meat recall that took place after finding out some of the meat was infected with Mad Cow disease.

[@SkigBiggler]

Definitely a reference to bovine spongiform encephalitis, or mad cow disease. From what I recall there was a huge outbreak because the Brit’s were feeding ground up bits of dead cow they couldn’t sell, to cows, which included cow brains, which caused the spread of BSE. Sure other places were doing the same thing, but the Brit’s had a whole scandal with regards to it, there were cover ups and government fuckery as well if I recall correctly

[@WobblesandBean]

Wait. The game takes place in a desert state adjacent to California... featuring a postal worker... going on a mass shooting.

[@woldemunster9244]

It's called POSTAL FFS. I don't live in Murica but even i know what that word means.

[@ThePkhoury10]

@@woldemunster9244 bruh you need to calm yo rectum down

[@sameerpharma4906]

16:48 omg that's literally the story of Postal 1. Although Postal 1 is wayy more serious and dark than Postal 2.

[@DJstarrfish]

Unfortunately, to quote a wiser man than myself, the outrage train can't tell the difference between actual violence and over-the-top gonorrhea-spewing satire

[@mitchelldrake6069]

Postal had an atmosphere that kinda made me feel queasy, 2 had me laughing while pissing on ceilings

[@solarflare9078]

@@DJstarrfish In fact, it's the opposite nowadays. Remember the "Summer of Love" and the "Fiery, but mostly peaceful protests"? Those aren't considered "violent" by the same outrage train, but dare have satirical violence, oh no. It must be taken down.

[@PsychOsmosis]

*"I, for one, did not do this [...]"* And you call yourself a "cat person"! One would think you'd jump on the opportunity to have cats aid you in your grand journey.

[@gownerjones]

Postal is one of those games where I don't wanna play it, I just wanna watch Civvie play it.

[@romanamador3317]

You're missing out then.

[@gownerjones]

@@romanamador3317 No, I'm not. Watching Civvie makes Postal more entertaining than it would be to play it myself.

[@bitterman7258]

@@gownerjones you're missing out then

[@romanamador3317]

@@gownerjones ok

[@arkgaharandan5881]

"The types i mentioned come from a fringe group that come from a certain forum known for exploits so toxic that most of the gaming community at large disavows them" Reset era? rpg codex? 4chan? Reddit?

[@kabob0077]

I... Would like some clarification too...

[@robertsmalls2293]

lmao 4chan isn’t “disavowed” by the gaming community as a whole. 4chan *is the gaming community.*

[@unlimitedricepudding7826]

It’s definitely Reset Era. 4Chan and Reddit have their toxic elements, but neither of them doxxed Atlus employees for not making changes to Persona 5 Royal to makes it more “acceptable” for western audiences or that one time they led a successful harassment campaign to get the Western release of Dead Or Alive Extreme 3 cancelled because of “muh sexism” and “Boobs bad”

[@s00pcan]

reset era disgusts me

[@WTFisTingispingis]

"This can't be good for me but I feel _GREAT._" is basically the most Postal 2 way to express how I feel about this game.

[@CrookedSkew]

Great video. It's hard to describe Postal 2 - a game unlike any other - it has something that makes it appealing despite it's over the top antics. A big kudos for posting the games and music featured - that was an excellent touch as I wanted to see both as I liked one song and one game.

[@Vesperitis]

This can't be good for monetization, but I feel great.

[@Sergito800]

A part of me wants to try a pacifist run but its so hard to resist to not embrace the ultra violence :D Also cat looking extra chunky and adorable as always

[@fulsame1]

"...more usual ways of severing the divine link" Hits right in the cyberbrian

[@BloodMarket]

This absurd game kills me every time. It latches onto all the edgy early 2000s humor that everyone was throwing around in middle school. This game feels so nostalgic yet i only found out about it a year ago. The official server is deadass the chillest meme filled place ive ever been in. Youd think a server centered around all of these controversial subjects would be so toxic that there is a political debate around every corner and etc but no... Even controversial subjects arent even spoken about like ever. (Not to say the fandom and content is the greatest all the time. God there are moments where i go wtf)

[@chese2347]

my mom walked in while i was watching(i was still at the start) and said: "is that our cat".

[@chese2347]

@MethOverdose2001 no my cat is dead

[@Derrick_Campana]

The issue with these videos is that I'm constantly distracted by how bad I want to pet that good boy.

[@bug_stonkin_wess1221]

Next do some postal 3 (also known as 400000 psychic damage)

[@rezaka116]

Did you mean 4? There is no 3

[@majormalfunction0071]

Postal III doesn't exist. Just a shared nightmare, in fact, I don't know what you're talking about. What's a Postal III?

[@justsomeguywithprimusapoth5927]

Also known as we don’t talk about that one

[@tnevadi8370]

What postal 3? You mean Paradise Lost?

[@bug_stonkin_wess1221]

@@tnevadi8370 yeah that one

[@Xxxsorrow]

I first played this game when I was 9 years old at a friend's house. I've had so much fun playin it throughout the years, especially after the updates. My favorite part is the mall cause I steal all the food and feed as many dogs as I can and then have them kill for me. I still can't believe how this game is even allowed on Steam, but I'm glad that it is. lol

[@moosekababs]

honestly just the trigger warning has me extremely interested in playing this game. 🤔 like... this is definitely not the most hard core thing ever, i can guarantee i've seen worse, but like. I wonder *where* it would scale...

[@ember4303]

Classic new grounds is probably the best way to describe postal 2. Its absurd, offensive and juvenile but has a lot of heart put into it

[@mrmr-qx4jq]

It's a classic still play it to this day gotta get all the mods for full dismemberment! Awp mod

[@cormoran2303]

I remember getting this game on release, I had to buy it direct from RWS' website and hope it would get past customs. It did. To this day my favourite thing to do in Postal 2 is to make someone puke then cut their head off, creating a vomit fountain.

[@rokcris7313]

holy shit you can do that!?

[@genericdevtexture3661]

Lmao vomit fountain

[@napalmkitty6686]

Im fucking thrilled how active and loved this series is still today. We have 4 ffs! We dont even have HL3 yet

[@aymuhspunj]

"Postal, Postal 2, then Postal 4? Where's Postal 3?" "Don't worry about it."

[@mlgmcdonaldsland7063]

Postal 3 and 4 are a duo. Postal 1 and 2 are two very different games.

[@imalittletoxicjustalittle]

i rp as a crack head when i play with the "health pipes" lmao

[@kylesoler4139]

Im surprised Taika Waititi hasnt made some sort of skit about a New Zealand gamer getting the defense force at his door due to him having a copy of Postal 2.

[@seblevi3320]

Many young generations won't remember this national treasure and that makes me sad :(

[@CombineWatermelon]

The aggression is already there. People would be violent either way, and video games have nothing to do with it. This is only a debate because of pearl-clutching idiots in the 90s

[@averagechadlegionary5824]

We need more game like it nowadays, unapologetic and not afraid to offend.

[@bestduckyoueversee]

maybe I should get to work and do it myself :p

[@averagechadlegionary5824]

@@bestduckyoueversee I hope to one day be able to get into the game industry but for now I just settle for creating mods.

[@NobodyAsked-xh8cs]

There are games and mods like that out there, you're just not looking for them. You're probably just waiting to be fed one via a silver platter.

[@averagechadlegionary5824]

@@NobodyAsked-xh8cs Why so butthurt?

[@quackers2620]

I love how you said “former child stars” as a warning

[@cowboycave5071]

Oh god... Uwe Bol made the Postal movie? The same guy who made Rampage? Jesus.

[@turtleofpride4572]

I found rampage kinda fun when I was younger lol

[@mrfalzar9]

Postal Dude actually has 2 weeks of going insane.

[@DeadPollo]

as a wise Dude once said "Buttsauce"

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

I kind of want to go and try to play through this with as little violence as I can, just because it's both such an anthithesis of what the game is about and the devs made it possible.

[@fizzyaider4191]

Ayyyy i'm on time for once, and a coverage of one of the most classic cult followed games out there? Charlatan you spoil us! Keep up the amazing videos!

[@glennviking]

"waiting in line" that was the deal breaker for me.

[@lindinle]

pressed play. took the shovel and stole the gun and stuff from the neighbor then killed the dealer for crack.

[@Silenthero66]

The game is an actual masterpiece. Like, actual quality design and gameplay.

[@thesenate4743]

Played Postal 2 hundreds of hours in my childhood.....I REGRET NOTHING

[@referenci4831]

"The game doesn't make you kill people" Damn.... I feel bad right now for having 200+ hours in game killing everything I see Edit: I think I need help

[@Damian-cilr2]

I don't kill everything i see in postal 2,but i kill everyone who pisses me off or gets pissed off at me for whatever reason

[@frostblitz77]

This was an absolutely PHENOMINAL review with a lot of good takes! This is my first experience with your channel and I hope this kinda stuff is kept up!

[@saisameer8771]

About the whole violence thing, most people who play video games don't play them just for the violence. This is why hatred is largely forgotten while postal 2 is remembered as a cult classic. People who don't play video games see them at a very surface level with no context, which makes them seem like senseless violence for the sake of senseless violence.

[@apyr1439]

Oh right, hatred exists

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

We cant have games like this anymore. I was watching old school comedy movies I watched as a kid like Team America and South Park BLAU and was thinking "this stuff would never fly today"

[@rompevuevitos222]

The whole "if you play violent games you'll be more violent" assumes the human being is way more simple than it actually is For starters, getting a taste of participating in violence unlike movies where you are just an spectator, give you a clear look to the real consequences which most people don't really pay that much of a mind towards If you still think that murder is ok after seeing what it is in a closer aproach, then the issue is in you as a person, not in the game, and if anything might help as a diagnosis tool Kids are more impressionable, yes, but if a game can convince them violence is good, what makes you think a movie or the news themselves won't? that's where parenting has to take charge It is often smart to show kids bad things about the world when they are ready (including violence) so they can be tough about it more effectively It's not the same to simply say "don't do drugs" Than to show the kids the consequences of drugs and then tell them "this is WHY you shouldn't do drugs"

[@pedroemo5477]

Seriously, no study made by serious universities or research group proves that video games actually cause violence so

[@creativename_]

Yeah people are just bitches because people play games with violence. They say this and then they watch the most fucking violent movie/tv show ever

[@caderomine8331]

I would so sign that petition at 6:00. Keep up the phenomenal work, Charl

[@oldmate3152]

i love the little bit of detail on the molotov cocktail using a photo of Vyacheslav Molotov which the Molotov cocktail was named after (obviously)

[@felenov]

Postal 2 is one massive shitpost. And I fucking love it.

[@creativename_]

Every postal game after 2 is a massive shitpost (including that one)

[@Flesh_Wizard]

​@@creativename_that one is shitposting without the posting

[@creativename_]

@@Flesh_Wizard true

[@ArtsyFoxo]

I appreciate the emphasis on transparency in regards to your thoughts concerning "Do violent video games cause violence?". In my opinion, I think the most probable/reasonable answer given all the factors in place is a general "No" . And at least when it comes to the sociology/criminology majors I met in university. They came to the same conclusion. It's the same with movies/books/etc. (Though I understand that in this particular case, games are a very direct medium due to its interaction.) The "cause" when it comes to acts of violence could better be traced to issues concerning the individuals who could potentially commit the crime. Instead of the games themselves being the determining factor.

[@CharlatanWonder]

There's also a million other theories at play here like "aging out of crime" paired with how a lot of people who play video games tended to be younger, but I have neither the time now the proper certifications to go fully in depth on all of them.

[@richardc.mongler1029]

damn the star wars opening crawl got a yt account

[@dionysus913]

“Put on a police uniform and you’re immune to consequence” Wow! I didn’t know this game was *that* realistic!

[@pybroiii6155]

The Harris wads are crazy because they’re really good, shame such a talent was also completely insane it makes me sick

[@arthurkurbedzis]

For a large number of people, Postal 2 has become classic because it was discovered in childhood.

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

5:56 Thanks to the 20th anniversary update recently, you can get pretty close thanks to "Classic" mode being a thing with toggleable features that you can even switch some of for the updated version too. Thanks, RWS.

[@BigGuyJoh]

"Advanced hanging out techniques." Ah yes, something that many people did, *but no one watching this video has done.*

[@buttons551]

What game is he referring to?

[@BigGuyJoh]

@@buttons551 I dunno, I just caught onto the fact that this is another way of saying wacky wacky bed fun co-op mode.

[@SpiderRodrigo]

@@buttons551 it's called subverse from what i reckon, and it's basically a mass-effect porno spoof as was mentioned in the video

[@lordfizzz]

I cant even begin to explain how grounded we got in 2005 when mom found postal 2 on the desktop

[@princekyros]

I've actually come to like the bell system. I have a lot of channels I'm subscribed to but there's only a few I want to be notified about. Notifications for those videos I want to watch immediately but the subscription feed for when I'm bored and I've already watched all the notified ones.

[@xanaxodgrindcorelover9191]

also you forget this game was referenced in a law and order SVU episode when a guy talks about using a cat for a silencer in a video game more on videogame violence: maybe instead of just looking at eric harris's WADs we can listen to sue klebold's work in understanding her son dylan, who was the other columbine shooter. she has done a lot of work on understanding everything and has spoken and written about it extensively with all profits going toward further research, and she is not of the opinion that videogames were particularly relevant to what happened. shes a badass

[@MrJest2]

Wow - I bought and played this when it first came out, and found it hilarious!! I had no idea the franchise was even updated to run on newer systems; much less still "alive" with a (not crappy copy) sequel in development. Oh, and subbed. 😁

[@DZrache]

9:06 I've just watched two long-plays of this game and seeing those sounds on the toilet... That fucking kills me lmao

[@AlexanderVonMalachi]

I still have my Postal 2 CD. Good times.

[@itsprivate3061]

i played this when i was like 12, i seriously did not fount it that disturbing, i guess my brain was too undeveloped back then

[@gabegillette9647]

Videos like this are always interesting to me. I'm currently in my late-20's and Postal 2 launched when I was an impressionable 11-12 year old. It was indeed part of my childhood, but I never actually played it until 2013. Gaming media wouldn't shut up about it back in the day, you never saw it on store shelves and never knew anyone who actually played it, but boy howdy, you couldn't turn on G4 without eventually seeing a segment on "that offensive shooter" and how insane and controversial it was. Point being, I don't think a lot of people bought it necessarily, but it's existence was definitely mainstream knowledge. I feel like I understand most of the game's humor. I can assure you, it still comes off as absurdist and nonsensical even if you do get the references. It's very much in line with what adult humor was back in the day. At the risk of sounding like the whiny millennial I am, some of it does rub me the wrong way ... partly because I do understand some of the historical context. Not to say that I think the game should be censored or anything, but just to say that sometimes a something stops being funny when you understand the general attitudes that probably lead to the inclusion of it in the first place. Postal 2 is an interesting game. It never strived to be anything but a stupid albeit fun sandbox shooter. Yet in doing so, it became a strange time capsule of 2003. "Kitschy trash" is probably the single best term one could use to describe Postal 2, and yet it leans sssoooo hard into being nothing but that, that it became historically significant in it's own right.

[@shaynedouglasfertile]

This might be a dated joke, but: "The Postal Dude for Smash".

[@christiangottsacker6932]

Ah yes. *Deus Ex: Trailer Park Boys Edition*

[@talkkari5460]

20:00 It was revealed by the developers that Postal Guy shot himself because of his wife nagging him so much. -> That’s why he wakes up with a gun shot wound in his head at the hospital.

[@solaireofchungus2396]

civvie and tehsnakerer: more postal content. Comment more channels with postal content for the wanting viewer(s). Thank you charleton!

[@Killerqueen69420]

This is the first video of yours I’ve watched and I was so confused when a cat slid onto the screen

[@Kizoky.]

Health Pipes will only take 25% of your current health away, not a big chunk :D

[@ember4303]

Just like in real life!

[@parisaku813]

Hey! I just found your channel and love your editing style, especially how you use your cat to portray you, I find it comical. Anyway keep it up :)

[@JJSnake]

dude I want to PET your cat so badly. tooooo cute!

[@ceilingfan3589]

Ikr, same

[@jamesbryan558]

I've never heard a better advertisement for a patreon than 4k cat clips honestly