Postal 2 is definitely a satire, yes. Not Postal 1, though. At least, not from my time with it yet. It's got the same context and tone as Hatred, the actions and playable character are nearly identical... the only difference is that the color scheme being used is entirely different.

As far as context/tone goes, yes, Manhunt is extremely different. It's the actions, however, that make the games similar. All three games (referring to the first Postal, first Manhunt, and Hatred) involve the often brutal murder of NPC characters, not always on even ground. All three games give you the option to kill…

Haha, it's no problem. I figure, with the level of replies you actually gave, you had intended to have a decent conversation. I commend you for your level of truthiness in this reply.

All of those are points that I completely agree on. However, to find something offensive, one must first be offended by it. This makes the removal of the game immediately difficult to understand, and also contradictory, as Postal (having played it this morning) is quite literally the same type of game. Kill unarmed…

Context would mean something more if there was any consistency in the way that such products were handled. Valve has not done so, however. That is the issue I have, and my opinion on that particular part of the matter will not change.

My overall issue with this event is not that people have to do different things to get some game. My issue stems from Valves' continued hypocrisy or lack of clarification on their part, in regards to their own rules and regulations. The issue does stem from the action of removing a title that is extremely similar in…

The point of comments is to hold a conversation. If you're going to belittle the conversation before it even begins, then don't bother commenting. I'm making a statement on something that I have an opinion on. You're free to voice yours, but if your opinion begins with "who cares", no one is going to care enough to…

Having read through all of your replies to me, I can only conclude that you're deliberately trying to sound like a prick at times. No offense meant, you just come across as rather heated about the subject.

It isn't "my" definition of the word. It's "the" definition, as found in multiple sources. Merriam-Webster, for example, shows the following: "Act of changing or suppressing speech or writing that is considered subversive of the common good."

Those are all valid reasons, and I think I'd agree with all of them. I think the issue some are having is that Valve gave none of those. And if you're able to give those reasons as just an example of what Valve COULD be thinking, and sound entirely reasonable, I would like to think that anyone who cares about their…

To play devil's advocate, a mirroring tactic is still a tactic. Comparing this to GTA or other games with similar content, which I will openly admit to using, still brings up a valid point. What makes Hatred so much worse in their eyes than the likes of the GTA franchise, or Postal? Where's the dividing line?

You just further proved the point I've been making to others since this news broke. The only reason this game is receiving flak is because of the way it's presented to the public. People seem to be fine with allowing Postal or Postal 2 in their gaming libraries because it has at least some background of not being…

Do you think the same way about Grand Theft Auto? Or any other sandbox game involving crime and the potential for senseless murder? (Or even outside of sandbox titles, how about Postal?)

Technically speaking, it is censorship, but only to a very mild point on the grand scale of things. If you take the definition of the word ("the suppression of speech, public communication or other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient as…

I think it would be interesting to check the other games those particular users play. Not to condemn them or anything, just to show proof that they're probably like any other Steam user, who likely has a large and varied collection of titles available for installation. In all honestly, it's probably an audience that…

And what about Hatred makes it more offensive than, say, Postal, or GTA, or anything else that both you or I could come up with? The only difference I've noticed is the presentation, and if that's all that people can come up with (and I really haven't even seen others make that comment about the game all that much),…

I would argue that we can't really know if that's a necessary part of the game until the full product is released. Maybe you can work around it, only taking on armed AI. Or maybe you can just take a nice, leisurely stroll with your weapons down Main Street. Hard to judge it the way you're describing until it's played…

Wait, so, do you NEED to upgrade the old exotics? Or is Problem 2 just a problem if you took the time to upgrade them before thsee changes?

That would work, but only if there was a particular reason that he wasn't able to simply leave without being followed. It's not like the costumes ever leave the building they "work" out of. So why couldn't he just quit and never deal with the repercussions? It seems like he'd have gotten away with it all, assuming he…

I think anyone who stops to think about it will feel the same way. But you really can't deny that, for many players, the jump scares will be the most memorable part of the experience. The story and atmosphere are there, but a sudden fright will stick with people longer than a subtle story hint. It takes more time to…