![]() The entire latter half is pretty much nonstop sadistic encounters and choices mixed in with the subpar gameplay, leading up to one of my favorite game finales and a rare choice of endings where all four are equally fitting resolutions. Said meta shit is indeed downplayed compared to something like Doki Doki, but it provides a fascinating examination of player agency, completionism, and relative morality, more along the lines of a more brutal Bioshock if Bioshock had kept digging into all of its "would you kindly?" stuff instead of dragging on to a painful and generic third act where nothing happens (hey, it's kind of like a reverse Bioshock then). It doesn't start to get visibly compelling until after the halfway turning point (and the infamous "white phosphorous" scene almost everyone has at least heard about by now), but even the setup becomes pretty brilliant in retrospect once the meta shit kicks in. It's certainly by design to trick unaware players into a false sense of security, but the fact remains that unlike the other games you named, it's not all that fun to actually play for the most part most of the environments are the same gorgeous-but-lifeless sandy city street, most of the shootouts play out almost identically, and there are very few standout setpiece moments that actually involve the basic gameplay mechanics (the only time I can recall that the shooting gameplay is used to great effect is in two of the four endings).īut all that's to say that I still consider it one of my favorite games ever, solely because the story and how it's implemented absolutely rocks. And I think most everyone who's played it would agree - the gameplay is kind of shitty and generic 90% of the time. I don't know that I would call it the greatest military shooter of all time, so much as a candidate for the greatest military shooter story of all time. It's not the sort of game that everyone will enjoy, but it's certainly worth trying out now that you can grab it for free.A Combustible Lemon wrote:If anyone who's played it has a review, post it here so people want to play it or whatever. ![]() KitGuru Says: I played through Spec Ops: The Line a few years back and still remember it well. You can grab a Steam key for Spec Ops: The Line from the Humble Store, HERE. It's the sort of game you can play through in an afternoon, but it is worth experiencing, particularly while its free. It is a game that very much focusses on the horrors of war, and the mistakes, consequences and damage that can be caused throughout. ![]() Where Spec Ops: The Line really shines is its story mode. ![]() On a mechanical level, it is a fairly standard shooter, though bullet damage is more realistic compared to something like Call of Duty. At the time, it didn't necessarily get the attention it deserved as from the outside, it just looks like another military shooter. Humble bundle spec ops the line free free#For the next 28 hours (as of publishing), you can grab a free copy of this game from the Humble Store, which you can then redeem on Steam.įor those who don't know, Spec Ops: The Line released all the way back in 2012. ![]() If the most recent game releases just aren't doing it for you, or perhaps you need another title to fill out your Steam list, then you'll be pleased to know that Spec Ops: The Line is currently being given away for free. ![]()
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