When you fire that last mortar grenade you are often focusing straight onto that last Humvee vehicle because it is the active threat that needs to be taken out. but me personally, and I think many others, didn't quite notice them immediately. This scene can be often critiqued because it didn't work for some people, they noticed the civilians based on the pattern of crowding etc. It's like the game slowly turned around while you were focused and is now looking straight at you, the player, going "Hey there.enjoying yourself? Good, cause I wanna show you some things."Īnd then the White Phosphor scene happens and everything truly turns right against you. Then it starts to peel away those securities, your own character starts to act increasingly weird in situations that do not call for it, the game starts to berate you as the player for what you're doing. The loading screen keeps affirming you that you are on the right track as well. It has over time lured the player into this sense of security like any other game, "your actions are right", "you're doing this because you're good", constantly patting you on the back for doing a good job shooting and killing those that are not you. And this is where the game's brilliance shines to me. Slowly however things start to feel wrong. It sets itself up as a game like all others that you'll be playing for a sheer bombastic experience of awesome action. It starts you off with a helicopter segment shooting down a bunch of other helicopters in a flashy sequence of explosions, crashes and hail of bullets before blacking out and turning the clock back. Spec Ops: The Line seemingly at first is like those other games. And many of them come with these bombastic singleplayer campaigns where you play the dude (and it's almost always a dude) saving the day. There is no denying how much of a choke hold they have on the games medium as one of the biggest genres with always new blockbuster titles like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Halo and whatnot coming out. I play a lot of shooters, it is one of my top genres that I usually play a lot with my friends. Spec Ops: The Line is one of the most refreshing, harrowing, depressing and also self-enlightening experiences I have ever had with games. You're sent into city at this point to recon, investigate what's happened in the city, find any survivors and call for extraction.Īnd from here your descent into the heart of darkness begins. With you, you have First Lieutenant Adams, demolition expert and Staff Sergeant Lugo, sharpshooter. After complete silence from the city for 2 weeks a looping radio message is being sent out from the city from Colonel Konrad who tells of a failed evacuation caravan with untold numbers of deaths. army and stayed, imposing martial law and committing atrocities to try and keep order. An American battalion called the 33rd led by Colonel John Konrad went into Dubai to help with relief efforts, but after being called out to abandon the city and it's people they deserted the US. The game is set a couple of weeks in Dubai after a catastrophic sandstorm have claimed the city and decimated it. If you want to play Mafia 3, GOD EATER 2, and Mankind Divided for just $12, time is running out to pick it up with Humble Monthly.Spec Ops: The Line is a third-person shooter developed by YAGER and released by 2K games back in 2012. The top tier gets you Superhot, which is worth buying on its own if you’re yet to play. I won’t spoil it here, but just know that it’s one of the best you’re likely to come across in a video game.Įlsewhere on Humble, the Humble Indie Bundle 9 offers a whole bunch of good games for as little as a dollar all the way up to £9.89. The action itself is pretty solid, though its story is what it’s made its name out of over the years. Be warned: the key may expire if not redeemed relatively quickly, so get on it.įor the unfamiliar, Spec Ops: The Line is a third-person shooter set in Dubai with a heavy emphasis on working as a squad. Once you have both, add to your basket and checkout and then you will be sent an email with your key, which can then be activated on Steam. All you need to get the game is a Humble account and a Steam account. It’s worth noting that it’s in “limited” supply, which means that once the keys are gone, they’re gone. It’s free on Humble for the next two days. If you’ve been wondering why everyone caws about Spec Ops: The Line, a shooter from the last generation that had neither the words “Call” or “Battle” in the name, now’s your chance to find out.
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