Spec Ops: The Line
The game begins in medias res with Walker, Adams, and Lugo flying in a helicopter past the skyscrapers of Dubai, shooting down several pursuing helicopters until a sudden sandstorm forms, causing one of the pursuers to spin out of control and crash into the trio. The story then jumps back to the start, with Delta traversing the storm wall to the outskirts of a mostly buried Dubai, being taunted on broadcasts by the Radioman (Jake Busey), a DJ and former journalist speaking for the 33rd. After coming across refugees being rounded up by the 33rd and engaging in a firefight, Walker elects to disobey orders and find Konrad. Receiving a broadcast of CIA agent Daniels being interrogated by the 33rd, the team chooses to interfere. Tracing the signal's origin, they find Daniels already dead and the broadcast was a trap set for fellow CIA agent, Gould. Gould helps Delta escape, but is later captured and killed while assaulting a location called the Gate. The team heads there and continues the attack. Finding it heavily guarded by the 33rd, the team employs white phosphorus to obliterate their opposition and advance further into the city. While walking through the aftermath, they realize they accidentally killed 47 civilians moved to the Gate for shelter by the 33rd. Walker blames the 33rd and vows revenge.
Game Discussion
Steam User 56
Spec Ops: the line originally released in 2012 in a cloud of generic cover shooters and would ultimately be lost in the crowd.
Eventually it found its fame several years later on the guise of friends telling one another "don't look into it or read up about it, just PLAY it" which lead to the fan named sub-genre known as "PTSD simulator"
Sadly the only people that can read this review and agree with it are people whom have also bought the game.
Anyway, 2K renew the licence please, otherwise this game is gonna be lost to time and pirates, it is a masterpiece and deserves an eternal resting place, not a grave.
"Do you feel like a hero yet?"
Steam User 64
no one is going to see this but what liked about this game was its story but its gunplay was a better then most other 3rd person games
Steam User 40
A Serious Masterpiece
This game has such Spot on Storytelling the charcters are well developed
And the way the combat works is also really nicely done
Just add it back to the store steam XD
And yes this game also gives modern Remakes a run for their money :p
Steam User 70
Bro is not the Dubai grim reaper!!!
I think the game is pretty important, no other game of this scale really attempts to do what it does here. Although, I cant say I ever want to experience it again.
The IDF still uses white phosphorus in Gaza.
8/10
Steam User 37
What a fucking shame this game has been removed from the Steam store. This is the ultimate problem with digital. Once the licensing or whatever stupid corporate claim expires, the whole game is gone. I had a lot of fun with this game, I am so glad I bought it while it was available because damn, this is why I will always prefer physical copies over digital purchases.
Steam User 37
Welcome to hell Walker.
Goodbye Spec Ops: The Line, gone but NEVER forgotten, you pioneered the anti war movement in gaming and thus you have your mark in the industry forever!
Steam User 28
Gameplay-wise - just a generic shooter, one among many.
Story-wise - the game shines in this aspect. A story inspired by "Apocalypse Now" that made me feel guilty more than once throughout the short 5h campaign (short being a good thing, the shooting was starting to get boring).
It's a shame this got delisted from Steam.