Date played: October 29th
Platform: PS3
Session fun rating: 8/10
I finished Spec Ops The Line.
War is hell man... holy shit this game is a real downer. Everything that could go wrong, goes wrong. While the gameplay remained very generic throughout, the story is surprising, interesting and depressing. I fought my way through hordes of enemies (?) doing standard, third person shooter things. There were many turret sequences, some on rails stuff on trucks and helicopters and lots of headshots. The game gets a lot harder in the last few chapters, but it feels artificial. Everyone now wears helmets, there are heavily armored guys, etc. They just throw more men at you that have more health and bigger weapons.
While I don't want to spoil too much of the story, I was surprised to see that there are quite a few moral choices to make towards the end of the game. They affect the ending, though it seems like any decision is a bad one, similar to The Walking Dead. I enjoyed Spec Ops for it's story, characters and brave take on the soldier stereotype... You don't get glory and honor, you get shame and guilt. It doesn't help that women and children are a part of this game either.
Platform: PS3
Session fun rating: 8/10
I finished Spec Ops The Line.
War is hell man... holy shit this game is a real downer. Everything that could go wrong, goes wrong. While the gameplay remained very generic throughout, the story is surprising, interesting and depressing. I fought my way through hordes of enemies (?) doing standard, third person shooter things. There were many turret sequences, some on rails stuff on trucks and helicopters and lots of headshots. The game gets a lot harder in the last few chapters, but it feels artificial. Everyone now wears helmets, there are heavily armored guys, etc. They just throw more men at you that have more health and bigger weapons.
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| Walker feels the guilt and shame that other video game protagonists should |
While I don't want to spoil too much of the story, I was surprised to see that there are quite a few moral choices to make towards the end of the game. They affect the ending, though it seems like any decision is a bad one, similar to The Walking Dead. I enjoyed Spec Ops for it's story, characters and brave take on the soldier stereotype... You don't get glory and honor, you get shame and guilt. It doesn't help that women and children are a part of this game either.
