Even looking back, I struggle to think of any alternate choices I could have made that would have ‘solved’ the problem. In this way Spec Ops: The Line is a critique of the entire genre.Īlso, and this is absolutely crucial, your decisions are rarely dumb. It’s just the first time you’ve done it where the writers aren’t helping you. This isn’t the first time you’ve followed the on-screen prompts to do something blisteringly stupid. It’s just the first time it had any consequences. I did.īut assuming you’ve played more than one of these games, then this isn’t the first time you’ve committed a possible war crime. The player might cry, “That’s not fair!” In fact, they probably will. Then when you complete the goal it reveals what an awful idea it was and shows how you’ve just made things worse. It gives you objectives that should be obviously stupid, morally questionable, or needlessly dangerous. The opening credits welcome you to the game using your screen name, which can be really powerful once you know how things turn out.
I get that we need a crisis and a natural barrier around the city to make this story work, but I don’t think it needed to be quite this deep. This is like a wind storm causing snow drifts that bury buildings. Game designers: You guys understand that a sandstorm isn’t like a snowstorm, right? It doesn’t MAKE sand. Now the city is hosed and your three-man team is sent in to find out what happened. The American 33rd infantry was sent in to help with the evacuation of the civilian populace, and they didn’t report back. The game takes place in the city of Dubai, where a record-breaking sandstorm has buried the city up to the tops of buildings. Text in gold boxes is Taliesin.Īctually, before I talk about the thematic stuff, I want to nitpick the way the story presents the storm. In this post I’m not doing story spoilers, but thematic and mechanical spoilers. I’m talking about the way the game uses the genre itself against you, something which is conveyed mostly in gameplay mechanics. However, I’m not talking about spoiling the story.
Some people (Reader Krellen says this a lot) point out that spoiling stories can be good. I can’t talk about how well this works without revealing some of the tricks it uses, and those are better if you’re surprised. I would encourage you to go into the game cold, without reading this post. Yes, the answer is obvious, but it’s still something to behold. Spec Ops asks the question: What would happen if your typical action-game badass lived in a world with consequences? This game might be the first one where the big selling point is the theme. " Adams, you're on the heavy.Some games are famous for their gameplay." Put down that fucking soldier!" - Late game." Take out that sniper!" - Mid to late game." Put down/Take out that fucking heavy!" - Mid to late game." Concentrate fire on the target near the roof!" - Mid game.
" Concentrate fire on my target." - Early game.
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Tapping the Command button will make Adams and Lugo throw a flashbang at the group of enemies, leaving them stunned, and enabling Walker to escape from tight situations.Įarly game, squad commands are given in a professional voice, but as the game goes on, commands become increasingly angry and yelled. Lastly, if the squad sees Walker is suppressed by heavy fire, a prompt will appear on-screen for the "Stun Command". There are also other situations that Walker's squadmates can perform special actions depending on who attacks:Īdams lobs grenades into groups of enemies, or entrenched enemies, and Lugo uses his sniper rifle to take out enemies that are at long range, such as snipers. Most commands are Walker barking the orders, but sometimes he will clench his left fist and gesture toward the enemy. Adams and Lugo will then concentrate their fire on the highlighted target until it is killed by them or by Walker.
In a loading screen, they are also referred to as Attack Commands.īy holding down "RB" on Xbox, "R2" on PS3, and "F" (by Default) on PC, and releasing it over a highlighted enemy, Walker can mark priority targets for his squad. Squad Commands are a specialized gameplay mechanic that appears in Spec Ops: The Line, which adds a sense of tactical thinking to the gameplay.
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