So how many people here have picked up Spec Ops: The Line?

If you haven't I suggest you get it while it's 50% off on Amazon. For a video game, the story is pretty amazing. I just finished it today and while it's a bit short I say it's easily worth the money. The game poses you with moral dilemmas more than any game I've played in recent memory, some of which can have really unnerving outcomes.

I honestly had no interest in the game before I picked it up. I played the demo and thought it was "decent" but after finally playing through the entire thing I must admit that I was completely blown away. It'll definitely be in my top 3 for the year on story alone.

Anyone else have some input?

Wow... was it really that good? Think I might have to pick it up and give it a try. I heard its a pretty good game, but I kind of just blew it to the side and didn't think much of it. I think i'll probably take that amazon deal.

Best story is a bit of a stretch imo. It's competent but not really that deep or detailed. Many of the moral "choices" aren't really choices. (Play chap 8 I think again and realise you are funnelled down the same path) nutcrackr

I haven't played it yet, but the demo was intriguing and I hear nothing but praise about the story. Its a shame, Uncharted 3 and Max Payne 3 and such had really good stories as well, but also had great gameplay to back it up. The combat here is kind of "meh" in comparison and not nearly as satisfying as those titles, but its still fun.

I don't know the whole story, but the dialogue and setting are really well done and it does seem like it portrays the horror of war in a natural way instead of sort of forcing it in like Battlefield 3's "execution" scene that was obviously meant to shock, or MW3's "little girl blowing up" scene that was almost absurd in how pointless it was. You see the war affecting everyone, the good guys and bad guys aren't terms here since its not so black and white, and its really well done.

I'll probably give it a rent or buy it once it hits $20 or so.

Good fun game (currently up to Chapter 6 out of 13 Chapters).

Gameplay is fun, graphics are really good and the story is ok to keep you interested.

The setting is what takes the cake for me... Dubai under a sandstorm.... pretty original for the FPS market.

It also has some decision making situations which change the gameplay route depending on your choice.

Imho, the last game to really step up from the traditional or standard third-person shooter setup was "Vanquish." Aside from Max Payne 3, which already had the foundation for gunplay and gun mechanics down, Rockstar did an excellent job with the RAGE tech to really give bullet-time and gunplay that extra edge. Spec Ops: The Line is your standard third-person shooter affair. The story is solid, but nothing profound to the genre and media. Is it worth $25? I'd say so. Elann2008

Does the game have multiplayer? I'm afraid I don't play Spec Ops games that much.

Does the game have multiplayer? I'm afraid I don't play Spec Ops games that much.

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