1 timeless classic, 1 pretty good sequel (haven't played it to give a fair opinion), and 1 somewhat overrated sucker punch of a military spunkgargleweewee shooter fake-out.
Spec Ops The Line is much lauded for it's harrowing adaptation of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, set in the guise of a boring military shooter. Well, they succeeded with the latter, but I'm still not impressed by the story, or the final reveal. Was 2K trying to be super clever by making the combat numbing as a commentary on our FPS diet? Was this bland shell of a videogame nothing more than a bait and switch for some kind of moralizing message?
Uh, guys, it's still a dull video game at the end of the day.
Chalk it up to game journos/pundits giving the narrative more literary/thematic weight than it ought to deserve. It shouldn't be a critical darling because it was underrated, and it shouldn't be a critical darling because many people "didn't get it". I got it, I just find the game wanting still.
As for BioShock 1 and 2? GFWL were removed in the latest Steam update, so these are now much easier to recommend. 2 even got cheevos, wooo.
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