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Some sections drag a bit in the middle (the cover shooting gets repetitive fast) but that ending stuck with me for years.
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Spec Ops: The Line
2012 · Action-adventure, TPS · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 · 2K Games
Spec Ops: The Line is ranked no. 101 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,835 and 66% of duels won.
World rank
no. 101
ELO score
1,835
Wins
66%
Duels played
392
About Spec Ops: The Line
A third-person shooter in which three American soldiers led by Capt. Walker are sent to Dubai in order to recover whoever remains of an infantry unit, the 33rd Battalion, until they decide to take action against the militants situated in the city. As they progress, however, the logistical and ethical complexity of their objective deepens, and their perception of themselves, and their enemy, is put into question.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,835 ELO points over the last 123 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against The Last of Us Part II 50% 8 duels played · 2 points ahead
- against Max Payne 43% 7 duels played · 74 points ahead
- against Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 0% 5 duels played · 73 points ahead
- against Max Payne 3 20% 5 duels played · 5 points ahead
- against Mass Effect 0% 5 duels played · 32 points ahead
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48 comments
LaurySniper
Some sections drag a bit in the middle (the cover shooting gets repetitive fast) but that ending stuck with me for years.
CoopAce
The cover system feels dated by modern standards, tbh, but the way it forces you into firefights you can't feel good about is deliberate design, not laziness. Aim assist is clunky, sure, but that friction serves the tone more than it hurts it.
Ibáñez5
Esa fricción deliberada la sentí también al lado de Max Payne, uno pule el gunplay, este te incomoda a propósito.
Rae_1990
I played it right after a rough breakup and somehow the misery on screen made mine feel smaller by comparison.
BossPilot2
La misma sensación, honestamente, un juego que te acompaña mejor en un mal momento que en uno bueno.
Geraldine_2001
People act like it invented the morally grey shooter but Max Payne was already toying with guilt and consequence years before this came out.
Altenwerth31
I remember finishing it late one night and just sitting there in silence, not touching the controller for a good five minutes.
Marina_8
Yo también me quedé así, en silencio total. Por eso lo defiendo tanto, aunque sé que no soy objetiva.