Why Spec Ops: The Line Mattered
Why Spec Ops: The Line Mattered
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Why Spec Ops: The Line Mattered
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Well, I can confirm that it can still be downloaded. It's notable that this is one of the few that even got a native Linux PC version as well and yes I agree on the narrative that this game is very very underrated. Not your average military shooter.
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Is it underrated? I remember playing the game because of all the positive things I kept hearing about it. I loved it too, it has some really amazing scenes that stuck with me to this day. I just thought that this was the common opinion.
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I sort of feel like it's correctly-rated. It's a serviceable third person cover shooter with an interesting setting and some great visuals. The reveal of "you're the real monster here" has a good amount of impact but it's hard to totally land that message when the game offers no alternative.
The main problem was that all that was a bit of a pleasant surprise. The good parts of the game were sort of hidden behind the disguise of a generic military shooter. The box art couldn't possibly be more boring. It sold very poorly and gained momentum later for being actually good.
It's a bummer to see it leave Steam knowing that less access to it will mean less people get to check it out.
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Mebbe I should have phrased it more as "underrated in the beginning when it went on sale and was considered a sales fail" 🤔
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It's kind of a cult classic. I remember it getting a lot of praise on neo gas and that's also why I played it. But in the larger arena of video game culture it's kind of just a footnote.
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It reviewed poorly and had lackluster sales, so yes.
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The narrative is something that can really only be experienced once. It's a game I really enjoyed but I haven't had an urge to play it again.
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If the rights revert to yager, they can publish it on steam themselves.
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Yager is fully owned by Tencent, so it's not up to them really.
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Yo ho yo ho a pirate's life for me
Disappointed that gmtk doesn't address the fact that this wouldn't really be an issue with physical media because it can be re-sold and kept in a library.
At least Steam lets you still download it when you purchased it before. I checked today just to make sure it really does still download. Granted, this is as long as Valve may exist but I don't think there is anything DRM related here that would stop anyone from making a copy of the downloaded game 🤔 May try that later.
Unless the physical media is tied to an account forever, like what Microsoft tried to do with the Xbox One but backpedaled after massive outcry, or what Valve has been doing for two decades without massive outcry because it's okay when Valve does it.