Welcome to the Community Playthrough of Spec Ops: The Line: For Grownups
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"The most exciting thing to happen in video game narrative for fucking years." - Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw
"One of the most subversive shooters yet made.” - Edge Magazine
“Set My Brain On Fire” - PC Gamer
"It's not often you see a survey with one right answer, but, Specs Ops is the right answer." - darleysam
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What the heck is Spec Ops: The Line?
Spec Ops: The Line is a game about a guy taking a much-needed vacation in Dubai.
Actually no, it isn't. But I've never played the game myself, so I'll just pull up this summary from Wikipedia:
In Spec Ops: The Line, the player controls Captain Martin Walker, who is sent into a post-catastrophe Dubai with an elite Delta Force team on a reconnaissance mission, where they find dead American soldiers. Upon the finding, Walker declares that the team's mission has changed, and that they will search Dubai for survivors.
OK. So why are we playing it now?
Because it was the most popular 'short game' pick in the SE++ Game Club poll we held last week. And I hear the story is pretty darned interesting!
Community playthrough?
Yes, this community playthrough is sort of like a book club. Each week, we'll be playing a segment of the game together. Because the SE++ Game Club is for adults and other people with busy schedules, we have divided the game into short sections for your convenience.
Where can I play it?
PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Mac, Linux... so just about everywhere, I guess! Here it is on Amazon, and here it is on Steam.
So what do we talk about in this thread?
The idea is that as we play the game we'll talk about the parts we're playing through. Feel free to discuss and play further into the game than is outlined in the schedule, but if you do so, please keep the discussion in spoiler tags. For the first couple days of the week, you may want to put critical moments for that week in spoiler tags too, as many people may be playing through this game for the first time.
When does this nonsense start?
TODAY TODAY TODAY!
Do I need to sign up?
Naaah.![:P]( ":P")
This game will be short, so just dive right in.
THE SCHEDULE
This is a 2-week playthrough.
Week 1 (October 2 to October 8)
From the start to clearing The Gate
Week 2 (October 9 to October 15)
To the end!
Easy peasy.![:D]( ":D")
What's next in store for the SE++ Game Club?
By popular vote, the next game will be Final Fantasy Tactics (either the original or the War of the Lions version). That playthrough begins on October 23, so snag a copy if you don't have it already!
"The most exciting thing to happen in video game narrative for fucking years." - Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw
"One of the most subversive shooters yet made.” - Edge Magazine
“Set My Brain On Fire” - PC Gamer
"It's not often you see a survey with one right answer, but, Specs Ops is the right answer." - darleysam
What the heck is Spec Ops: The Line?
Spec Ops: The Line is a game about a guy taking a much-needed vacation in Dubai.
Actually no, it isn't. But I've never played the game myself, so I'll just pull up this summary from Wikipedia:
In Spec Ops: The Line, the player controls Captain Martin Walker, who is sent into a post-catastrophe Dubai with an elite Delta Force team on a reconnaissance mission, where they find dead American soldiers. Upon the finding, Walker declares that the team's mission has changed, and that they will search Dubai for survivors.
OK. So why are we playing it now?
Because it was the most popular 'short game' pick in the SE++ Game Club poll we held last week. And I hear the story is pretty darned interesting!
Community playthrough?
Yes, this community playthrough is sort of like a book club. Each week, we'll be playing a segment of the game together. Because the SE++ Game Club is for adults and other people with busy schedules, we have divided the game into short sections for your convenience.
Where can I play it?
PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Mac, Linux... so just about everywhere, I guess! Here it is on Amazon, and here it is on Steam.
So what do we talk about in this thread?
The idea is that as we play the game we'll talk about the parts we're playing through. Feel free to discuss and play further into the game than is outlined in the schedule, but if you do so, please keep the discussion in spoiler tags. For the first couple days of the week, you may want to put critical moments for that week in spoiler tags too, as many people may be playing through this game for the first time.
When does this nonsense start?
TODAY TODAY TODAY!
Do I need to sign up?
Naaah.
This game will be short, so just dive right in.THE SCHEDULE
This is a 2-week playthrough.
Week 1 (October 2 to October 8)
From the start to clearing The Gate
Week 2 (October 9 to October 15)
To the end!
Easy peasy.
What's next in store for the SE++ Game Club?
By popular vote, the next game will be Final Fantasy Tactics (either the original or the War of the Lions version). That playthrough begins on October 23, so snag a copy if you don't have it already!