We have written a bit about Spec-Ops: The Line here at PopMatters, but we have never explored this 2012 game on our podcast.
It’s hard to understand why as The Line may be the best antiwar war game ever made, rife as it is with atrocities, tragedies, and a thoughtful approach to considering the choices we make in video games and in those more impactful real life “games,” wars themselves.
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