Worth It even tho you know?

[Para The Yipper]

Would you guys say its still worth trying out and playing even though i already have seen those scenes and know how the game ends?

[sleepy]

Its fun to experience the first time, but the gameplay is forgettable. I think it will be a bit different playing it through yourself as opposed to just watching the scenes without the inbetween experience? But it wont hit as hard, thats for sure

[Low-Key]

Knowing the ending wont change the enjoyment factor.. its a solid game.
Ive played it multiple times, and it always hits the same.

[Haifisch]

I agree with Manic. only seeing the scenes is not enough, playing it is reaaly immersive. I,m almost done beating it on FUBAR. It's quite a challenge but worth it. Also, there's more than one ending + choices that you have to make that stick with you.

[deathscam]

actually yes please just play it

[Jerkules]

Originally posted by Zen The Protogen:

Would you guys say its still worth trying out and playing even though i already have seen those scenes and know how the game ends?

Of course it is!

[Magic]

Spoilers are nothing compared to the full experience.

Do it!

[Hiba]

I find the gameplay genuinely fun and do recommend it regardless of knowing what happens.

[Magic]

Originally posted by DefectiveByDesign:

Originally posted by Zen The Protogen:

Would you guys say its still worth trying out and playing even though i already have seen those scenes and know how the game ends?

...

I think I can see where you're coming from but I feel the game definitely deserves a closer look and some praise. For the OP, even if they're aware of what happens, then the game draws in on player agency and makes them question what is going on at multiple levels. There's definitely value to that as an experience compared to other titles.

The Line is an average shooter (if we're generous) but with a dark storyline focused on PTSD that deconstructs the modern gung-ho military mindset of the likes of COD. If you think there's something deeply wrong with this or society then I can't help but feel you missed the point it raises about other shooters - that you are mindlessly following orders in a virtual experience so who cares what happens?

It can be a difficult game to recommend but I still rate it as a fascinating and memorable experience. It's not perfect and definitely subverts (which some people will always resent), but I'd argue it's not quite crap-smeared art and more something that prompts us to ask "Why?". I had more fun thinking over my experience than I did, say, the depressing nihilism of FarCry 4.

Extra Credits did a cracking video on The Line that I recommend:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjaBsuXWJJ8

[Reanimen.]

I've finished it story line countless times, I bought it for nostalgia on steam, definitely worth playing, A true work of art that makes references to the dark side of war and real life. the life of numb soldiers who try to follow orders and believe they are doing the right thing.

[Lewis]

I've played this through 3 times now. I'd get it if I were you

[David Bowman]

I first played it on playstation when it released, bought it knowing roughly how the story was going to play out and enjoyed the story probably more than I did when I first played it, now on my second playthrough and I am still picking up new details that I never knew before

[Sabaithal]

Until you get to that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bunker section near the end, yes its worth it. Just look up the ending after that.

[Eze]

Yes. Gameplay details are used to convey the message and narrative. Get it in a deal now, though.

[Team Fortress 2]

even if you know how it ends the in-between will still surprise you. that's true of just about anything past a certain date that can be "spoiled". games, film, etc. i knew how the game ended because of some youtube video i saw like 2 years prior but was still shocked playing it through myself

[Sabaithal]

I had a vague idea of what to expect prior. And it was worth it, right up until that absolute BS bunker scene. Couldn't get past that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, so I just looked up a video for the rest of the game.

Shame it had to come to that, but ♥♥♥♥ whoever made that section.