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Bodidz Mar 28, 2013 @ 3:13pm
Similar games?
As the title says are there any games like this one?

EDITI: I should have stated this before but im looking for other games that have a similar narrative to spec ops
Last edited by Bodidz; Mar 31, 2013 @ 10:14pm
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Scout-Monkey Mar 28, 2013 @ 4:29pm 
Try to get Gears of War 1 for PC. Or the otehr Titels for Xbox360. Great Games.
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Katana Mar 31, 2013 @ 10:21am 
If you played it for the writing and feeling of grim consequences, consider Telltale's The Walking Dead, made in the same year. It's not a heavy action game, but drew a lot of emotions out of people. Sadly, it ended up stealing many Game of the Year titles, including GDC Best Narrative, from Spec Ops, but it's well-deserved.
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ElektroNIK Mar 31, 2013 @ 6:15pm 
Originally posted by VVVV:
As the title says are there any games like this one?

TPS Shooters with cover system:

- Ghost Recon Future Soldier
- Binary Domain
- Inversion
- Lost Planet 2
- Max Payne 3 (?)
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NBlast May 6, 2013 @ 1:20am 
" I should have stated this before but im looking for other games that have a similar narrative to spec ops".

Most of the propositions here are VERY bad. Gears of War or Kane & Lynch stories are terrible TERRIBLE and shallow narratives.

As for the Third Perrson Shooters, I thing Binary Domain is the closest to have "interesting story". Nothere near Spec Ops, but still.

As for other games. If you didn't check it out... BUY BIOSHOCK AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
Other games with very awesome narrative (most of them are platform/indie games but still): To the Moon, Bastion, Aquaria, Thomas Was Alone, Iji (similar themes to Spec Ops, but in much lighter and softer form), Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Check them out. I will post more If I will recover my mind.
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Atermi May 6, 2013 @ 2:11am 
Not a military shooter, but if you haven't tried Pathologic then do. The best video game story of all times.
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numsei May 6, 2013 @ 6:48am 
Similar game with a crazy story behind it? you should try Afterfall: insanity
http://store.steampowered.com/app/224420/?snr=1_7_15__13

Nice game made by indie devs, worth a try if you liked this one.
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JackLaVaporiera May 6, 2013 @ 4:29pm 
Binary Domain, I can't recommend it enough.
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silencer May 7, 2013 @ 2:55pm 
Unofrunately, The Line is relatively unique in the themes it touches, not unique at all in its gameplay. If you are looking for more "war is hell" type games, I have to say that from the top of my head I cannot recommend anything.

If you are looking for more broad "human psyche" type explorations with twists in the middle, the *Shock games, maybe with the exception of Bioshock 2 which is only average are a good pick, meaning the System Shocks (the first one is very, very rough around the edges though, be warned), Bioshock 1 and Bioshock Infinite, though the latter is not worth $60 in my book (while still being a very, very good game, the actual gameplay mechancis are very, very weak for a FPP shooter. I'd have to say that The Line is a better cover-TPP then Infinite is a FPP)

But yeah, as for modern military shooters that arent Michael Bay style GO TEAM AMERICA F*#K YEAH style games I cannot think of anything from the top of my head.

You can always go for the book and movie The Line was inspired by, Heart of Darkness and Appcalypse Now! respectively. They do differ a lot in the era they are placed in (the book is taken from Conrads, the authors, personal expiriences as an Ivory runner in Africa, the latter uses the Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia war as a backdrop) but both take a look at the "dark side" of armed conflict and the thin lines that men of war often find themselves dancing on.
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BrainBoggler May 20, 2013 @ 2:34pm 
Kane and Lynch 2 does a great job showing the "gritty and brutal world" of things... especially on the chapter, "A Thousand Cuts."
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Skippa May 21, 2013 @ 1:24pm 
Either of the Metro games.
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JackLaVaporiera May 21, 2013 @ 8:56pm 
Originally posted by T R A P S T AR:
Either of the Metro games.

Yep, completely true, not TPS as both 2033 and LastLight are FPS but nonetheless storywise...

For anyone who lke The Line and do not dislike FPS then they are top notch. Uber top notch.
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Bodidz May 21, 2013 @ 10:19pm 
Great stuff guys keep it coming. I'm sure others are interested in this as well. Have to say, I played Metro 2033 and it was wicked havent gotten a chance to get Last Light yet but it is defently on my wishlist.
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bob May 22, 2013 @ 10:23am 
try max payne 3!
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ElektroNIK May 22, 2013 @ 10:23am 
MP3 is cool game but multiplayer is crap
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Cygnus May 27, 2013 @ 10:11pm 
Originally posted by ElektroNIK:
Originally posted by VVVV:
As the title says are there any games like this one?

TPS Shooters with cover system:

- Ghost Recon Future Soldier
- Binary Domain
- Inversion
- Lost Planet 2
- Max Payne 3 (?)

More TPS w/cover system

- Sniper Elite V2
- Alpha Protocol (Action RPG with Diologue choice & consequences)
- Hitman Absolution

- Shadow Harvest :Phantom Ops
An Indie title -Underdog, low budget,low Meta critic scores and alot of hate.
But I got hooked enjoyed the difficult trial error stealth.
Voice overs out of sync.
Satisfactory Graphics.

But I got addicted and really liked the Shadow Harvest :Phantom Ops game.



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