Spec Ops: The Line is apparently removed from all game stores, you can't buy it anymore.
It sorta seems like games as art peaked way back then, and there's been a lot more games as political propaganda since then.
Of course, Spec Ops: The Line is inherently political, being a brown military shooter set in dubai after a sand storm destroyed everything, and a core part of the message is about the nature of war. On the other hand, something can be political or have political messaging without only being political propaganda. The difference is that the core is about telling a story and experimenting with the art form rather than just slamming a message down your throat. It's subtle mind you but most people know what they're eating.
It sorta seems like games as art peaked way back then, and there's been a lot more games as political propaganda since then.
Of course, Spec Ops: The Line is inherently political, being a brown military shooter set in dubai after a sand storm destroyed everything, and a core part of the message is about the nature of war. On the other hand, something can be political or have political messaging without only being political propaganda. The difference is that the core is about telling a story and experimenting with the art form rather than just slamming a message down your throat. It's subtle mind you but most people know what they're eating.
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