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There are games that have had a profound impact on first-person shooters. ButCall of Dutyhas held a special place in changing the FPS landscape to the core since the first game arrived in 2003.
ThenSpec Ops: The Linewas released nine years later. It certainly revived the franchise that had met with poor sales and a critical response. The game was too disturbing and kind of dark in its own unique way. It feels likeResident Evil 5but with humanity still alive and well.
The game was developed by 2K, while a separate multiplayer experience for competitive and co-op play was developed by Darkside Game Studios. It was a third-person shooter, but it certainly changed how people viewed war games.
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Even today, the white phosphorus scene can give anyone chills, and killing the civilians is more ruthless than it was in the infamousCall of Dutymission, No Russian. 2K’s game went on for several nominations and won some too.
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Now it’s designer, Cory Davis, recently made a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), asking players to keep the conversations, and apparently the game, that sparked back then alive.
12 years ago today we released Spec Ops: The Line. The conversations started since then about war, videogames, and the Heart of Darkness are even more relevant now. Let’s keep it alive.pic.twitter.com/DjTv3aqBM5
That certainly began a conversation among the fans, where one RiseUp44 supported the fact that they needed more of such experiences.
We need more Single & Co-op Military Shooter Experiences like this. There are so many that love the genre that are craving great games & all we have had is lots of garbage with just a few gems since Spec Ops The Line.
Luis Ortis says it is on the list of his top 10 games he has played fully.
If this game could come back with today’s grafics I would eternally be grateful. One hell of a twist ending. This on my top 10 best games I have played fully
An account dubbed Studio ONE Games that appears to be another developer. It showed gratitude towardsThe Linefor being an inspiration.
You guys create one of the best games that can be experienced; a big inspiration to us developers out there. Thank you.
Even after 12 years, it seems like it tops the video games that the community is experiencing today.
Call of Duty Can Still Return to its Former Glory
WhileCall of Dutyhas undoubtedly implemented some of the best mechanics sinceModern Warfaregot a soft reboot, fans aren’t really happy with the current state of it. It isgetting more likeFortnitenow thanCall of Duty, according to them.
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They are not wrong. Developers are trying to deliver things that make it look more like amovie-based fashion competition than a war-based video game. Fans have a lot of hopes attached to the next Activision game, Black Ops 6, to restore the glory of the popular military shooter.
Activision doesn’t really need to look at the 2K game, as they have their own history. While the latter’s game brought one of the best gaming moments with the white phosphorus scene, the former did an amazing display of the attack inModern Warfare. That scene holds the power to give an adrenaline rush.
How was your experience with 2012’s third person shooter? We would like to know about it in the comments section below.
Anurag Batham
Gaming Journalist
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Anurag Batham is a video games correspondent at FandomWire. With over two years of experience in writing for different industries, his past works show his passion for the metaverse and his awareness of the environment. He’s always playing with ideas to turn them into captivating stories.A gaming enthusiast who can prove it when you have a round of Call of Duty (COD) with him. And it may take more than a coffee with him if you are to talk to him about Marvel. One can find a reader in him who’s always keen to perfect what he already knows and to learn everything new.
