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A review by fredurix
Killing Is Harmless: A Critical Reading of Spec Ops: The Line by Brendan Keogh
4.0
Getting this through an e-book bundle is what finally pushed me to play the game Spec Ops: The Line. After having played it, and read the book, I can say two things:
First, that the game is very good deconstruction of the modern military shooter, strongly inspired by the book Heart of Darkness and its movie adaptation Apocalypse Now, though I regret knowing so much about the story before going in.
And second, that Brendan Keogh's critical reading of the game is excellent; I probably would have gotten more out of the game had I gone in blind, but even so I doubt I would have delved this deeply.
I can recommend the reading book, but I also recommend playing the game first.
First, that the game is very good deconstruction of the modern military shooter, strongly inspired by the book Heart of Darkness and its movie adaptation Apocalypse Now, though I regret knowing so much about the story before going in.
And second, that Brendan Keogh's critical reading of the game is excellent; I probably would have gotten more out of the game had I gone in blind, but even so I doubt I would have delved this deeply.
I can recommend the reading book, but I also recommend playing the game first.