Therefore Baudrillard said that it was possible that the war never took place because the large percentage of the war was simulated. Instead of a conventional one-on-one engagement between Iraqi and Coalition forces the decisions were made on computer screens or thousands of miles away from the frontlines. The idea behind the theory was that the Gulf War could have been fabricated was due to the usage of computer-guided missiles, real-time satellites, and mapping, as well as infrared imaging to designate targets. The above title was the collective name of three pieces by Jean Baudrillard written between January and February 1991 and fully published in 1995. The infamous “No Russian” from Modern Warfare 2 has the player murder civilians, but is more gleeful in its depiction of loss than Spec Ops: The Line. So let’s dig into the theory side of why Spec Ops: The Line works. And the Call Of Duty instalment before that, World At War, had players commiting atrocities against surrendering soldiers (starts at 8:09). Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has a level where you play the part of an undercover terrorist who commits an attack in an airport (starts at 1:39). Every moral guardians favourite punching bag Grand Theft Auto is almost synonymous with civilian massacres. Having a player walk through the destruction they caused is an amazing plot device to show themes that the creators Yager wanted to explore.īut Spec Ops: The Line isn’t the only game to have civilians and innocents murdered in-game. Most people think this is why the scene is great and yes that is true. You as Captain Walker have committed a war crime. Civilians that Captain Walker and his compatriots had been sent to Dubai to save. While on the small screen that Captain Walker was using it looked like a large group of white dots indistinguishable from the enemies shooting at you, it turns out they were civilians hiding from the shelling. Walker passes charred and burning bodies until you get to where the last mortar exploded. Then the game plays its hand by making you walk through the destruction you caused. After a few minutes all known hostiles are down. The three-man crew set off a camera to show where the enemy soldiers are and start launching mortars.
Lugo is appalled that the other two would use a outlawed weapon on enemy troops, but he is eventually brought in to help out. There are too many to fight through, so Walker and Adams decide to use white phosphorous mortars to clear a path. The main character Captain Walker and his two subordinates Lugo and Adams are making their way through a half-destroyed Dubai and come across a large collection of enemy soldiers. The scene including the white phosphorus (titled “The Gate”) starts thus.
Not so much a recount of my playthrough, but why that one scene works from a more theoretical standpoint (and I’ve already bored you all to tears haven’t I?) Well, let’s start. Most think pieces focus on Spec Ops‘ most infamous and controversial scene, “the white phosphorous scene”, and I wanted to do something similar. I can attest that during the final segments it was one of the worst feelings while playing a game. Many people have already talked about how no one really has fun playing through Spec Ops: The Line. And even though it was widely praised by both critics and consumers alike and eventually turning into a cult classic it sadly failed to meet estimated sales. It is one of those games like Bioshock or even Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare that really stuck with people long after they put down the controller. READ ON TO YOUR OWN DISCRETION.ĭespite being four and half years old at this point people still talk about Spec Ops: The Line. WARNING: THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION CONTAINS SPOLIERS FOR Spec Ops: The Line.
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