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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Spec Ops The Line is a fantastic game that just so happens to be a thorough deconstruction of the generic power fantasy military shooter so naturally gamers hate it for making them question why they enjoy playing games like Call of Duty or Battlefield.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yep. It holds a mirror up very thoroughly to the audience to show them what they are and they unsurprisingly HATE that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Sends them scurrying back to their reddit shithole to jack off to gore footage of surrendering Russian conscripts being blown up

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Yep. It holds a mirror up very thoroughly to the audience to show them what they are and they unsurprisingly HATE that.