10 Video Games You Didn’t Realise Gave Away Their Major Twists

2. Spec Ops: The Line

Spec Ops The Line Martin Walker
2K Games

Spec-Ops: The Line is one of the few military shooters that€™s about more than just shooting bad guys. It explores the cost of war and the toll it takes on a person€™s mental state, culminating in the revelation that Konrad, the bad guy you€™ve been chasing, is actually an imaginary enemy created to cope with and give meaning to the atrocities you€™ve committed, while the real Konrad has been dead the entire time.

This twist is very shocking for those going in expecting a typical shooter, but if you go back and play the game again, you€™ll notice a slew of irregularities hinting at the main character€™s mental instability. You see the face of Konrad plastered all over the city, which doesn€™t make any sense for obvious reasons. You see corpses that nobody else in your squad does. Even the way your comrades react to you hints at the fact that it€™s all in your mind, and their reactions take on new meaning once you know the truth.

Essentially, this twist is staring you in the face throughout almost the entirety of the game in a subtle way that most players won€™t notice. It serves to highlight just how well done the story of Spec Ops is told, with details right there to be discovered, you only need to look for them.

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