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so I just finished replaying Spec Ops: The Line and

I don't get why people got so mad over The Big Decision and why "just stop playing" was the only right answer

sometimes you have to make a decision AND live with it AND feel terrible about it if you want to keep going
The Line allows you to explore the consequences of being a total unhinged monster in a safe context

it calls you out for casually doing things you always do in video games

just remember: you are still a good person
"I felt like I had no choice in the matter"

well, you did

you could:

-fight the neverending reinforcements without using white phosphorus and get overrun
-use the white phosphorus, thus killing innocents
-stop playing, keeping "everyone" safe
"stop playing" is always a choice

in a much more benign context, I could've stopped playing Breath of the Wild once I realized it wasn't for me, and it'd be fine

but I pushed myself to START FROM SCRATCH and PLAY THE WHOLE THING just so I could clearly say why I didn't like it
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