Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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pec Ops The Line is luaded as one of the finest examples of writing in games. I think it's a garbage shooter, a mediocre story, and a miserable adaptation of both Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse now. Let me try and convince you of it.
Spec Ops Credits:
Sick Of It All “Step Down”
hugrod2004
youtube.com/watch?v=6RkyxNa2W9o
Leadbelly Sings “Irene Goodnight”
King Rose Archives
youtube.com/watch?v=xn50JSI0W-E
1911 A Trip Through New York City
guy jones
youtube.com/watch?v=aohXOpKtns0
Pomg Gameplay
pulsar2121
youtube.com/watch?v=it0sf4CMDeM

Birth Of A Nation
Breve Storia del Cinema
youtube.com/watch?v=N_yU8rRQKoA
Charlie Chaplin “The Circus”
Old Short Clips
youtube.com/watch?v=RFLtr25p1tU
The Lord Of The rings Ultimate Trilogy Trailer
MOVIECLIPS Mashups
youtube.com/wa
Alien Colonial Marines Glitches And Bugs
GaminGHD
youtube.com/watch?v=sRlEpdlSXAU
Aliens Colonial Marines-WTF Fail Compilation
Eurogamer
youtube.com/watch?v=Vk3aruZIZyo
Tacoma gameplay
RabidRetroSpectGames
youtube.com/watch?v=wxju5GtyyPc
Oxenfree Gameplay
Nokzen
youtube.com/watch?v=YTgWGBi3z_k
What Remains Of Edith Finch
RabidRetroSpectGames
youtube.com/watch?v=lzk6EipMwGs
The Last Of Us Gameplay
TheRadBrad
youtube.com/watch?v=NqIqysM124M
The Last Of Us Cutscenes
MKIceAndFire
youtube.com/watch?v=XoeZJLHnbNk
Call OF Duty Chosts Cutscenes
Gamer's Little Playground
youtube.com/watch?v=SRI6x6KUHn0
Red Dead Redemption
GameCin
youtube.com/watch?v=SRI6x6KUHn0
Firewatch Gameplay
Game Boss
youtube.com/watch?v=B7zgwRcyalM
There Will Be Blood Trailer
Miramax
youtube.com/watch?v=0FIm5ATyAY0

1984 Trailer
Youtube Movies
youtube.com/watch?v=q0gzpN-j6f8

Animal Farm
Richard K
youtube.com/watch?v=TxfedMNOIS4

Children Of Men Trailer
Movie Clips Classic Trailers
youtube.com/watch?v=2VT2apoX90o
Heart Of Darkness Clip
Warner Bros.
youtube.com/watch?v=zaOld7k-1M4
Heart Of Darkness Audible Audio Book
Read By Kenneth Branagh
Audible Signature Classics
audible.com/pd/Heart-of-Darkness-A-Signature-Performance-by-Kenneth-Branagh-Audiobook/B004AFXAZS?source_code=GPAGBSH0508140001&ipRedirectOverride=true&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4sjyBRC5ARIsAEHsELHKr6UzhIrig4K0dDobu-BOxx14GrobqMqLcXkJrgZkFlgxAP5akS4aAjtHEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Apocalypse now “terminate with extreme prejudice”
Moviecilps
youtube.com/watch?v=GjB8z0Bvi14
Apocalypse Now Opening scene
Daniel06
youtube.com/watch?v=ntPHFVWDIqM
Apocalypse now The Horror
JoBlo Movie Clips
youtube.com/watch?v=3lMDy1Aq6Vw
I Love The Smell Of Napalm In The Morning
StudioCanalUk
youtube.com/watch?v=Jts9suWIDlU
Apocalypse Now Marlon Brando The Horror Speech
Cartographer Of Dreams
youtube.com/watch?v=mPPGMNOLaMw
Adorable Kittens Playing
Pet Health Network
youtube.com/watch?v=Ga3izir3jso
Our Happy Dogs Playing
Nicole K
youtube.com/watch?v=cSd5gYfRgoY
Biggest Football Hits Ever
The Highlight Factory
youtube.com/watch?v=v-1MQ0Cnbhs
Killer Whales Hunt Sea Lions/Trials Of Life/BBC Earth
BBC Earth
youtube.com/watch?v=bk1VdQxeTn4
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Single Player Trailer
EA Star Wars
youtube.com/watch?v=FNUTWw17rkM
The Stanley Parable (Gameplay Walkthrough)
theRadBrad
youtube.com/watch?v=Ltq35MEh6cU
A couple of spec ops cutscenes I didn't record came from:
Spec Ops The Line Game Movie (All Cutscenes)
Gamer's Little Playground
youtube.com/watch?v=x07hBBy-uBg
Heart Of Darkness Narrated By Kenneth Branagh
Audible Audio Book
audible.com/pd/Heart-of-Darkness-A-Signature-Performance-by-Kenneth-Branagh-Audiobook/B004AFXAZS?source_code=GPAGBSH0508140001&ipRedirectOverride=true&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqNPyBRCjARIsAKA-WFymXwoyjJRdIpmjdQs3rwRHE9RkA_Zv_-60NvgVT_G6v0gWVLINS10aAkyJEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

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