Spec Ops: The Line

If you want: a complete tonal shift, deeper meta themes
Playable on: Steam, PS3, Xbox 360

You probably shouldn’t be laughing while playing Spec Ops: The Line. But if you enjoyed the way High on Life toys with its meta concepts and direct callouts of the violence you’re causing, but with a more serious, contemplative tone, Spec Ops might be one hell of a thematic palette cleanser following High on Life.

Read More: Spec Ops: The Line: The Kotaku Review

Spec Ops has you take on the role of Captain Martin Walker, as the effects of post-traumatic stress take their toll during his deployment in Afghanistan. A third-person shooter, Spec Ops is a pretty solid game mechanically, but the complicated story elements and difficult moral decisions are the real draw here.

If you had your share of laughs but want a game that asks some more critical questions of your engagement with it and its violence, definitely give Spec Ops: The Line a shot after High on Life.