Best PC Story
Obsession drives Captain Martin Walker through Spec Ops: The Line's schizophrenic story, for better or worse. It's largely for worse. The man's repeated failure to find a missing soldier and save the people he's ordered to assist fuels a dark descent into insanity that extends beyond the cutscenes. Spec Ops lets you play through a day in the life of a soldier coming unhinged, questioning his values, stepping over boundaries, and ignoring the greater good for selfish reasons. It's a story about discovery, both in terms of what Walker wants to find, what he finds out about himself, and what players learn about themselves. Spec Ops puts your own principles on the line and asks you to answer for your sins--whether it's "just a game" or not. More than any PC title in 2012, Spec Ops steps up to the plate to challenge our understanding of gaming narrative while communicating a powerful, unforgettable message.