Spec Ops: The Line is highly unlikely to get a sequel, Yager Developments has said in a new interview.
According to NeoGAF‘s translation of a Gamestar.de interview, Yager isn’t in love with the shooter, citing the five years it spent in development hell and hinting that financial returns were not sufficient.
The developer was so disillusioned by the process that managing director Timo Ullman said Yager will probably never do another military shooter.
“If you can’t compete with the big ones, the risk is too big. The market for ‘smart’ or ‘intellectual’ games is too niche. Elitist almost,” he said.
Art director Mathias Wiese said creating a game like Spec Ops: The Line isn’t a good time.
“You can imagine what kind of reference material you have to review [for a game like Spec Ops]. That’s not fun. You’re happy when you can do something else after that,” he said.
This is a shame, Spec Ops: The Line was one of my favorite games of 2012.
