Editorial Revisiting Alpha Protocol

[VentilatorOfDoom]

Tags: Alpha Protocol; Obsidian Entertainment

<p>Back then Joe Martin of BitTech rated Alpha Protocol <a href="http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/xbox-360/2010/05/27/alpha-protocol-review/" target="_blank">4/10 in his review</a>, but now he found out that popping the moles while assuming the role of Agent <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Thorton</span> Dumbfuck is pretty cool and he <a href="http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/2010/10/16/revisiting-alpha-protocol/">enjoys it an aweful lot</a> at the moment, playing the game again and again.</p>
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<p>So; still broken. Worse than that, I know that the game underneath the bugs still isn&rsquo;t all that great. It&rsquo;s woefully balanced, schizophrenically paced and the plot is about as interesting as putting powdered glass in your eyes. Agent Thorton&rsquo;s pursuit of not-Haliburton really couldn&rsquo;t be duller if it tried. So, how can I possibly like it now?</p>
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<p>Good question. How can you, POSSIBLY?</p>
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<p>Then again, I&rsquo;ve been enjoying it an awful lot and, just as I originally hated Deus Ex because of it&rsquo;s bastard first levels, I&rsquo;ve come to love Alpha Protocol too. It&rsquo;s smart, cool and interesting, with enough non-linearity built into it that I already know I&rsquo;m going to play it again and again. I&rsquo;ll probably play it straight again after I finished it next and, while I can&rsquo;t recommend anyone ever play it, it surely won&rsquo;t be too long until it shows up on some Steam sale or as some part of some &lsquo;Pre-order X, get Alpha Protocol free!&rsquo; bundle, in which case I&rsquo;d suggest you pick it up. You might, like me, be pleasantly surprised.</p>
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<p>Spotted at: <a href="http://www.gamebanshee.com/news/100123-revisiting-alpha-protocol.html">GB</a></p>

 

[relootz]

I hope for his sake that his braindamage isnt permanent.

 

[Secretninja]

lol

 

[Genma:TheDestroyer]

I enjoyed Alpha Protocol. Was it buggy as shit? Oh yeah, but then you're playing an Obsidian game.

 

[SoupNazi]

I agree with him entirely. I also realized this right after my first playthrough, and not months later.

 

[Achilles]

So he reviewed a game, gave it a bad score and after many months he suddenly saw the light and decided that he actually liked the game. Well gee, how professional of him.

But hey, the good news is that no harm was done! So you wrote a bad review bashing a game that you later decided you enjoy, big deal. So a game that tried to do something a little different flopped largely because of bad review scores, so what? So there won't be an Alpha Protocol 2 , who cares. Bring on Gears Effect 3!

 

[Clockwork Knight]

^It's almost like you consider "game journalist" to be an actual, serious job

 

[Freelance Henchman]

ALPACA BROCCOLIMOLE

 

[Ancient]

I like Mass Effect , DA , Fallout 3 and Oblivion.
But couldn't get into Alpha Protocol hated it unistalled after 30mins of playing.













...............

 

[Achilles]

^It's almost like you consider "game journalist" to be an actual, serious job

Well no, but they could at least try and put some effort into it.

 

[KalosKagathos]

it’s bastard first levels

 

[Overweight Manatee]

it’s bastard first levels

His readership probably doesn't know the difference. Hell, as far as they are concerned the apostrophe is just there to make words look more awesome.

 

[burrie]

Well, it's a nice change from "We loves the perfect Oblivion! No, we dislikes it many flawses it has.".

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

ALPACA BROCCOLIMOLE

Have we actually ever settled on any of these being the official Codex name for the game?

I mean, I liked Ass Brotocols.

 

[commie]

So he reviewed a game, gave it a bad score and after many months he suddenly saw the light and decided that he actually liked the game. Well gee, how professional of him.

But hey, the good news is that no harm was done! So you wrote a bad review bashing a game that you later decided you enjoy, big deal. So a game that tried to do something a little different flopped largely because of bad review scores, so what? So there won't be an Alpha Protocol 2 , who cares. Bring on Gears Effect 3!

This is why Greeks are regarded as the fathers of western civilization.

 

[Hirato]

ALPACA BROCCOLIMOLE

Have we actually ever settled on any of these being the official Codex name for the game?

I mean, I liked Ass Brotocols.

I've only seen it referred to as Alpha Brotocol on the codex.

 

[MasterSmithFandango]

So he reviewed a game, gave it a bad score and after many months he suddenly saw the light and decided that he actually liked the game. Well gee, how professional of him.

But hey, the good news is that no harm was done! So you wrote a bad review bashing a game that you later decided you enjoy, big deal. So a game that tried to do something a little different flopped largely because of bad review scores, so what? So there won't be an Alpha Protocol 2 , who cares. Bring on Gears Effect 3!

Even when he likes a game, he acknowledges that it's a bad game. Because it is a bad game. In every single imaginable fashion. I'd rather have a better produced corridor shooter than another abortion that is an Obshitian game.

 

[Silellak]

So he reviewed a game, gave it a bad score and after many months he suddenly saw the light hit his head really hard and decided that he actually liked the game.

Fixed.

ALPACA BROCCOLIMOLE

Have we actually ever settled on any of these being the official Codex name for the game?

I mean, I liked Ass Brotocols.

I've only seen it referred to as Alpha Brotocol on the codex.

I'd vote for Alpha Brotocol, too.

 

[Brotherman Bill]

Here's a novel idea: Play games before you review them, not after.

 

[hoochimama]

I found alphaturd fit well with "Only an alpha turd could generate this much butthurt".

 

[Admiral jimbob]

Zeta Brotomoles

 

[Sceptic]

I've only seen it referred to as Alpha Brotocol on the codex.

You must've missed the shitstorm poor VoD got when he called it Alphaturd in a newspost. Good times.

Speaking of Alphaturd... wasn't that about the patch? WTF happened to that patch?

 

[commie]

Speaking of Alphaturd... wasn't that about the patch? WTF happened to that patch?

There was little they could do to an already perfect game so this is all the patch was needed for:

· Fix issues with game installation, activation and some other minor technical problems.

 

[MetalCraze]

a game that tried to do something a little different

Like placing 2D sprites in front of 3d objects on level backgrounds maybe.

So he reviewed a game, gave it a bad score and after many months he suddenly saw the light and decided that he actually liked the game. Well gee, how professional of him.

Actually New Vegas is coming and he will have to write a good review for it praising Obsidian and Bethesda due to money so after he took a dump on Obsidian it won't look good so he just softens those corners.

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

I've only seen it referred to as Alpha Brotocol on the codex.

You must've missed the shitstorm poor VoD got when he called it Alphaturd in a newspost. Good times.

Speaking of Alphaturd... wasn't that about the patch? WTF happened to that patch?

First I made a newspost that Alphaturd might get patched.
http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=45789
This caused a lot of hurt feelings.

Then I made a newspost that Alphaturd did indeed receive a patch, if one can call it that.
http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=49301
Which was hilarious because the "patch" fit in well with the rest of the game theme: turd.

Multiple posters note that the game fails to start with this file. Whether it only suits a particular version or Sega has made a mistake, we'll have to wait to find out.