Alpha Protocol sold 700,000 copies

[Malakal]

Oh there are c&c but the game sucks nevertheless. You should accept that gameplay comes first always...

c&c is a form of gameplay.

I see it more as a part of the story since player only has so many choices to make during the course of the game - most often something else is way more dominant (ie shooting in this example).

 

[relootz]

Is 700K a bad number these days? That should have at least covered their costs?

 

[1eyedking]

700K is too much for that piece of forgetware.

 

[torpid]

I don't have any bad wishes for OB but somehow I'm truly glad that AP isn't getting a sequel. Seeing the setting, assets etc all that stuff being wasted for such a cheap-ass console shooter is just sad. They are probably better off doing something similar from scratch, with proper treatment this time (which never happens to become for OB).

Who else thinks NV will be a similarly BSB, bland and dull experience? Videos were very much that way.

I highly doubt they'll be developing a new IP anytime soon. A stream of crappy sequels and addons is probably the only thing that will keep them afloat at this point.

 

[Zomg]

Is 700K a bad number these days? That should have at least covered their costs?

Pretty sure it's a loss given current developmarketing costs.

Hey Codex you're supposed to use this thread for being horrified that a game that sells 700k copies loses money, that's fucking nightmarish. To be a hit you sell 5-10m copies now, meaning they have to ferret out every microscopic retard dollar with content so broad that it can't offend or confuse anyone ever.

 

[MasterSmithFandango]

The C&C is mostly bland, with only one mission missable, and all the choices were given to you in cutscenes. The game is shit, and if you like the game, you are at least borderline retarded.

 

[commie]

Is 700K a bad number these days? That should have at least covered their costs?

Pretty sure it's a loss given current developmarketing costs.

Hey Codex you're supposed to use this thread for being horrified that a game that sells 700k copies loses money, that's fucking nightmarish. To be a hit you sell 5-10m copies now, meaning they have to ferret out every microscopic retard dollar with content so broad that it can't offend or confuse anyone ever.

It is ridiculous. Fallout made enough with 100k sales. On the other hand, maybe the trick is to focus on a niche, tone down the Wow factor and make a solid game. Better to get many from the 'niche', than hope to appeal for a few of the masses, where you need to spend exponentially more to get the same number of people to buy your game.

 

[Xor]

Is 700K a bad number these days? That should have at least covered their costs?

Pretty sure it's a loss given current developmarketing costs.

Hey Codex you're supposed to use this thread for being horrified that a game that sells 700k copies loses money, that's fucking nightmarish. To be a hit you sell 5-10m copies now, meaning they have to ferret out every microscopic retard dollar with content so broad that it can't offend or confuse anyone ever.

It's more hilarious than horrifying. Until publishers realize they need to cut costs in order to turn a profit, they will continue to blow money on piece of shit games like Halo that will sell less and less as their repetitive gameplay becomes annoying and their visuals become less impressive.

 

[Radisshu]

The C&C is mostly bland, with only one mission missable, and all the choices were given to you in cutscenes. The game is shit, and if you like the game, you are at least borderline retarded.

There's at least one missable mission per hub. There are two missable missions in Moscow, for example (the yacht, and apparently the "final" mission).

 

[Andyman Messiah]

The C&C is mostly bland, with only one mission missable, and all the choices were given to you in cutscenes. The game is shit, and if you like the game, you are at least borderline retarded.

FACT: It wasn't until I read this post that I started to drool profusely and shit my pants.

 

[MetalCraze]

I actually don't know whether to call skipping the attrocious shooter gameplay of AP an incline or decline.

Don't know why exactly, maybe because skills actually affected your ability to hit things

So it was better because it sucked at being a shooter even more than GoW? Jeez

 

[Andyman Messiah]

It should be said that interrogating Brayko is only one thing that you need to do in order to figure out that Surkov set you up.

edit: Also, how you play the embassy mission may come back and bite you in the ass at the end of the game.

 

[SoupNazi]

The C&C is mostly bland, with only one mission missable, and all the choices were given to you in cutscenes. The game is shit, and if you like the game, you are at least borderline retarded.

FACT: It wasn't until I read this post that I started to drool profusely and shit my pants.

This.

 

[MasterSmithFandango]

The C&C is mostly bland, with only one mission missable, and all the choices were given to you in cutscenes. The game is shit, and if you like the game, you are at least borderline retarded.

FACT: It wasn't until I read this post that I started to drool profusely and shit my pants.

Glad I could help. Final Faggotry Fanboi!

*ahem*

I guess I'm still not over the rage at Obsidian. I thought it was all behind me... maybe its because Fallout: New Vegaturd is right around the corner.