Alpha Protocol System Requirements

[Forest Dweller]

Steep? Are you fucking kidding me? Who owns an XP 2400+ processor anymore? Those things are ancient. The graphics card is about three years old now too, considering the predecessor of the Geforce 7 series, the 6 series, struggled to run many games that came out in 2007 at high settings, I really doubt they'll be good for 2009. And if you've got less than 2GB of RAM you should have upgraded by now anyway, RAM is one of the most important things for computers these days.

It's steep for the kind of game it is (i.e. non-shooter for graphics whores). Consider Mass Effect's requirements in comparison.

 

[JarlFrank]

I just bought a Geforce 9600 GT for a little more than 50 euros and it runs any 2009 game on full settings and maximum resolution, so "expensive" my ass.

I bet it doesn't run ArmA 2 or GTA 4.

It runs ArmA2. Not on max settings, but it runs. And I don't really give a fuck about GTA4, Saint's Row 2 is better, as are the previous GTAs.

Also, when my PC can't run a game that's horribly optimized and runs like shit on PCs by default because it's a crappy console port, it's not the fault of my PC. Especially if it can play other games with better graphics on max settings. Fact is, upgrading your PC isn't that expensive, especially since most games are free (except for those you actually want to buy).

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

And I don't really give a fuck about GTA4, Saint's Row 2 is better, as are the previous GTAs.

Also, when my PC can't run a game that's horribly optimized and runs like shit on PCs by default because it's a crappy console port, it's not the fault of my PC. Especially if it can play other games with better graphics on max settings. Fact is, upgrading your PC isn't that expensive, especially since most games are free (except for those you actually want to buy).

Damn right

 

[bhlaab]

It's unreal engine 3, expect it to run about as well as mirror's edge, mass effect, etc.

 

[Xi]

This just reinforces my desire to purchase a netbook. I don't want to upgrade my PC for gaming because all I do is surf the web and few games are ever worth playing anymore. However, it's nice to know that I could still handle the oldies(but goodies) on even a netbook. I'll wait for a few more years and purchase a new desktop when I've missed a few good games. By then, technology will be even better, and maybe graphics won't be the selling point(hah yeah right).

The second spec looks better for AP of course. Even my current system could run it on minimum I guess. Still, it's a nail in the coffin of modern gaming for me as anything new will most likely not work very well.

Meh, been doing the vicious computer upgrade cycle for numerous years now and I'd rather spend that money on numerous other things.

 

[Pegultagol]

Mass Effect system requirements as comparison:

Supported OS: Microsoft Windows® XP with SP2 or Windows Vista*
Processor: Intel P4 2.4 Ghz or faster / AMD 2.0 Ghz
Memory: 1.0 GB RAM or more (2.0 GB for Vista)
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible, ATI X1300 XT or greater (ATI X1300, X1300 Pro, X1600 Pro, Radeon 2600 HD, and HD 2400 are below minimum system requirements); NVidia GeForce 6800 or greater (7300, 7600 GS, 8500 are below minimum system requirements)
Hard Drive: 12.0 GB or more free hard drive space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
DirectX®: 9.0c

If you could play Mass Effect on your PC, then you will be able to run Alpha Protocol
because Mass Effect = Alpha Protocol in many different things, let alone system requirements.

 

[Forest Dweller]

Big difference in graphics cards.

 

[Dickweed]

Claiming that MS and Sony have high standards for games released on their systems.

Trying to imply that games running at 30FPS has anything to do with QA being bad.

There are not enough faces in the universe to palm for me to be able to explain how retarded the two of you are.

 

[gromit]

These actually aren't that bad... relieving, even, because except for needing to replace a bad gig of RAM, I don't have to fudge any requirements. I've been on the same desktop for six years, barring a post-death mobo/processor replacement maybe 6-12 months after that - water damange, it was covered. Bought and built an AMD64 3500, Radeon 9800, 2gb - great price / power at the right time, got it all for around $750 (admittedly an awesome deal, probably should have been $850/$900.)

Ran everything I wanted - some serious surprises what I could pull off options-wise too - right up until Shader 3.0 became obligatory, after AGP became a dirty word. Luckily I grabbed one of those AGP R3850s last winter, nicely cooled oc'able model for under* $200, and I recently learned of a "farewell" to socket 939, being a modest dual core, still clocked faster than my single. It goes for $60.

That's the price of a console game (or two ports thereof ) If I drop that in, I'll have made it from the early days of "last gen" through most likely the twilight of this one, when PC game engines are built for "next next gen," PC games using these sold only to recoup costs while waiting for the consoles to launch. And I'll have done it for about $1000, plus whatever 1 GB of old RAM costs. That's the same, if not better, than two consoles at launch and some shitty "business" PC monetarily, and I'm definitely a lot fonder of it.

I can't imagine how cheap it must be to build a computer >= this, only with more a longer upgrade life, (all I can really do after this is double up the memory a couple of times.) There's your console-priced gaming computer, and it will probably last you halfway through the next generation before you can drop in some "obsolete" parts that are still upgrades to you anyway. There's definitely a feeling of needing to buy the best, "so it lasts longer," when you upgrade, but it usually pays to buy just behind the curve, unless you're a die-hard member of the kool-aid club.

*edit: Time to update the board? "Less than" and "greater than" two paragraphs away remove all the text between.

 

[The Wizard]

they better fuck up the camera real good. after 60 hours of motb, it grows on you. you will hate it, curse it and rip out your hairs by the dozens, but as soon as you angled it just right you will feel so powerful. until you travel to a new area. i want that effect in alpha, too(so witty i could vomit!)

the requirements are alright. some of you really need to check the date, or at least look out of the window from time to time. the listed components are ancient.

now this is important: how often can i bang the german chick with the porno glasses? if i put money on the table depends on your answer, guys!

 

[MetalCraze]

There are not enough faces in the universe to palm for me to be able to explain how retarded the two of you are.

You do understand that 30 FPS is only 1/2 of the standard framerate for both consoles and is pretty slow, right? And how about reading the whole text next time?

 

[GarfunkeL]

Isn't 75 FPS the maximum that an human eye can keep up with? If so, 30 is definately slow - and iirc, QW already proved that anything under 50 FPS is unacceptable.

 

[racofer]

Alpha Protocol camera sucks.

 

[Jasede]

Isn't 75 FPS the maximum that an human eye can keep up with? If so, 30 is definately slow - and iirc, QW already proved that anything under 50 FPS is unacceptable.

B-, b-, but LG tells me I need their 200 pictures per second TV... Is it a TV? Or something better?

 

[racofer]

Isn't 75 FPS the maximum that an human eye can keep up with?

 

[Jasede]

I believe it was on televitz that I was taught that we can only perceive 25 pictures per second...

 

[Micmu]

25, but the framerate must be at least twice (50> FPS) of that value to not notice the sluttering - ideally it should be the same as display's refresh rate (60).
Besides, the framerate specified for games is an average. So a game with average FPS of 30 might go way below that value in some areas. With an average of 60 FPS, there's much more reserve.
So yes, an average of 30 FPS quite sucks for fast action games, like shooters alike.
It's funny (but unexpected) how they advertised the x-cubicle for MAX everything yet most games meet only the minimum requirements of M$'s QA.

 

[Flesh Mound]

Though animated media works on distinct frames sampled at discrete points in time, there is no evidence suggesting that the human visual system works in the same way. Therefore, it is impossible to express the limitations of human perception as a given maximum frame rate.

It may be possible, however, to investigate the consequences of changes in frame rate for human observers. The most famous example may be the wagon-wheel effect, a form of Aliasing in time, where a spinning wheel suddenly appears to change direction when its speed approaches the framerate of the image capture/reproduction system.

Different capture/playback systems may operate at the same framerate, and still give a different level of "realism" or artifacts attributed to framerate. One reason for this may be the temporal characteristics of the camera and display device.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frames_per ... eye_see.3F

and a standard NTSC TV displays 30 frames a second. As long as the rate remains at a constant 30 FPS I don't have a problem with it, but 60 FPS sure is smoother.

 

[Dickweed]

Trying to defend the implication that 30FPS has anything to do with bad QA, then saying you didn't read the whole post to try and make it look less like I'm wrong

D:

 

[GarfunkeL]

Racofer, consider me educated:

http://www.100fps.com/how_many_frames_can_humans_see.htm

tl;dr answer, there is no answer as Flesh Mound wrote - it depends on occasion and effect is trying to be achieved.

And I could've sworn that I learned that 75 in science class back at school. Oh well

 

[Xi]

The higher the FPS the smoother the image will appear to your eye. Of course, you must apply this with the concept of diminishing returns. At some point the difference between one frame of reference, say 250FPS, and another, let's say 300, may be so negligibly different that you cannot perceive much of a difference if any at all.(Just an example using arbitrary numbers)

 

[Andyman Messiah]

I was hoping it would be somewhat close to the Mass Effect 1 requirements. I mean, my shitty geforce 6800 computer can run Mass Effect maxed out without any problems. Goddamn Obsidian.

 

[BLOBERT]

ALPHA PROTOCOL RUNS LIKE SHIT ON CONSOLES AND IS A SHIT GAME ON THE PC TAKE THIS SHIT BACK TO GAMEFAQS CONSOLETARDS

 

[larpingdude18]

SHUT THE FUCK UP RETARD! YOU ARE NOT FUNNY OR WITTY, JUST LAME AND YOUR SPAMMING IS VERY ANNOYING!!!!!!!!

 

[Micmu]

Sometimes they fail to develop the Stockholm Syndrome and permanent insanity occurs.