Review Epic Alpha Protocol Review Extravaganza

[SuicideBunny]

hm... sega was kinda the obsidian to nintendo's bioware back in the first, second, third, and handheld generation days, wasn't it?

 

[hoochimama]

Because Mass Effect IS the new RPG model. Just like Diablo was before it.

Well the sony guy didn't say that at all, he said alpha protocol barely felt like an rpg and mass effect felt more like an rpg(implying he considered ME to be the bottom bar for rpgs) and having played both games now I agree.

If the "extra polish delay" that happened right after that juicy bit got out was used to make AP more "rpg" I wonder what it was like before. I really doubt they were just trying to make it more like mass effect as the features they share: engine, combat system, dialog stance system etc have been in AP from the start.

 

[Jaesun]

If the "extra polish delay" that happened right after that juicy bit got out was used to make AP more "rpg" I wonder what it was like before. I really doubt they were just trying to make it more like mass effect as the features they share: engine, combat system, dialog stance system etc have been in AP from the start.

What I would love to know, is what was Mitsoda's Alpha Protocol, before they gutted it (and him sadly. They should have fucking kept Brian).

I have a feeling it was not more Mass Effectish but different (and possibly even really cool).

But that is something we will never know.

 

[Lothers]

So, it's a decent game that needs patch?

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

On PC it seems.

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

So, it's a decent game that needs patch?

basically, yes. i'd call it "good with some great moments" which is still more than i can say for most games.

 

[commie]

I love it. Yeah it has it's faults, the way the AI will freeze in places I actually like as it allows non-lethal kills easily. I like that it is possible to go through much of the game so far without killing anyone. Maybe it's a short game if you blast your way through, as all games with a stealth element tend to be when you shoot your way through(such as Hitman, Splinter Cell, Thief, Deus Ex, Death to Spies) assuming of course that not raising alarms is not a requirement.

For me I always try to play with a non-lethal/stealth approach though and it makes the game a lot tougher and interesting. Hell the 4 'boss' firefights I've had so far have been really taxing when trying to finish them without killing anyone but it can be done.

Where the game really shines though is the dialogue and action cause and effect system. Ok it's not perfect, and some of the mission debrief doesn't reflect what you did or didn't do accurately, but it's a big step forward in RPG interaction for the most part.

As a Splinter Cell fan, this is what SC should have been moving towards instead of the Max Payne like turd of Conviction.