The Neverwinter Nights and KOTOR II team is at it again, this time with a spy RPG. Does the promising premise live up?

Psst...if you have any questions, feel free to ask. There's some stuff I had to leave out as the game is pretty expansive. Also I've got a screenshot gallery up here. More to come at a later date.

Alpha Protocol (PC) Review

I know about the Destructoid review...you can't take them seriously anyway.

We're not big on scores anyway but...I would say a 5/10 is going too far. Unless it's version differences (platform specific, early code, etc). But the version I played...yeah. It's just a good game. I could understand a relatively low score I suppose, but...I just really enjoyed it and can't wait to get playing again. As I said, there are flaws, I just don't think they're terribly important.

I know RPG Gamer gave it a good score, and they're one of my favourite and most trusted sites.

As I said in another thread, I suspect a lot of people are just reading a couple reviews and then jumping on the hate train. Which is ridiculous cause if they'd play it themselves and make up their own minds, they'd see it's a lot of fun. Also, some seem to not get how certain things work in the game, like hacking, character customization, etc. And there's probably a few really anal retentive people who care far too much about the weaknesses. Finally, some reviewers seem to have not played much of the game at all...it definitely gets better as you go on, though I enjoyed it from the start.

I like this quote from the RPGWatch forums:

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A lot of reviewers seem to be blowing the flaws out of proportions while subduing the virtues, which is btw the exact opposite what they do when it comes to "true" AAA titles like Mass Effect and co.

For the record, I love Mass Effect and many big titles, but I feel pretty strongly they deserve about as much criticism as Alpha Protocol. Point is, the weaknesses in all are not really worth bitching about when you could be enjoying yourself instead (still aware of the weaknesses, not ignoring them).

Also this:

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I would say most of the people complaining heavily expected something shooter with rpg. It's really more of an rpg with rough shooter mechanics.

Gamers in general seem very rigid in their expectations -- if something is not how they expect it, it's automatically bad. It's fitting the game has received mixed reviews, then, as it tries a lot of new stuff in a very fresh combination. I couldn't care less about genre really, so it's probably fitting I took to it without preconceptions in mind.

K, I'm done now...almost wrote another review, haha.

Thanks!

Thanks! Worth new I think.
Play it on hard, though.

Good job on the review dude, I was waiting to see what the general consensus was on this game then make my decision. I reckon I'll pick it up a give it a go (I can trade in some games to) softens the blow as I'm tight on money this month

I was disappointed in this game, but perhaps I had too high expectations. But there were a number of elements that didn't make great design sense, and they relied way too heavily on copying Mass Effect IMHO.

Still though, I'd give the game pretty much around what Sean said... I dunno; I'd rate it a 7.8 or something. Having a lot of fun with the game myself.

I thought that Destructiod review was way frickin ridiculous myself. There is no way this game is 5/10 or less. 6/10 maybe you could justify, but not much lower..

Picking up a copy for PS3 on Saturday, just borrowing it from my store for a week. Looking forward to it! :D

The problem with this game is that it was suppose to be something new and bring something dynamic to the industry, but it did not. Having said this, Alpha Protocol is a solid game in my opinion, it just doesnt stand out. If you are tight on money, wait for it to come down in price, it is worth $40, but you may be disappointed if you buy it for $60 and expect something just AMAZING. Glad I bought it personally, but to each his own.