Alpha Protocol! £1.99! Down from £10.00! One of the few games I have completed (the others being Deus Ex, Mass Effect, GTA, Operation Flashpoint and Xcom series!). I asked my friend a few years ago to recommend an intelligent shooter. This is what he chose. An awesome spy adventure game where you level up your character by picking different skills you want to chose (I think I was sniper, but you can go in stealth or guns a blazing). As you go on your adventure you make decisions as to who is on your side and who isn't. Crikey. Why aren't I replaying this based on my review? Ha. Because I have a million unplayed and unfinished games on my steam list! But this is worth investing in! Highly recommended. For the price of an ice cream in the park.
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Roph
9 May 166#2
Sorry, I've finished this but it pales in comparison to the games you're comparing it to.
BritishDragon
9 May 163#14
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slimdavey
11 May 16#23
my mistake mate you're right, fallout Nv being my fav. I assume sega were publishers not the devs. Thanks for the correction.
lanky78
9 May 16#22
Pft, ignore the haters. this game is great fun and EASILY worth this price!
Liquid-s
9 May 16#21
More humiliation. Please stop I don't think I can take much more. Soon the whole world will know my weakness :laughing:
chieftex
9 May 16#20
Really? No one spotted this?
BritishDragon
9 May 16#19
It's actually "might not have known".
We'll get there soon I'm sure <3
BritishDragon
9 May 16#16
Much more than one in your post. I could be well on my way to a sticker from yours.
brilly to BritishDragon
9 May 16#18
i am well aware of that - fact is though that you are the one crying about it yet missing the majority
Liquid-s
9 May 16#17
You caught me. My spelling and grammar sucks. Thanks for bringing attention to it as I might not of known otherwise :confused:
brilly
9 May 161#15
wow... thats the only mistake you got from that post? :confused:
sure there are plenty more in this thread for you to find
maybe if you get ten you will get a sticker!!!! how cool would that be?!
BritishDragon
9 May 163#14
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TylerDurdenUK
9 May 161#13
I thought AP was a great game. I played it to completion, yes it was a little glitchy but I never hit any show stoppers.
Dr_Bawbag
9 May 16#12
They have indeed, however, their finished products leave a lot to be desired. Sure they've got 2 chimps and a used broom testing their games.
Dr_Bawbag
9 May 16#11
In all my years of gaming there have only been 3 games I've literally been unable to complete due to game breakers and one of them was AP. The other 2 were Daggerfall and one of the STALKER games.
No idea if it's been patched and been made more stable, but AP had some very good ideas hidden beneath a truly awful experience. Obsidian, one of the very few devs that make Bethesda's in house testing team look world class.
slimdavey
9 May 161#7
I think everyone one has a trash game they love, for me it was Two Worlds. Because Alpha Protocol is made by sega it's an instant turn off but that being said cheap is cheap heat added for price.
PsychONeill to slimdavey
9 May 16#10
Made by Obsidian actually, they've made some decent games you know.
brilly
9 May 161#9
got this free 5 years ago, considering my laptop was weedy and i could only play older games this game seemed dated even then!
AdesteFideles
9 May 161#8
The conversation system in this games is miles better than what came later.
Mass Effect might have the "renegade" option, but no other game lets you be as much of a total areshole as Alpha Protocol.
Also, you get to fight a boss who is high on cocaine and loves The Buggles.
Personally, this is one of my all-time favourite games.
jameshothothot
9 May 162#6
That is a fair point that it isn't as polished as Mass effect and deus ex. But I really enjoyed the plot. And didn't have the crazy side missions mass effect had. Much more to the point. i bought deus ex for my friend as a return favour for recommending this!
parasitemol
9 May 16#5
Completed this back in 2012 on ps3 and it felt dated then. I see where the OP is coming from with the mass effect and deus ex comparison but it's really nothing like those. Closer to a third person Goldeneye or MGS on the ps1 with some conversation choices loosely effecting the story direction. I'm sure I paid about £3.00 for this back in 2012 too so not voting either way.
Still worth it at £1.99 if you've got nothing else to play, it just felt like a bit of a missed opportunity that deserved a sequel to address some of its flaws.
yomanation
9 May 161#4
Nowhere near as good as Mass Effect and especially Deus Ex, but worth a punt at this price.
Liquid-s
9 May 16#3
I really enjoyed this game. Sure it was floored in more way than one but I genuinely enjoyed it more than most of the recent games I've played.
Wish they'd had a chance to do a sequel after lessons being learnt. Could of been brilliant . . . . . . or rubbish but if it was just as good as the first I would of bought it.
Roph
9 May 166#2
Sorry, I've finished this but it pales in comparison to the games you're comparing it to.
MBeeching
9 May 16#1
Arguably I would still prefer an ice cream in the park, but perhaps this game was misunderstood?
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We'll get there soon I'm sure <3
sure there are plenty more in this thread for you to find
maybe if you get ten you will get a sticker!!!! how cool would that be?!
have
have
have
HAVE
...... or could've
No idea if it's been patched and been made more stable, but AP had some very good ideas hidden beneath a truly awful experience. Obsidian, one of the very few devs that make Bethesda's in house testing team look world class.
Mass Effect might have the "renegade" option, but no other game lets you be as much of a total areshole as Alpha Protocol.
Also, you get to fight a boss who is high on cocaine and loves The Buggles.
Personally, this is one of my all-time favourite games.
Still worth it at £1.99 if you've got nothing else to play, it just felt like a bit of a missed opportunity that deserved a sequel to address some of its flaws.
Wish they'd had a chance to do a sequel after lessons being learnt. Could of been brilliant . . . . . . or rubbish but if it was just as good as the first I would of bought it.