Alpha Protocol: Is it worth getting?
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You know that is all explained halfway through the tutorial (about 2 minutes in). Not sure you can gauge a game within 2 mins (unless it is completely broken).
*Not that much of a Spoiler, but anyway*
You are meant to escape, it is a recruitment test. You are have been chosen as a candidate to join Alpha Protocol, you chose your background at the beginning.
*End*
Anyway, I enjoyed the game. Loved all the different ways things could happen throughout the story. Gameplay could be a bit clunky at times and some bits could be pretty hard if you hadn't built your character well.
I would recommend it.
Played on PS3.
You know that is all explained halfway through the tutorial (about 2 minutes in). Not sure you can gauge a game within 2 mins (unless it is completely broken).
*Not that much of a Spoiler, but anyway*
You are meant to escape, it is a recruitment test. You are have been chosen as a candidate to join Alpha Protocol, you chose your background at the beginning.
*End*
Anyway, I enjoyed the game. Loved all the different ways things could happen throughout the story. Gameplay could be a bit clunky at times and some bits could be pretty hard if you hadn't built your character well.
I would recommend it.
Played on PS3.
...So you never realized that, in fact, you weren't being held hostage and it was actually a test to see if you could get out of a situation like that? You were actually in your base the entire time.Giest4life said:
Jeez, play more than 10 minutes of a game before you judge it.
Point conceded there.Ordinaryundone said:
To stretch this, however, it's still a pretty stupid test, which all but begs me to escape through the conveniently marked exits, to begin with.
Also, as I mentioned to an earlier poster, if it seems stupid from the onset, chances are it's not getting better later on.
Its fucking infuriating. Gameplay is bad, but I've been told the story is worth it. Still waiting for the story to show itself, though.
I wish I could say "Buy it, you won't regret it" unequivocally, but I can't. Some people love it for what it does right, others hate it for what it does wrong. Some people even disagree about what it actually gets right and wrong. I've played it and loved it, but it starts very slowly, doesn't work well on every computer. (A friend of mine bought it on his Crysis-capable desktop, and it ran horribly. Meanwhile my girlfriend has it on her laptop and on medium settings it runs almost flawlessly.) I'd recommend the X360 version, as that's the version I have, and it seems pretty stable there. (There is some texture pop-in, though. Actually, a lot.)
I think someone suggested renting it first, or playing someone else's copy. There's really no guarantee you'll love it or hate it; more than any other game I've seen, you have to play it to know whether you'll enjoy playing it.
I think someone suggested renting it first, or playing someone else's copy. There's really no guarantee you'll love it or hate it; more than any other game I've seen, you have to play it to know whether you'll enjoy playing it.
I say yes, because I've never seen a game where your decisions had such tangible, logical consequences. Otherwise though, it has little to recommend it. It's competent as a stealth game, but not much else. I was entertained enough to be glad of the purchase, others who are less forgiving of somewhat bland gameplay and numerous bugs would disagree.
I'd recommend. I can understand why reviewers gave it the score it got. (Their are a few bugs and the gameplay isn't always the best.) But the story, RPG elements, and conversation system do make it worth the small investment it should cost now.
Yes, I bought it used at my local Game shop and LOVE it. Huge replay factor as every decision you make has a different outcome, Yahtzee really nailed it good in his review. Sure graphics aren't top of the line and controls can be a ***** at times, but as far as story goes, great, and it really leaves you with an open ending so you play the way you want.
A lot of people hate it, which I don't understand since its a really good game. But then again I love a good RPG :>
Also gameplay is sweet if you play the stealthy type. To me the game is easily worth 60$
PS: ALL RPGs starts slowly ><, if it doesn't then either you're playing a bad RPG or your playing dragon age: Origins
Also gameplay is sweet if you play the stealthy type. To me the game is easily worth 60$
PS: ALL RPGs starts slowly ><, if it doesn't then either you're playing a bad RPG or your playing dragon age: Origins
I got it during the $2 Steam sale. I found it very difficult to play with keyboard and mouse, especially during the hacking minigame (the right-hand number string did not want to move very fast, even when the mouse sensitivity was turned up). To this end, I found it unplayable without a controller.
On the positive, I play as a guy who doesn't have all the power he's capable of right out of the gate. Either you can play a green rookie, or start with some skill profession that has some experience in certain areas. Makes me feel like I worked for the progression, didn't have it all handed to me. Also, choices on whether to let someone live or die have effects on later missions, and making friends/uneasy alliances can make certain challenges a little easier (still have to buy their help in certain cases) and grant access to more weapons purchases.
When it's all said and done, I feel I played a pretty good game. There's issues in it, but I didn't come away feeling like I wanted my time back. It was fun. If you can get it on sale, give it a shot.
On the positive, I play as a guy who doesn't have all the power he's capable of right out of the gate. Either you can play a green rookie, or start with some skill profession that has some experience in certain areas. Makes me feel like I worked for the progression, didn't have it all handed to me. Also, choices on whether to let someone live or die have effects on later missions, and making friends/uneasy alliances can make certain challenges a little easier (still have to buy their help in certain cases) and grant access to more weapons purchases.
I fought a drugged-out Russian dude that was wearing a purple leopard-print jacket while Autograph's "Turn Up the Radio" played in the background. Not only that, but the programmers made the first non-vocal part loop as long as it took to bring down Brayko's health so that he snorts the drugs (and the fight really begins) and THEN the lyrics kicked in. I found this awesome because you have to jabber with the baddie at least a little bit before you're able to attack. That's just considerate; a small touch that made me change my opinion about the game tremendously. Life lesson learned; if a drugged-out psycho comes at me, I need to run my ass off until they collapse, and only then can I attack them and have it matter.
When it's all said and done, I feel I played a pretty good game. There's issues in it, but I didn't come away feeling like I wanted my time back. It was fun. If you can get it on sale, give it a shot.
AP is a great game if you like spy games. You can play it however you like and still be effective. I especially like going Stealth, unarmed, and pistols and you can complete the whole game, even boss fights with any combat style except maybe unarmed (but you can beat every boss except the Russian guy with unarmed only)
Problem is the game got a lot of bad/mediocre reviews just due to the bugs it has. I cant speak for others but the only bugs I ever experienced in 5 or 6 playthroughs was graphical ones which I can just overlook.
For 12 its a steal. Grab it, play it, and I can almost garantee you'll love it
Problem is the game got a lot of bad/mediocre reviews just due to the bugs it has. I cant speak for others but the only bugs I ever experienced in 5 or 6 playthroughs was graphical ones which I can just overlook.
For 12 its a steal. Grab it, play it, and I can almost garantee you'll love it
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAA... OH MAN... that kills me... Dude, if you had finished the mission you'd have realized it was a test. You were being HAZED you idiot, that was your initiation into the Alpha Protocol organization! It wasn't supposed to be hard you were just supposed to be able to demonstrate your skills.Giest4life said:
Seriously, you were being hazed. That's why it wasn't hard. You need to not review games anymore. Your opinions kinda blow.
Sure, every game has it's faults, for one the story is interesting but it's a little difficult to follow. There are a couple of skills that are just sorta useless which means if you sink points into them then you can kiss them goodbye. Also you basically HAVE to be able to stealth during some missions meaning that if didn't get the security cam-invisibility skill and various stealth skills you have to run and gun and just screw the bonus objective which is kind of annoying. Alternatively if you DID pick to specialize in stealth didn't take any of the gun talents very far the boss fights are ridiculously hard because they can't be insta-killed, stunned, etc... I ended up have to plink away at one guy while dodge rolling around because I couldn't get close to him without ending up as sashimi. Watch ZP's review for its main faults but I didn't find the storyline AS impenetrable as he did. Other than that though the game itself is remarkably solid despite having kind of a cliche storyline. It reminds me of spy vs. spy movies though, in a good way, the whole counter-covert ops stuff that I really enjoy.Audemas said:
Yes, but don't go into it expecting it to change your life, or hype it up to be the best thing since sliced bread, it has flaws, perhaps a lot more than most games do, but if you are patient it's worth persevering, and you will have a lot of fun with it.
This.Windcaler said:
My first playthrough was stealth/unarmed and also a complete tosser executing all bosses. Second playthrough I used the "Hobo with a shotgun" approach. Sparing bosses though and making shitloads of money.
Now I play the tech savy not really stealthy guy.
So yeah, if you like this sort of games there is a lot of fun for your 12$.
It's not a bad game, but it's not exactly one I can recommend either. The conversation sections are great, but if you play it like a shooter, it sucks, and if you want to use stealth, it becomes insultingly easy towards the end (I upgraded my stealth to the point where I can be invisible for 20 seconds if I cock things up). The story is alright if you understand it, and the characters and faction motivations are pretty believable, and it gives you the choice of whether to save major characters or leave them to die so as not to endanger the mission. In short, it's worth getting, but not for more than £15.