Alpha Protocol on PC: is it worth it?
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Go for it. I can't imagine a PC version being worse than a console version. I paid £14($20ish)for my ps3 copy and I don't regret it. I mean it isn't amazing but it doesn't deserve the hate it gets. Mind you a lot of games don't these days, just like a lot don't deserve the hype, either.
It was pretty bad when I played it.
It isn't long, at all, you'll probably finish it within the afternoon (Heck, I did it in two sittings on the weekend). The characters aren't that good, the dialogue isn't good and honestly, every single character annoyed the crap out of me. That is a pretty big deal to me as is, because in a game like Alpha Protocol where there are a good 30 or so characters, it is very difficult to find someone who would annoy you, but Obsidian found a way to do it.
Buggy on the PC? I played it on the Xbox unfortunatly so I wouldn't have much inside info on that, but from what I've heard, yes. Yes it is. Even without a patch, its still an eyesore to play. Every animation looks like it was rushed and shoved into the game half finished. I mean, and this may sound jaded, but I actually believe that this game isn't pretty in the least.
Finally, it is a bit of a pain in the ass. The game practically shoves Sneaking into your face in intentional and unintentional ways. For one, they'll place you constantly outnumbered and out gunned and usually in an area where you can't see everyone shooting at you. Another example is that unless you spend every bit of your money and stats on improving, it becomes a real pain in the ass to get into gunfights. Finally, they make the sneaking class way to overpowered, in the first few levels of the game, a Spy can get an ability that tells him
Where everyone is in an area.
How many there are
A partial get out of jail free card when spotted
and a one hit kill that a monkey could preform.
By the end of the game, the Spy is practically invincible because They get a move that lets them move without being seen for 30 seconds.
In short, I wouldn't recommend getting it. But, then again, I'm one of the people who regretted buying it before I even got out of the first set of missions.
It isn't long, at all, you'll probably finish it within the afternoon (Heck, I did it in two sittings on the weekend). The characters aren't that good, the dialogue isn't good and honestly, every single character annoyed the crap out of me. That is a pretty big deal to me as is, because in a game like Alpha Protocol where there are a good 30 or so characters, it is very difficult to find someone who would annoy you, but Obsidian found a way to do it.
Buggy on the PC? I played it on the Xbox unfortunatly so I wouldn't have much inside info on that, but from what I've heard, yes. Yes it is. Even without a patch, its still an eyesore to play. Every animation looks like it was rushed and shoved into the game half finished. I mean, and this may sound jaded, but I actually believe that this game isn't pretty in the least.
Finally, it is a bit of a pain in the ass. The game practically shoves Sneaking into your face in intentional and unintentional ways. For one, they'll place you constantly outnumbered and out gunned and usually in an area where you can't see everyone shooting at you. Another example is that unless you spend every bit of your money and stats on improving, it becomes a real pain in the ass to get into gunfights. Finally, they make the sneaking class way to overpowered, in the first few levels of the game, a Spy can get an ability that tells him
Where everyone is in an area.
How many there are
A partial get out of jail free card when spotted
and a one hit kill that a monkey could preform.
By the end of the game, the Spy is practically invincible because They get a move that lets them move without being seen for 30 seconds.
In short, I wouldn't recommend getting it. But, then again, I'm one of the people who regretted buying it before I even got out of the first set of missions.
It's worth 7.50. The game gets a bit annoying and got slammed in reviews but it was actually pretty fun, it's worth a play through.
honestly i loved it. It isn't the greatest, but then again it wasn't overhyped (at least when i first heard about it and saw it) , i got it for the 360 beat the piss out of it 4 times then sold it back as a steal to get halo reach for half off, but now that its on the pc i got it instantly.
if you like a decent story driven rpg with a spy agent type character, then i can't see you not liking this, im sure they have patched it enough by now, but i would highly recommend doing the spy classes, as they are semi overpowered (but in 90% of games i have played they are underpowered, so im fine with them being a bit OP in this game) and honestly the decisions you make DO affect the outcome of the story/gameplay, so its pretty fun to try it a few times to see what happens.
it is easily worth 7.50 imo (hell i got it for 7.50, so of course i would say that)
if you like a decent story driven rpg with a spy agent type character, then i can't see you not liking this, im sure they have patched it enough by now, but i would highly recommend doing the spy classes, as they are semi overpowered (but in 90% of games i have played they are underpowered, so im fine with them being a bit OP in this game) and honestly the decisions you make DO affect the outcome of the story/gameplay, so its pretty fun to try it a few times to see what happens.
it is easily worth 7.50 imo (hell i got it for 7.50, so of course i would say that)
If it was free I still would'nt take it. Actually.....that's a complete lie. Buy it, it really isn't that bad.
