Zero Punctuation: Alpha Protocol

[UMNiK]

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Thats what the RPGs are for, remember? ROLE-FUCKING-PLAYING before GAME?!

 

[Tarakos]

What could he possibly have against Kevin Conroy? He's BATMAN! Anyway, I wasn't expecting a positive review. This makes me wonder if he doesn't just do the opposite of every other reviewer when it comes to a specific game.

 

[thenamelessloser]

That boss Yahtzee complains about could be much easier if

Spoiler

If you do some parts in Taipei before then you could have the option to poison the boss's cocaine which makes the fight a bit easier.

Also, I hated the lockpicking game, liked the other two mini games, but learned you can easily have enough EMPs to deal with mini games in levels if they are personally annoying. Also, I feel that in my first playthrough, the choices I made weren't really being an asshole at all... The second play through, an entirety different story though. Besides, that agree with pretty much the rest of the review.

 

[cavalerie]

I was expecting a lot more bile for this game.
It's good to see that Yahtzee isn't a pillock like the rest of the reviewers, that said this game was shit because it wasn't ME2 (which it wasn't supposed to be anyway).

 

[Yahtzee Croshaw]

This is an OK game, I know the plot isn't the best and this game if far from a GOTY between all 2010 releases, but it sure gave a lot of fun, and who can complain of re-playability?
I'm glad he didn't ripped it off as much as other titles, this game deserves some credit, cheesyness and all.
I'm on my second gameplay trying to make a genocide path, it's harder than it sounds... on hard.

 

[bojac6]

I just have to point out that the game would have been much better if the three JBs really were what you had listed at the end: Jack Bauer, James Bond and John Barrowman.

Screw Jason Bourne, I want to be able to play as Intense Interrogator (Jack Bauer), Screws Any Lady (James Bond) and Screws Anything with a Hole (John Barrowman). If you go this path, you can beat the game by hitting on David Tennant. Best game ever.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

He didn't mean Kevin Costner did he? 'Cuz Kevin Conroy is Batman

 

[Techni]

Why would he care about Mario Galaxy being delayed? I thought like all real gamers he hated Wii

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

Why the hell was Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman in the DCAU in the spectrum of 'dicks and assholes'?

Other than that, was a great video. Keep up the good work Yahtzee, and good luck with your book! ^_^

Because Yahtzee considers Batman to be an asshole. He was simply putting in Kevin Conroy to make it more interesting. Am I the only one who got that?

 

[Doomsday11]

I just have to point out that the game would have been much better if the three JBs really were what you had listed at the end: Jack Bauer, James Bond and John Barrowman.

Screw Jason Bourne, I want to be able to play as Intense Interrogator (Jack Bauer), Screws Any Lady (James Bond) and Screws Anything with a Hole (John Barrowman). If you go this path, you can beat the game by hitting on David Tennant. Best game ever.

Please make this game I would walk over an army of evil to play this game.

 

[ShotgunSmoke]

Seriously. For Yahtzee, this is a very positive review.

If he didn't like the game, he would focus on its weak points - AI, animations, graphics. Let's face it - AI and animations are really fucked up. Hell, he could've obliterated the game if he wanted. That's what he does the best.
He didn't mention any of these points AT ALL and focused on everything associated with the dialogue system - game's strongest point.

Yep. He liked AP.

 

[Virtual_Dom]

One of my favourites this year, alohtough he seemed a bit more positive than earlier reviews.

Also glad to see he thought not starting out with expert gun skill was a good thing.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

That explains so much, and similarly saves me time looking up the Australian release of SMG2, to answer the question of why everyone's favorite irked critic in a hat has yet to touch it. Though it is nice to hear that there is now a game that has respectable consequence-following action.

 

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[nightwolf667]

As a leader of the Cult of Alpha Protocol Fans, I thank you Yahtzee for making more favorable review than usually.

Maybe now someone who was shouting 'Shite!' without any real experience with it will shut up, or maybe even try it to see for himself it isn't that bad.

As a follower in the Cult of Alpha Protocol Fans, I bow before you oh worshipfulness.

In all seriousness though, I'm really glad that Yahtzee gave a fair review for this game and sounded like he actually liked it. Like you I'm so sick of people screaming "It's SHIT!" and then going on about how all the reviews of this game were bad (they weren't, the PC version got a high of 86 from one and more than a few 80s) especially since a lot of them haven't played the game.

Yay for Yahtzee! Even though apparently video killed his radio star.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

But if by some chance (actually pretty decent, contrary to what the most reviews are saying) you'll like it, then maybe you'll finally see it's not good to throw a poo at a game when you didn't even play it and just saw an opinion of couple of reviewers who were expecting Mass Effect 2 and didn't get it (because it isn't Mass Effect 2 in modern world. The ONLY similarity is them both being a third person game using guns and cover system).

I've played AP through 6 times and really enjoyed it.

I think you're right in that more than a few reviewers went into the game expecting it to be like other games based on the Gears iteration of the Unreal engine (namely MA and MA2)... but trying to play AP in the same style is asking for the game to give you a slap.

My only real complaint is how fucking short the game is for a RPG.

 

[Danallighieri]

Great review, I lol'd

 

[swenson]

Why the hell was Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman in the DCAU in the spectrum of 'dicks and assholes'?

Other than that, was a great video. Keep up the good work Yahtzee, and good luck with your book! ^_^

Because Yahtzee considers Batman to be an asshole. He was simply putting in Kevin Conroy to make it more interesting. Am I the only one who got that?

That's what I was thinking, actually... either that or just to see if all the fanboys/girls caught it. I do love Kevin Conroy, though. I think I've been in love with his voice from the first episode of B:TAS I ever heard...

 

[Byr0m]

wow he didn't rip on it as much as every other reviewer. I felt he thot it was an ok game, even tho he said it was poor

Same. He actually told me about the game in the first place, and then actually made me want to buy it. Should I or not? Could do with a new game really.