Huh? The story isn't about a PMC. I mean, There's a PMC in it, but the story is about an Arms Manufacturer doing the War for Fun and Profit thing.
Zero Punctuation: Alpha Protocol
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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wow the revivew almost actually made me want to go and buy the game for some odd reason. Probally cause I want to ponce someone.
Oh dear, not a single word about the broken combat, the non existent AI and the tons of bugs of all shapes and forms here, huh? Of course, with RDR we needed to come up with bugs that don't exist but sound funny in order to mock it, and write a whole article based on how the game could have been slightly good if only it was a Sims 3 expansion set in the desert. Oh Yahtzee, you special little flower!
A "poorly balanced" game isn't necessarily crap any more than a well-balanced game is necessarily fantastic. And wasn't the last thing he actually drew attention to at the end the game's replay value? I can't remember. I watched it yesterday in a haze, which means I might as well have dreamt the entire thing.BrotherRool said:
I think it's pretty awesome how this review can be interpreted so differently. Thank goodness Croshaw doesn't give "scores". It makes everything so much more fun.
That's one of his outright foolish "critiques". The dialogue system of Alpha Protocol is intuitive, intelligent and original. All he's saying is "I don't like this well-established way how agents and spies talk in movies". Well, shame that not everyone talks like him.
Well, as long as somebody's behind is still sore the week after a review I say he's doing his job properly. But who cares about Yahtzes opinion of Redeadre anyway? It's not like that game needs any more advertisement or scrutiny from the press. I'd say his effort reviewing that game could have been better spent on something more exotic.Carnagath said:
Alpha Protocol is a great game. It does have some flaws (without which it'd be an awesome game). And the PC version suffers a bit from having the settings tuned down to match the console versions. With a bit of tweaking the .ini files, the game looks much better.
Many of the scathing reviews seem to be looking at it from an FPS (or Mass Effect 2, which is more FPS than RPG) perspective, and sure, from that perspective the shooting and AI is underwhelming. But that's the point. It's not an FPS, it's an RPG, and your shooting abilities are supposed to suck until you put enough points into them. When you judge it by the appropriate standards, it's excellent.
(Interestingly, most of the PC reviews that I've seen have been fairly positive; it's the console reviews that seem to be dragging the scores down.)
And the dialogue system is great (although he's right that it does suffer from Mass-Effect-itis, where what you think you're going to say doesn't always mesh with what you actually say, although the JB triad does always give you a hint of the tone you'll use).
The Brayko boss fight does suck at first, especially for stealth or melee focused characters. But you should never focus exclusively on melee -- you should always have some points in at least one weapon. Then it's just a matter of learning his attack patterns and working out when to attack and when to dodge -- just like every other boss fight ever. (And, if you have the right contacts, you can dramatically shorten this fight.)
Many of the scathing reviews seem to be looking at it from an FPS (or Mass Effect 2, which is more FPS than RPG) perspective, and sure, from that perspective the shooting and AI is underwhelming. But that's the point. It's not an FPS, it's an RPG, and your shooting abilities are supposed to suck until you put enough points into them. When you judge it by the appropriate standards, it's excellent.
(Interestingly, most of the PC reviews that I've seen have been fairly positive; it's the console reviews that seem to be dragging the scores down.)
And the dialogue system is great (although he's right that it does suffer from Mass-Effect-itis, where what you think you're going to say doesn't always mesh with what you actually say, although the JB triad does always give you a hint of the tone you'll use).
The Brayko boss fight does suck at first, especially for stealth or melee focused characters. But you should never focus exclusively on melee -- you should always have some points in at least one weapon. Then it's just a matter of learning his attack patterns and working out when to attack and when to dodge -- just like every other boss fight ever. (And, if you have the right contacts, you can dramatically shorten this fight.)
I got the feeling he kind of liked it too. I was a little surprised when he said it was poor and unbalanced just because he hadn't really said anything too bad about it up to that point.Mukil said:
Yeah, I got that feeling too.Mukil said:
That he smears so much poo at everything, that faint damning with praise made it seem like an overall positive negative review.
I had so much optimistic for this, then it came out, now I think it would be worth a $20 or so sometime down the line.
