Alpha Protocol

Alpha Protocol is espionage action role-playing game from Obsidian. It suffers from technical issues, but its story and choices more than make up for its technical issues and flaws. Alpha Protocol isn’t the easiest game to review. On one hand, the story, setting and writing really are at outstanding level. On the other hand, the numerous technical issues and bugs can make playing the game at times a very frustrating experience. To give some context, you can try to be stealthy and suddenly the alarm rings because enemy saw you through the walls or spawned right on top of you. These frustrations can become even more issue with how the game saves using a checkpoint system. There are no ways to save between checkpoints. If you make a mistake in some of the missions, you may have to replay quite a long part of the game or if you make a mistake you want to remedy and the checkpoint saves, you’re stuck with your choice or mistake if you didn’t make a manual save of the checkpoint earlier. However, the story and setting really stand out. The writers offer no ways to save everyone and everything and make you think about your choices. The game does not offer options to pause during the dialogues so sometimes you may impulsively condemn a group of people to death, even without meaning to. The story has multiple endings, which means you can play it again and again to check different approaches and story elements. Apart from its technical issues and outdated design choices and technical constraints, Alpha Protocol is truly a great game and refreshing experience. The GOG version runs very well on Steam Deck as well if you prefer to play it on the go. Highly recommended.

Glad to have this available again

This game is an amazing combo of action and rpg. I have played it tons on console and pc.

Spy game that feels like an earlier Mass Effect, some clunky stealth and shooting but still fun.

The graphics is a bit clunky, the storyline feels a bit old in 2020s, but it's still a fantastic spy novel. :)