Alpha Protocol

Alpha Protocol is unfinished, unbalanced, and unpolished. It's also one of the most fascinating games ever made, with a deep commitment to reactive storytelling which remains, imo, completely unmatched even to this day. The characters are all unique, memorable, and always have more to them than meets the eye. The only problem is that actually *playing* the game bounces between the experience of a slapstick comedy and the experience of dental surgery without anestesia. Still, if you can tolerate the layers of jank and bugs, it's absolutely worth playing, and you will not forget it.

While the game does show its age, particularly in some of the writing and in the graphics department. I find the game to be charming and with a interesting and unique take on the RPG genre. In my opinion the game is definitely of the era of the Mass Effect series with a lot less of the polish of those bioware titles. I can't think of very many other games that are of the loose action-rpg variety. While not the deepest game mechanics, I'm having fun with the Narrative and the dialogue interaction choices. *Disclaimer* I have yet to finish a full playthrough of the game so I dont know how deep the impact of your choices go, but I'm assuming given that its made by Obsidian there should be enough to entice players that enjoy these sorts of RPGs to do at least 2 playthroughs to see more of the content and how the story beats play out with different selections. I have a soft spot for these types of games, and I am happy that I am able to experience them even if their heydey is in the past. I would suggest this to anyone who is okay with 360/PS3 era games who might have missed out on this and can overlook some of the dated visuals and possibly some lighter depth than games of the more hardcore crpg variety.

This games has a lot of jank lol but it is solid. The best parts are for sure the dialogue system and the build diversity. You can play the game without even killing anyone if you want either by ignoring most enemies except some bosses or stealth the majority of the levels. Or be an all out warmachine. The story is pretty typical for the spy/espionage genre nothing too grabbing but its fun. Most of the jank in this game comes from combat. Its dated for sure, which is why I generally choose the stealth way of handling missions but once you get the hang of combat and level up a bit you will be fine. You could play it like a James Bond game where you are more run and gun but still capable of some stealth and use gadgets and so on. Lots of choice, which leads me to my final thought. If you like RPGs with choice and consequence then you will love this game. The amount of different endings you can have based on the seamingly smallest choices blows my mind. Its not just endings either, its romance options, characer loyalty, the list goes on. Great game and with the GOG Good Old Game version it plays flawlessly from a compatibility standpoint. I havent had any crashes. I definately recommend this game!

Even with its technical limitations I'm enjoying it. You cant or climb over simple stuff, but so far its really good, you can also customize the protagonist Michael Thorton, weapons, mod clothing, and shape the world with how you respond to characters. This game is that cool, it feels like it also has a consequences system akin to Mass Effect 2, so 10/10, will update if any changes emerges, however Im enjoying more than any other modern games.

A bit clunky, but overall good :)