Alpha Protocol

This is a game I never thought would resurface, but I'm so happy has not only reappeared but is now in optimal working order! This is Mass Effect for spies: classic Mass Effect for all that that entails. The heart, the ambition, the creativity is all there even if the slightly rushed schedule can lead to some rough edges. But the main attraction is the sheer amount of interconnected roleplaying options. You can address people using different tones, from Bondlike suavity to cold professionalism. You can hack and sneak or blast and martial arts chop your way through practically every mission. Like gadgets? We've got those. Experience goes to buying yet more abilities making you feel even more like a super spy. Combat feels precise and punchy and fun. The mini-games are challenging. Movement is brisk. The only real issues here rise up that the game wasn't quite finished the first time round so as the campaign continues the seams start to show with re-used scenarios or choices making increasingly less impact. But none of that takes away from the atmosphere and the sheer fun of playing a spy just a cut above the realistic. If anything ever needed a remaster just to fill in the gaps it's this game, but the first time round it got so much right I don't even think the current industry could match the enthusiasm and style and costumer centric philosophy. Thank you Gog, from all games thank you!

Alpha Protocol is not a perfect game. It is somewhat glitchy, relatively short, and has rather unbalanced abilities. None of this matters, though, because what Alpha Protocol *does* do well, it does better than basically anything else in the medium. This falls into two broad categories: 1. The game was marketed as "the Espionage RPG", and that is dead on accurate. There are relatively few games that center on actual spy drama ( as opposed to, say, straight action titles involving a certain numerically-labeled Brit ), and Alpha Protocol does a better job than the rest at delivering the full range of spy drama activities. You don't just do fighting, or even sneaking: above all else, the game is about manipulating the attitudes and opinions of others, in order to gain information and aid from them. Fighting and sneaking and the like are simply tools for achieving such. 2. Player agency. The choices and actions of the player determine the outcome of missions, the actions of allies and enemies, and even the overall tone of the game. Is Alpha Protocol a stale beer drama or a sexy action romp? Its *either*, depending on your choices. The only game since to *maybe* provide more choices and consequences is Baldur's Gate 3. If you like either spy thrillers or dynamic RPG stories, you owe it to yourself to play Alpha Protocol. And then play it again, making some different choices, to see just what new information and outcome you might discover.

59/100 critic score but a 100/100 in my heart. I've been trying to play this game for like 5-6 years, thank you for your preservation efforts you rock.

One Of The Games Ever. Now time to wait for a low price so a broke ass like me could buy it :D

I used to play this so many times; which is why I was devastated when I lost my retail copy. Now that GOG has brought this classic back I'm at the ninth!! As for review: Combat-wise the mechanics are a little janky, like when you go into stealth mode or the shooting in general. Melee combat is kinda cool. The game shines in RPG mechanics and the choices and consequences of the MC's story. What the game does is make you play as the 3 JBs of the spy fiction: James Bond, Jason Bourne or Jack Bauer. During the dialog choices, you are given choices of acting as either of the 3 JBs or in some cases special dialog options. If you are here just for combat it won't be upto expectations; but try with social chess and it will be fulfilling and will blow your mind away. So for all the RPG lovers, come in and enjoy this bombastic classic and spread the word around. PS- Love you GOG♥️