Alpha Protocol

Love me some Obisidian stuff and picked this up cause of that Obsidian RPG sauce but my goodness is it janky as hell. Definitely cannot recommend to any new players thinking of playing this. Maybe for those who've finished it before and enjoyed the game, but its not a very good game even for 2010 standards

this game is amazing its stupidly funny, but if you play it TWICE you will see basically you can play 3 completely different games by sheer number of options and choices game is not great, you have to endure early 2010 shooting mechanics and obsidian is known for their amazing shooting games like fallout new pegaz or kotor 2 blaster build if someone play it wrong... anyway what shine are choices and RPG and romances Minigames are literally so bad that i had to go trainer on my 1st run but sadly i played more and get good enough at them minigames skills don't translate to anything i do in live so i literally trained my brain to get minigame better in single game where it exist ... i hate you obsidian...stop adding minigames to good RPGes!

Please add the DLC is what made the Game 2x better.

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.

Wants to be Human Revolution + an Obsidian RPG but ends up more like Mass Effect 1 with stealth mechanics. Similarly janky 3rd person cover shooting and the same needlessly vague dialogue options (made worse by adding a timer). Also not a very good PC port. Best thing about it is the level design and mechanics that are bad tbh but do a good job reflecting your character build. It's not deep or well designed but it is a fun, cliched little spy romp.