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This game is looking worse and worse. Had this game been released around the time the original Mass Effect was, it would have had a better chance. I can see this this game being panned becuase of sloppy controls and modest graphics but praised for its ideas.
 
I can see a sequel (I'm a fucking fortune teller!) being really good and polished. But I don't know if it'll get made; the bar has been raised since this game's conception.
 
Also, I have my doubts about this game because its creators actually thought that "Alpha Protocol: The Espionage RPG" sounded good. They must not have very good and/or creative writers.

man that electric grenade thing they are so proud of has a Terrible effect to it... Graphics may not be everything but damn i hope the combat is solid cause this will bomb otherwise.

This looks great. I wish they didn't have to wait a year for it to come out. I really wanted it last year.  Glad it's on the way.

meh... 
 
and kotor 2 sucked...

looks like some splinter cell-ey stuff 
waiting to see more RPG-ness 
but looks cool either way

Ey, Bob would make anyone do his bidding. 
 
Or else he rams you in your solar plexus.

Good to see mass effect 2 getting ported to ps2 finally...wait a minute.
Seriously though, graphics look ps2-ish, AI looks pretty stupid, and it looks like they have the same animations for getting shot, lit on fire, etc.
3/4 of those "gadgets" were guns, grenades, and types of ammo which I personally don't really consider gadgets. 
Locked doors AND enemies? Way to think outside the box.
I was stoked for this game when we saw those first trailers what, a year ago? But now, way beyon dis interested, especially after this video.

We don't know who Bob is or if he has the security clearance but he told us to turn off the alarms so we did.

" These guys are probably scared as fuck about Splinter Cell Conviction "

DO WANT.

" These guys are probably scared as fuck about Splinter Cell Conviction "

" Who the FUCK is bob? "

Hard to believe they keep showing it looking this rough - it's not like they're just about to release it or anything.  The animation is terrible and it looks like they borrowed the HUD design from Rosco Mcqueen or something.

Hmm.. I was pretty hyped for this game, but seeing actual shootings is turning me off. 
Hope it's like Mass Effect 1, as in boring combat, awesome story/dialogue.
And by that I'm not saying I'm hoping for bad combat, I'm just expecting it.

This video made me less interested in the game than I was before. It made it look a little bland.

This game looks a lot better now than in previous videos I've seen of this game. I'm actually kind of excited for it now. It's a cool concept too. Here's hoping it turns out well.

Bound for the bargain bin...

" Splinter Cell: Conviction's Mark and Execute looks way tighter and a hell of a lot more stylish that Alpha Protocol's version of tagging enemies and taking them out at once. But then again that  is only one of hopefully plenty more abilities in Alpha Protocol "

The games ideas are solid enough, however if your going to make a RPG with guns you still need to make those guns feel real and powerful. The shooting here looks pretty stale.

looking polished

" @PrioritySeven said:

" @TheFreeMan said:

" I can't tell if this looks awful or pretty good. Hmm. "

I'm with you.  I think most people want AP to be good because it's such a slick concept.  But every time I see more footage of it, I get more and more skeptical. "

Yeah, the idea of the game and the original teaser they put out showed a lot of promise. Now, the gameplay walks the really thin looking line between solid, but quirky, or buggy mess (.....so, a lot like Mass Effect 1).  Guess I'll just have to wait until it comes out to find out for sure (like always). "

These guys are probably scared as fuck about Splinter Cell Conviction

"I don't know who you are Bob, but I'm opening opening this security door/shutting down the alarm thingies and cameras for you." What the fuck?

I think this game looks amazing. I was just about to pre-order it when they announced the huge delay.

 "I think RPGs are a very interesting game in that people want to play around with all the different types of options that they have available to them"
 
Is it me or does this sound like he has absolutely no idea what he's talking about? 
 
With these kinds of videos you can usually tell what the game will actually be like. You can hear the lack of confidence in their voices, they seem iffy about their own game and they really look like they're trying to justify the game to players and themselves. I think if they felt they were developing a masterpiece, they would be much more comfortable with it.
 
This game seems a little dubious, but having said that, I really want to play it. Sadly, it seems like it's going to be one of those games which just ends up really disappointing :(
 
Sigh.

Splinter Cell: Conviction's Mark and Execute looks way tighter and a hell of a lot more stylish that Alpha Protocol's version of tagging enemies and taking them out at once. But then again that  is only one of hopefully plenty more abilities in Alpha Protocol

Don't know what people are talking about with the graphics. Character models and areas look really good. Mouth movement looks very good as well.

the game looks fine.

I suspect I'll buy this, but I might not play it until someone releases a mod changing every instance of the word "clip" to "magazine".
 
There is right, and there is wrong.

But can you shoot down UAVs?

" @TheFreeMan said:

" I can't tell if this looks awful or pretty good. Hmm. "

I'm with you.  I think most people want AP to be good because it's such a slick concept.  But every time I see more footage of it, I get more and more skeptical. "

" I can't tell if this looks awful or pretty good. Hmm. "

" Sorry but i'm gonna call it..this game will not play well, mark my words. You heard it here 1st "

I really really want this game to be good but it just reeks of disappointment.

Sorry but i'm gonna call it..this game will not play well, mark my words. You heard it here 1st

MOVEMENT LOOOOKS JANKY!!!

Looks like fun. Gadgets and powers don't seem to be anything groundbreaking, AI looks a bit iffy, and the graphics aren't the prettiest, but it all looks solid.
 
I still have hope, Obsidian, no matter how much Sega tries to destroy it. 

This game still interests me, but man those graphics look bland.  The menus and UI look pretty bland as well. 
 
That's fine if it's an RPG, but this trailer made the game look extremely shooter-heavy.
 
- Scott