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Oh, The Places You'll Go in Alpha Protocol

Oh, the necks you will snap.

May. 17 2010

Posted by: Matt

In This Episode:

Alpha Protocol

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@Computerplayer1: Couldn't agree more.
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Edited By Chummy8

So far, the only good thing this game has going for it is the studio that developed it. 

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Wait this is suppose to be an rpg?

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Edited By crusnchill

Man... I hope this's good, I have to review this. :-s

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i want to go to there.

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Never heard of this game before, but it looks like shit.

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Edited By Wacomole

I thought big-budget major game releases had been past the whole plastic-looking,  lifeless Thunderbirds-puppet faces and stilted body movements for a while now. 

Still, I'm sure the game will do quite well once it's been properly "polished".  
What do you mean it's out this year?  Really!? 
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Edited By goodwood

I wonder if using the same song as mw2 was on purpose

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Edited By masternater27

I'm definitely going to pick this up, but the facial expressions are so bad, and it bugs me A LOT

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Edited By DedBeet

umm, wow, this really looks not good.  shame.  don't recall any other SPY rpg's being done before.  Perhaps there's a reason for that?

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Edited By DrPockets000

animations and lip syncing looks like ass, but maybe the game will be fun.  Here's hoping.

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Looks like another generic action game.

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Edited By Konanda

Where are my fucking stats!

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Not only does it have a wemon in it, she looks a bit  like  Cammy! 


fap......another fap.

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Edited By captain_clayman

looks...meh

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Edited By Blitzer

The story and graphics look horribly generic. 
 
Will depend on how good of an RPG it is for me.

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@G0rd0nFr33m4n said:
" @Marz said:
" i skipped red dead redemption this month to play this, hopefully it's worth it :) "
Wow... that's... hmmm... how do I say "fucking retarded" without being mean ?  "
some people enjoy their open world games, i enjoy my rpg's.
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Edited By minorinya

Dude, this game features Taiwan?! Like.
 
//of course, the game looks bad.

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Edited By Olivaw

It's Obsidian, so I'm preparing myself for a good story wrapped in a pretty bad game.
 
But it'll be a helluva story, if what we've seen so far is any indication.

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The idea for the game back in the day made me excited but these videos are making me second guess how good this game will be. It looks like Metal Gear 2 graphic wise, dated. Not good. Why? I know that there might be reasons for the graphics to be this bad but what is great about this game that would pull from the graphics this much?

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Edited By mythrol

Anytime a game is delayed as many times as Alpha Protocol, the way Alpha Protocol was delayed (showed off, saying releasing soon then disappearing) it's never a good sign.
 
I'm sorry but my hype is all gone for this game. It looks like poo. I guess that's one of the problems with releasing a game built on an older engine so far past it's original release date. I foresee Jeff doing another "Too Human" video to this game.
 
"It's Alpha Protocol mother f******"

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Edited By Shabs

Looks like it's for the PS2.
 
If the reviews suggest the gameplay and story are great, maybe I'll check it out, but it's enough of an eyesore not to be a must-buy, even though it has a cool premise.

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@Smokay said:
" Wait this is suppose to be an rpg? "
Yes.  Stats, specializations, and real time decision making in conversations, like Heavy Rain I think.
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Is this the Saw theme I hear mixed with the MW2 trailer song?

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@DOUBLESHOCK said:
" @Smokay said:
" Wait this is suppose to be an rpg? "
Yes.  Stats, specializations, and real time decision making in conversations, like Heavy Rain I think. "
I believe the game is more comparable to Mass Effect.
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ugh...I don't know how i still manage to have high hopes for this game. 

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Edited By Milkman

I know this song was used somewhere else, I just can't put my finger on it.
 
And...this game looks kinda...poor.

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looks very meh

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Edited By aznfool07

I'm still looking forward to this game. The only thing I don't like are the graphics but that doesn't bother me at all.

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Edited By ch3burashka

Looks ambitious and full of potential. All y'all haters gonna hate, but I'll probably pick this up.

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Edited By Fearbeard

Can't wait. 
 
 Graphics don't look so hot, but graphics are one of my lowest concerns with RPG's.

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@goodwood said:
" I wonder if using the same song as mw2 was on purpose "
It's a trailer, it doesn't mean it's in the final product.  Somebody might have
ad-hoced it with the same licensed music libraries as mw2. I don't even
have mw2, never even played it.  And don't really care to after what EA
did to Infinity Ward.
 
Anyway, I'm looking forward to this game. It's about time Obsidian came 
out with an RPG for a console. Perhaps if there is some success for this
game, they will have enough revenue to build that all-important Aliens RPG...
seeing as how that other Aliens game that Sega backed sucked dick, as
expected I might add.
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Next endurance run confirmed! 

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Edited By General_D23

 
I really want this game to be good.

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Kain was the first man to strike down another... 
 
Maybe you don't feel it, because the soil is not your own...
 
 
whoops wrong trailer

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really bad models and textures or my imagination?

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Edited By SonicBoyster

This video killed almost all the hope I had for this game.  At a glance it looks like some weak ass third person shooting, poor 'stand and block while I perform a combo that slides off of your arms until you stop blocking' hand to hand combat, weak voice acting, and bad graphics.  I'll wait for a quicklook.

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Oh, the out of sync voices you'll hear.
 
 
This game will really suffer being post-ME2, I think. It's setting might still be enough to carry it, and I root for Obsidian finally getting their own IP, but if graphics and old feature footage is to be believed, then this would have probably been best made about two years ago.

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Crappy graphics, or just me?  Looks kind of dated. And he looks like a male Laura Croft.

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How come when I watched this I lost all the hype I had for this game? 
I was really looking forward to it when I first heard of it.
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I could still see myself playing this game though because I have a constant obsession with upgrading things, that's why I love RPGs
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@General_D23 said:
"  
I really want this game to be good. "
+1 
The original trailer had a different main character didn't it?
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Looks awesome, already got mine pre-order! w00t w00t!

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Edited By mewarmo990

That trailer told me very little about the game, besides the TPS gameplay and somewhat awkward-looking melee combat. Graphics would have been more acceptable a few years ago, but hopefully the RPG aspect of the game will be good enough that most people won't care about the shiny.
 
I really, really hope this turns out to be a good game, though. I'm excited to see how Obsidian handles an original IP of its own.

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Edited By Subjugation

Color me unimpressed. Graphics and animation felt janky to me. That said, I won't make a definitive decision until I see a QL. I mean, hey, Deadly Premonition has those same two flaws and everyone seems to be enjoying it.

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Hot damn those are ugly particle effects.

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@blacklab:  yeah, it looks kinda bad to me also. 
 
Also, what could possibly drive an american conspiracy to Rome and Taipei? Were they just like "Oh! Roman ruins would be a cool backdrop" Seems kind of phoned in to me. Who knows though, maybe it'll be good. Generic action trailers don't really impress me though.
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Edited By Dport

This looks terrible. How silly are the graphics.  Everyone with nice smooth skin and dull cow eyes.  Games play also looks week.  I will continue playing Just Cause 2

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Edited By selbie

Behind all the .1 second flashes of footage and the stupid "technical" bleep bloops, it looks like a pretty average game.

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Edited By Kazona

I really hope this game turns out to be good. I've been interested in it ever since I heard about it, but with so many delays, I've become more and more skeptical. I'm still hopeful that Obsidian will deliver, though.