Alpha Protocol (Obsidian's new action-RPG)

[Sandman42]

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Held off on Alpha Protocol due to mediocre reviews about the gameplay but $7.50 is definitely cheap enough for me to pick it up for a game with a deep dialog system.

However, I do have a feeling I'm going to buy it and just never get around to playing it. Like half the games I buy from these sales.

[Chef Matt]

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This ones been on my radar for a while. I might pick it up if I find a clearance rack and it's sitting in it.

[quaziemoto3]

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I know I am late to the party, but I picked this up and have been playing recently

Spoiler

I am in Moscow and have done the missions up to the Brayko mission. Should I do any missions in any other locals before tackling it?

I am doing Recruit and have put most of my AP into stealth and pistols. I am not sure I am in for a firefight and I read that the Brayko mission is tough.

I guess the question is: Does anyone have any advice on mission order?

[goh]

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Finished them before moving on to the next one. Worked out just fine.

Just gotta run around A LOT for that particular fight.

[quaziemoto3]

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Finished them before moving on to the next one. Worked out just fine.

Just gotta run around A LOT for that particular fight.

This game is fun and does a lot of things right but, if you build a stealth character, you should be able to tackle a mission using stealth and not be forced into a firefight.

[goh]

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Yah I think there's only 2 bosses where stealth is useful. You can do the rest of the game with it though.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Is this game worth 12 bucks? I've been wanting a good stealth game, but everything seems to be too out in the open actiony for what I'm craving.

[jfsolo]

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Is this game worth 12 bucks? I've been wanting a good stealth game, but everything seems to be too out in the open actiony for what I'm craving.

Totally worth 12 bucks. Many, if not most of the Boss fights are guns blazing encounters, but how you get to the Boss, as well as most of the other missions, can be done with stealth.

[Mos1ted]

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I definitely agree that the game is worth it for $12. I bought a used copy from Gamestop last week for $17, and I played it nonstop for like three straight days.

[JWR3232]

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I think its worth $12, very fun game

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I started playing this game (finally). Anyway, I really dig the feel of the game so far. There's some parts I would change (computer hacking is ridiculous and Thornton's voice is off), but its fun being a ninja. Also, casual attire is badass. I know it ups your sound dampening, but I just feel like walking into the area with a bigass pistol and shooting everybody in the chest.

Spoiler

Bluffing the guards and getting Westridge's respect is pretty nice, too.

[SPTO]

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I would like this game more if the computer hacking was easier because of my vision and slowish hand/eye coordination it literally takes ma a half hour to get through that crap!

I was playing one of the missions and forgot to save the checkpoint. I then died and was back at the beginning of the mission.....This was after struggling with the computer hacking for a HALF HOUR! (might not be that long but it felt like it)

ARGH ARGH ARGH!

Pretty good game from what I can see though.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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The game should auto-save at every checkpoint.

[Altimus]

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I've been wanting to get this game for a while. Might get in this week before the big hit titles starting releasing.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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For $12 this game was actually pretty good. Once you got used to the hacking, its not so bad (though the computer "data stream" hacking was pretty dumb). The gunplay was a little clunky, but I loved the stealth aspect so I basically went that route the whole game. The allies and conversation mechanics were interesting and I hope to see future RPGs incorporate those types of ideas.