![]() ![]() I actually cared when I upset a character that I liked. The interaction between people in this game feels more natural than any other I have experienced. Conversation choices can literally open up or close entire sections of the game as well as your relationships with various characters. The reason it works so well is because your responses don’t just alter minor points to the game, they can change it completely. I found myself frustrated at this at first as I am one of those gamers that likes to try and play the game the “right” way the first time, but after a while I came to appreciate how much more dynamic this makes your experience. This keeps conversations flowing, and more organic as you have to really decided how to respond quickly. There is no time to sit and debate it here as there is a set amount of time you have to choose before the game automatically answers. Instead during integral parts of the conversation you are given a chance to answer in a variety of fashions, most of the time you have the option to answer suave, aggressive or professional. Much like Mass Effect conversations in Alpha Protocol are not just cut scenes. ![]() We all know Mass Effect also does this like many games before it, but Alpha Protocol takes it to an entirely new plateau.įirst let’s talk a little about this amazing dialogue system. Conversations between characters are no longer static interactions, but more like a way for you to mold the outcome of the story. What sets the game apart from others like it though is the dialogue system. Think of it as a combination of all your favorite heroes such as James Bond or Jason Bourne and you get the idea. You will travel across the world to several locales and meet plenty of interesting people along the way. There are plot twists, betrayals and plenty of bad guys to take down. The plot in Alpha Protocol plays out like any other spy/espionage action story you have seen before. You play as Michael Thorton and the game enforces that by not allowing you to change any of his features, though it seemed a bit weird that my character magically grew a beard and more hair in a span of a few seconds. Don’t get too excited as you really only get to change your hair style, facial hair and some accessories. Once you get the basics down you are given a chance to customize your character. As it turns out this was all a test by your new outfit the secret organization known as Alpha Protocol. As you make your plans for escape you begin to mold your story. ![]() When you begin the game you wake up on a hospital bed, drugged and completely unaware of where you are. What this all boils down to is that Alpha Protocol is a game that you really need to know what you are getting into before deciding to drop your hard earned cash down for. It is evident when you are playing Alpha Protocol that the developers really had some passion behind their creation, and at times it shows in some truly revolutionary gameplay. The culmination of pieces that Obsidian has put together creates a game that stands head and shoulders above the competition in certain areas, while lagging embarrassingly behind in others. Some gamers will adore it, others will loathe it, but most will respect it. Alpha Protocol is the kind of game that comes along once a generation. ![]()
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