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Title: Got Alpha Protocol for 2 euro from Steam, what now?
Post by: NewbieOneKenobi on Fri, 30 September 2011, 12:04:05
As in, what do I make sure I don't miss, what kind of things do I do to get the most out of a single playthrough? What abilities/skills/weapons/whatever do I not want to invest in because they're useless?
Title: Got Alpha Protocol for 2 euro from Steam, what now?
Post by: Quarzac on Fri, 30 September 2011, 12:09:38
I had a lot of fun in Alpha Protocol using stealth skills and melee knockouts. Guns are for pansies.
Title: Got Alpha Protocol for 2 euro from Steam, what now?
Post by: Malphas on Mon, 03 October 2011, 12:54:03
You've probably already completed the game by now, but I put all my points into assault rifles, toughness and stealth and my guy was basically Arnie in Commando, waltzing around enemy compounds without a care in the world, which I enjoyed but it might make the game too simple for some people.
Title: Got Alpha Protocol for 2 euro from Steam, what now?
Post by: peda on Mon, 03 October 2011, 13:46:28
I only saw the angry joe review on that and because of the shocking bugs I didn't even think remotely about buying.

Are these patchted out at least a bit?

I hope so as it seems a fun game!?
Title: Got Alpha Protocol for 2 euro from Steam, what now?
Post by: Malphas on Mon, 03 October 2011, 13:59:08
The only bug I've noticed is in the in-game interface thing in the bit where you set up your loadout (I guess that wont make any sense if you haven't played the game), which is a minor inconvenience at most.  And yes, the first twenty minutes or so I was ready to quit and forget about it forever, then it suddenly became great when the main character's strings are cut and you get to behave like a complete prick.  It's basically just the videogame equivalent of a straight-to-VHS cash-in of Mass Effect with a bit of Just Cause thrown in.
Title: Got Alpha Protocol for 2 euro from Steam, what now?
Post by: Quarzac on Mon, 03 October 2011, 14:24:38
I really enjoyed Alpha Protocol. The writing wasn't as good as Bioware games of the same fashion, but it was straight up fun. I will complete it eventually!