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Alpha Protocol photo depository thread
KvP:
Yep. If you haven't ordered AP yet and would rather play it sooner than later, Gamersgate jumped the gun on serial numbers. Game's pretty good so far, but I've only covered the intro so far...
*edit - Gamersgate reportedly plugged the error. I got lucky, I suppose.
Anyway, for big names I keep imagining that Christopher Walken is going to show up. Maybe the universe is sending me vibes.
Storm Rider:
Hurry up and play more. If I weren't spending all my free time playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 anyway, I'd be way more pissed that people are playing it already while I can't. I demand details, goddamn it.
KvP:
I'm not too far into it, so no choice / consequence as of yet, but the dialogue system is well-paced, not too quick but usually not too slow either (gotta make decisions). Otherwise it's like a cross between Deus Ex and Splinter Cell. Naturally I'm playing as a stealth / martial arts pacifist my first playthrough and it's a lot of fun. The stealth is challenging, even if the AI is too "smart" (see: omnipresent) sometimes. Melee combat feels pretty good - it was the one part of the game designed by Josh Sawyer, who's the lead on New Vegas.
No bugs at this point either, though some of the animation / models remind me of Bloodlines (that's not good). Though it hasn't been that bad. Environs are typical UE3 stuff. They feel a lot more dynamic than ME1, but combat isn't quite as well structured as ME2's.
KvP:
Most of the way through the game now. The encounters and scenes shown to me by Obsidz two months ago didn't show up in my playthrough. There is a fair bit of branching in the middle of the game, and most of it has to do with the context of your missions - I went Taipei - > Rome - > Moscow, and as a result I've had a relationship with the G22 through most of the game, but only the last few missions with the VCI. Had I switched up the order of things, that would be different, and the things I'm doing and the way I'm doing them would be different. There have been a few interesting twists, and a few tour de force conversation pieces (with one character in particular), and for a first-time action RPG Obsidz have really outdone themselves - Stealth is pretty good especially at higher levels, which is hard to pull off, and weapon combat is, as I said, better than ME1's but not quite as polished as ME2's. I haven't run into any bugs at all besides the obligatory UE3 issues (some momentary texture pop-in, etc.)
The reviews are trickling out even though there's an embargo till the 1st. Most seem to be around the 80's as expected, though some have gone lower. Gamespot gave it a 6/10 and G4TV gave it a 2/5. 1Up gave it a B+ and it's a surprisingly good review.
Anyway, more thoughts upon completion.
Storm Rider:
I'm not entirely sure what to think. The SA thread seems split down the middle. Some people like it a lot, most seem to say it's fun despite being kinda fucked technically, and some are calling it an irredeemable pile of shit. I'm a little wary, I really want to like this game and to support Obsidian but gaming money is really tight for me these days and I feel like I should almost hold off and wait until it gets cheaper.
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