Avisto Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Another preview This is another really good article that goes into great depth concerning dialogue choices and their apparent consequences, and it seems to shine at that regard. There's also a good insight into the dossier system, which is a "journal" of sorts that keeps track of character and faction information. It doesn't seem to be just a metagaming element, though, as every time you learn more on someone/thing, that translates towards "better" dialogue options in certain situations. Might I also say that the character Grigori shares the same voice actor as HK-47, and also shares a bit of his sarcastic and crude personality. Thanks for linking to this article. I wasn't really excited about the choice system because from what I saw earlier, the system almost seemed half hearted at points, but now I can see It's not. I'm also glad they put in the timer for conversations. Show spoiler (hidden content - requires Javascript to show) I hated then in ME, when you fought Saren and there was a dialog sequence, you could just sit there for however long you wanted without responding. It really ruins the immersion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I'm still not 100% sure of the game's awesomeness, but I must confess I'm now somewhat excited and buying it as soon as it's available. Don't care if it's a Mass Effect wannabe anymore (even because it seems to be distancing itself from the Bioware's game). Some points of interest from Pavlos's link include: Even when you’re a git, it might benefit you. Even when you’re a saint, it might blow up in your face. There is no light or dark side. There is no good or bad karma. There are only reactions, many of which become won't become obvious until later in the game. Often it’s to your benefit to be aligned against factions and NPCs, pissing them off as much as you can. “We don’t make a habit of punishing the player for playing the game the way they’d like,” Nathan says. The Field Agent (stealth oriented) class, which paired up with the spy-fiction background and the seemingly tremendous amount of emphasis put on stealth, can make teh game pretty interesting indeed. However, it should be said that unless they do a good work on the hiding part, the game may turn into a nightmare for the players trying to imitate Snake or Fisher. I've seen my share of stealth-only games that winded up being terrible because of bad hiding mechanincs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrtoken Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 In other words, the official AP blog is up. It doesn't feature anything amazingly new, but it does give a nice background for neophytes. Oh, and AP is available for pre-order on Steam. Linkity-link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rake Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hmmm, I'm debating on whether to buy this for PC or 360, console shooters feel better imo, but then again, PC nets lots of mods and usually free DLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hmmm, I'm debating on whether to buy this for PC or 360, console shooters feel better imo, but then again, PC nets lots of mods and usually free DLC. Get it for console and if you like it buy it for PC as well? Given the lameness of Sega's hype campaign, it'll need the sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Looks like Alpha Protocol's release has been pushed from October 6 to October 27, according to Amazon and Gamestop anyway. While not a huge deal in the grand scheme of things I was looking forward to playing AP in October and Dragon Age: Origins in November. Looks like that plan just got flushed down the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hmm good, good, gives me more time to play a real man's game: Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 This doesn't seem to have been posted, so I thought I'd bring up . Of particular interest may be the Latest entry on stealth playthroughs. It seems it isn't possible to avoid killing everyone, but that wouldn't be terribly realistic. That said, are "suped up" [sic] flash grenades, among other special abilities really that realistic to begin with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rake Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I was originally planning to play through as a straight gunner, but I think I just changed my mine. The only thing that slightly peeves me is shadow operative... too "magicky," to be placed in a modern day spy RPG imo, hopefully it only lasts something like 3 seconds (if it was anything more than 10ish, waaaay overpowered). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Unfortunately, Obs don't have a great reputation for balanced/challenging combat (TSL's is absurdly unbalanced), although that said, what RPG developer does these days? Mass Effect, I'm looking at you. >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 If it was truly "balanced", one bloke by himself running into a building full of bad guys would be dead a few steps inside the door. There is no such thing as balance in any form of shooter, action-rpg or otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avisto Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Mass Effect, I'm looking at you. >_> Insanity on my bastion adept was a joke.. It was like they didn't even try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrtoken Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 The viral marketing campaign has finally begun, with a Michael Thorton Twitter page... written by Avellone. Some gems: Shouldn't have, but I went in and fixed some instances of "Thornton" to "Thorton" in my service record. Get it right, guys. Thing is, the guards stick to the same routine with each new recruit in these obstacle courses. So if you watch the training vids once... He didn't like me asking if Yancy was really his first name. He said my first name must be "smartass." "Beats Yancy," I said. Not wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 As much as I like Avellone, I must say that that's a lame viral marketing idea. America's soon-to-be-greatest spy is on twitter posting about his hazing and the training runs? Way to go, Mr. Thorton, way to go. First thing I'm doing in the game is cancelling your twitter account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I've never been a huge fan of Avellone, but I doubt this would be his call. As publisher, Sega would be handling all the marketing and PR decisions I would imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avisto Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 This marketing campaign is almost as bad as Bioware's Dragon Age: Origins marketing campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavlos Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 This marketing campaign is almost as bad as Bioware's Dragon Age: Origins marketing campaign. Until they release a "violence trailer", I don't think we can quite say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rake Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Interesting interview with Matthew Rorie at Gamespot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avisto Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Until they release a "violence trailer", I don't think we can quite say that. Let me rephrase it. To me, it was almost as facepalm worthy as watching the Dragon Age Origins advert with MM in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Until they release a "violence trailer", I don't think we can quite say that. Eh? This isn't the "New S**t?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Interesting interview with Matthew Rorie at Gamespot.Wow only 25 hours? That's pretty disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Mike Thorton is a spy, but we didn't want to lock players into any of the various spy archetypes that you might see in popular media. So, our solution to that problem was to allow players to be any kind of spy that they want. If you want to be a badass, take-no-prisoners sort of character, you can specialise in weapons like the assault rifle or the SMGs and go in with guns blazing. "We didn't want to lock players into any of the various spy archetypes that you might see in popular media. So instead, we showed them each of the archetypes and asked them which one they'd like to be locked in." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 ^ Don't you love figure of speech? Insanity on my bastion adept was a joke.. It was like they didn't even try. Harder than anything they did before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavlos Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Source A site called Game-Debate has published what are allegedly the recommended system requirements for Obsidian's Alpha Protocol, scheduled for release in October on the PC, PS3, and XBox 360. Intel CPU - Pentium 4 2.66GHz AMD CPU - Athlon XP 2400+ Nvidia Graphics Card - Geforce 7900 GT ATI & Intel Graphics Card - Radeon X1800 Series 256MB RAM - 2 Gbs Hard Disk Space - 12 Gbs Direct X - 9 Sounds as though the engine is pretty well optimised. No word yet as to the quality of the camera controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 That depends on whether those actually are the recommended specs. OEI doesn't have a great reputation in that area, unfortunately... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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