What's your opinion on Alpha Protocol?

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

I tihnk its a mass affect clone!!!!!!

 

[Cl_Flushentityhero]

I tihnk its a mass affect clone!!!!!!

 

 

But wait, how would Mass Effect with spies not be fun?

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

I tihnk its a mass affect clone!!!!!!

 

 

But wait, how would Mass Effect with spies not be fun?

Bioware>Obsidian!!!!!

[Humodour]

I tihnk its a mass affect clone!!!!!!

 

 

But wait, how would Mass Effect with spies not be fun?

Bioware>Obsidian!!!!!

 

I'm sorry sir, but the set to which the elements 'Bioware' and 'Obsidian' belong is not totally ordered.

Edited November 10, 2008 by Krezack

[pcrk2]

I tihnk its a mass affect clone!!!!!!

 

:verymad:

 

But wait, how would Mass Effect with spies not be fun?

Bioware>Obsidian!!!!!

 

I'm sorry sir, but the set to which the elements 'Bioware' and 'Obsidian' belong is not totally ordered.

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[Magister Lajciak]

I don't know, but this is the only game from Obsidian that I can't get myself excited about. For some reason, I like a bit of the fantastic (whether that means fantasy or Science Fiction) in my games.

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

I don't know, but this is the only game from Obsidian that I can't get myself excited about. For some reason, I like a bit of the fantastic (whether that means fantasy or Science Fiction) in my games.

Well it sure as hell doesn't look realistic. A trailer would help explain what the game actually works like... *COUGH*

[Humodour]

I don't know, but this is the only game from Obsidian that I can't get myself excited about. For some reason, I like a bit of the fantastic (whether that means fantasy or Science Fiction) in my games.

 

I'm not excited about it, but I have faith that it'll be an excellent game.

 

I think it suffers the same way Planescape: Torment and Deus Ex did. They were quirky. There wasn't anything immediately appealing about them (and in PS:T's case the marketing really didn't help), even though they were epic games once you got into them.

 

I hope Sega has noticed this, because it does seem an obvious deficit.

[Zoma]

Personally, I kind of think that Spy genre at this age isn't exactly a good timing despite the novelty. Fallout for instance was released at the exactly right moment where everyone's curiosity was in the possibilities of an apocalyptic world which piqued many people's interest.

 

So unfortunately, Alpha Protocol doesn't really pique much interest in me due to what I think is probably being released at a wrong time. At the present I think, everyone's curiosity still remains at Sci-Fi, Utopian worlds or pre-apocalyptic setting. Hence Bioshock, Mass Effect, Halo's setting captures many people's interest.

 

I wonder why Obsidian doesn't work on a super hero setting though. It seems that comic heroes are finding novelty at the present age, both in comics and in cinemas. Why not games?

 

2 cents. Take my hunch with sacks of salt.

Edited November 11, 2008 by Zoma

[Cl_Flushentityhero]

I don't really see how you can make generalizations on the interests of gamers based on what games are being released. If you waited for successful modern RPGs to make one, that would by definition be poor timing.

[mkreku]

For me, a game without magic and supernatural occurrences is endlessly interesting! If there are real life weapons, and an intelligent story even better! Add to that vast, open maps to explore and an open-ended game design, I'm in heaven. But that's going too far considering this game.

 

Anyhow, I am sure there are more of us who don't need a dragon in every game.

[Hell Kitty]

For me, a game without magic and supernatural occurrences is endlessly interesting! If there are real life weapons, and an intelligent story even better! Add to that vast, open maps to explore and an open-ended game design, I'm in heaven.

 

Amen.

 

Generally if I've been playing one type of game, I won't want to jump into something too similar, but I think I'll always favour a "real world" modern day setting.

[kuhlka]

Personally, I kind of think that Spy genre at this age isn't exactly a good timing despite the novelty. Fallout for instance was released at the exactly right moment where everyone's curiosity was in the possibilities of an apocalyptic world which piqued many people's interest.

 

So unfortunately, Alpha Protocol doesn't really pique much interest in me due to what I think is probably being released at a wrong time. At the present I think, everyone's curiosity still remains at Sci-Fi, Utopian worlds or pre-apocalyptic setting. Hence Bioshock, Mass Effect, Halo's setting captures many people's interest.

 

I wonder why Obsidian doesn't work on a super hero setting though. It seems that comic heroes are finding novelty at the present age, both in comics and in cinemas. Why not games?

 

2 cents. Take my hunch with sacks of salt.

 

 

AHEM....

 

 

Remember. Not all superheros are mutants, magicians, or aliens.

[Musopticon?]

Yeah, sometimes all they need are wits, a cracking attitude and a bowel disruptor.

[H]

This thread is now about determining the coolest eye-patched action hero.

[Hell Kitty]

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[Pop]

I'd have a higher opinion of this game if I got some sort of new info.

 

That would be a real Christmas miracle.

 

At the present I think, everyone's curiosity still remains at Sci-Fi, Utopian worlds or pre-apocalyptic setting. Hence Bioshock, Mass Effect, Halo's setting captures many people's interest.

I don't think that's true. There's a reason 24 became such a huge hit only a few days after 9/11, and why James Bond had such a successful "reboot". There's a reason why "torture porn" horror is in vogue, because it plays to our base fears and impulses, just as zombie movies did with Vietnam in the 60's and 70's and slasher movies did with AIDS in the 80's.

 

In secret agent stories there's a supremely competent hero protecting (and projecting the might of) the western world wherever it's threatened, before it's threatened, and decisively winning the day. The war on terror has made it abundantly clear that this is no less than a complete fantasy, no less escapist than Star Wars or X-Men.

Edited December 25, 2008 by Pop

[Morgoth]

I'd have a higher opinion of this game if I got some sort of new info.

 

That would be a real Christmas miracle.

Certainly not in the next 1-2 weeks, as Sega/Obs are now enjoying their holidays.

Edited December 25, 2008 by Morgoth

[Diogo Ribeiro]

Not sure if I have anything interesting to add. I'm on the "wait and see" camp, although I enjoy games set in somewhat contemporary timeframes and the spy them is certainly a boon in the face of a market mired in traditional fantasy settings. I'm more interested in playing Metal Gear Solid 4 than I am Dragon Age, for instance. But even moreso than the genre it attempts to fit into, the one thing that drives me to anticipate the game is the team of developers behind it, since they've been responsible for some of my fondest videogame memories.

[kuhlka]

Merry Xmas.

 

As far as new info goes... the story alone will be worth the wait.

[samm]

Opinion will be posted as soon as I've played the game.

[Walsingham]

Opinion will be posted as soon as I've played the game.

 

Sad, but true.

[Grand_Commander13]

But once you've played it, wouldn't that then be "how good do you think it is?" rather than the poll's "how good do you think it will be?"?

[Aram]

The ending will be disappointing.

[BloodwerK]

if they do a good job with this one it will be my personal favorite. i've been waiting for a worthy espionage rpg...