Alpha Protocol™ Reviews

pretty good

Wow, one of the best WRPGs there is. Absolutely recommended.

Fun game! Combat is a bit janky, graphics are pretty dated, and there are a few weird bugs but nothing game breaking. The abilities you can unlock are really cool too, really changing up the gameplay. The dialogue is... *chefs kiss* Amazing. And the choices and how they dramatically impact your progress is amazing. Makes me want to play it all again and make different choices to see how differently it pans out. Great writing. Great characters if not a bit cliche. Had a lot of fun. I played it almost pure stealth, specialising in handguns, sneaking, and hacking. Overall I'd give it like a 7.5/10. Highly Recommended for those who loved the choice based conversations in games like Mass Effect. Your choices in conversations can truly dramatically change the outcome. No smoke and mirrors. Actual cause and effect. Pretty cool. There are some decent mods on Nexus Mods too that can smooth out some bugs and make the combat a bit more fun. Worth a look.

Just as a warning. Turn your sound down when you first start the game. After that everything in the game works great. I always enjoyed this game. I liked the metal gear espionage aspects with the choose your own adventure play style. It's worth a couple plays.

I enjoyed the different way the game can go based on the choices you can make in the game

The hacking mini-game in Alpha Protocol is an exercise in frustration. As someone who struggles with visual tracking, I found it nearly impossible to complete, not because of poor planning or skill, but because the interface floods you with constantly shifting characters and gives you barely any time to find the static sequences. It's a nightmare for anyone with dyslexia or similar processing challenges. A game should challenge the player, not gate progress behind an inaccessible mechanic. This needs to be called out more, because it's not just "difficult," it's poorly designed.

Every one has that game, song, band, movie that is generally considered to be "bad", but that they really like. Alpha Protocol is definitely that for me lol. I didnt understand the hate back in the day and I wouldn't understand it now. The acting isnt amazing, but is leaps and bounds better than many big name games. The humor was good and your character feels real. Dialogue choice actually matters, too. Game is a gem of an RPG. The lack of jumping and traversal does suck, but it is even more tolerable now than it was in the past, because games today are just so awful im willing to forgive this in Alpha Prot. Just play it. Trust.