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Alpha Protocol 'should've been cancelled' - Obsidian Dev

An alleged and anonymous Obsidian developer has blasted his company's latest RPG, Alpha Protocol, barking on the internet that the game 'should've been cancelled'.

Posting in the comments section of Joystiq's Alpha Protocol review (which calls the game "a technical nightmare"), the anonymous Obsidian man - known only as 'a tired dev' - backs up the US site's negative comments

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gtamike5738d ago

"technical nightmare"
Like Fallout 3 but is the best RPG I played.
Might rent Alpha Protocol to be safe :)

Rainstorm815738d ago

i like fallout as well but fallouts problems werent as glaring as AP's, not to mention after putting some time into the game it feels like a bad rip off of Mass Effect.

Conloles5738d ago (Edited 5738d ago )

This article was on here a few days ago... who approves this honestly.

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8thnightvolley5738d ago

renting... after looking at the reviews the combat and gun mechnic seems pretty bad. rifles all the way and dont look back, according to Gametrailers.

Megaton5738d ago (Edited 5738d ago )

Yeah, Fallout 3 was a technical abomination, like all games on that engine. Totally awesome, though. Well worth suffering through its technical flaws. Same with Mass Effect. Has a framerate worse than all bad PS3 ports combined, but it's an amazing game.

As far as Alpha Protocol goes... It doesn't look as good as the other 2 I mentioned. Not even close. Sometimes a turd is just a turd.

RagTagBnd4455738d ago

Alpha protocol got far worse problems than Fallout 3, believe me.

Are_The_MaDNess5738d ago

i hear that, i cant even see the text sometimes (when i choose what to say), and in a game where we talk ALOT there is no fun in it

AAACE55737d ago

I really wanted AP when it was first announced, but when I saw it in motion,I kind of figured it might not be that good! I'll get it at $20.

Tony P5737d ago (Edited 5737d ago )

The thing is, for a supposed "technical nightmare" I am having an amount of fun that seems to belie that. I don't feel like I'm settling for less saying that. I feel like I got a LOT of game for my money.

People have been talking about this like it's utterly and completely flawed. It's not. It ain't nowhere near *polished*. But it's damn enjoyable. There are negative aspects in the controls admittedly, but hardly is this Big Mutha Truckers RPG. That is hyperbole and bandwagoning at it's worst.

I've had fun with every area of the game. And others will while some will read that it isn't ME2 or that one dev isn't proud of it and take that as license to pretend there's nothing good about it.

All I can go by is my experience with the game which has been mostly positive.

theycallmeryan5734d ago

I think I am alone (other than you of course) in saying that I think Alpha Protocol is a pretty good game. Is it perfect? No. I actually hope they make a sequel to it because I think a sequel would be GREAT because the pieces are all there.

Also, I really wish they hadn't cancelled the alien RPG, but I am looking forward to this unannounced project, I just hope they find a better publisher than SEGA because I think Obsidian is a great developer that needs a big break.

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SilverSlug5738d ago

old. I thought it was posted a few days ago here? I swear... I picked it up as a story from HERE a few days ago.

REPORTS

T9X695738d ago

It was, people on the internet are stoooopid.

Parapraxis5738d ago

...says the guy on the internet.

KilZoneGeneralStrife5738d ago

ESPECIALLY with rpgs like Mass Effect doing its rounds

BeaArthur5738d ago

I kind of had a feeling this one wasn't going to be any good. I was turned off the first time I saw him crotch and move. Horrible animation.

Legionaire20055738d ago (Edited 5738d ago )

a terrible sh*t of a game they called an RPG!!! The sad thing is that there are many games that should been delayed or cancelled to avoid bad reviews. So this is why bad games get through for the company to get a quick buck!!! Its just management and those executive types that destroy everything they don't want to listen to the regular worker. If they made this game like the great Action RPG Deus Ex, it would have been better with that great conversation system intact and it would have been a possible to get game of the year. Too Human, many other bad games especially movie games all failed due to management screwing things up.

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US Lawmakers Urge Review Of EA Sale

The Congressional Labor Caucus sent a letter to the FTC warning the debt-financed, largely PIF-owned deal could be bad news for workers

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Trilithon22d ago

lol ya think? they're sending all that work to the cheaper labor market as soon as possible. and FYI, that labor market has exploded in the last 5-10 years. They have enough people to replace every single job. But honestly, EA is over filled with useless upper management as it is. You could probably trim 25% of their staff with no real loss in production. They aren't gamers, they're business execs. Just look at how many AI related jobs they're already starting to post. Its also hilarious that PIF owns Battle field 6

lodossrage22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Wait,

The same congress that attacked Lina Khan when she fought the Microsoft Activision purchase.
The same congress that allowed Disney to buy 90% of Fox
The same congress that allowed Liv Golf to buy the PGA
The same congress that sits back while Paramount tries a hostile takeover despite losing the bid for Warner Bros.

NOW, the suddenly cares about doing what's "right" for works? Yeah, right.

thorstein22d ago

No. There were elections and some of the scum were replaced.

TheColbertinator22d ago

Different elections. Different scum. Same results.

rlow122d ago

i know its a long shot, but i hope this gets shot down.

ZwVw22d ago

EA now owned by The Saudis and Ubisoft to inevitably be owned by China. In hindsight, once EA and Ubisoft started having their financial woes, they should have pulled a Koei Tecmo/Bandai Namco by merging their operations into one.

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Saudi Arabia Will Own 93 Percent Of Battlefield 6 Publisher EA

When the dust settles on the $55 billion leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts, Saudi Arabia will be its only true owner, despite a “consortium” of investors being involved in the deal. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will control 93 percent of the company, according to filings with Brazil’s antitrust regulator.

blacktiger73d ago

Technically speaking, Saudi Arabia and TENCENT can buy the entire USA. ANf Democrat and Republican will not do crap!

Inverno73d ago

Letting foreign entities own half of American businesses is liberal and very progressive. So is bringing in all that talent from outside the States to replace the talentless and lazy American workers. And here I thought the Trump administration wanted to border is up but nope. We're supposed to worry bout them "radical Muslims" minding their own here and ignore China/Saudi/Israel taking over.

blacktiger73d ago

Another thing I hate hearing is "liberal and very progressive"
It's 2025 and that stuff is outdated. Everything and everyway is literally the same thing wheter it's progressive, conservativ. Because they all wants the same thing have, king unlimited oney buy everything including your house.

Now they making mainstream media news that it's AI Bubble justify to highjack the price of RAM.
Another excuse for inflation!

Tacoboto73d ago

"here I thought the Trump administration wanted to border is up but nope"

Lol, you actually bought what he was selling? Let's see this week alone...

Yesterday he pardoned an international drug lord, while allowing the murder of random fishermen on boats. Remember drain the swamp? He pardoned a Democratic Congressman jailed for bribery just today, nevermind that fraudulent drag queen republican that was kicked out of Congress and imprisoned for their fraud. It's so petty they're picking fights on social media with pop stars while using their music, and even using Franklin the damn Turtle to cartoonify their murders.

thorstein73d ago

You believed him!?!!

I've got some Trump $5000 bills for you, only half off.

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Inverno71d ago

People I do not use /s to point out my sarcasm. Should be obvious I don't believe anything coming out of Trump's mouth or any politicians mouth.

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gold_drake73d ago

its quite ridiculous that they were able to do that. or even allowed to.

but saudis even have their grabby hands in nintendo stocks.

maximusprime_72d ago

Looking on the bright side, the games may be patched to remove any ideologies that are incompatible for the majority of the world.

S2Killinit72d ago

What do you mean? You want censorship in games?

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EA Quells Fears and Says It Will Retain Creative Control If Saudi-Backed Buyout Proceeds

Electronic Arts says it will retain creative control if sold to a Saudi-backed group, assuring staff its values and vision stay the same.