Ha, unintentional truth in advertising from Bioware. Look at the split-screen screenshots for the three games. They accurately depict how the series has changed (for the worse, I think). First game? Conversation in the left half of the shot, only the threat of violence in the right half. Second game? Conversation on the left, shoot 'em up on the right. Third game? What conversation--kill'em all.
In *your* opinion, that's always the most important part of a game, right? : )
Gameplay is important, I agree, but I don't agree that it's the always the most important part, especially in an RPG. While the gameplay in Alpha Protocol was far from slick and polished a la "COD", it was perfectly acceptable and served the story well enough, which is the most important in an RPG, in *my* opinion. : )
I'd say that Alpha Protocol *was* one of the best games of this generation. That it lacked polish doesn't detract very much from its all-around excellence, in my opinion.
Alpha Protocol was an unfairly panned game. The writing was excellent and sharply satirical at times (Notice that the main corporate villain was Halbech? Look up the real corporations, Halliburton and Bechtel.), the voice work and characterizations were great (Steven Heck might have been the funniest and quirkiest NPC since HK-47), the use of general, emotional stances in lieu of text that doesn't match the actual response (à la Mass Effect) was clever, and the introduction of a l...
Yes, the five-year period was probably a buy-out option and/or retention clause in the agreement for EA's acquisition of VG Holdings (the parent company of Bioware and Pandemic). I'm not surprised that these two exercised it or that they decided to sell their interest in VG Holdings (Bioware) five years ago. Consider:
1. They built a successful studio by making games that tell the same basic story over and over, the Hero's Journey, in different settings (and sha...
A game in a post-apocalyptic setting? With zombies (they call them mutants)?
Sounds pretty original.
Oh, wait.
I tried a Madden game 13 or 14 years ago and didn't like it much. At that time, I preferred Quarterback Club (anyone here remember it?). Boy, do I wish that they had been able to keep the NFL license. From what I recall, QBC was waaaaay better than the Madden game that was out then.
Let this series die. Please.
Best game ever? Ah ha ha ha haaaaa!
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Underwater mech. Awesome. We'll get more of this:
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Did EA/Bioware somehow NOT learn that a sequence where your character plods along in slow motion is not only boring but frustrating as well?
Well done, mates. Well done.
The Thing. That game was ahead of its time in some ways and is way overdue for a remake.
Where was Steven "Don't call me Steve" Heck?!
He was the quirkiest, funniest, creepiest, most original NPC I've ever encountered with the *possible* exception of HK-47.
If it's really set in the Silver Age, it might be boring. On the other hand, Rocksteady did an excellent job with both Batman games so who knows?
EA is a giant leech on the throat of the gaming industry. They do nothing other than find "creative" ways to sell less for more, e.g., Project Ten-Dollar a/k/a DLC.
Every game needs boob animations.
Every. Single. Game.
Judging from the photo that accompanies the article on this site, I'd have to say that the portrayal is fine.
Very *very* fine.
Meh.
Well, I can tell you that that intersection is Wabash and Lake (judging by the placement and curve of the elevated track) and that the cobblestoned street is Wabash Avenue (which is not cobblestoned) and that you're looking south (the tall building in the background is the Aon Center). More than that, however, I can't say.
"Reversion back" is like "close proximity" or "mass exodus": it's a pleonasm (look it up). Think of it this way, does one ever revert forward?
As for the game, I'm looking forward to it.
Thank you!
Of course, people will point to sales figures in support of their contention that more recent games sold better but quantity doesn't equate to quality. Britney Spears sold a lot of albums, too.