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Worth it.

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Definitely.

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$9.95 if you get the PC version.

Though I never had a problem with Male Shephard, his acting was much improved in ME2.

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barely a decent game. but id recommend at least one play through just for Steven Heck. that character is F'ing hilarious as well as some of thortons responses to him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aaun3ZI9c_4

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I'm almost at the end of my first playthrough of Alpha Protocol. Despite an irritating glitch with the radial menu (after the first mission, the thumb sticks refuse to work in the radial menu so I have to swtich to keyboard & mouse in order to switch gear and abilities on the fly), I've been having fun. I like the dialogue system (better than the dialogue wheel from the ME series or DAII) and how immediate the effects of your actions are in terms of the missions and story.

I also love how my Michael Thorton banged every girl in the game. :eyebrow:

This definitely feels rushed despite all the seemingly endless delays. The stealth system is poorly thought out (either there's no place to hide or your opponents are completely retarded), bosses are only challenging because they are overpowered and/or rely on infinitely spawning henchmen, and Michael barely reacts to some very major last-minute plot twists that it's almost comical.

Still, a fun game for the $6.80 I paid and Steven Heck was awesome. Although I do want a polished sequel to AP (Obsidian claims they want to make one despite Sega saying otherwise), a Steven heck spinoff would be awesome. Definitely a way to give Nolan North another franchise (and with a very different character than Nathan Drake).

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Yeah that game is entertaining despite its crazy flaws, which are numerous. Just think how awesome it could have been had they had another 6 months.

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That's what I keep thinking while I play it. However, didn't they have a ridiculously long development cycle?

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Finished my first playthrough last night. That last three boss fights were a pain. The first being the worst because of a game breaking glitch that happened several times.

I will say that once I figured out how to beat the third boss, I was in the same mood Michael Thorton was at the end. So I must say that, despite its bizarre glitches, I really liked this game and am looking forward to another playthrough.

BTW, which girl did you all end up with?

Anyhoo, I hope Obsidian gets a chance to tackle a sequel but they need to ditch the stat based combat. It's not an issue through most of the game but shows its flaws when dealing with the tougher gurnts during the final mission. There's nothing more ridiculous than shooting someone several times point-blank in the head and have them not die and/or barely take any damage.

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my understanding is this game is now 4.99 at gamestop....

If you are looking for one of the most underscored games this generation pick it up.

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Seconded!

Great game. Maybe not as polished as Mass Effect 3 but I loved it way more.

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Despite it's numerous flaws, it is a great game and a shame it will likely never get a sequel. Although I already have it on Steam, I feel tempted to get a disc copy as well now that it's so cheap.

I hope Obsidian makes another game using the same conversation system.

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I grabbed this for $4 at GameStop yesterday. Having fun. As said before enemy AI is really bad. I mean literally standing and firing ten feet from you then stopping and walking around.