Alpha Protocol

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I wrote a small passage about this game on the wiki, and in Gamespot. Don't go by what the 6/10 reviews say. This game shouldn't be compared to other recently released RPGs...specially not Mass Effect 2. Because this is nothing like Mass Effect 2.
The game advertises itself as an Espionage RPG. The 'espionage' part is limited to the fact that the player character is a agent in a sort of spy agency. The stealth mechanics of this game are quite shallow, and rather unsatisfactory. Furthermore, like the reviews are saying, being stealthy isn't needed at all, unless one wants a few perks. This game can easily be played like a shooter after a certain point. The only problem with doing that though, is that in the early portions of the game, hitting the target is hard. To be good at shooting, one needs to invest in the skills, or else the whole assault rifle magazine empties and the enemy will still be standing.
And yes there are a few bugs. None of them game breaking though (And to be honest I didn't encounter a single bug throughout).
So basically this game isn't bad. Infact I enjoyed it a lot. It's a good RPG. Just not a decent stealth game or a decent shooting game. The story is fine, and has a few twists but where it shines is that the players decisions have real effects in how events play out later in the story. That part of decision-effect is done quite well. Better than it was done in the ME series and DAO infact.
The characters are nothing special, and actual interaction with characters, like dialogue and stuff, is limited. That's a drawback. Still the voice acting is fine and that makes some of the characters shine.
The only real disappointment for me was the ending. I found it rather unsatisfactory and lacking.

While everything I wrote above is quite haphazard (), but trust me when I say that this is a game worth playing. Had this been released a few months back...maybe before ME2....then the reviews would've been better. But anyhow, the game's good enough deserves a sequel. A sequel which will come only if this one sells. So please. Get. This. Game.

Edit:
The decision-effect system is actually more akin to what the Witcher has than any other. Like what is done in ME has some minor effects in ME2. In Alpha Protocol though, all the decisions that are made will have an effect before the game ends.

I'll give it 8.5 on 10.