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Alpha Protocol |OT| Bourne, Avellone, Denton, and the Agency's Sagacious Secrets
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rainking187
Member
One thing is kind of bothering me about this game,
Alpha Protocol is supposed to be secret, yet every fucking person I've met so far knows about it.
Y2Kev said:
I had to restart the level. The first time through, after I shot him one time Darcy would stop poking his head out to snipe. He would just spawn more guards and toss grenades. The only time I could shoot him was that one burst right at the beginning. Otherwise he stayed in cover and tossed back any grenades I threw at him. I figured I had to get in that tower to "unlock" the rest of the fight, b/c there was no way to damage him from the ground.
Once I restarted and redid the whole fucking last level (and had saved an EMP), the encounter played out without the glitch. I never even used the EMP.
Once I restarted and redid the whole fucking last level (and had saved an EMP), the encounter played out without the glitch. I never even used the EMP.
TheVisualizer
Banned
Y2Kev said:
in my playthrough
I killed all his minions from far out with chain shot and the assault rifle then did him in the same way, I didn't even know you could get into the tower. I ended up creeping up next to it once the coast was clear and found an angle where he couldn't hit me and pick and popped him to death
There wasn't any cutscene or anything, it was pretty lame. I was hoping to bleed him slow for beating on Mina
There wasn't any cutscene or anything, it was pretty lame. I was hoping to bleed him slow for beating on Mina
The shotguns are really bad for the most part. Worse than a shotgun in any other shooter off the top of my head. The only thing useful they do is take out a person at point-blank range and with room sweep enabled they knock down (not kill) everyone so you can run around and stomp them all afterwards.
They are also very ineffective against bosses.
I definitely regret my shotgun only run I'm in the middle of.
They are also very ineffective against bosses.
I definitely regret my shotgun only run I'm in the middle of.
rainking187
Member
Just beat the game, I thought it was great. It's like eating all my PS3 HD space for some reason, after I beat the game I got a message that I only had 500 MB of space left, and the file for this game is now over 3 GB.
Just finished first playthrough, and loved the hell out of it.
I'm shocked it's so short, though! Can't remember the last time I played an RPG that only lasted 13 hours, and that's without skipping any missions/activities. But they were a very high quality 13 hours, I suppose.
Also I've had Turn Up the Radio by Autograph stuck in my head all day. :lol
I'm shocked it's so short, though! Can't remember the last time I played an RPG that only lasted 13 hours, and that's without skipping any missions/activities. But they were a very high quality 13 hours, I suppose.
Also I've had Turn Up the Radio by Autograph stuck in my head all day. :lol
This has got to be the BUGGIEST commercial game to come out for any platform in the past 3 years. The camera glitching around every time new enemies spawned was hard enough to work around but I was still enjoying the game despite that issue.
Nothing could have prepared me for the slew of bugs I would encounter throughout the game everything from save files not loading and freezing the game to some of the most obnoxious enemy AI and tendencies that are borderline game breaking. Did I mention the menu glitches? The menu glitches are ridiculous and I haven't seen glitches like those in a major published commercial game since the 90's.
NTM the camera glitches just keep getting worse and worse the further you progress into the game and are a particular nuisance during the boss fights.
What is the most annoying is the fact that the game has a ton of potential to be great and the developers didn't choose to polish the game and properly beta test it before releasing it. I honestly feel Sega should refund any customers who feel cheated after experiencing the numerous bugs and glitches that make this game far from being worth 60 dollars. The game should not have even been released in this state.
My respect for Obsidian has sadly been negatively affected by the way they handled this project. The broken elements that need the most fixing have nothing to do with the numerous gameplay innovations they delivered but rather very standard simple gameplay mechanics that any decent B grade developer would have no problem fixing like camera, clipping and serious menu glitches.
Maybe if Obsidian weren't concentrating so many resources to Fallout New Vegas they would not have had to release this pile of bug filled software.
I'm done venting. For now.
Nothing could have prepared me for the slew of bugs I would encounter throughout the game everything from save files not loading and freezing the game to some of the most obnoxious enemy AI and tendencies that are borderline game breaking. Did I mention the menu glitches? The menu glitches are ridiculous and I haven't seen glitches like those in a major published commercial game since the 90's.
NTM the camera glitches just keep getting worse and worse the further you progress into the game and are a particular nuisance during the boss fights.
What is the most annoying is the fact that the game has a ton of potential to be great and the developers didn't choose to polish the game and properly beta test it before releasing it. I honestly feel Sega should refund any customers who feel cheated after experiencing the numerous bugs and glitches that make this game far from being worth 60 dollars. The game should not have even been released in this state.
My respect for Obsidian has sadly been negatively affected by the way they handled this project. The broken elements that need the most fixing have nothing to do with the numerous gameplay innovations they delivered but rather very standard simple gameplay mechanics that any decent B grade developer would have no problem fixing like camera, clipping and serious menu glitches.
Maybe if Obsidian weren't concentrating so many resources to Fallout New Vegas they would not have had to release this pile of bug filled software.
I'm done venting. For now.
I must have been extremely lucky because I never noticed any major bugs, especially not these atrocious menu glitches you're talking about - can you be more specific?
The disorienting camera is definitely there, though, on PC anyway, but nothing bothered me after deciding to play with a 360 pad early on.
The disorienting camera is definitely there, though, on PC anyway, but nothing bothered me after deciding to play with a 360 pad early on.
BarrelMakingPenguin
Member
Not really a spoiler but...
Heck's cackle of glee when Thorton says they'll need to shoot their way out of the hotel following the destruction of Heck's file in Taipei was priceless.
Just so you guys don't think I'm making stuff up.
http://alphaprotocol.wikia.com/wiki/Alpha_Protocol_bugs
Most all of this happened to me. I totally forgot about enemies vanishing when I reload a check point. I started to use it as a strategy.
http://alphaprotocol.wikia.com/wiki/Alpha_Protocol_bugs
Most all of this happened to me. I totally forgot about enemies vanishing when I reload a check point. I started to use it as a strategy.
The main bug I've had is the game forgetting it's activated. I've had to reactivate three times now. I hope there's no limit. One time I launched the game and was told my save file was corrupt. No matter which save point I'd try to go back to, I'd get the same message. So I restarted the game and got prompted to activate. I activated and my save files worked again. Pretty annoying.
I've had some weird graphics bugs too, like a gun stuck doing the reload animation over and over.
I haven't had any "menu glitches". I do find it annoying that new intel entries don't mark themselves as read/unread, although the categories do.
I've had some weird graphics bugs too, like a gun stuck doing the reload animation over and over.
I haven't had any "menu glitches". I do find it annoying that new intel entries don't mark themselves as read/unread, although the categories do.
Fredescu said:
I've had to re-enter the key at least a dozen times.
When it fucks up, I load the game, I keep getting the "I've been struck" sound ("ugh," "argh," etc.), and if I try to load, it says the file is corrupted.
I quit out, and then I have to re-enter the key, and then it works okay... until the next time it does this, usually a few days later.
I've never been so torn about a game. During the normal missions I thoroughly enjoy Alpha Protocol, but once I get to the bosses. I start to hate the game and think it deserves some of it's poor reviews.
I don't think there's a way to beat AP if you're using a stealth build and not putting points into your guns. Not unless you're playing on easy.
The way the bosses are setup completely kills the pure stealth builds...
And for a game that was suppose to be finished months ago, and has spent the last 6 months being polished, it makes no sense to me.
I don't think there's a way to beat AP if you're using a stealth build and not putting points into your guns. Not unless you're playing on easy.
The way the bosses are setup completely kills the pure stealth builds...
And for a game that was suppose to be finished months ago, and has spent the last 6 months being polished, it makes no sense to me.
lorddarkflare
Banned
lsslave said:
Even bad ones shouldn't have too much issue.
lorddarkflare said:
I think people get in the "I'm trapped in a room with an enemy I can't instantly execute what do I do" mentality. Its one of those "you have to FIND out what to do" type instances and not a "we throw it in plain sight!" (which is simply the shooting people option haha)
lorddarkflare
Banned
I know that this was an anti-piracy feature for the Russian version, but I can see why it would cause issues for legitimate games (glitchy as the game is)...
I never had to re-enter my key...
One annoying thing now that I think about it was that sentry turrets would sometimes continue firing even when no targets were in sight. So I'd start dialogue conversations, and the loud-ass turret on the floor above me would keep going off so I couldn't hear what anybody was saying. I wanted to take a virtual broom and tell the bloody thing to pipe down.
My build was heavily focused on Stealth, but also Pistols and Shotguns. Bosses were definitely difficult and took me a few tries, but they usually became much more manageable after remembering you can stick grenades onto walls as proximity traps.
One annoying thing now that I think about it was that sentry turrets would sometimes continue firing even when no targets were in sight. So I'd start dialogue conversations, and the loud-ass turret on the floor above me would keep going off so I couldn't hear what anybody was saying. I wanted to take a virtual broom and tell the bloody thing to pipe down.
My build was heavily focused on Stealth, but also Pistols and Shotguns. Bosses were definitely difficult and took me a few tries, but they usually became much more manageable after remembering you can stick grenades onto walls as proximity traps.
Guys, need some help again with a boss :lol
Im against
Thanks!
Im against
Darcy, but it's impossible! The hordes of enemies, the stupid 5 grenades he throws every 10 seconds, and I'm too far to get a good shot at him while dealing with everything else.
I tried shooting him non-stop, getting closer to avoid the grenades (note: it does not work), and throwing grenades myself but nothing works :/
Any tips to beat it? Im so close to the end...
I tried shooting him non-stop, getting closer to avoid the grenades (note: it does not work), and throwing grenades myself but nothing works :/
Any tips to beat it? Im so close to the end...
Thanks!
itxaka said:
There's a tower to your left when you start the fight. Dispatch of the first couple of enemies before going for it. You have to pick a lock to get inside, but Darcy will still be tossing grenades at you, so this was the only door in the entire game I used an EMP to bypass. Go up the tower once you're in; there's a mounted sniper rifle. Darcy dies in 4 heashots, and he doesn't even toss grenades in your direction once you're up there.
So, finished the first playthrough, doing the Vet run, and frankly, I loved this game.
It's got some serious issues. It really ought to have a patch or three, and I hope it gets some mods too on the PC, but I won't hold my breath.
Ultimately, it was a solid roleplaying experience with a good story, and janky combat.
It's got some serious issues. It really ought to have a patch or three, and I hope it gets some mods too on the PC, but I won't hold my breath.
Ultimately, it was a solid roleplaying experience with a good story, and janky combat.
ok finally finished the game. kinda disappointed that was it. After all the choices u've made I would have like more epilogues on the characters.
I have a messy final mission
oh well gonna return it to GF
I have a messy final mission
(made office romance with Mina and stayed at AP). Handler Sie. rescued Scarlet and made her join which made her my main handler. At the end it was Mina on the boat, and I have no clue wat happened to Sie or Scarlet.
oh well gonna return it to GF
bonesmccoy
Banned
Okay, I've hit a wall:
How the hell do you take down the chopper at the end playing as a pistol/stealth character? Taking down Darcy was easy peasy; taking down the chopper is ridiculously hard.
bonesmccoy
Banned
subversus said:
No doubt, but my stealthy fellow gets ass raped the moment he pops back into sight.
lorddarkflare
Banned
bonesmccoy said:
Use cover, move quickly and take out the minions before taking down the boss.
- stealth kill the first two guards before u fire the 1st launcher.
- don't go up the stairs until u kill the two guards.
- with all the guards dead. stick to tower (by the cliff) as cover, and there should be 2 launchers inside it.
it took me 5 launchers (last 2 inside the tower)
- don't go up the stairs until u kill the two guards.
- with all the guards dead. stick to tower (by the cliff) as cover, and there should be 2 launchers inside it.
it took me 5 launchers (last 2 inside the tower)