XBL account has been compromised and after a month of waiting for MS to get their shit together and fix it, I am tired of looking at this game linger on the shelf. So I dove in.
So far, it is easily the best game I have played in 2011. I did run into a savage glitch in Detroit involving a sidequest where a certain enemy didn't spawn correctly(lots of similar people affected apparently doing a google search), but after an hour of futzing, I managed to correct the issue and continue on. I am unable to patch the game so maybe this was corrected?
Been doing a pacifist/no alert run on Hard difficulty and having a blast. I just took down the first boss, whom was difficult but HARDLY as poorly devised as everyone makes out to be(maybe the later bosses are more difficult?). I only spent points in hacking and conversation, so I had to manage with zero combat-centric boosts, but with all of the explosive barrels and whatnot in the arena, I managed to eke a victory. Alpha Protocol gave me far more trouble on its boss encounters.
Regardless, I am about to leave Detroit and am so impressed. Can't wait to see what awaits in the next city!