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Mar. 20, 2024Alpha Protocol finally emerges from the shadows
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14 years after launch and five years after expiring music licenses forced it off of digital stores, Obsidian’s Alpha Protocol is back online with some modern upgrades to give the cult classic spy RPG a second life.
You can grab Alpha Protocol on CD Projekt’s DRM-free PC storefrontGOG right nowwith a 10% launch discount, bringing the price down to $17.99 USD. “With conjoined forces of GOG,Obsidian Entertainment, andSega,” a press release explains, “we’ve made sure to make it better than ever; compatible with modern PCs, with licensed soundtrack and performance improvements that are sure to make this timeless classic, yet again, your favorite spy story.”
Alpha Protocol got mixed reviews back at launch, owing to bugs, bad AI, and messy execution all around. Yet, with patches to smooth over some of those issues and years of reconsideration, the spy RPG eventually developed a cult following who loved its open-ended character-build system, which basically invited you to break the game.
In its early years, developer Obsidian was largely known for this kind of thing: rushed, buggy games that nonetheless featured either uniquely open-ended RPG systems or outstanding stories. While games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II and Fallout: New Vegas escaped their early issues to become beloved classics, you still can’t really talk about Alpha Protocol without dropping in that ‘cult’ qualifier. Here’s hoping a new generation of players can find something to love in it.
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