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Alpha Protocol

8.5/10

ByBrother None
OnJune 11, 2010

Alpha Protocol Review

Despite its poorly designed core systems, shaky pacing, and heaps of bugs, Alpha Protocol has all the makings of a cult classic thanks to its strong writing evoking the unmistakable atmosphere of a high-stakes spy novel and a lot of meaningful choices you can make along the way.

News Guides

Val Hull
March 28, 2021

Obsidian Entertainment and Its Reputation for Masterful Yet Buggy RPGs

With Obsidian Entertainment now owned by Microsoft and working on its own massive open-world RPG Avowed, this PC Gamer article looks back at the studio’s early years and humble origins when it was known for its great ideas and the…

Val Hull
June 15, 2020

Brian Heins Interview on Matt Chat: Setting of The Outer Worlds and An Unannounced RPG

Brian Heins, Obsidian Entertainment’s project director who you may know for his work on such titles like Tyranny, The Outer Worlds, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, Alpha Protocol, WildStar and South Park: The Stick of Truth, is the latest guest…

Val Hull
March 30, 2020

Kevin Saunders Interview, Part 3 – Matt Chat

The latest installment of Matt Barton’s video interview with Kevin Saunders mostly revolves around Obsidian Entertainment’s Neverwinter Nights 2 and its Mask of the Betrayer and Storm of Zehir expansions. It also features a discussion about a couple of fairly…

BuckGB
November 11, 2018

Microsoft Acquires Obsidian Entertainment and inXile Entertainment

Not only was last month’s rumor that Microsoft had intentions to acquire Obsidian Entertainment accurate, but it was also only half of the story. During their X018 event in Mexico, Microsoft has announced that they’ve acquired both Obsidian and Brian…

BuckGB
October 10, 2018

Unconfirmed: Microsoft to Acquire Obsidian Entertainment

From the unexpected newsbin and “what does this mean for the future of CRPGs?” department comes a report via Kotaku that Microsoft is in the final stages of acquiring Obsidian Entertainment. It’s a bit surprising given their history and the…

Val Hull
June 27, 2018

Josh Sawyer Video Interview on IGN Unfiltered: Career Moments and Canceled Video Games

Having started his game-making career at Black Isle Studios in 1999, by now Josh Sawyer is one of the more recognizable names in the role-playing corner of the industry. His credits include Icewind Dale II, Fallout: New Vegas, and Pillars…

Val Hull
December 16, 2017

Chris Avellone 15th Anniversary Interview from GamesTM

To celebrate 15 years in business, the editors of the UK-based magazine GamesTM decided to do what they do best and talk about video games. With the one and only Chris Avellone no less (archive link). Over the course of…

Val Hull
December 8, 2017

PC Gamer: Overlooked RPGs That Are Worth Playing Today

Over at PC Gamer you can find this list of overlooked RPGs that includes plenty of JRPGs and games that can be considered RPGs only in a very broad sense, but even so, there are quite a few titles there…

Val Hull
October 23, 2017

Putting the Role in Role-Playing – Josh Sawyer at GIC 2017

During this year’s Game Industry Conference in Poland (archive link), Obsidian Entertainment’s Josh Sawyer talked about “Putting the Role in Role-Playing.” Unfortunately, I don’t think that presentation was recorded, or if it was, the recording hasn’t been released yet. However,…

Val Hull
September 9, 2017

The Making of Alpha Protocol: Eurogamer Discusses the Game’s Troubled Development

Eurogamer has recently paid a visit to Obsidian Entertainment and used that opportunity to talk about Alpha Protocol, Obsidian’s spy RPG and a bit of a cult classic by now. The resulting article is filled with interesting tidbits about the…