Alpha Protocol

The most mediocre game I want to be good ever made.

There's a reason that this is often called an underrated gem if you google search. It's wonky in some of the mechanics, but it's one of those games where the flaws don't seem to weigh down the game that much. These problems might be more noticeable in something else. But yeah, fun action and of course as other fans have already said, the dialogue choices mattered, which is a big deal. I unabashedly loved this game when I played it back in '10.

/completed

To the game's credit, it manages to create reactivity to your actions in a way games rarely do. But it doesn't matter how you play the game, the storytelling is completely laughable with shoddy stealth mechanics and generic cover shoot gameplay. A neat idea that's bogged down by doing nothing particularly well.

Clunky but brilliantly done. Alpha Protocol innovated the dialogue system that would come to characterize cinematic adventure games and had a rewarding branched plot that continued to reveal new angles at least 5 plays through.