Alpha Protocol E3 Preview

The guys at AtomicGamer seem to think that Alpha Protocol is heavily influenced by Mass Effect, as revealed in their new E3 preview.

But there aren’t a lot of truly wrong answers for the many characters in Alpha Protocol, as you can play a real jerk if you like and still get through the game. While there’s no tracking of how good or evil you are – it seems like Thorton almost has no notion of what those two words really even mean – your actions will enamor you with the “wrong” people if you continue to choose to act like the bad guy. You’ll have different problems at different times, too, because your choices for who to befriend and who to betray will affect mission outcomes, the existence of boss battles at certain times, and the amount and types of gear you’ll get.

This is around the time that it became clear that Mass Effect was a huge influence for the guys at Obsidian. Not only does Thorton have a very similar leveling and advancement system, but he can also add upgrades to his weapons and armor that have effects similar to Bioware’s latest sci-fi extravaganza. But Obsidian promises to take these systems to the next level, not only giving you new perks with levels, but new abilities with certain weapons and many more customization options as well.