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mcderek3000
10/07/09

In reply to Sega Delays Alpha Protocol To 2010
I bet one-eyed Fidel Castro will blame it all on the Americans!

Just kidding! I'll buy and preorder it just because Obsidian is behind it.

Besides, Obsidian have always tried to deliver story and ambition rather than a polished, complete game. Perhaps this delay will help them achieve both.
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dreamfall
10/06/09

In reply to Sega Delays Alpha Protocol To 2010
I'm still intrigued, just a little disappointed. I guess it was for the best. But I fear I'll be too busy playing everything else coming out in 2010. games that I think everyone has been waiting for a long time.
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DrunkAus
10/06/09

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Oh god dammit, I was looking forward to this.
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Bloatus
10/06/09

@DrunkAus: Me too, but still... we all know what happens when Obsidian is rushed in development (KotOR 2), so maybe it's for the best.
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DrunkAus
10/07/09

@Bloatus: Yea I'm thinking the same, yet I'm still annoyed as it's already been delayed once before but let's hope that Obsidian use this delay to their advantage and really put out a top notch product and hope it's not just so SEGA can implement some crappy form of DRM.
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Muckamuck
10/06/09

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I hope this works out well for Obsidian. The upcoming holiday season is looking to be incredibly packed, and Alpha Protocol would probably get lost in it all.
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hatebobbarker
10/06/09

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wow, barely any games left to get excited about. Never had to look for games to like at the end of the year before.
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NeVeRMoRe666
10/06/09

@hatebobbarker: Borderlands, Brutal Legend, Left 4 Dead 2, Uncharted 2,

I dunno about you but I'm swamped.
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metroidisbest
10/06/09

@NeVeRMoRe666: Not to mention some other "2's" Modern Warfare and Assassin's Creed too.
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mwoody
10/06/09

@hatebobbarker: And the Game of the Year edition for Fallout 3 for me, since I've been waiting for all the DLC to be out and in one package before playing it again with mods.
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NeVeRMoRe666
10/06/09

@mwoody: Aaah me too. I sold my copy last month just so that I could pick up the GOTY edition with all of the DLC on the cheap.
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Phokal
10/06/09

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I think this could be *great* news. Every other Obsidian game has been rushed out the door somewhat unfinished/unpolished. It's great to see that Sega is giving them the extra time they need to polish this one.

for notes, See: Kotor2's unfinished ending and NWN2's sharp decline and storyboard cinematics using in-game models posed. Also, lack of Description text on many items. The first chapter of the expansion had higher production.
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PhatsMahoney
10/06/09

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I could stand to hear a bit more about this game before I write this off as a disappointment. Right now I would have to say I'm indifferent.
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Rakkoon
10/06/09

@PhatsMahoney: At least there's no hype they'd have to re-start building when they do get around to releasing the game...
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PhatsMahoney
10/06/09

@Rakkoon: Very true, though in my experience a delay of game just makes me crave it more. I am disappointed, however, that I won't have this game on my roster of games to take for a spin this fall.
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Kris
10/06/09

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Son of a bitch. *Crosses it off her Christmas list*. All these delays mean more things on my X-mas list that I'll actually get, but less games I'll end up with in the end because I won't have the money to get them myself when they finally do come out. :(
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Chances
10/06/09

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This must be a massive disappointment for everyone at Obsidian.
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Tubatic
10/06/09

@Chances: I'm sure its having quite an effect on them
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nipsen
10/06/09

@Tubatic:
Such as "hooray, we managed to get the producer to agree to allow us to finish the game, and add the thousands of optional stuff we really wanted to put in but didn't make the cut"? :p
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SotanahtDarksol
10/06/09

@nipsen: Well said. I can't ever be upset about delays in a game. Knowing how hard publishers push developers for a release, if they finally come out and say "Sorry, we need more time", then I'm glad they decided to work more on it.
But then, I was a Working Designs fan, so maybe things are different now...
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nipsen
10/06/09

@SotanahtDarksol:
lol. I don't know.. I'm just imaging Avellone getting some "suggestion" from their sponsors. And he says: "no problem, and we can probably get in your giant spider as well, sir - but it will take another six months".
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dreamfall
09/26/09

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I'm definitely a bit bummed. But then I think about Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend and will soon forget about this game. Here's to hoping a summer release does it some good.
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Kris
09/26/09

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Next SUMMER? Holy crap! *sigh* Oh well, I guess that means one less thing for my Christmas list, which means 1 more other thing I'm more likely to get instead.

It really feels like everything good that was supposed to come out this holiday season has all been pushed to next year. I know we complain a lot about an overload of games during the holiday season, but having NO games sucks too.
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Inglix
09/26/09

In reply to Retailers Point To Alpha Protocol Delay
At this point it's proprietary information on where or not the game is coming out this year.

I personally hope Sega allows it be delayed to Obsidian can release something more resembling finished. But at the same time, going beyond deadlines and possibly budgets isn't a good thing for long term track records and getting new publishing deals.
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Kris
09/26/09

@Inglix:
Well.... Maybe they're learning from Knights of the Old Republican? Because their version was way rushed and unfinished. So, if this saves Alpha Protocol from becoming another KOTOR2, then I'm all for it.

If they're pushing it back almost a year, I'm sure they have enough money budgeted. That's a pretty significant delay.
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qwerty
09/26/09

@Kris: Knights of the Old Republican? Hmm... I could see myself playing Ronald Reagan as a Jedi trying to save the universe from communism.
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Kris
09/27/09

@qwerty:
Holy shit, what a weird ass typo! I don't know how that happened....
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Rampzie
09/26/09

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Sweet. Less money to spend.
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peterpanpiper2
09/26/09

@Rampzie: Pretty arrogant approving your own comment.
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Rampzie
09/27/09

@peterpanpiper2: Because for some reason it shows up highlighted in pink when it never used to do that. So unless I approve it it doesn't seem to post. You happen to know why that is?

I don't use this site as often as I used to so the new mechanics kind of baffle me. Don't take it as arrogance.
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Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
08/12/09

In reply to Alpha Protocol: You Got Some RPG In My Shooter
Sounds like the game The Borne Identify should have been.
I'm looking forward to this.
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Kenny: Mmmmm, I love colons!
06/26/09

In reply to It's Officially Game Over, Man For Aliens RPG
GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER!
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MaxDragon7
06/26/09

*builds fire*

'♪♫♪ ♫♪'

:)
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