If you caught this weekendâs GameTrailers TV, youâre probably well-schooled in Sega and Obsidian Entertainmentâs Alpha Protocol, the "first modern-day spy role-playing game." If not hereâs two minutes worth of introduction.
Making RPG-style character progression work in a realistic settingâmore realistic than, say, Mass Effect or Final Fantasy, for exampleâalways seems like a challenging thing to get right. Weâre not sure if Obsidian has pulled it off, but if they do, it may bode well for that in limbo Aliens RPG the developer was working on.
Make sure to stick around for the chinstrap bearded bad guy at the end. He looks like the Abe Lincoln of the terrorist underworld. Not something we see enough of. Evil dead presidents, I mean.
