Sega & Obsidian Bringing You A Bond-ish RPG
http://kotaku.com/366219/sega--obsid...a-bond+ish-rpg
The name, it could do with some work, but the premise, well, it's downright intriguing. Developers Obsidian, who brought us KOTOR II, are at work on Alpha Protocol, a game they're describing as an action-RPG and which will be appearing on the tried and tested triumvirate of PS3, 360 and PC. You play the role of a James Bond-type character, who plays his way through an RPG (it's got skill classes, etc) flush with Mass Effect-style combat sequences. It's also got Mass Effect-style dialogue (though you can only ever speak to an NPC once), with the added bonus of James Bond-style romancing, with alluring, deadly ladies across the globe ready and available for conquest. Excited? Don't be, you've got to wait until at least Spring 2009.
[via Game Informer Magazine]
Sega and Obsidian reveal Bond-like RPG
Tuesday 11-Mar-2008 8:47 AM Alpha Protocol takes influence from 007, Mass Effect
http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=184398
Knights of the Old Republic II developer Obsidian has lifted the curtain on its next "James Bond-style" RPG Alpha Protocol, which is being published by Sega.
According to US mag Game Informer (via Kotaku), Alpha Protocol is a PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 action-RPG starring a 007-type spy, Michael Thorton.
The game kicks off when a mission goes wrong and inexperienced agent Thorton's world is turned upside down.
"A modern day espionage focused action/RPG that takes you on a suspenseful ride in the vein of James Bond, Jack Bauer, and Jason Bourne. Take a wet-behind-the-ears greenhorn agent up through the ranks to become a bona-fide super spy," says the official blurb.
As you'd expect from the developer of KOTOR and Never Winter Nights follow-ups, Alpha Protocol has also taken plenty of influence from BioWare's latest, Mass Effect. Apparently both the combat and dialogue systems in Obsidian's game are similar to the sci-fi epic (shooting is real-time), though there's the important addition of fem-fatales to romance and well... pull.
The game's dialogue system apparently puts even more weight on your conversations, only letting you speak to NPCs once. Before chatting you can set the tone of your character by selecting a corresponding face icon, to make Michael for example speak impatiently, furiously or charmingly.
While there are no character classes in game, there are ten skills for you to advance in and ten ranks in each. Obsidian promises they won't be simple things like accuracy, either.
Obsidian is also working on the Aliens Role Playing Game for Sega, which will compliment the upcoming Gearbox FPS. It's nice to see them working on something original for a change.
Alpha Protocol is dated for Spring 2009. We'll let you know when Sega wants to tell the internet about it.
