Alpha Protocol Gets Release Date, Again

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• I agree. That internal evaluation gives me hope for this game. : House
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  im just pleased to see the conception of "RPG" moving away from "spreadsheet-like manipulation of statist... : radio_babylon
  • I interpreted the Sega comment "Mass Effect felt more RPG" as "Wow, we thought Mass Effect was barely an ... : House
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    I understand what you're saying, but I disagree a bit. Don't get me wrong, I love a strong narrative with an interactive story that is shaped by the choices I make.. However, I think that should be present in pretty much all games, because interactivity is the strength of the medium. If I wanted a concrete, linear story that I had no influence on, I'd go watch a movie.
    
    That said, when I hear the term RPG, I think of items and equipment, stats and skills and the myriad decisions I will make in combining them to get my character to do the things I want. This has been my biggest beef with ME2 actually. It's a fantastic game, but I don't consider it an RPG in the context of video gaming. Which is absolutely not what I was expecting, especially given how ME1 played out with tons of different weapons and armor, and modular addons for both.

    Feb 25, 2010 10:20am PST
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    I understand what you're saying, but I disagree a bit. Don't get me wrong, I love a strong narrative wit... : ]aratex[
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      Exactly. The term RPG describes the details of the gameplay as much if not moreso than the details of th... : DinK
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        and this is where i disagree. i think what makes an RPG is *utterly* independent of the mechanics its del... : radio_babylon
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          Does that mean every game with a story is an RPG? Do you think the Zelda games are RPGs? : wwonderboy334
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            no, like i said in an earlier post, a narrative doesnt make an RPG any more than the equipment/skills/exp... : radio_babylon
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              Under your definition of RPG, would you count games where the state of the world drastically changes base... : DinK
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                thats hard to say... ive never considered it before. its an interesting question ill have to mull over a ... : radio_babylon
                • Perhaps if it is "player" based or "character" based might make a difference. In something like Mass Eff... : briktal
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          You disagree because you want to redefine the term. The definitions of terms document their popular usag : DinK
          • youre right, of course, i just think its unfortunate... but this circles back to my first post in the thr... : radio_babylon
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            although, i still dont understand why someone would consider borderlands an RPG but not a game like midni... : radio_babylon
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              When I think of RPG, I think of deep, complex character building that is much more than get-next-uber-wea... : mobab
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                seriously? then why do you even consider them "role-playing" games? : radio_babylon
                • There's a fine line between creating a role for your character and performing the action based on the rol... : mobab
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      "interactivity" is a lot of things, of which one form would be narrative interactivity. the overwhelming ... : radio_babylon
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        I started to read your post. Looked interesting; you seem to be a smart guy with a lot of things to say. ... : sellis16
        • He's not the one who needs to grow up. You're dismissing someone's thoughts because they didn't capitalis... : Arceihn
        • you know, i was actually about to respond to this, before i came to my senses. suffice it to say, you ... : radio_babylon
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        To answer your very drawn out question with a very simple answer: connotation. Let me elaborate. Whe... : ]aratex[
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          i do agree, that the term RPG has become connected to the underlying mechanic that was originally used to... : radio_babylon
          • I hope you're right too, I have high hopes for Alpha Protocol. It's a great idea, I've always wanted to ... : ]aratex[
          • Mechanics are the game. Monopoly wouldn't be monopoly w/o it's rule set. I mostly play games for the ru... : mobab
• I consider a game where there's any element of role-playing as a role-playing game. : holinka
• It's why I loved Jagged Alliance 2. A Turn Base Tactical Strategy game with witty characters and each of ... : Sailor of Fortune