Alpha Protocol - Preview @ Gaming Heaven

Obsidian's Alpha Protocol has been previewed at GamingHeaven, with short paragraphs sandwiched between trailers and screens. That makes it hard to quote, so head over for a pictorial look at the game.

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and while its fair to say that the main part of the gameplay mechanic is not action based it seems solid enough from our limited play testing.

That line is very confusing to me. Then what is the main gameplay mechanic? All of the videos we've seen seem to be based on Mass Effect style action or conversations between the action.

Perhaps I'm just having a hard time understanding that poor writing.

Originally Posted by LuckyCarbon
and while its fair to say that the main part of the gameplay mechanic is not action based it seems solid enough from our limited play testing.

That line is very confusing to me. Then what is the main gameplay mechanic? All of the videos we've seen seem to be based on Mass Effect style action or conversations between the action.

Perhaps I'm just having a hard time understanding that poor writing.

I agree that the writing is not so good, but I think the sentiment is that although we've seen loads of action, this is a RPG at heart.