Alpha Protocol is at E3 and damn does it look great. We arrived at the Sega Booth a bit early today and had a chance to walk around and take some photos of everything. As you can see, the section for Alpha Protocol is huge and has a real presence across the rest of the space. One thing that appears to play pretty heavily into our booth layout is the color schemes for each game, and Alpha Protocol really stands out with a darker red theme against a lot of blues and greens.

The booth is being manned by a mix of Sega and Obsidian Entertainment members, with one key person running a guided demo. The demo is played out with two different perspectives, with one team member playing a stealthy, gadget heavy playthrough, and another going in guns blazing in a very aggressive playstyle. The demos have been extremely fun to watch, with a lot of unexpected plays by both demo team, such as interesting setups with the AI combatants, or a well executed stealth takedown.

The Demo plays out across Moscow and players are given some key choices in how they want to take on the level. Right off the bat, players meet a key character of a different faction that you can decide to work with, or work against, depending on your playstyle. The thing is, the decisions you make in the immediate, also affect the long term. If you are the stealthy type, your best bet is to strike an alliance and let them create a diversion, you can then make your way through some key locked doors and get deeper into the level as the guards are distracted. If you are aggressive, you may decide to either side, or not to side with the new faction, and go in through the front door. This is riskier, but if you are playing a more aggressive character, you appear to have more tools to compliment this playstyle.

The demo is a great look at the upcoming world of Alpha Protocol, and a nice taste of things to come.  As a fan of RPGs and shooters, this is a perfect mix.  What really has me hooked is creating a world where it’s not about good and bad, right and wrong, it’s about the short term and long term consequences of your decisions in game.  If this sounds good to you as well, then we’re in for a great experience when the game ships later this year.  For now, enjoy the booth photos and look for more on Alpha Protocol from the floor.

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