

It's unlikely we'll ever get a sequel, but even now I'm going to keep dreaming. Alpha Protocol isn’t a classic, but it’s earned a place as a cult favourite-just like everything Obsidian does." There’s potential in the idea, be it of letting players experience a more open, branching form of spy fiction, or just not letting RPGs languish in the realms of fantasy or post-apocalypse. More importantly, there are lessons here that should be learned from and built upon. "It throws a lot of design spaghetti at the wall, and some of it sticks.


Phil revisited Alpha Protocol in 2017 and found it hard to stay mad at its missteps, even after taking off the rose-tinted goggles. If you never picked up this gem, however, you'll need to find other ways. Recruit legendary commanders of maritime history, upgrade your vessels and stake your claim to naval supremacy in thrilling and immersive online battles. If you own Alpha Protocol, you'll still be able to play it, and you'll keep being able to download it whenever you want. A massively multiplayer online game, World of Warships: Legends allows you to conquer the seas at the helm of history's greatest warships of various navies. "Following the expiry of Sega’s publishing rights for Alpha Protocol, the title has been removed from Steam and is no longer on sale," a Sega spokesperson told me.
