Alpha Protocol vs. The Witcher vs. Darksiders

All 3 games are fun, but totally different.

The Witcher is an RPG with a pretty weird pseudo-action combat system that seems to be kinda love it or hate it. The game is gorgeous for when it came out, and is VERY well done, which is why it has so many fans.

Alpha Protocol is a totally, TOTALLY different beast. It's got RPG elements to it, but has stealth game elements and the like, so it seemed much less action oriented. It didn't get much press, and thus didn't get much play, but turned out to be a niche hit which a lot of people love to death and wish that Sega handled it better so it would've turned into a franchise.

Darksiders is, however, a pretty typical and fun action game. Much like anything else in the genre it's much shorter and much less involved than an RPG, but is still quite fun to play.

So really it just depends on what you'd prefer: action-RPG, stealth-RPG, or straight action game.

I loved the three of them. I'd try to play them at the same time because they're completely different and you will not be bored

If you can get past the slow start of The Witcher i would recommend that. I've never played Alpha Protocol so i can't say anything about that, but i have played Darksiders and i liked it. It's a good game... but i think any DMC game is better. I didnt give much of a chance to Darksiders 2 (didnt like a lot of things).

You HAVE to play The Witcher 1. It's a great game :)

Honestly, I do not like darksiders and I think it's bad port on PC (DMC 4, 5 or Marlow Briggs might be a better choice for you) I was quite content with my playthrough of alpha protocol on 360 and I strongly suggest you go play it. I have not played the 1st witcher so I can't say much of it.

I loved Alpah Protocol.The Witcher was good.Not excellent but good.Darksiders was meh.There are many games like it(GoW,Batman Arkham games) and I don't like it's theme.

If you like a more story-driven experience, then The Witcher is your game. I was enjoying quite a bit but then I stopped playing cause my PC blew up, and then didn't want to play again because they told me the 2 games are BIG spoilers of the books. So if you're like me and enjoy good stories then I suggest you read first all the books, then play the games, but still without reading them it's an awesome mature game.

But my vote goes for Darksiders, both games. All the artistic and plot job is beyond godlike, I enjoyed them a lot despite being button smashing games. Check them out first.

I love first Witcher - great story and characters, but combat is nothing fancy here. Second Witcher had it moments, but the mood of first part is like no others. One of my favourite modern games so far. Darksiders - years after finishing great Soul Reaver saga, I thought it may be something. But no, War is really slow, quite bulky and clumsy, he doesn't respond too fast. I never finished it, so I can not say about story. I heard that Death in sequel is much better, but not played yet. Alpha Protocol - played only for few moments, because hated it momently. Silly, simplified TPP engine of Mass Effect repels me. You are not super agent, you are just pretending. Immersion is zero. It's more facade and abstract than first Assassin's Creed. Sorry for bad English. Cheers!

My choice would be Alpha Protocol. Pretty sweet game.

cool entertaining games all three of them but Alpha protocol is by far the most original, mature and highly replayable title among them.

I heard Alpha Protocol plays better on PC with a gamepad than with M&KB.Once you get past the "omg this is weird" hour of playtime,you gonna love it and do not want it to end.(However,if the game doesn't catch you after that hour,you will most likely not like it)

I have all 3. Haven't beaten any of them yet. Put about 30 mins in AP, 5 hours in Witcher, and almost beat Darksiders (got side tracked by some other game). The Witcher had the greatest appeal but the hardest learning curve too. Darksiders is a God of War clone. It is fun. I felt like AP was a watered down Deus Ex HR, but to each his own. I guess I would recommend them all.

It is up to you, Alpha Protocol: I didn't play with it I heard it is fun game, The Witcher: erhm I dunno I don't like it, Darksiders: I love this game and I highly recommend it cause awesome

If you liked Mass Effect 1 or Deus Ex: Human Revolution you should try Alpha Protocol. I think it was a really good game even though the combat and the A.I. is bad. It's pretty short too so you can get that one out of the way and move on to the Witcher afterwards which is a much longer game :P

Also, thanks for all the input so far. Fun stuff.

I own all three games, but have so little time to play, that I'm trying to narrow it a bit.

Leaning toward tossing Darksiders, not because it's inherently bad, but because it sounds like a button masher. I love me some good ol' hack/slash games every now and then, but Mafia II was similar to that vibe and I'm looking for more character development.

Okay. Downloaded TW and am about an hour in. If this is "slow", then I'm in for quite a treat. GFX remind me slightly of Risen, which is just fine. Combat is definitely weird, but not really bothersome. Just different.

We shall see...

AP is a great underdog game.

The Witcher 1? or 2? I presume you mean 1, i havent played 1 but ive played 2 and its good

Darksiders isnt too good, number 2 is way better

The Witchers. Both of them are two level higher then Alpha Protocol and Darksiders. Shame that books wasn't translated with love but games have everything - awesome (different in first and second part) gameplay, great mature story and if we could say about fantasy world that it is realistic, it would be so. It's complete.

If you love RPGs, Witcher is a must play and I recommend playing the first one before second.

Depends on which you want to play: Crappy Generic Dark Fantasy Game, Post Apocalyptic Zelda, or Insanely Buggy Sci-Fi Thriller.

Personally, I think Darksiders is the best of the bunch, and Alpha Protocol the worst. The Witcher is pretty bad too; don't let people fool you with talk of a well written, mature story. It's so GRIM AND DARK it borders on parody and is juvenile in ways that make Dragon Age look like the smartest fantasy game out there.

Never played Darksiders but Witcher and Alpha Protocol are both great games. If you play Alpha Protocol I would suggest using a controller because of the stupid mouse jittering that was never fixed, literally makes playing the game impossible with a mouse.

Logged two more hours with TW1 last night. Still engaging. I can see the gripe about running back and forth already, FWIW. But the dialogues are very good, if inconsistent (sometimes Geralt is smart and engaging in conversation, other time brash and sophmoric - and it doesn't seem to be helpful), locales are varied and interesting, and about the time I get bored of one type of monster (damn dogs) another pops in and says HI!

So far, so good. Thanks for the help.

The Witcher and The Witcher 2 are definite must-haves. They were both on sale for incredibly cheap a little while back on Steam, even better if you got them then! I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. (I also only disc copies of both special editions)