What are some games that had potential, but ultimately fell flat? An obvious one is Alpha Protocol. I honestly enjoyed the beginning of the game. But as it went on it would just railroad you into complete bullshit. I went into the game wanting to be an unarmed ninja, but was forced to dump stats into an unwanted category because you can't punch your way through boss fights. In fact stealth and unarmed steadily became useless because the game would force you into combat situations where waves of enemies would know your exact location. A bit more planning would have made this a decent game.