History DarthWiki / ThatFailedPROTOCOLReboot

* OldShame: [[AvertedTrope Actually no!]] Lead developer [[{{Jerkass}} Steve]] [[SmallNameBigEgo McMelonlemon]] takes PRIDE in this game, and he calls anyone who dislikes the game, even '''''[[Creator/HideoKojima THE CREATORS OF THE SERIES]] [[Creator/AkiraToriyama THAT HE BUTCHERED]]''''', "jealous haters". [[WhatAnIdiot He even tried to sue them over their portrayal of "Noel" when Anthology came out.]] McMelonlemon was also pissed that ''PROTOCINO'' was excluded from the HD Collection.

[[strike:Developed]] [[strike:Created]] Shat out in 2007, this (fictional) game, titled ''Protocol'', referred to by fans as ''PROTOCINO'' ('''''PROTOC'''OL'' '''I'''n '''N'''ame '''O'''nly) was a third person shooter, and [[{{Understatement}} it wasn't very good.]] Leon was now a generic brooding [[{{Wangst}} "angsty"]] soldier, [[CharacterDerailment playing up his Anti-Hero qualities while ignoring his more likable side (completely missing the point of his character)]], the creators nixed all of Mikado's good traits and just [[CompositeCharacter combined him with Goliath]], more than half of the cast isn't present except for [[{{Chickification}} Roxanne]] and [[{{Wangst}} Vincent]], and they removed everything that made the series fun or even different. No spells, no other characters to play as, not even any multiplayer, this game is the exact opposite of the series: it's joyless, grim, and just not fun. It's [[CanonDiscontinuity almost never acknowledged by the creators]] [[FanonDiscontinuity or the fans]] for good reason.

* HeyItsThatVoice: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. None of the original cast is present, and all the voice actors were either staff members or probably people that were picked up off the street.
** WordOfGod confirms that the NPC voices were in fact picked up off the street.

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* OldShame: [[AvertedTrope Actually no!]] Lead developer [[Jerkass Steve]] [[SmallNameBigEgo McMelonlemon]] takes PRIDE in this game, and he calls anyone who dislikes the game, even '''''[[Creator/HideoKojima THE CREATORS OF THE SERIES]] [[Creator/AkiraToriyama THAT HE BUTCHERED]]''''', "jealous haters". [[WhatAnIdiot He even tried to sue them over their portrayal of "Noel" when Anthology came out.]] McMelonlemon was also pissed that ''PROTOCINO'' was excluded from the HD Collection.

* OldShame: [[AvertedTrope Actually no!]] Lead developer Steve McMelonlemon takes PRIDE in this game, and he calls anyone who dislikes the game, even '''''[[Creator/HideoKojima THE CREATORS OF THE SERIES]] [[Creator/AkiraToriyama THAT HE BUTCHERED]]''''', "jealous haters". [[WhatAnIdiot He even tried to sue them over their portrayal of "Noel" when Anthology came out.]] McMelonlemon was also pissed that ''PROTOCINO'' was excluded from the HD Collection.
-->Steve McMelonlemon: "What is it with these '''''[[CantTakeCriticism jealous HATERS]]''''' calling my '''''[[SmallNameBigEgo MASTERPIECE]]''''' 'Protocino'?! IT'S PROTOCOL! IT'S CANON!"

* TheScrappy: "Noel" is '''''LOATHED''''' by ''PROTOCOL'' fans and critics alike. In fact, his sole reason for existing in the canon universe is [[TakeThatScrappy get the shit kicked out of him.]]

* Narm: The whole game if you take into account how the canon characters actually act.

[[strike:Developed]] [[strike:Created]] Shat out in 2007, this (fictional) game, titled ''Protocol'', referred to by fans as ''PROTOCINO'' ('''''PROTOC'''OL'' '''I'''n '''N'''ame '''O'''nly) was a third person shooter, and [[{{Understatement}} it wasn't very good.]] Leon was now a generic brooding [[{{Wangst}} "angsty"]] soldier, [[{{Flanderization}} playing up his Anti-Hero qualities while ignoring his more likable side (completely missing the point of his character)]], the creators nixed all of Mikado's good traits and just [[CompositeCharacter combined him with Goliath]], more than half of the cast isn't present except for [[{{Chickification}} Roxanne]] and [[{{Wangst}} Vincent]], and they removed everything that made the series fun or even different. No spells, no other characters to play as, not even any multiplayer, this game is the exact opposite of the series: it's joyless, grim, and just not fun. It's [[CanonDiscontinuity almost never acknowledged by the creators]] [[FanonDiscontinuity or the fans]] for good reason.

When ''Anthology'' rolled around, a JokeCharacter named "[[SdrawkcabName Noel]]" based on this incarnation of Leon, was created solely for Leon Prime, or anyone else you play as, to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat]] [[CatharsisFactor the]] [[TakeThat shit]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments out]] [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments of]]. In fact, ''Anthology'' in general was likely made in response to the failed reboot to show that ''PROTOCOL'' CAN be made into a good shooter. And it was.

* OldShame: [[AvertedTrope Actually no!]] Lead developer Steve McMelonlemon takes PRIDE in this game, and he calls anyone who dislikes the game, even '''''[[Creator/HideoKojima THE CREATORS OF THE SERIES]] [[Creator/AkiraToriyama THAT HE BUTCHERED]]''''', "jealous haters". [[WhatAnIdiot He even tried to sue them over their portrayal of "Noel" when Anthology came out.]] McMelonlemon was also pissed that

[[strike:Developed]] [[strike:Created]] Shat out in 2007, this (fictional) game was a third person shooter, and [[{{Understatement}} it wasn't very good.]] Leon was now a generic brooding [[{{Wangst}} "angsty"]] soldier, [[{{Flanderization}} playing up his Anti-Hero qualities while ignoring his more likable side (completely missing the point of his character)]], the creators nixed all of Mikado's good traits and just [[CompositeCharacter combined him with Goliath]], more than half of the cast isn't present except for [[{{Chickification}} Roxanne]] and [[{{Wangst}} Vincent]], and they removed everything that made the series fun or even different. No spells, no other characters to play as, not even any multiplayer, this game is the exact opposite of the series: it's joyless, grim, and just not fun. It's [[CanonDiscontinuity almost never acknowledged by the creators]] [[FanonDiscontinuity or the fans]] for good reason.

Now, a generic third person shooter wouldn't be so bad, but this is an '''''incompetent''''' generic third person shooter. Basically the game is [[ObviousBeta broken beyond all belief]], and it is considered one of the worst games ever.

Now, a generic third person shooter wouldn't be so bad, but this is an '''''incompetent''''' generic third person shooter. Basically the game is [[ObviousBeta broken beyond all belief]], and it is considered [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible one of the worst games ever.]]

When ''Anthology'' rolled around, a JokeCharacter named "[[SdrawkcabName Noel]]" based on this incarnation of Leon, was created solely for Leon Prime, or anyone else you play as, to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat]] [[CatharsisFactor the]] [[TakeThat shit]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments out]] [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments of]]. In fact, ''Anthology'' in general was likely made in response to the failed reboot to show that ''PROTOCOL'' CAN be made into a good shooter. And it was.