Eastern = Asian. Western = ... Europe, North America, and i guess Austrailia

I don't know anything about Alpha Protocol. But anymore, I think I'd trust Obsidian more than BioWare. Mass Effect was a good game. But it fell kinda short. And Jade Empire left me wanting... a lot...

Obsidian has handled the sequals to a couple BioWare games. And done a superb job of it. KOTOR 2 and BG 2 were amazing

Haven't tried Neverwinter Nights from either company

Can't wait to see how things go though

But yeah. Fable is western