L.A. Noire

Spike88 · 03-17-11, 12:01 PM

Surprised no one has mentioned this game yet.
For those out of the loop it's a Rockstar game(I've personally never played a R* game I didn't like) in which you play a detective in Los Angeles circa 1947.

The gameplay has you investigating crime scenes, in which you find objects(think Secret of Monkey Island), and you have to figure out how the objects play out in the crime.

You can also interview suspects and witnesses. Although instead of explaining it, I'll let the following two videos do the job for me:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/ga...a-noire/710343
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gameplay-series-l-a-noire/711461

I have to say, I have high faith in the game.

Edit: Also http://www.gametrailers.com/video/de...a-noire/708505 the tech looks awesome.

ajrimmer42 · 03-17-11, 01:52 PM

does indeed look good, been following this one for a while. Heavy Rain meets GTA?

CCIP · 03-17-11, 05:13 PM

Is it gonna be console-only like Red Dead Redemption?

I still wanna play that but can't

Rockstar seem to be on a roll lately, but it's sad that they seem to be completely abandoning the PC.

Ubergeek87 · 03-17-11, 11:08 PM

I saw a 30 minute demo of this at pax. It looks amazing.

Penguin · 03-18-11, 02:14 PM

As I love detective adventures (I even play the CSI games out of lack of new crime adventures

) and GTA, this sounds like a great combination and I'm really looking forward to it.
I really hope they don't dumb it down too much, at least in hard mode *cough, CSI, cough*.
Another fear is that the facial expressions could be too obvious - like always looking to the side when telling a lie, however the faces do look great.

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Originally Posted by Ubergeek87

I saw a 30 minute demo of this at pax. It looks amazing.

Could you catch a glimpse at anything pointing towards a free-roam mode?

Dowly · 03-18-11, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Penguin

Another fear is that the facial expressions could be too obvious - like always looking to the side when telling a lie, however the faces do look great.

Precisely.

Spike88 · 03-18-11, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Penguin

Could you catch a glimpse at anything pointing towards a free-roam mode?

One of the gamestop pre-order bonuses is the following:

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Badge Pursuit Challenge: Unlocks 20 Police badges to find across Los Angeles. Collect all 20 to unlock more bonus items.

This sounds like hidden packages from GTA, which points towards a free roam mode. Although it could also be like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare where there are hidden items in the linear maps.

Given it's a rockstar game, and 90% of their latest games have been free-roam(save Max Payne and Table Tennis) chances are you'll be allowed to wander around.

Speaking of free-roam, it would be awesome if they had some sort of Police side missions. Respond to brawls, shoot-outs, etc. Just something to do in between cases.

Spike88 · 03-22-11, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Penguin

Another fear is that the facial expressions could be too obvious - like always looking to the side when telling a lie, however the faces do look great.

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Team Bondi's amazing animation was on full display here, actually succeeding in turning facial animations into gameplay. When you ask people questions, they'll react in a certain way. Sometimes it's obvious that they're lying, since they won't look you in the eye after their response. Other times, you might just notice a subtle tic that tips you off. You'll have to read their voices and expressions in order to figure out where they stand. Are they trying to hide something? Or are they just deeply saddened by the news of the murder?

That should answer your fears.

Arclight · 03-18-11, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Is it gonna be console-only like Red Dead Redemption?

I still wanna play that but can't

Rockstar seem to be on a roll lately, but it's sad that they seem to be completely abandoning the PC.

Was either a 360 or PS3 exclusive.

* 360 it is

** no it isn't. Initially a PS3 exclusive, then anounced for 360 as well.

danlisa · 03-18-11, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

Was either a 360 or PS3 exclusive.

* 360 it is

Both.

http://www.rockstargames.com/lanoire...ref/?redirect=

Arclight · 03-18-11, 08:54 AM

Doh, my bad. Initially a PS3 exclusive, then anounced for 360 as well.

Spike88 · 03-18-11, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Is it gonna be console-only like Red Dead Redemption?

I still wanna play that but can't

Rockstar seem to be on a roll lately, but it's sad that they seem to be completely abandoning the PC.

It'll probably be put on PC at some point(just like Red Dead).

I was reading in one article that if you set the game to the lowest difficulty, your partner will basically hold your hand through everything, and pretty much solve the cases for you, while on the harder difficulties you have to find everything yourself, and it's easier to screw up interrogations.

Also, while there will be humor, it wont be like GTA or Red Dead.

Edit: If you are interested in buying the game check out the preorder bonuses:
http://www.rockstargames.com/lanoire/preorder/#

Dowly · 03-18-11, 10:13 AM

Speaking of GTA, too bad Volatile's Saint's Row isn't getting the publicity it deserves.

Spike88 · 03-18-11, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Speaking of GTA, too bad Volatile's Saint's Row isn't getting the publicity it deserves.

Saints Row 2 didn't really do anything for me, and while I'll play the 3rd, It's not on my buy list, I'll probably rent it like I did with number 2. I'd prefer another GTA:SA to another Saints Row.

Egan · 03-18-11, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike88

It'll probably be put on PC at some point(just like Red Dead).

Really? I thought they were pretty definite about Red Dead not coming to PC? Would be great if they changed their minds, though.

03-17-11, 12:01 PM	#1
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	L.A. Noire Surprised no one has mentioned this game yet. For those out of the loop it's a Rockstar game(I've personally never played a R* game I didn't like) in which you play a detective in Los Angeles circa 1947. The gameplay has you investigating crime scenes, in which you find objects(think Secret of Monkey Island), and you have to figure out how the objects play out in the crime. You can also interview suspects and witnesses. Although instead of explaining it, I'll let the following two videos do the job for me: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/ga...a-noire/710343 http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gameplay-series-l-a-noire/711461 I have to say, I have high faith in the game. Edit: Also http://www.gametrailers.com/video/de...a-noire/708505 the tech looks awesome. __________________

03-17-11, 01:52 PM	#2
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	does indeed look good, been following this one for a while. Heavy Rain meets GTA? __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

03-17-11, 05:13 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Is it gonna be console-only like Red Dead Redemption? I still wanna play that but can't Rockstar seem to be on a roll lately, but it's sad that they seem to be completely abandoning the PC. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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Ubergeek87 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 123 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I saw a 30 minute demo of this at pax. It looks amazing. __________________

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Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Doh, my bad. Initially a PS3 exclusive, then anounced for 360 as well. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-18-11, 10:13 AM	#13
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Speaking of GTA, too bad Volatile's Saint's Row isn't getting the publicity it deserves.