L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

[SPTO]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

DAMN!

This game is going to own my soul. I like the fact that it's more about using your mind rather than going all out with violence. I do wonder how some of the casual gamers will react to a more linear type game for the most part rather then your typical sandbox game.

Oh and the real faces thing is just....breathtaking.

[HealyMonster]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

wow, thats some crazy facial animations. At one point it was sort of creepy a little bit lol. I cant wait to get into this game.

[Candyman5]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

For some reason that show Lie to me keeps popping into my head...lol.

[SoxFan01605]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

Man...the facial animations are just ridiculous. There are seriously too many great games due out soon...lol...can't keep up!

[bill2451]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

This is going to be an interesting test of how strong the Rockstar brand really is. I already know without a shadow of doubt, that this will be one of my favorite games ever, and that the game will be a technical marvel, but I'm not sure that the masses will buy a Rockstar game that isn't saturated with endless opportunities for mindless mayhem, and wanton destruction.

I think RDR was more than mindless mayhem and wanton destruction. Sure RDR may have more violence than Noire will have, but I don't think it was the success it was because of the crazy violence

[Candyman5]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

I think RDR was more than mindless mayhem and wanton destruction. Sure RDR may have more violence than Noire will have, but I don't think it was the success it was because of the crazy violence

What im concerned about is people not buying it that disliked RDR. I knew plenty of people who got RDR, played it for like 10 min and then was like, "This boring, where are cars, drugs, rocket launchers, etc?" Im like "Its set in the west man, didnt you read the game at all?" They are like, "This game is stupid, blah, blah. My horse wont go 120 mph and hunting is gay and so on.." Im just shaking my head trying to figure out if they can actually read or not. There were like 5-6 real life friends and a couple of Live friends that got rid of the game within 2-3 days.....

I feel like the days of good single player are going away being replaced by what I stated above, hell even Gears 2 IMO seemed more Multiplayer focusted then the single player....At lease that is how felt. Luckily games like Assassins Creed, Uncharted, RDR, LA Noir, Mass Effect, Fallout and Elder Scrolls are still around that focus on good single player first before Multiplayer. Im sure im missing a few more but im just listing the first ones that pop into my head. Im all for adding Co-Op but focusing on Multiplayer before the story just irks me.

Hearing alot of people scream for Multiplayer on ME3 is kind of scaring me but if they do add it I hope its in the form of a Spec Ops type mode rather than a Death match type thing...

Seems like games today get hit hard for the simple fact majority either likes:
A: Mindless Action
or
B: Multiplayer
/Rant

[allBthere]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

What im concerned about is people not buying it that disliked RDR. I knew plenty of people who got RDR, played it for like 10 min and then was like, "This boring, where are cars, drugs, rocket launchers, etc?" Im like "Its set in the west man, didnt you read the game at all?" They are like, "This game is stupid, blah, blah. My horse wont go 120 mph and hunting is gay and so on.." Im just shaking my head trying to figure out if they can actually read or not. There were like 5-6 real life friends and a couple of Live friends that got rid of the game within 2-3 days.....

I feel like the days of good single player are going away being replaced by what I stated above, hell even Gears 2 IMO seemed more Multiplayer focusted then the single player....At lease that is how felt. Luckily games like Assassins Creed, Uncharted, RDR, LA Noir, Mass Effect, Fallout and Elder Scrolls are still around that focus on good single player first before Multiplayer. Im sure im missing a few more but im just listing the first ones that pop into my head. Im all for adding Co-Op but focusing on Multiplayer before the story just irks me.

Hearing alot of people scream for Multiplayer on ME3 is kind of scaring me but if they do add it I hope its in the form of a Spec Ops type mode rather than a Death match type thing...

Seems like games today get hit hard for the simple fact majority either likes:
A: Mindless Action
or
B: Multiplayer
/Rant

I agree with you man, my first thought when I see weird stuff like people posting in a ME or Elder Scrolls thread and they say:

"multiplayer please!"

i think 'EW!'

[Guffers]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

What I love about Rockstar is that they provide deep and immersive single player narratives. Red Dead is my favorite game this year without a doubt and I simply cannot wait for LA Noire because I think it could quite possibly be mind blowing. If Rockstar can release games like this now imagine what could be possible in 5 or so years on the next gen consoles...

[Flawless]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

The Telegraph: LA Noire developer interview

Definitely. When we were doing the research for the game it was an eye-opener. Back in those days you could literally have a picture on the front page of the newspaper of a woman who had been cut in half. There was a level of brutality that was accepted in that age; people had got used to it during the Second World War and that allowed for that sort of editorial judgement in a paper, which over time changed. You would never see something like that now. Plus newspapers were coming out three or four times a day at that time and they weren’t just news, they were a sort of entertainment back then too.

People had a harder life back then too. When we were sourcing costumes for this game we got to look at the costumes of people like Judy Garland and Humphry Bogart – and it's amazing how small they all were. But this was a generation that had been through the depression and it had been through the war, so they’d had it a lot tougher. Still, they came out of it all with an amazing optimism. After all, they built America after that, so there you go…

That sense of optimism that the country had post-war was appealing to me. I’m from the Vietnam generation so when I was growing up, America was kind of a pariah. But they’d gone from this point at the end of the Second World War where they’d defeated the bad guys I was interested as to how everyone’s perception of them had fallen so far.

I was also interested in including the early days of Hollywood. That place, growing up, was presented to the world as filled with glitz and glamour and we all just lapped it up, but the underside of that was totally different.

From a gameplay point of view, the player’s taking the role of Phelps – who’s a good guy, and he’s your moral compass of the time. So you have the role of someone who’s trying to do good in increasingly bad situations.

It’s a bit more of an mature experience. When we show LA Noire to people – who are all familiar with GTA – they play it a different way. They keep the same car, they stick to the speed limit. They avoid fender-benders and they stick to the assignments they’re tasked with. They behave, more like they would in a real world setting.

The whole feel of the game is like you’re in a time machine and you’re exploring an earlier period in time. You lose yourself very quickly…

Well, this isn’t really a sandbox game. You’re not going to go out and create your own gameplay. This is story-driven. The world is open for the player to explore and there are activities which may allow you to deviate from the straight and narrow – for example, on the way to a crime-scene you may get a call that a bank heist is in progress and you may want to head over there and stop it. You can explore the city and find LA landmarks and such.

But what’s compelling about LA Noire is how you’re been driven through the game. This game is about picking up objects and connecting them with someone who is lying to you. It’s about collecting evidence in parts. It sounds simple but it’s insanely compelling.

The city is a backdrop to the story and the crimes in the plot and the overall narrative arch, rather than a playground.

It’s an evolution in game design, that’s for sure. We’re taking an old genre, but we’re not revitalising it. This is open-world with some classic adventure elements, but we’re using new technology to connect characters with the player in such a way that has never been done for. To me, this is the next step for games of this type.

It’s quite a bold move for Rockstar making this game. You’re asking players to connect on a level they perhaps haven’t previously with characters in games, and the pace is a lot more sedate…

[jfsolo]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

We know we’re asking a lot from players. We’re asking them to connect with characters and remember names and faces and events. The cases are long – they can last from just under an hour to an hour – and players will have a bit more of a cerebral experience because they’re going to be more than pulling a trigger.

This makes me happy

[SPTO]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

I find it interesting how when they give the game to GTA players they instinctively play by the rules of the game and follow things the way it's meant to be. That gives me hope that this will have broad appeal that way. I wonder what those GTA types said after trying the game though.

[BlueNGold]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/114/1144147p1.html - Q&A from IGN members

I WANT this game.

[SPTO]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/114/1144147p1.html - Q&A from IGN members

I WANT this game.

HOT DAMN!

I can't wait for this! Interesting how in some cases you can actually arrest the wrong person. I also get the feeling that folks will probably need a notepad and pencil when playing the game LOL!

[Skyboxer]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

HOT DAMN!

I can't wait for this! Interesting how in some cases you can actually arrest the wrong person. I also get the feeling that folks will probably need a notepad and pencil when playing the game LOL!

Yep. Will bring back some of the old days of pen and paper gaming note taking

[Steel5]

Re: L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

HOT DAMN!

I can't wait for this! Interesting how in some cases you can actually arrest the wrong person. I also get the feeling that folks will probably need a notepad and pencil when playing the game LOL!

Yeah this game is going to be amazing if its like they say. It's been so long since games didn't hold your hand and actually made you pay attention.