L.A. Noire (PS3/360)

[ZB9]

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about the ending...

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it was very "noire"...the entire game was true to that genre..if you understand film noire, then you understand why the ending had to be

they did such a great job making you feel the atmosphere of that era, of LA, and of being a detective imo...this was quite a piece of art and was definitely a favorite gaming experience for me

[Rawdeal28]

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@Merc by what u just said, you basically want the game to be GTA.

[TheDutchDad]

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@Merc by what u just said, you basically want the game to be GTA.

No, I appreciate games that differ from GTA. I knew someone would say that. All I'm saying is that you have a massive game world that goes to waste IMO because aside from the linear story line, you don't have any reason to go much of anywhere aside from just doing it to do it.

Just so I'm clear before everyone attacks me for my position, I really enjoy the game, I really do...I just think it's been overrated quite a bit here for what it really has to offer. Still, the play through I'm doing is fun...but a little less that I expected.

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

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No, I appreciate games that differ from GTA. I knew someone would say that. All I'm saying is that you have a massive game world that goes to waste IMO because aside from the linear story line, you don't have any reason to go much of anywhere aside from just doing it to do it.

Just so I'm clear before everyone attacks me for my position, I really enjoy the game, I really do...I just think it's been overrated quite a bit here for what it really has to offer. Still, the play through I'm doing is fun...but a little less that I expected.

These are identical to my sentiments. Couldn't have said it any better.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Another thing is, they have this huge city, but I feel as if you really can't go and explore it because things are so linear. Not like linear is a bad thing, but when you have this large open world, there should be more to do to entice you to wander around the city. Other than finding dumb film reels, or cars, what is there to do? Aside from the crimes that is.

These are my thoughts as well.

I'm having with the game, looking for clues, doing interrogations and such...but if I'm not doing any cases, there's nothing else left to do as I'm not really big on trying to drive/find every single car or go to every single landmark. If they would've added a few more things to do on the side, then I wouldn't have not one complaint about this game. Unless, this is how the 40s actually were and if that's the case then I understand completely LOL.

[choadler]

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I understand where people are coming from about the city, but I am not sure what you would add? What are some things that you would add?

[canes21]

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These are my thoughts as well.

I'm having with the game, looking for clues, doing interrogations and such...but if I'm not doing any cases, there's nothing else left to do as I'm not really big on trying to drive/find every single car or go to every single landmark. If they would've added a few more things to do on the side, then I wouldn't have not one complaint about this game. Unless, this is how the 40s actually were and if that's the case then I understand completely LOL.

In the 40's and 50's people did cruise around to have fun, so I guess it is realistic.

I am a fan of the game. I also liked Mafia II though, and that game was criticized like this game. Both have big beautiful cities, but they act as a backdrop and not really a part of the game like it does in GTA.

[Graphik]

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No, I appreciate games that differ from GTA. I knew someone would say that. All I'm saying is that you have a massive game world that goes to waste IMO because aside from the linear story line, you don't have any reason to go much of anywhere aside from just doing it to do it.

Just so I'm clear before everyone attacks me for my position, I really enjoy the game, I really do...I just think it's been overrated quite a bit here for what it really has to offer. Still, the play through I'm doing is fun...but a little less that I expected.

I've been saying this from day one. I wish there was more to do in such a massive city. I've learned to appreciate what R* was tryna pull off though.

I just want some incentives to keep playing like RDR or GTA. Hard not to compare the games since they come fromt the same publisher, same general gameplay theme. Just feels incomplete from a sandbox standpoint.

[Graphik]

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I understand where people are coming from about the city, but I am not sure what you would add? What are some things that you would add?

Minigames like races, a fightclub(fighting is a blast in R* games), maybe instead of getting random outfits, a clothing store wouldn't hurt just for kicks, a inventory system to store guns, items, etc....which leads to having money to buy items. Heck, they could of even gave the cars gas and made you use a gas station just for useless depth. Any type of customization is always a good thing as well.

[Kevin26385]

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Story Cases Complete 21 / 21
Street Crimes Complete 40 / 40
Landmarks Discovered 30 / 30
Film Reels 14 / 50
Vehicles Types Driven 61 / 95
Newspapers Viewed 13 / 13
Game Completion 89.6%

[TracerBullet]

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I'm loving the game. Struggling some with my first vice case. The interrogations for me started off a little slow as far as success but I eventually became pretty good at it nailing nearly every question in the homicide cases. It's been tougher so far with the vice case "Black Caesar." Things don't seem as clear-cut. In fact...

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I went to visit the numbers game runner before seeing the distributor (JJ). By doing that, I apparently didn't get a clue from JJ that I was supposed to use when questioning the numbers game dude. I'm trying to figure out how I should have known to see JJ first. I tend to go to locations based on the order they are listed in my notebook even though I know you don't necessarily do that. I just kind of figured it didn't matter in the end. The numbers game was listed before JJ. Well, I guess vice is different?

Black Caesar

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Did you get every clue at the locations beforehand? I don't remember having it play out like yours.

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i went to the numbers guy first too (Merlin Ottie i think is his name) then i went too JJ. i think ur going in the right order because i got 5 stars in this case.

"The Black Caesar"

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You can go to Ottie first and still get 5*, however if you do go to JJ first, you can get another couple of questions to ask Ottie about which just makes the investigation a little easier. Most notably, he tells you about Finkelstein, I think. I also think it may help you catch him in a lie on one of the questions by going to JJ first.

Also, speaking of The Black Caesar, my favorite interview was in that case.

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Merlon Ottie was hilarious!

[kingkilla56]

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hunting cars suck ***. i just picked up Demon Souls to hold me over until the PStore opens up. After that, see ya LA Noire 25 dollars towards NCAA 12!

Game Completion
Story Cases Complete 21 / 21
Street Crimes Complete 40 / 40
Landmarks Discovered 30 / 30
Film Reels 50 / 50
Vehicles Types Driven 88 / 95
Newspapers Viewed 13 / 13
Game Completion 98.9%

[Flawless]

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I would rather the game not even have an open-world. I wouldn't say it's necessarily a waste, I just don't think it was needed. I'm really liking it, but a more Heavy Rain-like approach would've allowed them to go wild with the mechanics and depth of these cases.

[kingkilla56]

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Yeah I fell the same way about the open world. Rockstar put in so much work into the game world with little payout for it. The map cpuld have been significantly smaller for what they needed. I hope this is part of their master plan of DLC that will incorporate all the rest of the map.

[BlueNGold]

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hunting cars suck ***. i just picked up Demon Souls to hold me over until the PStore opens up. After that, see ya LA Noire 25 dollars towards NCAA 12!

Game Completion
Story Cases Complete 21 / 21
Street Crimes Complete 40 / 40
Landmarks Discovered 30 / 30
Film Reels 50 / 50
Vehicles Types Driven 88 / 95
Newspapers Viewed 13 / 13
Game Completion 98.9%

You might miss out on some good DLC though. Judging from GTA IV and RDR, Rockstar knows how to support their games with it.