Takes a nosedive after the homicide cases, but the first part of the game is very fun.
cool for a bit then loses its luster very quickly
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the first half of this game is fantastic. you're always moving forward, cole is a hero. but vice desk is where it all falls apart. earle is an asshole who never gets what he deserves, and the ending of vice feels rushed.
arson desk is good at first, but than it becomes so confusing with all the different parts.
the gameplay in this game can be absolutely amazing. the shooter parts are shit, but everything else is amazing. the interviews are so satisfying, looking around rooms (while tedious), is so much fun. and the chases are the funnest parts, while also used sparingly.
this is a story about cole moving up, and than toppling down, to then have to try and feel like a good person again. but his death in the end doesn't feel worth it. sure he sacrifices himself, but it isn't reflected apon in a satisfying way.
i do have to give credit where it's due: the goodbye from cole is both quick, yet impactful.
overall, just making it so that earle gets arrested, would make the total experience so much better.
story gets a 3.
gameplay gets a 5.
arson desk is good at first, but than it becomes so confusing with all the different parts.
the gameplay in this game can be absolutely amazing. the shooter parts are shit, but everything else is amazing. the interviews are so satisfying, looking around rooms (while tedious), is so much fun. and the chases are the funnest parts, while also used sparingly.
this is a story about cole moving up, and than toppling down, to then have to try and feel like a good person again. but his death in the end doesn't feel worth it. sure he sacrifices himself, but it isn't reflected apon in a satisfying way.
i do have to give credit where it's due: the goodbye from cole is both quick, yet impactful.
overall, just making it so that earle gets arrested, would make the total experience so much better.
story gets a 3.
gameplay gets a 5.
ACAB
I loved this game when I started—I had just come off of a James Ellroy binge and loved the atmosphere. I became disenchanted as I went on. LA Noire has a beautifully detailed city that is just… dead. Most of the buildings are inaccessible outside of missions, and the inhabitants are just scenery. Outside of the main missions, there’s not much to do except the radio calls, which are usually just chases or shoot outs. I might have liked it more had I not played Red Dead Redemption right before, which felt much more alive in comparison.
Disappointing that there are no consequences to failing an interrogation. In fact there's not many stakes at all.
The story is pretty jumpy and incoherent as well. Didn't enjoy the ending. Also very repetitive, long and tedious.
Regardless, still a very unique and fun game, worth playing
The story is pretty jumpy and incoherent as well. Didn't enjoy the ending. Also very repetitive, long and tedious.
Regardless, still a very unique and fun game, worth playing
Either the game sucks or I can't read facial expressions. I think I might be on the spectrum.
makes me wanna watch more cop movies
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I knew that this game sucked when "doubting" one detail of a rape victim's story caused my illustrious cop protagonist to shout at her and accuse her of making the whole thing up. Not only is L.A. Noire a profoundly shitty game in every aspect - from its flaccid gunplay to its malformed choice mechanics to its muddled narrative - it willfully misunderstands the noir genre at every juncture. Playing L.A. Noire feels like sleepwalking your way through the worst L.A. Confidential fanfiction imaginable. If you put a photo of Ross MacDonald next to a copy of L.A. Noire, it sheds a single tear. Truly one of my least favorite games of all time. Rest in shit, Cole Phelps.
Pretty good game that slowly loses its steam as it goes on due to repetition and pacing.
Great character drama and an intriguing plot that'll leave you pretty satisfied.
My main gripes are that it slows down pretty hard around the latter half and the cases just aren't very interesting anymore at that point, story stuff makes up for it at least.
Great character drama and an intriguing plot that'll leave you pretty satisfied.
My main gripes are that it slows down pretty hard around the latter half and the cases just aren't very interesting anymore at that point, story stuff makes up for it at least.
MUITO melhor que GTA, pena que meu save bugou, definitivamente vou terminar um dia
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Fun open world to explore and be a detective in. The Zodiac Killer type homicide case was mint.
Could have been better.
five stars for press x to doubt
meu pc quebrou antes de eu zerar
100%
Janky as hell but the vibes & aesthetic of this game just put me under its spell. This game rules and I'd love to see more of this style from Rockstar.
It was my fave Rockstar game back in the day and other than Sherlock Holmes it was one of the things that made me discover my love of detective stories.
Presses X to doubt
Presses X to doubt
One of the first games I fell in love with. The setting of L.A Noire is so good at just sucking you in, and the investigation gameplay is very fun.
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Interesting game. Would like to see a sequel somehow.
Rip Cole
Rip Cole
I loved this game. I wasn't expecting too like it but it was truly great. A unique experience with tremendous production values. The facial animation is superb. The story is as good as a HBO hard hitting drama. The only thing I didn't care for was the open world and you can totally skip that. What an awesome game. A must play. One of the best games of the year. It's going to be a hard choice when it's time to pick game of the year. It's absolutely a candidate though.
Took 10 years to complete this.
No manual saving and slow ass walking ruin a potentially interesting story.
It's very good, the mechanics works well but the game itself got veeery repetitive at some point.
Essentially a point and click/open world shooter hybrid with none of the things that make either genre great.
this doesn't pertain to the case/10
a bit boring after ad vice, but otherwise pretty cool and unique game from rockstar. pc version sucks.
tenho que reconhecer que o jogo é muito realista. alguns veem a falta de consequências pros erros que o jogador comete no jogo como um defeito, mas visto que controlamos um policial, seria estranho se houvessem consequências pros nossos atos
I didn't complete the last few missions but played enough of it to give it a score. It sucks that there are no sequels for this game as I thought it was incredible. I do want to re-play it but my current .NET framework 4.0 doesn't support it, and I can't make it work. :"(
probably about as boring and annoying as working a real murder case