L.A. Noire I feel had a ton of untapped potential that could have been realized had the director of the game(total ass, look him up.), not sunk his own project. I think the game looks and feels great, the facial capture looks pretty good by the standards of the time(in certain cases it looks pretty odd), the investigation style play is intricate and fun, and the central story is pretty solid noir stuff. The open world is empty though, there's not much else to do besides drive around, which is funny cause the game as an option where an AI partner can drive for the player. The main interrogation gameplay though is pretty hit or miss. It's a neat idea, but the vagueness of the facial expressions don't really clue the player into the right choice to make. One day, a better crime noir game like this will come around and I will love it.

Reviewed on Oct 13, 2023


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