Abstract: While many people might know Rockstar Games because of the popular Grand Theft Auto series, people expecting a 1940s GTA will be disappointed. This game is not the type of game to play for someone who wants to cause mass mayhem and destruction. Rather,...
Abstract: The year is 1947, and the City is Los Angeles. A city filled with hope and promise. A town filled with secrets. Not unlike the game L.A.Noire itself, in fact. Receiving a lot of pre-launch hype and a lot of early accolades, we undertake our own investi...
Looks staggering, genuinely interesting and innovative,
A little too straightforward?
Something really special that not everyone will appreciate. Those who do will find it comfortably one of the best games they've played in some time....
Putting my finger on what I think of this game may just be the hardest job I’ve ever had to do when it comes to video games. On the one hand, the graphics and animations of the actors (who are real people, a great cast, which is pretty phenomenal in it...
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Published: 2011-05-31, Author: Ben , review by: avforums.com
Abstract: You step in front of a vehicle and hold triangle. Cole Phelps - protagonist of LA Noire - brandishes his ID. "Sir, step out of the car please. L.A.P.D." It's a moment that underlines just how familiar yet different LA Noire is from other Rockstar offering...
Motion capture and facial expressions are excellent, story telling, atmosphere, packed full of recognisable characters, plenty to get your teeth in to
Hiding under the surface is a game that's actually fairly linear, driving sections could have been better
In the end, it is the atmosphere and the storytelling, more than the somewhat flawed gameplay, that make L.A. Noire so unmissable. Like Heavy Rain before it, it’s a game that shoots for the moon and falls slightly short, but where the fact that it aims...
Abstract: Name: Genre: Platform: Image Gallery: Despite potentially warranting its own entirely new genre classification, LA Noire initially seems very familiar. Using a sandbox setting from which to springboard its more complex game mechanics, LA Noire offers ...
Rockstar's incredible winning streak continues with another near masterpiece. The facial capture technology is impressive, but it's the quality of writing and storytelling that really draws you in. ...
