This game is just BORING. 
So i got this game knowing that this is not like red dead and gta4. 
I was excited about collecting evidence, using the evidence to convict a person, looking at their face to see if they are telling the truth or not...... 
 
But after finishing the last case on the homicide desk i have no desire to ever pick this game up again.  
This game is not FUN at all.
The whole homicide desk was just >>> go to the crimescene>>>> Go to a bar>>>>>To the husband>>>>>Arrest somebody. 
 
And in between all these repetetive cases you have to interrogate people. 
I don't care what anybody says but the interegattion just sucks.  
People that lie always look around and people that tell the truth just look straight towards you, thats it !  
Nothing more to it.  
 
I don't care if this game gets better, i just spend 4 hours working on cases that all play out in the same way. 
F this game , thank god i can return it back for a fell refund. 

I had lots of fun.

I had great fun with it.

I'm glad to hear another opinion even if it's not exactly the one I was hoping for. I'm still definitely going to be getting a copy of the game. Anything Rockstar touches is practically ensured to be catered to me.

I'm glad to hear another opinion even if it's not exactly the one I was hoping for. I'm still definitely going to be getting a copy of the game. Anything Rockstar touches is practically ensured to be catered to me.

I feel your pain, but the narrative and banter are the tiny threadlike silver linings which keep me trudging onward.

Sounds like my experience with GTA4 and RDR 

I feel your pain, but the narrative and banter are the tiny threadlike silver linings which keep me trudging onward.

I'm in the process of putting a review for this which hopeully will be done soon, if anyone reads it!

I do see where the OP is coming from. I'm personally having a good time with the game, but playing it slowly, as I think the information overload of trying to bash through the game in a few sittings means that the game, to some, loses it's freshness. It's a great, unique idea and I love what Team Bondi have done, but yes... Will be boring you with my thoughts shortly.

LA Noire is a thinking mans game and I can't applaud Rockstar enough for trying to appeal to a more mature audience with their games this gen.  It's not for everyone.  And I'm pretty sure every review I've read of this game has had that exact disclaimer somewhere in the subtext, but it's a great game for those of us who are tired of Action games and can't really dig sports or racing titles.  There aren't many games in existence that actually try to break out of that mold of, "Go here, shoot guy, go over there, shoot guy"...and I think they totally nailed it with LA Noire.  Bravo Rockstar! 

@Edin8999: I liked being a cop focusing on other things than blowing  people's brains out every other minute, even if you did a fair share of that as well if you went to the street crimes. I liked building my own idea of the crime in my mind and pursuing it while playing. I pretty much found the things you found boring to be fun. 

You don't enjoy harassing suspects?

LA Noire is a thinking mans game and I can't applaud Rockstar enough for trying to appeal to a more mature audience with their games this gen.  It's not for everyone.  And I'm pretty sure every review I've read of this game has had that exact disclaimer somewhere in the subtext, but it's a great game for those of us who are tired of Action games and can't really dig sports or racing titles.  There aren't many games in existence that actually try to break out of that mold of, "Go here, shoot guy, go over there, shoot guy"...and I think they totally nailed it with LA Noire.  Bravo Rockstar! 

@PhatSeeJay said:

@Edin8999: I liked being a cop focusing on other things than blowing  people's brains out every other minute, even if you did a fair share of that as well if you went to the street crimes. I liked building my own idea of the crime in my mind and pursuing it while playing. I pretty much found the things you found boring to be fun. 

I did maybe 2 or 3 streetcrimes , those are not fun. And the first few cases i was excited about the game, i liked going up the characters knowing i can put them away. But the homicide desk. Every case is the same, nothing really changes, instead of going somewhere and blow somebody's brains out you go there and collect evidence and have talks with people? It's not like its different everysingle time because all of the cases at homicide are the same.

I have to agree that some of the missions (Mainly the homicide cases) were extremely repetitive. But despite that, I’m having an enjoyable time with the game so far.
 
What really annoys me is the lack of depth in the interrogation/questioning sequences.

I thought the gameplay was great. The ending and plot to the last third of the game however.... that's a different argument

@Edin8999: Starcraft?  You're seriously going to sit there and compare this game to Starcraft?  Apples and oranges my friend. Of course there are a handful of games, mostly in the strategy genre, that involve a fair bit of actual critical analysis, but I'm talking about a 3rd person open world action adventure game.  And I mean, if you want to get back to your original point, being that LA Noire is "boring" then you certainly can't sit there and tell me that Starcraft isn't.  I mean, sure maybe for some people watching little explosions and aliens scamper across the screen is enough to feed their very limited sense of appreciation of video games, but Starcraft is boring as fuck when you get down to it's core elements.  It's incredibly deep with it's level of strategy, but it's akin to Chess or Go in the sense of it's fundamentals are just boring in every sense of the word.  Harvest, build, attack, defend...that's about it.  You can argue that LA Noire is repetitive, and I totally respect that, but you can't say in the same breath that Starcraft is not.  Every video game is to some degree or another, but that's how you learn and get better at games, and that's one of the defining features of video games is that ability to learn and get better at them.  You take that away and what do you have?  Interactive cinema at best. 

@phish09 said:

LA Noire is a thinking mans game and I can't applaud Rockstar enough for trying to appeal to a more mature audience with their games this gen.  It's not for everyone.  And I'm pretty sure every review I've read of this game has had that exact disclaimer somewhere in the subtext, but it's a great game for those of us who are tired of Action games and can't really dig sports or racing titles.  There aren't many games in existence that actually try to break out of that mold of, "Go here, shoot guy, go over there, shoot guy"...and I think they totally nailed it with LA Noire.  Bravo Rockstar! 

A thinking man's game? I'm sorry but i use my head more while playing starcraft 2 then this game.

Yup it's an overrated game once again lapped up by the video game websites.
 
The ending is a joke.

It is tons of fun.

I'm having fun with it so far myself. If different and it's set in a time period I find interesting. That being said I've never picked up RDR and I never intend to. I'm sure it's a great game I just don't like the setting. In the end, you might not have had a good experience, but this doesn't mean this is a shitty game. It just means it's not for you.

I really don't get all of the rockstar apologists who come into any thread like this and say "oh you just don't GET IT" or, the one you headed off, "you just expected to blow up cars and run over hookers, this game is more than that" it's annoying.

I think it's a lot of fun.

I understand your complaints but I just finished it and it was a lot of fun.

@phish09 said:

@Edin8999: Starcraft?  You're seriously going to sit there and compare this game to Starcraft?  Apples and oranges my friend. Of course there are a handful of games, mostly in the strategy genre, that involve a fair bit of actual critical analysis, but I'm talking about a 3rd person open world action adventure game.  And I mean, if you want to get back to your original point, being that LA Noire is "boring" then you certainly can't sit there and tell me that Starcraft isn't.  I mean, sure maybe for some people watching little explosions and aliens scamper across the screen is enough to feed their very limited sense of appreciation of video games, but Starcraft is boring as fuck when you get down to it's core elements.  It's incredibly deep with it's level of strategy, but it's akin to Chess or Go in the sense of it's fundamentals are just boring in every sense of the word.  Harvest, build, attack, defend...that's about it.  You can argue that LA Noire is repetitive, and I totally respect that, but you can't say in the same breath that Starcraft is not.  Every video game is to some degree or another, but that's how you learn and get better at games, and that's one of the defining features of video games is that ability to learn and get better at them.  You take that away and what do you have?  Interactive cinema at best. 

Wow....did you just say that starcraft is just as boring as LA noire? In starcraft you have to make quick decisions.You have different builds you can use. You have to scout your enemy and respond. In La Noire...you press A.....then A again...and maybe X or A. And watch long cutscenes.Thank you.

@Edin8999 said:

@phish09 said:

@Edin8999: Starcraft?  You're seriously going to sit there and compare this game to Starcraft?  Apples and oranges my friend. Of course there are a handful of games, mostly in the strategy genre, that involve a fair bit of actual critical analysis, but I'm talking about a 3rd person open world action adventure game.  And I mean, if you want to get back to your original point, being that LA Noire is "boring" then you certainly can't sit there and tell me that Starcraft isn't.  I mean, sure maybe for some people watching little explosions and aliens scamper across the screen is enough to feed their very limited sense of appreciation of video games, but Starcraft is boring as fuck when you get down to it's core elements.  It's incredibly deep with it's level of strategy, but it's akin to Chess or Go in the sense of it's fundamentals are just boring in every sense of the word.  Harvest, build, attack, defend...that's about it.  You can argue that LA Noire is repetitive, and I totally respect that, but you can't say in the same breath that Starcraft is not.  Every video game is to some degree or another, but that's how you learn and get better at games, and that's one of the defining features of video games is that ability to learn and get better at them.  You take that away and what do you have?  Interactive cinema at best. 

Wow....did you just say that starcraft is just as boring as LA noire? In starcraft you have to make quick decisions.You have different builds you can use. You have to scout your enemy and respond. In La Noire...you press A.....then A again...and maybe X or A. And watch long cutscenes.Thank you.

Scout and Respond? That shit sounds boring.

Tbf I was expecting a cool little adventure game about the gritty life as an L.A.. cop, but so far it is just go to crime scene press X when pad rumbles, talk to witness, if they look at you they are telling the truth, if they look away they are lying, choose evidence, drive for far too long with bad clunky driving, choose to do a shooting bad guys mini game, get to end point, case closed. 
 
I was expecting far more adventuring and I was hoping I'd have to use my brain a lot more than I am. But then I guess there is only so much they can do with it being a videogame and all.

@DeShawn2ks said:

@Edin8999 said:

@phish09 said:

@Edin8999: Starcraft?  You're seriously going to sit there and compare this game to Starcraft?  Apples and oranges my friend. Of course there are a handful of games, mostly in the strategy genre, that involve a fair bit of actual critical analysis, but I'm talking about a 3rd person open world action adventure game.  And I mean, if you want to get back to your original point, being that LA Noire is "boring" then you certainly can't sit there and tell me that Starcraft isn't.  I mean, sure maybe for some people watching little explosions and aliens scamper across the screen is enough to feed their very limited sense of appreciation of video games, but Starcraft is boring as fuck when you get down to it's core elements.  It's incredibly deep with it's level of strategy, but it's akin to Chess or Go in the sense of it's fundamentals are just boring in every sense of the word.  Harvest, build, attack, defend...that's about it.  You can argue that LA Noire is repetitive, and I totally respect that, but you can't say in the same breath that Starcraft is not.  Every video game is to some degree or another, but that's how you learn and get better at games, and that's one of the defining features of video games is that ability to learn and get better at them.  You take that away and what do you have?  Interactive cinema at best. 

Wow....did you just say that starcraft is just as boring as LA noire? In starcraft you have to make quick decisions.You have different builds you can use. You have to scout your enemy and respond. In La Noire...you press A.....then A again...and maybe X or A. And watch long cutscenes.Thank you.

Scout and Respond? That shit sounds boring.

Yeah...walk around a crimescene pressing A and then A again is alot more fun............

@DeShawn2ks said:

@Edin8999 said:

@phish09 said:

@Edin8999: Starcraft?  You're seriously going to sit there and compare this game to Starcraft?  Apples and oranges my friend. Of course there are a handful of games, mostly in the strategy genre, that involve a fair bit of actual critical analysis, but I'm talking about a 3rd person open world action adventure game.  And I mean, if you want to get back to your original point, being that LA Noire is "boring" then you certainly can't sit there and tell me that Starcraft isn't.  I mean, sure maybe for some people watching little explosions and aliens scamper across the screen is enough to feed their very limited sense of appreciation of video games, but Starcraft is boring as fuck when you get down to it's core elements.  It's incredibly deep with it's level of strategy, but it's akin to Chess or Go in the sense of it's fundamentals are just boring in every sense of the word.  Harvest, build, attack, defend...that's about it.  You can argue that LA Noire is repetitive, and I totally respect that, but you can't say in the same breath that Starcraft is not.  Every video game is to some degree or another, but that's how you learn and get better at games, and that's one of the defining features of video games is that ability to learn and get better at them.  You take that away and what do you have?  Interactive cinema at best. 

Wow....did you just say that starcraft is just as boring as LA noire? In starcraft you have to make quick decisions.You have different builds you can use. You have to scout your enemy and respond. In La Noire...you press A.....then A again...and maybe X or A. And watch long cutscenes.Thank you.

Scout and Respond? That shit sounds boring.

Yeah...walk around a crimescene pressing A and then A again is alot more fun............

I really enjoy the game but if someone say its too boring or repetitive I see their point. 

                    I had lots of fun.

                   

               

I think you need to have some kind of love for adventure games to get into LA Noire. It's what you can call an ambient game. If you don't get a kick out of simply being in the environments it provides you with, i think you may be shit out of luck. Personally I think the less of the game you play the better. It's at its best when it's not being a game.

Tbf I was expecting a cool little adventure game about the gritty life as an L.A.. cop, but so far it is just go to crime scene press X when pad rumbles, talk to witness, if they look at you they are telling the truth, if they look away they are lying, choose evidence, drive for far too long with bad clunky driving, choose to do a shooting bad guys mini game, get to end point, case closed.  I was expecting far more adventuring and I was hoping I'd have to use my brain a lot more than I am. But then I guess there is only so much they can do with it being a videogame and all.

LA Noire is a thinking mans game and I can't applaud Rockstar enough for trying to appeal to a more mature audience with their games this gen.  It's not for everyone.  And I'm pretty sure every review I've read of this game has had that exact disclaimer somewhere in the subtext, but it's a great game for those of us who are tired of Action games and can't really dig sports or racing titles.  There aren't many games in existence that actually try to break out of that mold of, "Go here, shoot guy, go over there, shoot guy"...and I think they totally nailed it with LA Noire.  Bravo Rockstar! 

@Edin8999 said:

@DeShawn2ks said:

@Edin8999 said:

Wow....did you just say that starcraft is just as boring as LA noire? In starcraft you have to make quick decisions.You have different builds you can use. You have to scout your enemy and respond. In La Noire...you press A.....then A again...and maybe X or A. And watch long cutscenes.Thank you.

Scout and Respond? That shit sounds boring.

Yeah...walk around a crimescene pressing A and then A again is alot more fun............

By that logic, all Starcraft is is hit a key, then click a mouse button, then hit a key then click a mouse button.  That sounds pretty exciting when you put it in those terms too right?  Every game is boring if all you focus on is the user interface.  

The whole homicide desk was just >>> go to the crimescene>>>> Go to a bar>>>>>To the husband>>>>>Arrest somebody.

If you don't like it it's just not your game. I'm sure you'll find other ones you do enjoy. 

I had lots of fun.

I didn't like it, and I didn't like Heavy Rain - but I'm glad that people do, because those sales help to fund the advancement of technology that we are seeing in these games. So we should let the people who like it.......well, like it.

The 'You're not smart enough to enjoy it' argument is fucking bullshit.

The game holds your hand through everything.

I really enjoyed L.A. Noire but it is an adventure game. You have to like the story it's telling you and I do think playing a case or two a day is a better way to go. Each case is kind of like an episode of a cop show.

The advice I would give you is to play L.A. Noire in short bursts. You would enjoy it much more.
 
I was also getting annoyed by the similar investigtion route on the homicide desk. But that does not happen by chance or lazyness. Every woman was met by the murderer in a similar fashion, in a similar place and in a similar condition, it all ties up to the story.

I really enjoyed L.A. Noire but it is an adventure game. You have to like the story it's telling you and I do think playing a case or two a day is a better way to go. Each case is kind of like an episode of a cop show.