L.A. Noire
Game » consists of 17 releases. Released May 17, 2011
L.A. Noire is a detective thriller developed by Team Bondi in Australia and published by Rockstar Games.
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5 (29) 4 (32) 3 (7) 2 (6) 1 (2) 4.1 starsAverage score of 76 user reviews
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A Unique and Memorable Experience 0
On the scene of an arson caseFor those tired of the FPSs, RPGs, RTSs and other acronymic genres typical of modern video games, last year’s L.A. Noire from now-defunct Australian developer Team Bondi and well-known publisher Rockstar Games offers an experience unlike any other game I have played to date. It is not without its flaws, but its unique atmosphere and setting, great characters and writing, and surprising amount of variety more than make up for some frustrating gameplay foibles to creat...
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There's more religion in a nightstick than a hundred cathedrals 0
L.A. Noire is Team Bondi and Rockstar Games’ love letter to the film noir genre, complete with a a lovingly recreated post-WWII Los Angeles. In contrast to the general open-world games created by Rockstar, this time you aren’t able to create wholesale mayhem on a grand scale, which makes sense since you are playing as an officer of the law. Nay, sirs and ma’ams, this time investigation and interrogation are the name of the game. At its core, L.A. Noire is an adventure game, where time is ...
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Impressive Tech, But Gameplay Wears Out 0
I have never been a huge fan of Rockstar games. I love open world games, but the Rockstar ones always had funky controls and pretty pedantic story lines going on with them. I decided to give LA Noire a go though since it had some really interesting things happening for it. First off it isn't really an open world game in the same sense as GTA. Second, it has some of the most impressive facial animations I have ever seen.Now the facial animation and the technology behind it are the most impressive...
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Enjoyed every minute...amazing game 0
I've heard many different opinions on LA Noire...even the oh so creative use of LA BORE-OIRE. Personally, though, I'd have to say its my favorite of the current generation Rockstar Games. Sure, I liked GTA4 and RDR, but LA Noire brought me something I wasn't used to. While it doesn't allow me to roam the streets and shoot people for absolutely no apparent reason, I do get to actually get to really think about what is being put in front of me, constantly keeping the clues and testimonies of past ...
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"City of Angels, City of Death" 0
Honestly, I think that mystery games have fallen out of fashion within the recent millennia. It seems that a lot of people don't have the patience for these sorts of games and require something a bit fast-paced. Luckily, there's a mystery-themed game out there that I think can suit to these sort of needs, which is quite possibly one of the best games released under the Rockstar Games belt.Let's take a look at Team Bondi's first and only game ever released, L.A. Noire for the Xbox 360.L.A. Noire ...
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Faces and Expressions unlike anything you've ever seen. 0
I like games which are interactive novels or movies. L.A. Noire neatly meets this criteria and brilliantly recreates a colourful period of L.A.'s history.I have never seen a game populated by believable characters who inspire compassion in the player. Nor have I seen real faces with real emotions, from the slight twitch of nervousness to red-faced, bulging eyes of fear.I didn't pay this game for its challenges or playablity. I want to be immersed in a world and interact with the environment. I w...
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A true work of art and amazing game 0
Where to start on a review of a game that I scored 10 ? Is it the perfect game and will you expect nothing but praise from this review ? Well, rest assured, there is plenty that is wrong or not at its best in LA Noire and while it is far from being the perfect game, it is the perfect game for me.I love the setting of the game and just like with films or books set in the 30s, 40s or 50s, I am immediately interested and engaged in the 'world'. I adore the music, costumes, characters, stereotypes, ...
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First and last big-budget adventure game of the generation. 0
The late 1940’s are such a fascinating period of modern history. The Second World War was over and most of the soldiers who survived the horrors of the conflict had returned home to their families, but there was still unease in the air, not least because the Cold War was just beginning to hot up. The Second Red Scare in the form of McCarthyism was taking root; with the trial of possible Soviet spy Alger Hiss in 1948 and the House Un-American Activities Committee investigating alleged Communist s...
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Unique detective experience 0
LA Noire is an open world detective game with its own unique feature that makes it stand out from the rest.You play as Cole Phelps, a detective in 1947's Los Angeles. You start as a lowly beat cop and slowly move up to the upper tiers of the detectives as you solve cases and progress the overarching story. There is a persistence element as well, your badge will rank up during the normal course of game-play. When you rank up you can earn intuition points, new outfits, and locations for collectibl...
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Excellent game, with a few minor flaws 0
To sum it up, L.A Noire was well worth my money. It can be best summed up as an "open world detective simulator", but it is much more. i went into this game with high expectations, i have never played a bad Rockstar game and didnt expect to now.Needless to say, i was very happy with the experience this game gave me, and while (In my opinion) not quite as good as Red Dead Redemption, it is still an amazing game.Pros- Great story -Great Atmosphere -Cases are all rather fun ...
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Good, but not for everyone 0
Definitely not a game for everyone as I've read many disqualifying it for not being "GTA or RDR in 1940s L.A." or for being like a point and click adventure (as if those were bad) when it totally isn't the case with this game.I think it's unfair to rate this game low just because it isn't what they wanted it to be instead of judging it for what it is. I very much enjoyed it and even though the gunplay and driving needed some polish, it more than makes up for it with excellent atmosphere and grea...
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Readin Faces, Solvin Cases 0
L.A. Noire is the latest game in what appears to be a yearly tradition of releasing spin offs of GTA style games published by Rockstar. Unlike Grand Theft Auto 4 and Red Dead Redemption, L.A. Noire is actually developed by Team Bondi. When you play this game, It's clear there was obvious support and help from Rockstar. Does L.A. Noire live up to the hype, will it be a game of the year contender like the past 2 games published by Rockstar?In L.A. Noire you play as Cole Phelps. Cole is a war veter...
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This game was a joke and a bad one at that. 0
No loading screens between islands. Euphoria physics. Real-time weather effects and random wildlife. Accurate bullet impact and recoil. Facial mapping technology. These are the features that are pushed by each new Rockstar release. Technical marvels that sell their AAA budged games. Then these features are recycled into redundancy in every subsequent title released by the studio. Don't get me wrong, these are amazing technologies that open up possibilities for the industry as a whole. But they a...
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You just fulfilled the first rule of law enforcement: stay alive 0
Deja Vu has ruined every single detective game that has ever been made. Nothing could live up to the legend Theodore "Ace" Harding and his world of intrigue and deception. Everyone kept telling me that L.A. Noire will change my mind about Deja Vu being the only good detective game in existence. Time to put on my stylish Brooks Brothers three-piece suit and fedora and jump back into the seedy world of dicks....hmm, that doesn't sound as good as I thought.L.A. Noire has "wow" factor when it comes ...
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A waste. 0
Hatched from hardboiled detective stories and plopped into 1940's Los Angeles, LA Noire presents us with the life of opportunistic coward Cole Phelps as he effortlessly glides through the quagmire that is office politics. Also, sometimes we wander around and wait for the controller to vibrate. All the pieces are here for another Rockstar hit: paradigm-shifting graphics, mature story, open world. It adds some light detective work (pixel hunting) and an occasional gun battle, but this "game" misse...
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Beautiful Visuals, Engrossing Story From a Classic Era 0
First and foremost is the facial capture technology they used to record all the characters in the game. This of course makes the game stand out head and shoulders above other current games out there. Having to really pay attention to all the facial expressions a person makes in order to guess whether they’re telling the truth or lying is a very clever and entertaining concept. Aside from the people in the game looking pretty realistic, the visuals and graphics are pretty kick ass as well. IMHO,...
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Death and Vice in L.A. 0
L.A. Noire isn't your typical Rockstar game; it definitely isn't GTA in the 40's. You can't even aim your gun unless the story calls for it, you get penalized for running into civilians, and driving recklessly is also a detriment. Make no mistake, this is not GTA in the slightest bit. Team Bondi's L.A. Noire is an adventure game, through and through, you go crime scenes and find clues, you interrogate suspects, and you occasionally shoot some bad guys. The shooting takes a back seat for most of ...
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Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged... 0
The case that makes ya... and the case that breaks ya...Rockstar Games doesn't miss. When it comes to creating games based around characters and the worlds they inhabit, no developer does it better. Although pure gameplay has never been the draw of these games, the developer usually does enough creatively or content-wise to make up for this sleight. In the case of L.A. Noire, the story elements are more greatly realized than ever. While this would logically make it Rockstar's greatest eff...
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An Excellent First Outing 0
This game's gonna be compared to RDR a whole heck of a lot and I just don't think that's a fair assessment. RDR is the culmination of years of refinement to the GTA formula that resulted in what can arguably be the finest sandbox experience ever. A more accurate comparison would be LA Noire and GTA 3, two landmarks titles that took elements of previous work to create a new experience in an ocean of mediocrity and recycled concepts. The only faults I can come up with are a lackluster ending...
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The deepest black 0
There's a lot to be said for a strong single player narrative. As a person that will rarely ever delve into a game's multi player component, I can appreciate when the time and effort has been put into a game in order to create an engrossing solo experience.Such is the case with LA Noire. Although prominently displaying the Rockstar name on the box, this is not your typical havoc wreaking, rags-to-riches/retribution story. Instead we are treated to a strong period piece that is far more content w...
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L.A. Noire simply nails the set piece 0
I think I have discovered something about myself. I am a fan of the 50’s era. After playing Bioshock, which blew my mind with atmosphere and environment, I had an idea. Now that I have played L.A. Noire, I know this to be true. L.A. Noire defines the era with such great accuracy (presumably) that I just couldn’t get enough of it. There was a time a while ago, probably around the time Modern Warfare hit it big, that I thought the era of the single player experience had come to an end. Assassin’s ...
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Rockstar provides an experience unlike any other 0
L.A. Noire is a strange game. It offers an incredibly guided experience that is shockingly different than the open world approach Rockstar has built its legacy on. By sacrificing flexibility, L.A. Noire is able to offer a more focused narrative that is mature, complex, and entirely captivating.You play as Cole Phelps, a young man trying to make a name for himself in the Los Angeles Police Department. The year is 1947, and Phelps has just returned from World War II. He's strictly by the books, so...
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An Innovative (Near) Masterpiece 0
I can't tell you how much I anticipated this game. For months I would watch trailers and look at the newest screenshots, eagerly awaiting the day this would come out and own my life. As soon as I started playing, I knew I was playing a game unlike anything I'd ever played before. Yes, the game is by Rockstar, the team that brought you Red Dead Redemption and the Grand Theft Auto series, but this is a completely different type of experience. L.A. Noire opens the story with the main character, Col...
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L.A. Noire Review: City of Angels 0
L.A. Noire is an adventure game developed by Team Bondi. Though published by Rockstar, L.A. Noire is a far cry from Grand Theft Auto or Red Dead, instead being a successor to the point and click adventure games of old. While it is a semi sandbox world with a lot of player interaction, this is not a free roaming game by any means. There is a linear story path to be taken, there is basically no side content to participate in and the game has a tight leash on what the player can do at any time. Des...
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A New Way To Play (that doesn't involve tennis) 0
I'm always the last one to be told about these murder-thingsIt’s rare in the videogame industry to see an idea so radical it requires new technology to be created from scratch. It’s even rarer to see a situation where the money to fund that whole concept comes to fruition and the resulting game is actually a great experience as a result. Enter LA Noire, a title that carries the Rockstar banner but, when considering the publishers other projects, goes in an entirely different way.Despite being se...
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Three star game. Five star experience. 0
L.A. Noire is ostensibly a game. But it's not.Yes, it contains games. Some where you move around an environment manipulating objects. Some where you virtually interrogate various characters. Some where you drive cars, or chase criminals, or shoot at them. Or read ledgers or (shudder) balance on a plank. Individually these range from fun to downright annoying. But it's not a game.L.A. Noire is, essentially, an interactive episodic TV series. It has a defined beginning, end, and plot arc. It has...
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A new genre 0
LA Noire is a game that is set in Los Angeles right after the end of world war 2 and you follow in the footsteps of Cole Phelps as he works his way up the ranks of the LAPD. This is the basic premise of the game and I found it to be a good game with some noticeable flaws but ultimately a full-filling experience. To start off the overall plot has various overlying stories but during your missions or Cases you are only focusing on what is directly in front of you; one particular story. I found t...
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L.A Noire Review 0
One of rockstars highly anticipated games ever. L.A Noire is a story following a young man named Cole Phelps onHis journey throughout the corrupted streets of + L.A but also uncovering the truth about theReal corruption that couldn't be found on the crime scenes.The city itself boats a flourish of colours, commotion, hustle and bustle of daily city life. You couldLiterally drive around the city for long periods of time and get lost in the beauty of the city.One thing I would like to note that d...
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A Game that Wears its Development on its Sleeve 0
It's rare that a game is designed around a new technology in the way LA Noire was.A few years into the game's development, which actually dates back to 2004, Team Bondi began researching more meticulous facial animation solutions. They eventually partnered with an Australian tech-company named Depth Analysis whose MotionScan 3D motion capture system would provide Bondi's project with the unparalleled facial animation which it enjoys.The LA Noire that eventually emerged from this very long develo...
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Slow Paced Done Right 0
I was surprised to see Rockstar doing LA Noire. While it is their style to do gritty openworld games, I never thought it would turn out quite like this. I'll admit, I had sever doubts when I picked it up for the PS3, but it's one of those game I found hard to put down, for the first 20 hours or so. Gameplay: If there's one thing I loved about LA Noire, it was the methodical, steady drive of gameplay, the first three deparments you're allowed to visit were amazing, it wasnt until the fourth that...
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My Face, My face! 0
If you are looking for GTA in the 1940s, go get Mafia 2. LA Noire has almost nothing to do with its GTA cousin. It is an open world, but you won't be running around blowing stuff up with a RPG anytime during the game. The game even chooses when to let you pull out your gun, so you really can't do much but drive from place to place, while occasionally stopping for a side activity. This game is an adventure game at heart. It uses a new revolutionary face mapping technology that is slightly ...
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Great game 0
L.A. Noire has an unique and immersive atmosphere. Though the game's pace is not what most gamers are used to, the care devoted to the architecture, costume and music certainly drives players into the 40's mood, and this keeps players more interested in keeping attention and effectively trying to solve the cases. The action scenes could be a little more challenging, with less automated actions. Another interesting feature could be a sandbox for user-created cases - but maybe it's too muchto ask ...
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