L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition

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  1. InfoGuy
    Sep 9, 2014
    9
    Very well thought out plot and polish on even the smallest details, I would highly recommend. The PC version runs well, but compared to other games on the PC, this one obviously wasn't a very well optimized console game. Also the graphics don't seem as attractive as other games, but still looks good nonetheless.
  2. ShakerMike
    Dec 11, 2014
    8
    + Великолепный сюжет
    +Актёрская игра
    +Музыка
    +Атмосфера
    +Революционная лицевая анимация
    +Яркие персонажи
    -Однотипные погони и драки
    -Надоедающий игровой процесс
  3. H_Salehi
    Oct 26, 2018
    8
    The graphic and game-play was awesome just as you expect from Rockstar. But the mystery solving part would get a bit dull in the end of each chapter. I liked the chapter for solving murder mystery the most. Oh, and I didn't finish the game. I left it somewhere in the arson mysteries.
  4. danstew
    Feb 15, 2016
    8
    By the time I am writing this review, I have not yet finished the game, but I am 10 hours in and would like to share my opinion and impressions, which hopefully will help you to decide whether you should get this game.

    First of all, I'll start with the positive things: - The vibe and atmosphere/Setting: They did an AWESOME job at setting up the right setting and getting into the spirit    By the time I am writing this review, I have not yet finished the game, but I am 10 hours in and would like to share my opinion and impressions, which hopefully will help you to decide whether you should get this game.

    First of all, I'll start with the positive things:
    - The vibe and atmosphere/Setting: They did an AWESOME job at setting up the right setting and getting into the spirit of LA in 1947, at least IMO. I do like this period a lot, and the look of the game (if you like, you can play this in b/w as well), the music/radio broadcasts (unfortunately, no way to switch radio stations manually, apparently. No custom music either, but then again, listening to modern music in the car would kinda ruin the immersion), the cars, fashion, lingo etc... just GREAT.
    Also, since this is based on old thrillers and stories by guys like Raymond Chandler, they went for that vibe, and did it VERY well... this does feel a lot like a that noire crime fiction Chandler was famous for.

    - The general idea is very cool and, IMO, refreshing - interrogating people and, based on the clues you found and their facial expressions (done with actors and motion capture) figuring out whether they're lying or not... great job there! The IGN review says that sometimes, it is too easy to tell when someone is telling a lie or getting nervous - but doesn't that add even more realism? After all, not everyone is a good liar irl!

    - The gameplay. The cars DO feel a bit... odd, chases can get a tiny bit frustrating, the shooting mechanics are far from perfect, but between examining crime scenes, searching for clues, interrogating witnesses and suspects, using your notebook to find clues, car chases, shootouts and some interludes to deepen the story, there is some variety.

    - The characters. I really like the main protagonist, and some of his fellow policemen. Sure, there is quite a bit of clichè to be found here, but that again fits well, as this is a tribute to the noire-genre, which never was deep literature anyway.

    Now for the less than positive or even negative parts:

    - On rails. To a certain degree, the game takes away your freedom. An example: In one case, I apparently missed a clue at one of the places I visited. I was doing interrogations at the police station, and was not able to go back to those places and pick up the thing I missed, which would have made solving the case easier and unlocked some additional questions/accusations.

    - Evidence. Basically, if you think a person is not telling the truth, you wanna choose "doubt". If you pick "lie", you have to prove the person is a liar with a piece of evidence/clue from your notebook. And sometimes that doesn't work right. Not a bug, it's the writing. The abbreviated details of the clue or piece of evidence might make you think that it is clear evidence the guy is a liar, but when you choose it, the game says it's wrong or not enough.

    - Some frame rate issues. This game is by no means recent. I don't have a killer gaming pc (i7, 16 gigs of ram, Nvidia GTX 960 with 4 GB of ram), but I would think that it should be able to run this game well... and still, there are frame rate issues, the game sometimes slows down. Odd, when games like Unity, Mad Max, GTA V, Witcher III or even Arkham Knight perform much better on my system. YMMV.

    - Repetition. Sometimes, the cases are TOO alike, or at least the procedure you do is. There is a bigger storyline with a certain series of murders, and at one point, it was like "OK, another murder like those other ones. Check for clues. Interrogate. Visit a bar. Visit another place. Interrogate. Done". Of course, those steps should be part of it in a crime/police-game, but I think there should have been more variety in the cases or the activities that are involved in them.
    I did enjoy the homicide cases (after the first or second promotion), but didn't enjoy the drug-related cases I was given after my next promotion

    - Mechanics. As I said, driving feels...wonky. Mind you, you are not driving a very recent sports car or something like that, but the controls feel a bit clunky sometimes, and so do the physics. I did play the game with an Xbox controller.

    Verdict: The idea was refreshing, and they really nailed it with the setting and vibe. Unfortunately, there are flaws to the whole Lie/truth/doubt/clues/notebook-system. Sometimes it's misleading, not elaborate enough, and sometimes it's too much "on rails".
    However, the story, vibe and the idea itself are great, and even though it's not perfect, I'd give this a 7.5/10. I got this while it was on sale and do not regret it at all, I do enjoy the game. Check out some gameplay videos maybe, and if you can get it on sale and dig crime/police-games and the era this is set in, check it out!    … Expand
  5. Cougargames
    Nov 9, 2019
    8
    One of my favorite games of all time and a very original and unique one, imagina a noire game set in L.A during the 40s that feels lika a mashup of an old detective film meets the rockstar devs. In this game you have to solve crimes such as homocide cases where the game encourages you to look for as many clues as possible since that helps you to better interview the possible suspects. TheOne of my favorite games of all time and a very original and unique one, imagina a noire game set in L.A during the 40s that feels lika a mashup of an old detective film meets the rockstar devs. In this game you have to solve crimes such as homocide cases where the game encourages you to look for as many clues as possible since that helps you to better interview the possible suspects. The game gets even more fun if you are good at reading facial expression so that you can make a clear decision of who is lying, holding back information or being truthfull. After confronting the suspect with all the evidence that you collected. Everything has consequences you can for exampel catch the wrong guy if you missed a clue or read a facial expression wrong. Now the more dissapointing part is that the world could have had more activities but it dosent hurt how many cars we can get in this game its a beutiful world to explore since it portrays the U.S in the 40s. This is a must buy without a doubt.… Expand
  6. Kakasumi
    Jun 17, 2016
    9
    Игра отличная. Первая игра в которой эмоции персонажей проработаны на высшем уровне. Лучшая игра из жанра детектив. В игре присутствуют и загадки и множество выборов, что несомненно делает игру лучше. Игра в плане графики не выделяется чем-то особенным, но и не плохая.
    Графика 8/10
    Сюжет 10/10 Общая оценка: 9    Игра отличная. Первая игра в которой эмоции персонажей проработаны на высшем уровне. Лучшая игра из жанра детектив. В игре присутствуют и загадки и множество выборов, что несомненно делает игру лучше. Игра в плане графики не выделяется чем-то особенным, но и не плохая.
    Графика 8/10
    Сюжет 10/10
    Общая оценка: 9
  7. dandalis
    Oct 28, 2016
    8
    Excellent game with mature story and themes that is made for adults and will leave children, teens either bored or disgusted, love it. 40's Los Angeles is superbly recreated on a smaller scale with exquisite attention to detail, but world itself doesnt feel that lively and theres nothing to do. The crimes that are inspired by real actual events are also put together solidly and a hoy toExcellent game with mature story and themes that is made for adults and will leave children, teens either bored or disgusted, love it. 40's Los Angeles is superbly recreated on a smaller scale with exquisite attention to detail, but world itself doesnt feel that lively and theres nothing to do. The crimes that are inspired by real actual events are also put together solidly and a hoy to investigate.

    Team Bondi in my opinion shoulda made the game linear in nature with smaller open levels where you investigate specific crimes and later take you place to place where you must go based on evidence you gathered, cuz driving around the world takes away too much times unless you wanna fast travel. That coulda pontentialy give the team options to lengthen the story and put more resources in other needed places. For a console port it ran pretty gine on my GTX 650 with fairly high visual settings. Production values when it comes to animations and voice acting are impeccable and the revolutionary face scan technology works amazingly giving you the feeling youre having conversations with real people.    … Expand
  8. Foxtina
    Jan 5, 2018
    9
    Great detective game set in late 40s with interesting story and characters.
    I like what they did with acting: very unique and great idea, instantly making characters look realistic and full of life.
  9. Pintivero
    Feb 18, 2017
    9
    This is a fantastic game. It may start off a little slow and the cases are pretty basic in the beginning, but it just gets better and better. Considering this is a nearly six year old game, the graphics are amazing. As with most Rock Star products, the attention to detail is top notch.

    The character acting and the story really becomes just like a good noire film. The score and the mood    This is a fantastic game. It may start off a little slow and the cases are pretty basic in the beginning, but it just gets better and better. Considering this is a nearly six year old game, the graphics are amazing. As with most Rock Star products, the attention to detail is top notch.

    The character acting and the story really becomes just like a good noire film. The score and the mood is spot on. The interrogation process is something I haven't seen before and is really enjoyable. Your ability to read if the perp is telling the truth, conflicted or lying has a direct effect on how well you do in each case. I would have liked to have seen maybe some more options besides truth/doubt/lie (like maybe intimidate or sweet-talk), but it works well as designed.

    The game is not perfect. Some parts do get a bit repetitive--especially earlier in the game. And the dialogue, although very good in terms of writing and performance, is not particularly accurate to the time period. People just didn't use F-bombs as commonly as today--especially civilians to cops. And the actual voices of most of the women wasn't convincing. They sounded like contemporaries (lots of voice fry and up talk.) But all these are pretty nit picky criticisms. Overall it is a slam dunk. I think I got about 45 hours out of the full deluxe package and it only cost $15. If you liked Mafia II, I am pretty certain you will like this game. But I like this game better--maybe almost as much as GTA V.    … Expand
  10. PimN
    Feb 28, 2018
    10
    L.A. Noire is an absolutely fantastic game. This game features an incredibly detailed world, superb acting and animations, a story that keeps you hooked with solid gameplay mechanics. L.A. Noire isn't a truely open world. That does however mean that most of your time spent in the game will be full of story, detective work and action sequences.

    The game had me confused at times, in a    L.A. Noire is an absolutely fantastic game. This game features an incredibly detailed world, superb acting and animations, a story that keeps you hooked with solid gameplay mechanics. L.A. Noire isn't a truely open world. That does however mean that most of your time spent in the game will be full of story, detective work and action sequences.

    The game had me confused at times, in a positive way. You might sometimes struggle to find connections between pieces of evidence, and might find it hard to see if someone is telling the truth or lying to you.

    The Los Angeles area in the late 40's is depicted quite well I would say, and the map is pretty big. The graphics are not very good, but keep in mind that this game is nearly 5,5 years old. The animations and facial expressions are great in this game, so I forgot about the not so great graphics.

    The game has a locked FOV and a 30fps lock, but these locks can be removed using either "Flawless Widescreen" or "Widescreen Fixer". It's definitely worth 5 minutes of your time.    … Expand
  11. kevinbrown
    Jul 15, 2018
    8
    How to describe L.A. Noire best? : a love/hate relationship.

    Its story-driven point&click aspect is addictive. On the other side the game itself is a total disaster based on common videogame standards. Don't look for a GTA-like or a sandbox game, there's nothing of that here. It's an open-world map at most, in which you can drive and explore the marvelous Los Angeles of 1947,    How to describe L.A. Noire best? : a love/hate relationship.

    Its story-driven point&click aspect is addictive. On the other side the game itself is a total disaster based on common videogame standards.

    Don't look for a GTA-like or a sandbox game, there's nothing of that here. It's an open-world map at most, in which you can drive and explore the marvelous Los Angeles of 1947, reconstructed like nothing else before.

    So I'll start to address this review to the gamers expecting a GTA-like or sandbox gameplay prior to developing further in my review. Let's see if you make it through the following checklist...

    _ Are you a movie guy? A film noir die hard fan? Did you dig L.A. Confidential and Taxi Driver ?

    _ Do you like old school investigation point & click's?

    _ Can you stand a giant map without the ability to shoot everything you see?

    If you checked "no" to any of the above, then stop wasting your time and don't read further. This game is not for you.

    The background and core intrigue are what make L.A. Noire great. Not once the player's intelligence is disrespected - its story-telling easily match Hollywood's most notorious Noir films - a linear game suitting Rockstar's 'noir' imprint.

    Cole Phelps, the main protagonist (you), is one of those incorruptible badass cops. He is a tortured soul, refusing to be seen as a hero of World War II, previously decorated of the US Army's highest distinction for defending his regiment against Japan soldiers.

    Shortly after beginning his police career, Detective Phelps will come across crimes of all sorts, from homicide to arson, including working on famous cases such as the Black Daliah. Phelps will also fight against police corruption, eventually leading him to the game's main intrigue.

    So L.A Noire, despite looking like a videogame, has an accessory gameplay. As a matter of fact, there is an option available in the menu to skip live action sequences (of gameplay), which might be a sign that Team Bondi wasn't willing to develop a traditional video game at first.

    Unlike standard sandbox games, the game mechanics are not numerous and are rather straightforwarded. Let's list some of them, starting with the most interesting one:

    1- Interrogation gameplay
    2- Point & click crime scene
    3- Driving & chases
    4- Gunfights
    5- Tailing
    6- Looting: cars and historic areas

    That's it pretty much when it comes to gameplay. As I said earlier, Team Bondi's title stands more as a movie in the form of a game, than an actual video game, clearly.

    Maybe now you're thinking "I'm a fan of noir movies, but this looks very bad after reading."

    As mentioned above, the gameplay is the LEAST important thing. If, and I really say IF, you are a cinema purist, then L.A. Noire is for you.

    + State of the art narration
    + Revolutionnary facial motion-capture
    + Authentic interrogation gameplay
    + Story up-par with some of the best Noir movies of all time, including Taxi Driver and L.A. Confidential
    + 40's Los Angeles restituted like nothing else before
    + Great research on history
    + 100 real cars from the 40s
    + Amazing actors
    + Badass    … Expand
  12. bdurmaz
    May 5, 2017
    9
    A brilliant game that manages to revive the L.A of 1947. The storyline, the characters and the setting is truly remarkable and well-designed. The cutscenes and the character developments go together and build up great tension. The interrogation mechanics are unique and it's fun to collect clues, evaluate them and shove them into the liar's face if necessary.

    The gameplay does, however,    A brilliant game that manages to revive the L.A of 1947. The storyline, the characters and the setting is truly remarkable and well-designed. The cutscenes and the character developments go together and build up great tension. The interrogation mechanics are unique and it's fun to collect clues, evaluate them and shove them into the liar's face if necessary.

    The gameplay does, however, get repetitive sometimes. Maybe a little bit more variaton could have made this game a 10.

    It's clear that this game is a product of lots of work and dedication. It's also clear that the end product is really good.    … Expand
  13. gautamkumar633
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    A unique game from Rockstar in which you play as the Police investigating crimes and murders. Real-time street crimes is one of the best features of this game.
  14. Andromeda707
    Mar 29, 2020
    9
    8.9/10
    Ничего особенного, просто ещё один шедевр от Rockstar. Сейчас, в 2020 году, мне вообще трудно представить себе провальную игру, к которой касалась эта студия. Может быть когда-то и было такое, но за последние 10 лет я получил от их игр такое количество эмоций, что трудно вообразить.
    L.A. Noire представляет собой экшн-адвенчуру в лучших традициях серии GTA, но с некоторыми    8.9/10
    Ничего особенного, просто ещё один шедевр от Rockstar. Сейчас, в 2020 году, мне вообще трудно представить себе провальную игру, к которой касалась эта студия. Может быть когда-то и было такое, но за последние 10 лет я получил от их игр такое количество эмоций, что трудно вообразить.
    L.A. Noire представляет собой экшн-адвенчуру в лучших традициях серии GTA, но с некоторыми ограничениями и дополнениями, из-за которых (благодаря которым) сравнения с GTA кажутся лишними - L.A. Noire по своей атмосфере и стилистике абсолютно другая. Здесь мы берём в свое распоряжение детектива Лос-Анджелеса 1940-ых годов, и это не просто сюжетная условность: этот город живёт, пропитан жизнью и смертью, пропитан потрясающей атмосферой, вызывает ностальгию и приятное послевкусие даже у людей, которые всю свою жизнь провели на другом конце земного шарика. Кстати несмотря на свою очень интересную и необычную геймплейную составляющую, я считаю главной особенностью этой игры именно атмосферу, которая создаётся из тысячи различных деталей. На углу такой-то стрит и такого-то бульвара совершено преступление, нужно выехать на место, Андрюха, по-коням. Пока мы едем на место, можно насладиться звуком лос-анджелесского гремящего трамвая (видимо да, трамвайная сеть в ЛА 40-ых была более развитой, чем в 21 веке любого города России, такая вот ирония), наблюдать и изучить настоящую историческую архитектурную достопримечательность, многие из которых остались на своих местах и по сей день, сесть в один из реально существовавших Бьюков или Линкольнов, и вот это вот всё, от чего лично я испытывал восторг, подобный которому некоторые люди испытывают от посещения настоящих музеев.
    И всё же несмотря на максимальную степень погружения в атмосферу Лос-Анджелеса 1940-ых годов мы имеем ещё и очень интересный сюжет, непростого главного героя (с историей которого мы будем знакомиться с самого начала игры до самого конца), и действительно интересную геймплейную находку, которая не позволит игроку расслабиться во время игры - L.A.Noire не про это.
    Учитывая вышесказанные пункты, в числе которых весьма глубокий и интересный сюжет в качестве вишенке на торте (без огромных коррупционных схем не обойдётся, не переживайте), мы получаем не только одну из самых лучших игр 10-ых годов, но и одну из самых оригинальных.
    P.S. И да, в игре не было бы настолько потрясающей атмосферы без такого безупречного саундтрека в стилистике джаза третьего потока, кул джаза и даже дарк джаза, который нашёл своё развитие уже только в 80-90-ых (спасибо Твин Пиксу и Анджело Бадаламенти). Насколько особенной выглядит сама игра, настолько особенным кажется и саундтрек к ней.    … Expand
  15. dlcatalin
    Jul 12, 2020
    8
    Very beautiful graphics, the story is amazing, the face animations are absolutely astonishing ... but i have to give it an 8 because the mechanic that is fundamental to the game is broken, you have to assume things based on the suspects facial expression, and it's not accurate, its broken.
  16. Nazar228
    Jul 10, 2019
    8
    The investigation and search of criminals are mixed with intense fighting moments, such as chase, hand-to-hand fighting and shootout. It is from the success of the investigations of the player will depend on how fully the picture of the event will be revealed. In addition to plot missions. Unlike other Rockstar Games, the player is not allowed to disrupt and kill the public, since the mainThe investigation and search of criminals are mixed with intense fighting moments, such as chase, hand-to-hand fighting and shootout. It is from the success of the investigations of the player will depend on how fully the picture of the event will be revealed. In addition to plot missions. Unlike other Rockstar Games, the player is not allowed to disrupt and kill the public, since the main character of the game is a detective of the police.… Expand
  17. mario_sparrow93
    Apr 16, 2018
    8
    Un juego de mundo abierto que no va a dejar indiferente a nadie. Las mecánicas de investigación son muy interesantes, recordando mucho a aquel mítico clásico de PC llamado "Carmen San Diego". ¿Cuál es la diferencia? Carmen San Diego era un juego más enfocado a la educación, a aprender cultura geográfica para ser exactos, a través de pistas sobre banderas, platos típicos etc, etc En suUn juego de mundo abierto que no va a dejar indiferente a nadie. Las mecánicas de investigación son muy interesantes, recordando mucho a aquel mítico clásico de PC llamado "Carmen San Diego". ¿Cuál es la diferencia? Carmen San Diego era un juego más enfocado a la educación, a aprender cultura geográfica para ser exactos, a través de pistas sobre banderas, platos típicos etc, etc En su época era un juego bastante entretenidete por las mecánicas que tenían, mientras que en este, como su propio nombre indica, es una historia NOIR enfocada a la resolución de casos de homicidios, tráficos de drogas, incendios y un largo etc.

    A día de hoy veo juegos que al contar una historia bien hecha a base de cinemáticas, quick time events y dar a elegir conversaciones en un tiempo límite, son consideradas "aventuras gráficas". Bien, pues en este juego las apariencias engañan porque aunque pueda parecer un juego genérico de conducción y disparos...esto es lo más parecido que he encontrado de momento a una aventura gráfica de la vieja escuela. Aquí el éxito de los casos depende totalmente de tu habilidad de explorar espacios pequeños, dando vueltas y vueltas encontrando pistas hasta que llega un momento en que el juego te avisa cuando al explorado ese espacio al 100%. La resolución de casos no es una tarea difícil, pero tampoco es que sea un paseo ya que tenemos que enfrentarnos a otra tarea en estos...LOS INTERROGATORIOS. En estos tienes tres opciones que son: dar por válida la respuesta que te ha dicho X persona; decir que es mentira, aportando a posteriori la prueba que confirme tu hipótesis; o bien simplemente dudar de su respuesta sin llegar a confirmar que X persona está mintiendo. En estos no conviene dormirse en los laureles, porque conlleva varias cosas: Fijarse bien en las expresiones faciales; asegurarte de no haberte saltado pistas en el escenario que puedan ser útiles para desmentir al interlocutor o dudar de sus respuestas, en caso de que sea necesario; y enterarse muy bien de los diálogos y de los avances que estás teniendo del caso, de esta manera los dos anteriores parámetros serán más fáciles de cumplir.

    Luego también está el típico contenido secundario: que si crímenes callejeros, coleccionar coches, coleccionar periódicos que dan detalles sobre la historia base, visitar lugares emblemáticos de Los Angeles...bueno que no son la joya de la corona pero son una buena excusa para poder disfrutar de la fantástica ambientación y recreación de la ciudad de Los Angeles en los años 40.

    Ahora procederé con los defectos. Rendimiento pobre, teniendo en cuenta que el reboot de Tomb Raider, que es más moderno, me va como un reloj, pues...este deja que desear XD, no es lo suficiente malo como para dejar el juego como han hecho muchos...pero sí que es verdad que configurarlo bien me ha llevado un buen tiempo y aún así no logra superar los 30 fps. Además de otros fallos gráficos como múltiples estrellas blancas raras que salen en pantalla cuando llueve o música que se pilla de vez en cuando cuando salen las estadísticas finales de cada caso. Otro defecto es que la historia base carece de interés, la cuenta a base de flashbacks, recuerdos del protagonista y los periódicos anteriormente dichos...y la poca que te cuentan durante las cinemáticas del gameplay se te olvidará rápidamente si no juegas al juego todos los días, por lo que tampoco conviene jugarlo muy diluido. En resumen, la historia base considero que está mal montada y mal contada...y no te llegas a enterarte al 100% de las cosas al terminar el juego.

    Aún así, es un juego recomendable con ideas muy buenas, los casos individuales están bien hechos y es un sandbox muy curioso al que tenemos que estar bastante agradecidos. Una lástima que no haya una secuela para mejorar todas estas cosas anteriormente citadas, pero es lo que hay.    … Expand
  18. KARF4GEN
    May 10, 2018
    8
    Знаю не все довольны оптимизацией и портом с консоли и да автомобили ужасны.
    Но это не клон ГТА, это нуарный детектив с довольно красивой картинкой, шикарной игровой основой и тяжелой концовкой.
    Прошел на одном дыхании.    Знаю не все довольны оптимизацией и портом с консоли и да автомобили ужасны.
    Но это не клон ГТА, это нуарный детектив с довольно красивой картинкой, шикарной игровой основой и тяжелой концовкой.
    Прошел на одном дыхании.
  19. El_Manco
    May 20, 2018
    8
    Un gran juego con una gran ambientación y con algunas mecánicas de juego que lo hacen diferente. No es un GTA, porque tiene personalidad propia.
  20. Obi_
    Jun 30, 2018
    8
    L.A. Noire is a great game, but not as perfect as I would have liked it to be. I loved the story, it was well written and portrayed, there are very deep concepts and somehow controversial topics that add depth to the characters. The gameplay though is kind of another story, the investigation mechanics are fine, but the way interrogations work could have been resolved better so theyL.A. Noire is a great game, but not as perfect as I would have liked it to be. I loved the story, it was well written and portrayed, there are very deep concepts and somehow controversial topics that add depth to the characters. The gameplay though is kind of another story, the investigation mechanics are fine, but the way interrogations work could have been resolved better so they wouldn't feel that much out of your control (of course interregations in real life can't go the way you want them, but the way you decide if its false or true lacks more complexity). The driving is responsive, not something you would get mad at, nonetheless it can get a little boring from time to time, Overall it was a great experience, sure it could have been more polished, but you'll never regret buying this good game.… Expand
  21. Chrimle
    Nov 24, 2018
    8
    Ahead of it's time!

    Interactive and compelling story made possible with facial-tracking technology, which comes to an abrupt end, and authentic enviroment, which is lacking side-activities.
  22. aralath
    Aug 8, 2018
    8
    I watched the whole game from a walkthrough. Solid game with decent story and mechanics.
  23. Area5169guy
    Dec 10, 2018
    10
    Outstanding game, Very accurate in its historical and ambient setting. Taking place shortly after WWII you get to see Americas triumph into the great future. The cases are so interesting and fun to investigate. This truely is a playable Noir movie.
  24. POstAL_QueeN
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    К очень большому сожалению я не прошел эту игру до конца, она кстати достаточно продолжительная. Я бы даже сказал, что это для меня почти позор и мне действительно стыдно. Та же самая ситуация у меня была и с Red Dead Redemption, я тоже не прошел ее до конца, и тоже очень жалею. Я искренне люблю и уважаю этих замечательных разработчиков. Если они берутся, то делают с душой, а главное сК очень большому сожалению я не прошел эту игру до конца, она кстати достаточно продолжительная. Я бы даже сказал, что это для меня почти позор и мне действительно стыдно. Та же самая ситуация у меня была и с Red Dead Redemption, я тоже не прошел ее до конца, и тоже очень жалею. Я искренне люблю и уважаю этих замечательных разработчиков. Если они берутся, то делают с душой, а главное с умом. Подходят к своей работе грамотно, чтобы игрок насладился и не остался равнодушным после прохождения. Их конечной целью всегда было поразить, чтобы человек не удержался на ногах от увиденного. В пример можно привести абсолютно все игры Rockstar Games. Это тот самый момент когда разработчики не плюнули на потребителя, таких кстати осталось мало. В первую очередь у них идет концентрация на то, чтобы реализовать свой проект максимально качественно, максимально интересно и захватывающе.

    L.A. Noire - это нечто новое. Не могу придумать лучше объяснение. Полноценная игра с расследованиями, даже можно сказать с глубокими расследованиями. Ты проникаешь в каждую деталь запутанного дела. Все что встречается по пути ты должен брать в счет, даже что-то менее подозрительное. Нельзя забывать что оно имеет место быть. Постепенно играя за детектива, ты сам начинаешь чувствовать себя им. Тебе хочется докопаться до истинны, потому что всегда будут сомнения. Всегда будет казаться что, что-то тут ни так. Говорить про реализацию анимации лиц вообще можно бесконечно. Ты допрашиваешь подозреваемого или свидетеля и он черт побори ведет себя естественно. Я сейчас имею в веду, как в реальной жизни. Кто-то боится, потому что ему возможно есть что скрывать. Кто-то отвечает четко, ясно и понятно, потому что уверен, что он этого не совершал. Кто-то из свидетелей может что-то скрывать по личным соображениям к жертве или убийце. И все в таком духе. Нельзя забывать что тут вы игрок и вы играете за детектива, но настоящий детектив здесь вы. По крайней мере вам надо им стать.

    Уже в который раз я убеждаюсь в том, что Rockstar Games превосходят самих себя. Они всегда создают это чувство перед тем как выпустить игру. Чувство заниженного ожидания, а на исходе мы получаем самую вкусную конфетку. Это те самые люди, которых по-настоящему есть за что хвалить. Не знаю ни одной студии, чтобы все их проекты были реализованы по задумке, или просто чтобы были все успешные проекты. Хотя нет, одну знаю, это Rockstar Games. Кстати в игре аспект с уликами тоже сделан хорошо, мне очень понравилось. Ты приезжаешь на место убийство и начинаешь изучать, в итоге маленькая деталь может завести тебя на несколько метров от убийства, и там ты найдешь более ценную информацию. На фоне всего этого играет музыка, которая постепенно вводит тебя в транс детектива.    … Expand
  25. Tilt1k
    Nov 11, 2019
    9
    One of the most original games. I love detective work and this game actually makes you feel you are a true detective, amazing cases and story. Best game from Rockstar for me.
  26. AMKrishnan
    Oct 16, 2019
    9
    TLDR: 9/10. Overall great story. Great gameplay. Excellent post-war setting. Cons: Social Club sign in sucks. Ending a bit underwhelming. Wouldn't buy full price but on sale it's great.

    A truly excellent game by Rockstar and a brilliant effort to create something original to divert from GTA. The facial expressions are amazing for a 2011 game. If you love a good crime story, this is    TLDR: 9/10. Overall great story. Great gameplay. Excellent post-war setting. Cons: Social Club sign in sucks. Ending a bit underwhelming. Wouldn't buy full price but on sale it's great.

    A truly excellent game by Rockstar and a brilliant effort to create something original to divert from GTA. The facial expressions are amazing for a 2011 game.

    If you love a good crime story, this is for you. It has one of the best stories I've ever played in a game. It takes some time but after thr first third, the story really starts to pick up. This game is remarkable not only for its story but for how well it creates a post-war atmosphere. Excellent examples of this are the protag being a returning war hero, the 95 vehicles present in this era, the mention of homes being built for returning GIs and, best of all, the mention of the real life Black Dahlia case. This game really does a great job of putting you in this era. The people in the game just breathe 1940s.

    Finding clues (and sometimes easily missing vital ones that) are really well done in this game. You really can make mistakes because of them so the game encourages you to search. I loved being in Cole'd shoes as a detective and hearing Cole's analysis as you unravel the meaning behind some clues.

    Some say the 25 (I think) cases of the Complete Edition are too repetitive and boring but I disagree. Each one was fascinating to play through if you're a lover of crime novels/shows like myself.

    My only cons with this game are that:
    1. The ending was quite underwhelming.
    2. Sometimes the suspects are a little too obvious with their facial expressions when you need to find out if they're lying, telling the truth or making you doubtful.
    3. One major plot point in the last third of the game. I won't spoil but I found it very stupid and felt like Rockstar put it in because they needed to rush this last act by quickly making this a driving factor for this third act. It just felt silly. Maybe you won't feel the same so don't let this stop you from buying the game.
    4. My close to 100% progress suddenly got deleted due to Social Club being horrible. Luckily I found a way to get it back (it isn't easy).
    5. Social Club. It's annoying to have to always sign in before I can load the menu screen despite ticking 'remember me'.    … Expand
  27. talipisagor
    Sep 10, 2021
    9
    yüz hareketlerine göre cevapları çözdüğümüz şahane oyun. bazen çok zorlansa da keyifli saatler sizi bekliyor.
  28. Genek13
    Nov 19, 2019
    9
    One of the most unique games in history.
    Atmospheric, focus on storytelling and enjoyable to play.
    Shame that they never released a sequel.
  29. Bloodnes
    Sep 26, 2020
    9
    Отличная гангстерская игра. Скачал, запустил и не успокоился пока не прошел до конца. Графика, сюжет просто на высоте. 9/10 обязательна для прохождения!
  30. r03vg
    Apr 16, 2020
    10
    Единственный и лучший детектив с открытым миром и хорошей историей.
  31. ShoWel
    Apr 20, 2020
    9
    This is, no doubt, one of the best games ever. It's a set of greatly done detective stories tight up together by a very interesting character (of whom, sadly, isn't that much told).
    Frankly, the only bad thing I can tell about the game are:
    1) Too little told about the main character's personal life; 2) The game has a lot of optimization problems on PC (which, let's be honest, is a    This is, no doubt, one of the best games ever. It's a set of greatly done detective stories tight up together by a very interesting character (of whom, sadly, isn't that much told).
    Frankly, the only bad thing I can tell about the game are:
    1) Too little told about the main character's personal life;
    2) The game has a lot of optimization problems on PC (which, let's be honest, is a normal thing for Rockstar games).    … Expand
  32. SurujSingha
    May 18, 2020
    9
    Except the pacing issues, the game excels in nearly every aspect. The motion capture still looks so realistic. I had the complete edition and it took me 25 hours to complete it, which is quite long. The game does suffer from repetitive gameplay because most of the time is spent in "Go to this location", "Investigate the site", "Talk with him/her" which eventually gets tiring but the goodExcept the pacing issues, the game excels in nearly every aspect. The motion capture still looks so realistic. I had the complete edition and it took me 25 hours to complete it, which is quite long. The game does suffer from repetitive gameplay because most of the time is spent in "Go to this location", "Investigate the site", "Talk with him/her" which eventually gets tiring but the good aspects of the game does manages to negate most of these flaws. The story progresses very slow like the Hideo Kojima games but it is brilliantly written. And EXPECT SOME MIND BLOWING PLOT TWISTS. Shooting is almost non-existent and could have been utilized more to bring in variety in the game. The game has a large open world and it was somehow underutilised because there isnt any exploration incorporated into the gameplay. Even if they had ditched the open-world map, it wouldnt have made much of a difference anyways.… Expand
  33. Alexander_1996
    Oct 11, 2021
    8
    It is an adult game for adults. Don't get me wrong - you won't see here a lot of sex or naked bodies, don't even expect to see here some crazy violence and gore - what makes this game adult is hidden in something completely different and this "something different" is the story, dialogues, characters and in some sense the gameplay. If I was to recommend one and only one game to my father,It is an adult game for adults. Don't get me wrong - you won't see here a lot of sex or naked bodies, don't even expect to see here some crazy violence and gore - what makes this game adult is hidden in something completely different and this "something different" is the story, dialogues, characters and in some sense the gameplay. If I was to recommend one and only one game to my father, uncle or even grandpa L.A. Noire probably would be the only candidate. What I didn't like though is how majority of the stories used to end - quite often the end came too abrupt, without sufficient explanation of what really happened and what is more important why.… Expand
  34. hileger
    Jan 19, 2023
    8
    ахуенные морды но это что то новенькое и эксперимент поэтому для меня это топ
  35. roster
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    One of the best games I have ever played. Deep history, nice graphics and environment and original and funny gameplay. It's a pitty Rockstar doesn't make this type of games anymore.
  36. Dariya
    Apr 14, 2022
    8
    Fantastic, yet complicated game! Can tell for sure that won't play this game for the second time, but the professionalism put in to this project is outstanding!
  37. gamingmachinery
    Jul 14, 2020
    9
    No review present. No review present. No review present. No review present.
  38. ksejoshot
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    Voy a empezar por los puntos buenos y seguiré por los malos. Técnicamente para el año en al cual salió que eso es importante es potente, tanto a nivel de físicas como a nivel gráfico; la historia sorprende, no solo sorprende ver caras de esas personas que creía que eran inocentes, sino que la historia del Cole es buena, y te muestran algo de su experiencia como marine en la mayoría delVoy a empezar por los puntos buenos y seguiré por los malos. Técnicamente para el año en al cual salió que eso es importante es potente, tanto a nivel de físicas como a nivel gráfico; la historia sorprende, no solo sorprende ver caras de esas personas que creía que eran inocentes, sino que la historia del Cole es buena, y te muestran algo de su experiencia como marine en la mayoría del final de cada capitulo en vídeo, y cuando se acerca el final su vida da un giro radical y todo le cambia; no es un juego mundo abierto como tal aunque en cada caso el juego nos permite explorar el gran mapa y este para cada caso tiene distintos crímenes callejeros, hay 40 en total, y no creáis que la libertad que este te ofrece es parecida a la de la saga GTA o RDR ni de coña se le acerca, estas sagas están a otro nivel, y digo estas sagas porque son de las más importantes y son de la misma compañía, la gran Rockstar, pero si es cierto que hay hay algo por hacer aunque a veces resulte aburrido ir por el mapa es en unos puntos muy limitados, puedes visitar sitios emblemáticos de Los Ángeles de mediados del siglo XX, crímenes callejeros, descubrir hasta 95 vehículos y en el mundo libre pocas opciones más te dan, una buena comparación con este título sería el mafia 2, ya que las cosas que puedes hacer en mafia son más en cuento a mundo abierto se refiere y a historia como tal y nivel de realismo, y si sabéis como es este Mafia 2 pues este LA Noire es parecido en cuanto a libertad; la ambientación es sobresaliente, tanto el mapa y los interiores como la música de la época y banda sonora y sonido; otro punto son las expresiones faciales, aunque se note que es un juego de pasada generación estas en su época estaban adelantadas a su época, tienen un alto nivel las expresiones faciales, algo que se agradece cuando en el juego eres detective y debes fijarte en las expresiones de las víctimas y recolectar pistas; y más cosas. Ahora los puntos malos. Las misiones principales son buenas como dije antes pero si es cierto que hay que realizar acciones como seguir a un sospechoso o perseguir y acabar con un enemigo, y hay poca variedad de armas y en combate a la hora de usar coberturas a veces falla y toca los cojones porque hacen que los enemigos te den y te maten; está capado en PC a 30 fps, un error, aunque no requiere habilidad porque no es un juego rápido, contra más fps mejor; me he topado con varios problemas técnicos, no son graves, pero es algo normal, ya que nada es perfecto, y algunos fallos te joden la partida; antes dije que había coleccionables, algo que sirve para explorar el mapa, pero hay muy pocos y el tema de los coches se me hizo repetitivo de cojones y no llegué a los 95; y por último la IA no es mala, en general es buena, ya que tus compañeros te ayudan en combate y ves como hacen bajas, pero a veces se queda empanada y si quieres que te lleven en auto a veces se empanan y en otros sitios te bloquean el paso y te impiden pasar por huecos estrechos. Lo recomiendo porque es un juego muy bueno y merece la pena porque tiene mucho contenido, aunque lo que más disfruté fue la historia y los crímenes callejeros. Es un título un poco distinto a lo que hace rockstar, aunque team bondi sea la desarrolladora, rockstar está implicada, no es un título para todos, pero si te gusta la investigación y las buenas historias te lo recomeindo porque los juegos que hace rockstar son como mínimo excelentes.Y un punto muy negativo que tienen casi todos los juegos de esta compañía en pc es que hay que descargarse archivos externos para joder ejecutar este juego, Rockstar en pc DA ASCOOOOOO. GTA V que lo tengo en su plataforma me dió los mismos errores.… Expand
  39. KhangLe98
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Speechlessly perfect in all aspects. From the characters, the world, the mechanics, the story, the features and to the visual. There game merely has a flaw. The game makes you think and observe carefully, not just play. Which is an element of gaming that a lot of games lack.
  40. Learimo
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    One of the best detective games. Has a good story behind the game, still has good graphics, has a nice open world but a little bit non-interactive because of game's age. Overall, if you want to feel like a detective, this game will definitely make you feel.
  41. bergcamp101
    Aug 10, 2020
    10
    Best detective game ever created. Not only is it best, but all other detectives are far behind this masterpiece.
  42. 10Deathkiller10
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    L.a. Noir Was A Very Diffrent Exprience Of Gaming For Me , As A Non-native English Speaker , It Was A Little Hard For Me To Get The Story But I Love The Main Genre And Storytelling. It Was Very Challenging Experience And Rockstat Again Done Their Work Amazing Again.
  43. EthanShah
    Oct 29, 2020
    9
    A very good and engaging game with a good plot line, memorable characters, beautiful soundtrack, and a great sandbox to explore. Interrogations are fun, but difficult as one false accusation can break the case entirely. Searching for clues can go from fun, to kinda tedious. And the graphics could've been a bit better, raising the graphical settings doesn't help much to make the game lookA very good and engaging game with a good plot line, memorable characters, beautiful soundtrack, and a great sandbox to explore. Interrogations are fun, but difficult as one false accusation can break the case entirely. Searching for clues can go from fun, to kinda tedious. And the graphics could've been a bit better, raising the graphical settings doesn't help much to make the game look much better. L.A. Noire is an overall great action game, with some minor issues.… Expand
  44. Hangrad
    Dec 13, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay: It has an average gameplay compared to the year it was released. The detective parts were designed in a simple and non-tiring way. The combat mechanics could be done better. The in-game animations are also good compared to the year they were released.The detective book is well prepared. This is one of the details that make the gameplay beautiful.

    Story:The main story of the game did not draw me in. But the little stories in detective missions were really nice. The fact that we are constantly promoted and witnessing other crime events makes us have an immersive experience. So we got average main story, and perfect side missions therefore we can say that game gives the story it promised.

    Graphics:The graphics are good, but some details reduce this situation to the average level. For example, buildings have an important things for the game atmosphere, but the building designs in this game are very simple. NPC designs could be further elaborated. Although the facial animations are very good, the body parts are not that good. Apart from these, it has good graphics compared to 2011.

    Musics:The soundtrack really reflects the history of the game. We can say that the best part of the game is the music.

    Sound Effects:The sound effects are average, as they should be compared to 2011, so there is no part to be praised or disparaged.

    Optimization:Its optimization on the PC port should have been better. It was a game that wasn't optimized well enough.

    Rockstar and Team Bondi tried a different game and succeeded.
    Facial animations are at an unprecedented level even now (2020).
    Combat system and open world could have been more diverse.
    Despite calling it an open world genre, this game does not contain an open world.
    The atmosphere of the history of the game could have been better reflected.
    +Despite these, it is the reference point of detective games.    … Expand
  45. emreglbdk
    Jan 31, 2021
    8
    Nice detective game. I played it with pleasure, it has a few flaws but still succeeds.
  46. Moein7
    Nov 8, 2021
    8
    facial animations are something you haven't seen in any other game; by looking at suspect's facial expressions you can tell either he/she is telling the truth or hiding something; music suits the noire theme of the game; story is good; game play makes you think a little in order to crack the cases open
    definitely worth your time
  47. Wrecktangled
    Mar 18, 2022
    8
    Played this game many years ago and yet it left a memorable experience that I still think about from time and time today. Great recreation of a time period with a rather interesting story to boot. Hopefully will go back and play this someday.
  48. defenz
    Sep 27, 2021
    8
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  49. petrkozak13
    Dec 14, 2021
    8
    L.A. Noire is an atmospheric, intense and overall great experience. I can only dream about a sequel.
  50. Toffeltrasa
    Jan 15, 2022
    9
    This is one of the best games I have ever played. It's in my top 5 at least. The game has a charm that is hard to find nowadays. I love the setting, the soundtrack, the story. A big part of games for me is collectables, which could've been better in this game. The missions are great, and I love the investigating parts SO MUCH.
  51. svengr
    Jan 21, 2022
    8
    A good story but it feels empty after a few hours of playing and there is some poor optimisations, other than that it is a great game
  52. SniperGranny
    May 10, 2022
    9
    One of the best games I've ever played. The face tracking software is better than any other game ever released, which plays into one of the main mechanics of the game. Only rating 9 because the the tab button to open the notebook, which has the worst icon ever made, causing me to make many google searches.
  53. chaderopla
    May 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 11 years later and I am still playing this game. Cole dies, I start the game all over again. I love the story so much.… Expand
  54. Jackie_Jackson
    May 26, 2022
    9
    Ещё бы совсем чуть-чуть вот знаете капельку капелюсечку ещё бы дотянуть и было бы дааа даааа а так просто ну да да да
  55. The_D4RknesS
    Nov 23, 2022
    8
    absurdly fun game, at first I thought it would be a GTA from the 40's but it's not like that, this is just an "open world" game with criminal investigation where the audio, animations and mainly They are mind blowing especially if you consider being a 2011 game as few games have such a perfect facial expression!
  56. threeoftendie
    Feb 5, 2023
    8
    Это одна из первых игр моего детства. И, несмотря на возраст и недостатки, о которых я сейчас узнаю от других, она не кажется мне плохой
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#32 Best PC Game of 2011
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#26 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
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#15 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Feb 29, 2012
    90
    A unique adventure game that borrows many features from mystery and action games, incorporating them seamlessly in the narrative flow, thus creating a truly special game that not everyone will enjoy. And that's because it has its own character, defying contemporary 'fast food' games that are churned out today and because it's reminiscent of endeavors made in another era, where immersion of an ultimate single-player experience was the first and last goal of their creators.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 19, 2012
    90
    Ingenious game merges a classic adventure with sandbox action titles, resourcefully. Playability is not always perfect but overall impression is stunning. [Christmas 2011]
  3. Games Master UK
    Jan 12, 2012
    92
    The wannabe detective's definitive version to plump for. [Feb 2012, p.101]
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