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L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition

2011
GenresAdventure, Action, Third Person Perspective, Shooter, Open World, Strategy, Single Player
AvailableNov 8, 2011
PlatformPC
DeveloperTeam Bondi
Overview

L.A. Noire is set in Los Angeles in 1947 and challenges the player, controlling a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer, to solve a range of cases across five divisions. Players must investigate crime scenes for clues, follow up leads, and interrogate suspects, and the player's success at these activities will impact how much of each case's story is revealed. The game draws heavily from both the plot and aesthetic elements of film noir, stylistic films made popular in the 1940s and 1950s that share similar visual styles and themes, including crime and moral ambiguity. The game uses a distinctive colour palette, but in homage to film noir it includes the option to play the game in black and white. Various plot elements reference the major themes of detective and mobster stories such as Key Largo, Chinatown, The Untouchables, The Black Dahlia, and L.A. Confidential. L.A. Noire is notable for using Depth Analysis's newly developed technology MotionScan, whereby the actors portraying the game's characters were recorded by 32 surrounding cameras to capture facial expressions from every angle. The technology is central to the game's interrogation mechanic, as players must use the suspects' reactions to questioning to judge whether or not they are lying. L.A. Noire was the first video game to be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival. Upon release, the game received wide acclaim for its advances in storytelling and facial animation technology. As of February 2012, both PC and console versions had shipped nearly 5 million copies combined. In addition to the original full game, L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition for PC will include a multi-use code to access all the previously released downloadable content from the console versions, including the “Nicholson Electroplating” Arson case, the “Reefer Madness” Vice case, “The Consul’s Car” Traffic case, “The Naked City” Vice case and “A Slip of the Tongue” Traffic case.

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28 reviews found

92

Game Over Online

PC

Nov 18, 2011

I would recommend this game to everyone, without any hesitation. What it does well, it does amazingly well and where it stumbles, it's only ever a minor hiccup. Rating: 92% Written By: Brian Mardiney Game Over Online - http://www.game-over.com For the most part, video games are simply a way to relax and kill time.


92

Games Master UK

PC

Jan 12, 2012

Summary and quote unavailable.


91

GamingXP

PC

Dec 12, 2011

Summary and quote unavailable.


90

Meristation

PC

Nov 11, 2011

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90

XGN

PC

Dec 8, 2011

Summary and quote unavailable.


90

3DJuegos

PC

Nov 18, 2011

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90

LEVEL (Czech Republic)

PC

Jan 19, 2012

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90

Eurogamer Italy

PC

Nov 13, 2011

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90

PC Master (Greece)

PC

Feb 29, 2012

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90

Pelit (Finland)

PC

Dec 9, 2011

Summary and quote unavailable.

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