L.A. Noire
About
After the end of World War 2 long needed peace has been reached and should be protected, so Cole Phelps, a decorated war veteran, returns to Los Angeles, California to his wife and joining the LAPD. Neo-noir action-adventure, L.A. Noire allows players to solve crime cases through collecting clues, collecting witness statements and interrogation. Highly detailed facial animation allows players to detect the exact emotion witness or suspect is expressing, and it can become a leading hint in a case. Slow and meticulous crime solving is broke up by fast-paced action scenes including car chases, gunfights and hand to hand combat.
After every case player’s performance will be graded by 1-5 star rating, depending on how they acted during interrogations and how well they searched for the clues. Aside from the main story cases, detective Cole can be involved into optional side-investigations, known as Street Crimes.
System requirements for PlayStation 4
System requirements for PC
- OS: Windows 7 / Windows Vista Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Service Pack 3
- Intel CPUs: Core 2.2 GHz to Quad Core 3.2GHz
- AMD CPUs: Dual Core 2.4Ghz to Quad Core 3.2Ghz
- RAM: 2GB to 8GB
- Hard Disk Space: 16GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1536MB or Radeon HD3000 512MB to Radeon HD 6850 1024MB
- Sound: 100% DirectX 9 Compatible
- Additional: Please refer to your hardware manufacturer and http://www.rockstargames.com/support for current compatibility information. Some system components such as integrated graphics cards may be incompatible. Unlisted specifications may not be supported by publisher.
- Additional: Initial activation requires internet connection and Rockstar Games Social Club (13+ to register); software installation required including GameShield IronWrap & Patcher; DirectX, and Microsoft's Windows .NET Framework, and Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86).
System requirements for Xbox One
System requirements for PlayStation 3
System requirements for Nintendo Switch
System requirements for Xbox 360
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L.A. Noire reviews and comments
Rating: 4/5
Microsoft from Deutsch
The very process of investigation is thoroughly copied from detective films or TV-series. In this sense Noire is perhaps the best title the game could get. The story lives up to the highest expectations — it is a dark solid detective set in late 40s along with small whodunnits on the way.
Amazing work with the characters – the main ones are very intrguing to follow and see how they are developing throughout the story, while the secondary ones are just interesting enough to last through one case and keep you suspicious till the very end. Phelps is one of the best playable character I've seen in my life, you really want to help him and to associate yourself with him. Overall, he is just a nice guy and a really good cop.
The graphics feels pretty even in 2018 and the face animation is beyond expectations. The sound and the music are gorgeous. The gameplay makes you feel like a detective, although a little bit more fighting and shooting would be nice, perhaps.
I'd recommend this game to anyone, even if you don't really like Rockstar and GTA in particular. You will love the atmosphere and you will play the game with sinking heart from the first till the last minute.