LA Noire

[bt_refugee]

http://www.rockstargames.com/lanoire/

Six days to go... official trailers via the link.

Personally I can't wait to start pounding the pavement and go totally sickhouse on some stoolies"!

I see the chunky one from Heroes is in it...



Just the fax ma'am.

Oh, here's a page outlining the pre-order bonus content...

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/pos...stop-and-more/

Only seen the NakedCity/Badge Persuit one over here.

[Hydra]

I just can't get excited about being a Detective.

[bt_refugee]

What's not to love about beating a confession out of a perp?

[Cotmweasel]

I'm super excited about this game. I preordered from Gamestop so I could get the extra case (though I didn't know about the Wal-mart one).

[Cop]

So it's a fast talking high trousers GTA?

[Gibb]

Cotmweasel and I are picking it up at midnight tonight, I'm really looking forward to it (and The Witcher 2 which unlocks at midnight as well).

[Jon]

I has it. It is awesome

[bt_refugee]

How are the mechanics, similar to GTAIV?

[Gibb]

Originally Posted by Cop

So it's a fast talking high trousers GTA?

Actually, it feels more like Heavy Rain, with sandbox elements. The focus on driving around town is minimalistic, and you actually have the option to skip the long driving segments if you'd like to just work on the cases and detective work. If Mafia II would have had this option, the game probably would have been 5 hours long instead of 20, haha (note: I haven't finished Mafia II, just making a joke).

I've actually been skipping the driving segments, cause I have a tendency of running over pedestrians and causing a lot of property damage when I drive. However, skipping these segments means you miss out on answering random dispatch calls for various events around the city. I was driving along once and a call for a masked gunman came over dispatch, and it was right next to me, so I stopped to take the guy down.

[Cop]

I think I'm gonna pass. I really don't like the period it's set in. Don't like it in movies either...

[Gibb]

Originally Posted by Cop

I think I'm gonna pass. I really don't like the period it's set in. Don't like it in movies either...

I will say that the 40's hairstyles on the women make most of them rather unattractive. I don't think I've seen an attractive girl in the game yet, cause they all have butch styled haircuts cause it was the thing in that era.

[Jon]

Wow, I didn't even know you could skip the driving sequences (not that they are that long...) but in my first interrogation as I was on my way there I ran over 3 people and screwed my rank up!

[Babel-17]

Originally Posted by Gibb

I will say that the 40's hairstyles on the women make most of them rather unattractive. I don't think I've seen an attractive girl in the game yet, cause they all have butch styled haircuts cause it was the thing in that era.

Brooklyn Babe: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm435403264/nm0000074

[Gibb]

Originally Posted by Jon

Wow, I didn't even know you could skip the driving sequences (not that they are that long...) but in my first interrogation as I was on my way there I ran over 3 people and screwed my rank up!

I think I may have ran over 1 person, but I was towards the end of a case and didn't want to restart the entire thing. I looked in the Statistics page to see if there was a "Innocents killed:" counter or something, and I couldn't find one. Hopefully I didn't hurt my rank at all.. does it reset each case?

Originally Posted by Babel-17

Brooklyn Babe: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm435403264/nm0000074

She has her hair down (and it looks good), whereas I haven't seen a single woman (a living one anyway) whose hair wasn't done up in some awful hairstyle.

edit: yeah... like this:
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3045690368/nm0000074

and this picture looks like it was used to inspire L.A. Noire, haha:
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3062467584/nm0000074

[Babel-17]

Possibly hotter pic by way of Ebert: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...201200301/1023



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037008/

[5_day_forecast]

Originally Posted by Cop

I think I'm gonna pass. I really don't like the period it's set in. Don't like it in movies either...

...but you've seen LA Confidential, right?

[Gibb]

Apparently this game is causing some overheating issues on PS3s and 360s

http://support.rockstargames.com/ent...g-in-l-a-noire

I think I'll try taking breaks every once in a while to hopefully not fry my system.

[Hydra]

Originally Posted by Gibb

Apparently this game is causing some overheating issues on PS3s and 360s

http://support.rockstargames.com/ent...g-in-l-a-noire

I think I'll try taking breaks every once in a while to hopefully not fry my system.

Rockstar are saying that it's the new update's fault for PS3.

[bt_refugee]

And their excuse for the 360 is....???

[Gibb]

Here is a decent article about the L.A. Noire lock ups and freezing issues:

http://videogamewriters.com/la-noire...rkaround-10886

Apparently Rockstar blamed the latest PS3 firmware 3.61 until they got a pile of 360 complaints about the same thing. They've changed their statement to give a short FAQ on how to workaround the problem, tho I'm not sure what it could do.

1.Delete L.A. Noire Game Data (not save data) from the PS3 Game Data Utility. On Xbox 360, clear the cache (My Xbox, System Settings, Device Options, Clear System Cache).
2.Create a temporary PS3 profile to ensure new save files are created. On Xbox 360, create a Silver Xbox Live Gamertag.
3.Launch L.A. Noire and try again. Try playing while signed out of PSN.
4.Check L.A. Noire disc for scratches, dust, dirt or other damage. Clean if necessary.
5.Check other game-discs on your PS3 or Xbox 360 to test whether it’s L.A. Noire or the console playing up.
6.Try your L.A. Noire disc in a different console

#6 makes me laugh, say what? You mean put my PS3 version of the game in my 360 and see if that works? Most people don't have 2 PS3s sitting at home, and even if they did, wouldn't you already be using the best one?

Maybe I'm in the clear, cause I played for maybe 3 and a half hours Tuesday night without problems. I do have a slim PS3 now, which doesn't seem to be having the issue like the older fat model PS3s.