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L.A. Noire

Team Bondi, Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar North

2011•Strategy•PEGI 18•About 29 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuremysterythrillerdetectivehistoricalmafia/gangstermusic/dancerobots/ai/spacesportsfastunsavouryheavylineargrittybig & variedall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect a serious, expansive strategy game, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

86 / 100

1,060 ratings

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About This Game

L.A. Noire is a neo-noir detective action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games. It was initially released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms on 17 May 2011; a Microsoft Windows port was later released on 8 November 2011. 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—along with drawing inspiration from real-life...

Summary: IGDB

Story

Amid the post-war boom of Hollywood's Golden Age, Cole Phelps is an LAPD detective thrown headfirst into a city drowning in its own success. Corruption is rampant, the drug trade is exploding, and murder rates are at an all-time high. In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, racketeering conspiracies and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department to uncover a secret that could shake the city to its rotten core.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureMysteryThrillerDetectiveHistoricalMafia/gangsterMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceSportsAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

BaseballExplorationBloodySerial killerDetectiveMurderDeathMaze

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Details

Developers: Team Bondi, Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar North
Publishers: Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games
Released: 17 May 2011
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 15h rushed, 29h normally, 42h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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