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Why LA Noire's Success Means Awful Games in the Future

VGW: While L.A. Noire certainly deserved all of the success it received, I’m very fearful about what type of games we could see in the future trying to capitalize upon that success. L.A. Noire is a game that took six years to develop. Six years of research, development, casting, rehearsal, recording, and putting the pieces together. With this game suddenly creating a market for interrogation-based gameplay, it’s certainly not out of the question that we may see several developers rush to attempt to cash in on L.A. Noire‘s success.

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NYC_Gamer4734d ago

i hope the success of this game encourage studios to be more creative

DaTruth4734d ago

I see what he's saying though; without the six years, they will surely "F" it up when they rush it out in 1-2 years!

DarkTower8054734d ago

Not so true DaTruth. Once the building blocks for new tech are in place it becomes easier and easier down the road. Great games can be made in 2-3 years, but I think that's the minimum.

BeOneWithTheGun4734d ago

I loved the facial animation thing but I thought the rest of the game was such a bore. Now, if they took the facial animation thing and put it in, oh, say Skyrim. THEN it would be great.

I'm not being a dick but man the game really was a snorefest. Good voice acting and all but the side missions were, what, 45 seconds long? The city was beautiful but all cardboard! You couldn't go in 98% of the stores and houses.

I don't know. I like innovative games and really loved Heavy Rain. It was fresh animations PLUS great game play and immersion and choices meant something.

snipes1014734d ago

#BeOne...

There was gameplay in Heavy Rain? What was I missing when I was playing all those QTE's? Don't get me wrong I loved teh story, but I don't think there was much in there in terms of game play.

BLAKHOODe4734d ago

I guess that depends on your definition of creative. LA Noire is as repetitive as hell. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the game.. to a degree, but the fun factor dropped drastically as I did the samething case after case. Look for clues, talk to witnesses/suspects, drive to another destination, inwhich case I was usually interrupted in doing so by a street crime popping up requiring me to drive in the opposite direction I was already heading - shoot whoever at the street crime, then return to heading back to where I was heading before HOPING another street crime didn't pop up. That's the jist of the game. Sure, it was innovative with the facial features, but it wasn't crazy creative in any other aspects.

nix4734d ago (Edited 4734d ago )

thank god. i feared this exact thing would happen and thus didn't buy the game.

well at least i learnt something from GTAIV.

snipes1014734d ago

Well, what the hell else did detectives in the fifties do? You basically outlined their job description. I think you more or less were looking for more variety in the ways you did those things.

About the street crimes: you know you didn't have to do those right? I think I'd done like, 5 when the story was done.

xtremexx4734d ago

Hopefully developers will try and out do this, maybe they will take it a step further and instead of recording the face maybe the whole body for more realistic movements

mindedone4734d ago

This picture says it all. You have to wonder if everyone having a collar or some necklace was an artistic choice or a design one. Everyone looked like they had their heads surgically removed at the neck and placed on robotic bodies.

The neck movements did not match the movements of the shoulder and body, and in cases like above, sometimes they weren't even the right proportion.

CYBERSNAKE4734d ago

Yeah but imagine if the 'right' company used the technology of LA Noire. Think of an RPG like Fallout or Mass Effect, where you could befriend someone and they might betray you later on so you would have to watch out for signs of lying when talking to them.

BIGBOSS084734d ago

that would be AMAZING! why does it have to mean awful games. other developers can now use this technology and outdo la noire and make better games.

outwar60104734d ago

that would be awesome or if you befriend someone and they're reliable or if you build up enemies by being a jerk

Pintheshadows4734d ago

Your awesome idea could have endless possibilities. Unfortunately I can only offer one bubble vote.

RankFTW4734d ago

Or even going one step further they could release a peripheral with the game that you strap to your face and then your emotions get shown in games. Imagine playing an FPS and seeing the look on someones face when you gank them haha. Ofc this will never happen but it's worth a laugh.

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Tony P4734d ago

I like how the title was changed to make the article sound more controversial. Classy. /s

Redlogic4734d ago

Let's hope that if a developer does decides to go down the road that LA Noire did, they do it responsibly and not just for profit. It's a delicate process and if it's not treated as such then yes we could see some awful games based loosely on the LA Noire tech. Now, use responsibly, the possibilities really could be endless...i'd love to see this tech in sports games. They would really be able to express the emotion behind winning and losing...rpg's would be amazing with this tech as well (just like Cybersnake said)...I guess we will see what the future holds.

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Play L.A. Noire Free With Your GTA+ Membership

L.A. Noire is coming to the library of free games available to GTA+ Members on Thursday, May 2.

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TheColbertinator18d ago

Great game that unfortunately was only made once

anast18d ago

I would day 1 New York or Chicago Noir even LA Noir 2.

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L.A. Noire And Bully — Rockstar's Lost Gems That Deserve A Sequel As Much As GTA

Hanzala from eXputer: "I do appreciate GTA 6, Rockstar, but if I could trade it for a new L.A. Noire or a Bully game, I'd do so in a heartbeat."

Skuletor44d ago

How are they lost? You can get L.A. Noire on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch and Bully is on the PS5 and Xbox Series too.

Psychonaut8544d ago

I want a new Manhunt game. But that will never happen.

Demetrius44d ago

Mfs are too sensitive nowadays and would cry instead of being concerned bout real world problems

Demetrius44d ago

Whenever gta 6 launch we won't be getting another rockstar title for another 10 years lol but on the positive side they bou to come back n show how open world supposed to be done 🔥

Skuletor44d ago

I won't expect any singleplayer DLC like IV's The Lost & Damned or The Ballad of Gay Tony after it launches either

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12 Years Later, L.A. Noire is Still an Excellent Experience

There was a lot to love about Rockstar and Team Bondi's 2011 open world title.

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shinoff2183150d ago

One I never finished. I've been looking at the ps4 version off Amazon the last few months just never bit

Knightofelemia149d ago

It's worth playing LA Noire is one of my favorite Rockstar games. But I would also check out pawnshops or thrift stores if you want the game dirt cheap. Someone may have been dumb enough to dump the game.

andy85149d ago

Baffles me when people have these opinions about acclaimed games 😂

RhinoGamer88150d ago

100% agree... not perfect, but an engaging/refreshing experience.

sagapo149d ago

Agree, at time of release those facial expressions were amazing! They still hold strong even today imo.
The game on its own was good. Something fresh, but sidequests were a bit meh after a while.

Nacho_Z149d ago

I picked it up on sale recently, going to play it next summer. I'll get more out of it this time, first time around I treated the open world like it was GTA and goofed about, whereas now I'll play it with more respect. RDR2 has trained me well.

I also hadn't read Raymond Chandler at the time so presumably that'll add another layer of enjoyment too.

1nsomniac149d ago (Edited 149d ago )

Absolutely stunning game. So underrated. Played through it again last year and it still stands up so well. Like many of rockstars games it’s actually a far better experience on PC. I didn’t enjoy it as much on console. Completed it at least 3 times on pc.

The rumours of a sequel are awesome news despite the fact I think Rockstar are now the shell of the company they once were.

SyntheticForm149d ago

Team Bondi made a hell of a game.

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