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hey i was just wondering if anyone here is playing this, or what your thoughts are?

as for me i cannot say enough good things about this game!!!!

I have been hearing about it. some have been likening it to the original PQ games. I would be interested, but unfortunately, it is not being released on PC. I am not going to buy a console for one or two games, so I will have to pass.

I'm interested, but like Collector said, it's not being released (right now) on the PC. Fortunately, most games from Rockstar Games do get ported to the PC later on and I could easily see this happening with L.A. Noire.

Hmmm. I'm a big fan of noir films, fashions and books (Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett being two of my favourite authors), but notwithstanding this, I haven't heard of many computer games using the noir element (with the exception of Discworld Noir and Grim Fandango). I'm not surprised about this, though, since neither of these games was a major financial success. However, I very much hope that L.A. Noire beats the trend and becomes financially viable enough for Rockstar to consider porting to PC.

I've read that this game is basically an action-adventure/first person shooter. I'm a little surprised at this, as I thought that if you're creating a noir thriller as a computer game, you might have to make it as a puzzle-solving adventure? That said, there's certainly a bit of gun-waving in Chandler's books (although if someone pulls out a machine gun, I'd say that's probably stretching it a bit - please say it ain't so!)

I also read that the game's main character starts out as an a LAPD gumshoe. Again, I'm a bit surprised, as most classic noir antiheroes like Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe are the private-eye-type...? Then again, Marlowe spent quite a while working at the District Attorney's office of Los Angeles County, and certainly has a bit of pull with various PDs (even though they still keep him on a very tight leash!)

That said, I'm pleased to read that the game's soundtrack keeps the noir 'feel', using music by Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - which sounds right! (Pun not intended! *L*)

Thoughts?

Rath Darkblade wrote:Hmmm. I'm a big fan of noir films, fashions and books (Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett being two of my favourite authors), but notwithstanding this, I haven't heard of many computer games using the noir element (with the exception of Discworld Noir and Grim Fandango).

There is Noir, too. It has the subtitle of A Shadowy Thriller, but I have rarely heard it used. Unfortunately, it is one of the Director games that doesn't run on modern systems.

Adding it to my Christmas list.

Now if only Red Dead Redemption would come out for PC.

I may consider getting it. The atmosphere seems really incredible...

dotkel50 wrote:Adding it to my Christmas list.

Sigh... I'll have to add it to my Christmas list for next year, when game prices become more reasonable Down Under.

New-release games typically retail for $100 each. I can afford that, but these prices decrease to $50 within a year, so...

Valve just announced that L.A. Noire (plus all DLC) will be available on Steam soon. You can pre-purchase it now for 10% off the normal price.

I don't think this is a "Steam exclusive" game, but I don't know for sure. There are some non-Valve games that're sold in stores that still require Steam activation to work. Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Borderlands, for instance, are two such games.

It looks like the game has high system requirements and a piece of 3rd party DRM called GameShield. I'm sure it'll be on the in-store retail version and other online versions, as well.

Finally. I really didn't want to have to buy the console version. Quite a few console exclusive titles seem to be coming out on Steam now. Double Fine's Costume Quest just came out not long ago, Hothead's Deathspank used to be console-only. Maybe we'll get to see Brutal Legend as well.

Just so you all know, LA Noire doesn't have manual saves or quick saves. It just uses save points, like the GTA games.


In a game where your decisions matter (and they're supposed to, especially when interrogating suspects), I expect the ability to save when and where I want.

DeadPoolX wrote:In a game where your decisions matter (and they're supposed to, especially when interrogating suspects), I expect the ability to save when and where I want.

Agreed.