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Team Bondi's L.A. NOIRE |OT| Watchin' Faces, Solvin' Cases
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it almost might have been better if Team Bondi made the three options:Tobor said:
Believe
Intimidate
Disprove
Or something like that. I think a lot of people are viewing Doubt as a "lite" form of Lie. "I don't think I have the evidence, so maybe I can get at least something out of them by doubting them". Doubt is really intimidate often.. or badger
Check the inner ring of the disc. Sometimes they'll crack- a manufacturing defect that propagates as the disc is used. Everything will be fine at first, but once the crack reaches the data portion of the disc it won't load up.netguy503 said:
Just my guess from prior experience.
Shorty11857
Member
Got the game today and played about 3 hours of it; love it so far. Playing it in black and white and it's quite the good looking game and the facial animations are incredible.
Shooting isn't great but I've gotten used to it and I'm really enjoying the game. One thing that annoyed me though was when I was chasing someone I was given my gun so I assumed I was meant to shoot them in the leg or something; didn't work out...
Shooting isn't great but I've gotten used to it and I'm really enjoying the game. One thing that annoyed me though was when I was chasing someone I was given my gun so I assumed I was meant to shoot them in the leg or something; didn't work out...
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Kintaro said:
Phoenix Wright stuff/PC adventure game elements in a fully realized 3D world with full control over your character sounds like a pretty unique experience to me.
He's an asshole. Before I got him as a partner and when I did.Plasmid said:Okay, so i'm now on arson, and oh my god, FUCK ROY, seriously, ratting cole out? Fuck him, this is literally killing the game for me.
I knew that guy was a scumbag and it didn't make Vice very enjoyable having him around.
plagiarize
Banned
on SOME people you chase, as you aim at them, a meter fills up. you don't want to shoot at them, you want to keep aiming at them. if you can fill the meter, then you'll fire a warning shot in the air and they will give up trying to run away (yes, the mechanic makes no sense, but whatever).Shorty11857 said:
if there is no meter when you aim at them, it means you have to chase them until a scripted event occurs.
mickcenary
Member
borghe said:
Okay. I agree with pretty much everything you just said
. I apologise for struggling to sufficiently articulate what I meant and I thank you for being so able in articulating yourself!And yes, I do agree that my 'album analogy' was somewhat harsh in retrospect. What I'm getting at, I guess, is that the shooting segments in this game make sense; they're a welcome change of pace from all the questioning and interrogating and walking around and pressing X, etc. I'd definitely think it fitting for shootouts to occasionally pop up in a somewhat rogue detective's career - especially in the context of a video game. The problem is that they're really not good. At all. Ha. And the fact that I know what COULD have been is what kills me.
I won't lie. I like shooting things in video games. I've also learned that I love being a detective now, as well. It's just a shame that these 2 facets of gameplay are at polar opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of quality and execution. I mean, there's not much else to do in an open-world. I guess this game isn't right up my alley as I was maybe hoping. Like I've said, I think I'd have a vastly different opinion had the game consisted 100% of what it does so well, rather than seemingly tacking on an open-world and lackluster mechanics.
AH, WELL. More power to those who are enjoying it!
VeryGooster
Banned
Sometimes I stay a long time on one question. It can help to pause and check the log for the last statement and use the right stick to see the person of interest's face while reviewing evidence. It's somewhat useful when you want to distinguish between lie and doubt. From my experience (I'm on my second vice case), liars don't want to look at Phelps, people who aren't completely sure or honest make "derp" faces, but naturally always check your list of clues.
Edit: Oh yeah. I chased a suspect down the street, who TRIPPED OVER PEOPLE IN A RESTAURANT and FELL TO THE FLOOR. I had no button prompts to arrest him or a cut to scene to arrest him. I had to chase him some more until I could tackle him. What the fuck, man?
Edit: Oh yeah. I chased a suspect down the street, who TRIPPED OVER PEOPLE IN A RESTAURANT and FELL TO THE FLOOR. I had no button prompts to arrest him or a cut to scene to arrest him. I had to chase him some more until I could tackle him. What the fuck, man?
Agent White
Member
the drawings on the wall in the room of the 2 little girls are disturbing lol
Shorty11857
Member
plagiarize said:
Ah cool thanks, was wondering how you pull off a warning shot
I'm hoping the story keeps up quality wise, Red Dead was a bit of a roller coaster in terms of quality
SuperSonic1305
Member
I had am amazing end to the first Homicide case.
Galloway was shooting at Mendez's car until the engine blew. His car flew into the air sideways, landed on top of my car until I hit the breaks and it slipped off. I then got out and arrested him while his car was missing all the doors and windows
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Hey Xbox 360 guys!
I was wondering what kind of DVD case does this game come with?
Is it the:
3 discs stacked on one spindle
2 discs stacked on spindle & one on a flap
1 disc on a spindle & 2 on a flap
or
1 on spindle & 2 in trash bag
??
I know its trivial but this is something im really interested in.
Also, is there really a framerate problem, or is it something people are nitpicking about?
I was wondering what kind of DVD case does this game come with?
Is it the:
3 discs stacked on one spindle
2 discs stacked on spindle & one on a flap
1 disc on a spindle & 2 on a flap
or
1 on spindle & 2 in trash bag
??
I know its trivial but this is something im really interested in.
Also, is there really a framerate problem, or is it something people are nitpicking about?
MarleyManiac
Member
1 disc on a spindle & 2 on a flap
BobsRevenge
I do not avoid women, GAF, but I do deny them my essence.
Pretty sure that's scripted, but it is awesome. Happened to me too.SuperSonic1305 said:
Just finished the
Case and now I'm running out of steam... I'm just not motivated to finish the game. The game is too repetitive for my tastes and the cases just aren't interesting enough.
Please tell me it gets better. Does it change up a bit when I become Vice or Arson?
The Studio Secretary Murder
Please tell me it gets better. Does it change up a bit when I become Vice or Arson?
So I'm done for today. Played most of this afternoon and have hit the 21% mark. My impressions thus far:
+ The facial animations are just fantastic. Usually I turn subtitles on to skip the voice acting because it becomes really boring to me. In this I don't have them on at all - the cutscenes and the dialog are fantastic. Of course there is going to be some disparity between the paralinguistic movements and the rest of the body. Generally though it's seemed fine.
+ The graphics are good, though not great. Some textures look a bit rough on the floor (litter on the road, for example) but apart from that it's nice.
+ Driving and running/walking mechanics seem really good. I picked up the driving straight away, and can go around corners perfectly with skidding out (break). I also like that the game forces you to walk: it definitely adds to the realism, even to the extent of walking down/up stairs (a pet hate of mine has been when a character walks up stairs and they skip about five steps during each stride).
+ So far cases seem really interesting. The core structure is the same - search, interrogate, arrest - but with the variation in dialogue and the chase scenes littered throughout reach case feels different to me. Chases scenes are actually brilliant because they are very tense and pressure-focused, especially when
.
- Cover mechanics are very average. I keep wanting to run out from cover by holding forward like Mass Effect, not slide around the cover by holding RB and up and then holding forward to run. I guess this is the only point where I wish you would run automatically.
- Similarly, the shooting is really barebones. It's very much like RDR, which is bad in my opinion. I don't really like having just a small dot in the middle of my screen for every single weapon whether it's automatic or semi-automatic. There's also no ammo counter which seemed a bit dumb.
- L.A. itself does need some work. The street crime/cases are alright, the unlockable cars are average (they're very similar, and you can't view one in the menu and select it to drive in Free Roam say) and day/night transitions would be nice. Just basic things could add a lot more.
- Regarding unlockables I think you have to be the type of player who inherently likes to search for additional content. I was actually looking for a
and found something else (
). I do like the
though, and how they're changed around for you from time to time.
That's it for now I think. Undoubtedly I will think of something as soon as I post this. One thing I would like to say it that I think the Rockstar label has been both very good and very bad. When journalists are reporting that this is a game from Rockstar, the casual consumer will just think they developed it and will then expect a fundamental GTA experience. L.A. Noire just isn't like that, despite borrowing some elements, and very much relies on a more linear experience to convey the authentic detective model. As the media have said, being able to massacre L.A. would fit into the Noire experience.
+ The facial animations are just fantastic. Usually I turn subtitles on to skip the voice acting because it becomes really boring to me. In this I don't have them on at all - the cutscenes and the dialog are fantastic. Of course there is going to be some disparity between the paralinguistic movements and the rest of the body. Generally though it's seemed fine.
+ The graphics are good, though not great. Some textures look a bit rough on the floor (litter on the road, for example) but apart from that it's nice.
+ Driving and running/walking mechanics seem really good. I picked up the driving straight away, and can go around corners perfectly with skidding out (break). I also like that the game forces you to walk: it definitely adds to the realism, even to the extent of walking down/up stairs (a pet hate of mine has been when a character walks up stairs and they skip about five steps during each stride).
+ So far cases seem really interesting. The core structure is the same - search, interrogate, arrest - but with the variation in dialogue and the chase scenes littered throughout reach case feels different to me. Chases scenes are actually brilliant because they are very tense and pressure-focused, especially when
you are running at the top of the movie set and the wooden bridge falls behind you
- Cover mechanics are very average. I keep wanting to run out from cover by holding forward like Mass Effect, not slide around the cover by holding RB and up and then holding forward to run. I guess this is the only point where I wish you would run automatically.
- Similarly, the shooting is really barebones. It's very much like RDR, which is bad in my opinion. I don't really like having just a small dot in the middle of my screen for every single weapon whether it's automatic or semi-automatic. There's also no ammo counter which seemed a bit dumb.
- L.A. itself does need some work. The street crime/cases are alright, the unlockable cars are average (they're very similar, and you can't view one in the menu and select it to drive in Free Roam say) and day/night transitions would be nice. Just basic things could add a lot more.
- Regarding unlockables I think you have to be the type of player who inherently likes to search for additional content. I was actually looking for a
police badge
golden film reel
different suits
That's it for now I think. Undoubtedly I will think of something as soon as I post this. One thing I would like to say it that I think the Rockstar label has been both very good and very bad. When journalists are reporting that this is a game from Rockstar, the casual consumer will just think they developed it and will then expect a fundamental GTA experience. L.A. Noire just isn't like that, despite borrowing some elements, and very much relies on a more linear experience to convey the authentic detective model. As the media have said, being able to massacre L.A. would fit into the Noire experience.
borghe said:it almost might have been better if Team Bondi made the three options:
Believe
Intimidate
Disprove
Or something like that. I think a lot of people are viewing Doubt as a "lite" form of Lie. "I don't think I have the evidence, so maybe I can get at least something out of them by doubting them". Doubt is really intimidate often.. or badger
I think what you're saying is position the choice as what you will do, rather than what you think? Explicitly state the character's reaction?
Rusty:JambiBum said:I miss Rusty already
Don't make any assumptions until you've seen all the evidence.
Cole: What have we got?
Coroner:
Dead female, strangled.
IT WAS PROBABLY THE BOYFRIEND.
Cole: What have we got?
Coroner:
Dead female, beaten.
IT WAS PROBABLY THE HUSBAND.
Cole: What have we got?
Coroner:
Dead female, stabbed.
IT WAS PROBABLY THE SPOUSE.
Cole: What have we got?
Coroner:
Dead female, strangled.
TRUST ME, IT'S ALWAYS THE BOYFRIEND.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
vidal said:
Rusty:
9 out of 10 Domestics, Cole.
Honestly, it didn't even matter to me. If you're an OCD gamer like me, you like to check every inch of a crime scene anyway regardless of whether the piece of evidence is relevant or irrelevant. I can't imagine how manyAtruvius said:
bottles
JetBlackPanda
Member
Wario64 said:
DoctorWho said:
It just seems like things happen without much development. And I agree with the person complaining about the ending.
imo it felt like it got worse the more I kept playing. I still enjoyed it but whatever. I don't get a hard-on for Rockstar stories though
speculawyer
Member
I was wondering what that meter was for.plagiarize said:
Do you have to pull the trigger to shoot the warning shot or is it automatic?
TheFuryMGS3
Banned
Wario64 said:
Didn't it feel disjointed and undercooked? Coming from the epicness that was RDR it feels like the story telling was the weakest part
TheFuryMGS3
Banned
Wario64 said:
To be honest
it fell apart for me during the homicide cases when I realized the killer was a bar temp after the second case in the series. It was further eroded with the awful affair, I had no idea who the german lady was prior besides that she preformed. The worst was the ending......... It was so flat. I don't care that cole died.......
Interfectum
Member
massive spoiler... lol wow
TheFuryMGS3
Banned
Shit! sorry
JetBlackPanda
Member
it would be nice if Spoiler could be a button like Bold when creating a thread so that stuff doesn't happen.
Slackbladder
Member
Getting this tomorrow.
But I must ask. Why are Rockstar not doing PC versions anymore? Did the criticism they received from GTA4 put them off? I really can't see any other reason. Or are they just lazy?
But I must ask. Why are Rockstar not doing PC versions anymore? Did the criticism they received from GTA4 put them off? I really can't see any other reason. Or are they just lazy?