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Team Bondi's L.A. NOIRE |OT| Watchin' Faces, Solvin' Cases
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pakkit said:
Haha, I enjoyed his 'theory' about Cole. It actually gives the dead open world and its denizens some reasoning to exist and function in the way they do.
I agree with that review; the game tries so hard to be grounded but does too much to make its artifices stick out.
And LA Noire has some serious pacing and storytelling issues. I think there was a lot of missed potential, but hopefully now that they don't have to worry about the tech side of things as much, they can concentrate more on other aspects. A great, ambitious first effort by the Bondi guys, but one with many issues.
Square Triangle
Member
Anyone have any tips on The Moose trophy, the killed with every gun trophy and the car collecting?
Only two holding me back from a platinum.
Only two holding me back from a platinum.
Square Triangle said:
For the "all weapons" trophy, there are two trickier weapons you have to use:
1) During the early bank robbery mission (when you're still a beat cop) you have to drop the shotgun you automatically start with and use the standard-issue revolver.
2) During the endgame, you have to kill at least one enemy with the flamethrower (lol) you can pick up in one of the rooms.
2) During the endgame, you have to kill at least one enemy with the flamethrower (lol) you can pick up in one of the rooms.
For the Moose trophy, you simply hang back as much as possible and try to cut through backyards and open areas, staying far away from her. Do not press X or R2 during the entire mission, and if you're caught, you have to exit back to the main menu and resume from the save file to make sure you can unlock the trophy.
Square Triangle
Member
Awesome thanks BeeDog!
So in the Gold Butterfly case it looks like I botched the last question on
and now it seems like there's nothing I can do except charge the other suspect. Is that what I have to do or am I missing something?
Edit: Went ahead and charged the other suspect and got "distinguished" even though I feel like I had no evidence against the guy. WTF is up with this case.
Edit2: Given the start of the next case I suspect I was supposed to be dissatisfied with my performance...
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Edit: Went ahead and charged the other suspect and got "distinguished" even though I feel like I had no evidence against the guy. WTF is up with this case.
Edit2: Given the start of the next case I suspect I was supposed to be dissatisfied with my performance...
Yeah you can. I got it on my first playthrough by just running around, standing behind walls/trees and running on the opposite side of the street, but always aiming at her.Dan said:
What you can't do is use cover and/or sit down to read the newspaper (aside the beginning when it's mandatory).
Weird. Pretty damned sure that's what I did.fernoca said:Yeah you can. I got it on my first playthrough by just running around, standing behind walls/trees and running on the opposite side of the street, but always aiming at her.
What you can't do is use cover and/or sit down to read the newspaper (aside the beginning when it's mandatory).
samus4ever
Banned
Made it up to Vice desk now. I don't know. The game isn't bad, but I don't feel compelled to play it more than an hour at a time. Once the initial wow factor is over, it's just so dull for most of the part. I don't even bother driving around the city any more because it's just a big waste of time. Does the game start to pick up when you get to Vice?
samus4ever said:
I'm towards the end of Homicide, and it still follows the same pattern. Investigate a scene, interrogate people, repeat both of those steps in new areas with a few chases mixed in.
I agree with the driving thing, I always make my partner drive when I can. I like the color palette of the city, but it's so empty and plain. I personally see no reason to do the driving myself, unless I wanted to stretch out the length of the game. I mean, you can't even run over people, so whats the point.
Some say yes, some never..in my case, it never slowed-down was; and still a blast.samus4ever said:
In the end, play it on your terms and at your own pace. Don't force yourself to like it or even finish it; if there's a time when you're not enjoying it at all.
Well, you're in for a few surprises (gameplay -wise)...Snuggler said:
...and you can run over people...heck there's an achievement for breaking havoc all over the city, and running people counts towards injuries.fernoca said:
It just depends on how willing your are to put up with doing the same routine again and again. I would say that I like the game so far, but I'm definitely starting to feel the fatigue, and it doesn't help that I'm clearly chasing loose ends that will be solved later in the game.
samus4ever
Banned
Snuggler said:
One aspect of the driving I didn't understand was what's the point of having the siren? No one gets out of the way! You just end up crashing into people when you are in a chase or trying to get to a side mission call and all the damage makes your case ranking go down.
samus4ever said:
The cars only move to the right lane, so stay in the left. There's still some shitty drivers that just stop in the middle of an intersection though, if you really don't want to get any penalties just have your partner drive because the civilians are horrendous.
StevePharma
Member
Papercuts said:
Probably a good representation of 1940's driving capabilities of most people
Acquiescence
Member
PigSpeakers said:
It certainly proved itself essential in some of my interrogations.
Papercuts said:
For what seems like really simple AI they do some really stupid things. The stopping in the middle of an intersection is ridiculous, like they do it on purpose. The other one is oncoming cars waiting, waiting, waiting, then turning into your path just as you get near them.
The siren helps a little.
Snuggler said:
The only real reason to drive around is to hit the Street Crimes, but those are just crappy condensed gameplay segments, and LA Noire's gunplay and driving are hardly stand-outs.
The city does look nice and some environments are packed with cool incidental details appropriate to the period, but it's all on the surface.
It's like the Kill Screen review said - with a city so dead, mostly due to the player as Cole having such limited interactivity with it and the citizens, it feels more like a pretty ghost town.
Kill Screen said:
Haunted Tank
Member
What is that subtle "whoop whoop" sound supposed that to be, that you hear in the background almost constantly?
Square Triangle
Member
18 cars and I'm done. DONE.
Why did it all have to be randomized =(
Why did it all have to be randomized =(
Square Triangle
Member
Omg, is GAF done with L.A. Noire already? Never really seen a new release thread get all quiet.
I only need 8 cars damn it!
Ford V8 Sedan
Mercury Custom
Lincoln Model K Convertible Roadster
Buick Ambulance (I have NEVER seen this drive around)
International Police Wagon
International KB8 (I guess there are two version of this truck?)
I only need 8 cars damn it!
Ford V8 Sedan
Mercury Custom
Lincoln Model K Convertible Roadster
Buick Ambulance (I have NEVER seen this drive around)
International Police Wagon
International KB8 (I guess there are two version of this truck?)
indigo-cyclops
Member
What reason is there to even continue? I lost interest in this game days ago when I realized how shallow and contrived it all was.
Bummer, I know. I tried my best to enjoy it.
Bummer, I know. I tried my best to enjoy it.
D
Deleted member 80556
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INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
I think we were all expecting too much out of it, and eventually we saw that it was just too good to be true. Hopefully if there's a next game, Team Bondi and Rockstar can fix and improve the formula of the game.
Square Triangle
Member
INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
Oh I completely agree, and my previous posts in this thread back up the same shit you're saying too. It's just I'm OCD with collecting items in games. lol.
VistraNorrez
Member
I started playing the game a few days ago. I'm on Homicide right now. Really enjoying it. I haven't seen anything yet with the interrogations where I thought Cole was being an out of character dick. His character is a dick. I mean when you use doubt Cole is trying to get the characters to admit they are concealing information, it would be out of character if he wasn't aggressive about it as I'm not sure how he's going to get them to admit anything otherwise. But I did suggest earlier in this thread that in a sequel they should have a passive doubt and aggressive doubt option. Still seems like a good idea, and I always like more options.
I'm terribly inconsistent with my interrogations too. I either do great or poorly. I can definitely see myself playing at least some of the cases again if just to see the different dialogue during the interrogations.
I do like the LA of 47, too. It's pretty neat driving around and seeing landmarks. I'm definitely glad they have it in the game and subsequently happy that a lot of you aren't programmers over there at Rockstar/Team Bondi.
And I actually like the street crimes. I thought it was smart to make them small short diversions. I do sometimes have my partner drive, though, when I just want to get the game moving. I do like that the on foot chases are very smooth about and ladders and such. It's sort of like being on a ride, especially with the pre-programmed obstacles that get in your way.
A lot of people say the story shits the bed, so I'm just trying to enjoy it for the investigation and interrogation, but so far so good.
I'm terribly inconsistent with my interrogations too. I either do great or poorly. I can definitely see myself playing at least some of the cases again if just to see the different dialogue during the interrogations.
I do like the LA of 47, too. It's pretty neat driving around and seeing landmarks. I'm definitely glad they have it in the game and subsequently happy that a lot of you aren't programmers over there at Rockstar/Team Bondi.
And I actually like the street crimes. I thought it was smart to make them small short diversions. I do sometimes have my partner drive, though, when I just want to get the game moving. I do like that the on foot chases are very smooth about and ladders and such. It's sort of like being on a ride, especially with the pre-programmed obstacles that get in your way.
A lot of people say the story shits the bed, so I'm just trying to enjoy it for the investigation and interrogation, but so far so good.
Hell no, my favorite game this year...at the moment.Square Triangle said:
I just finished A Slip of the Tongue..dumb "thing"..and darn, missed one achievement for that case, will need to look around for tips to get it!
Going to look for the remaining 9 cars during the rest of this days (and badges, etc.)...just that I don't want to drag the thread around around too much by posting my overly-positive impressions of the game. XD
I also got Black Ops with all the DLC and FFXIII for really cheap; to play LA Noire less...so I'm alternating games.
EDIT:
And got it now!
Was "Nowhere in a Hurry"..I did the exact same thing earlier though he took a slightly different route originally, so maybe that influenced not getting the achievement the first time.
EDIT: Added "thing" instead of the gender of a dumb character...
Square Triangle
Member
fernoca said:
Dude. Spoiler. Tag.
DarkChronic
Member
Still playing, got about 3 or 4 more cases to go. Just finished the 2nd Arson case.
Honestly, I'm enjoying the game a ton. I've put around 22 hours into it and I think I have 4 more side missions to complete.
I really am enjoying the story (despite the complaints). Very interested to see how it all wraps up.
When all is said and done, the game has been a blast. Not sure if/when I'll replay it, but it was a great ride for me.
Honestly, I'm enjoying the game a ton. I've put around 22 hours into it and I think I have 4 more side missions to complete.
I really am enjoying the story (despite the complaints). Very interested to see how it all wraps up.
When all is said and done, the game has been a blast. Not sure if/when I'll replay it, but it was a great ride for me.
There's no spoiler in what I said I said..the "dumb thing" is not a direct spoiler...Square Triangle said:
Wait..the sex/gender of the person was the spoiler? it's very minor character that I found funny...will remove the "gender of the dumb person" of it just in case.... it wasn't a spoiler. XD
NullPointer
Member
One small nitpick, but I would have preferred if the log was actually in your little book instead of having to press start. I didn't even know it was there until I was pretty far into the game.Acquiescence said:
VistraNorrez said:
I'm a sucker for open world. This game does nothing with the open world, unless you're an LA resident and get a kick out of seeing recognizable landmarks, or really enjoy collectibles.
40s LA is always a great setting, but this is a game that would have actually benefited from going linear. It has issues with pacing and storytelling and the non-interactive open world design doesn't help, especially if you're going to do a lot of driving. You barely even have to see the open world; they put a skip-to option in there that allows you to skip every driving bit except chases. The open world design just isn't meaningful.
Just played the Slip of the Tongue and Naked City cases. Both were awesome. Can't wait for the Arson and Reefer Madness cases.
Same. It's why I'm not minding going back for all the free roam achievements (finish street crimes, all cars, landmarks, etc.) the city looks great.VistraNorrez said:
Well, jumped back into car-hunting...back to the remaining/last 5 cars. (Was there 2 days ago, before quitting and the game not saving up to that moment)...
It's 11:20 PM right now...let's see how many hours it takes to find those 5 cars.. XD ..will edit when I'm finished.
EDIT: 2:50 AM! Done! XD
A little longer than expected in some way..mostly because of the disc-swapping (some cars seems to only appear during specific cases/desks) and having to restart.
Also got the achievement for driving 194.7 miles.
Now..only remaining things to do are:
-Landmarks (10)
-Filmreels (50)
-Street crimes (19)
-One guy wit hevery gun (??)
-Badges (18 -to unlock an outfit)
It's 11:20 PM right now...let's see how many hours it takes to find those 5 cars.. XD ..will edit when I'm finished.
EDIT: 2:50 AM! Done! XD
A little longer than expected in some way..mostly because of the disc-swapping (some cars seems to only appear during specific cases/desks) and having to restart.
Also got the achievement for driving 194.7 miles.
Now..only remaining things to do are:
-Landmarks (10)
-Filmreels (50)
-Street crimes (19)
-One guy wit hevery gun (??)
-Badges (18 -to unlock an outfit)
Zeliard said:
OK, that Kill Screen review is hilarious. Thanks for mentioning it, otherwise I wouldn't have seen it. I agree with the review, but I'm still enjoying LA Noire more than GTA IV (mostly because Niko Belic is such an unappealing and contradictory protagonist I really hated having to play as him for hours in that game). RDR is a better open world game than Noire is, for sure.
In my ideal world, Rockstar would just stick to period pieces like RDR and Noire. I love their re-imaginings of the past.
Zoso
It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely time.
I'm on my second playthrough. A few cases into homicide. This is one of my favorite games I've played this gen. I seriously love it!
Sad to see so much of GAF not like it, but I understand most of their complaints. Doesn't mean I agree with them though : )
Getting all the cars was a piece of cake for me. I only had 15 to go once I beat the game and they were all in the correct location according to the guide I used. Some of them took a few reloads to appear, but in general I found that achievement easy.
Sad to see so much of GAF not like it, but I understand most of their complaints. Doesn't mean I agree with them though : )
Getting all the cars was a piece of cake for me. I only had 15 to go once I beat the game and they were all in the correct location according to the guide I used. Some of them took a few reloads to appear, but in general I found that achievement easy.
revolverjgw
Member
It's so weird that they put so much effort and painstaking detail into the city and the landmarks, and into making so many cars... there's so little incentive to bother exploring, I bet most players will never bother to see much of it. They should have funneled their resources into other areas of the game. The world doesn't need to be so huge and totally open.
fernoca said:Darn..that's nice..no Nook or Kindle.. :?
Anything similar to be able to get them...PDF?
Amazon has a Kindle reading app for PC desktops and Android Smartphones/IPhones, so you can still read the book if you don't have an actual Kindle (I actually read most of my Kindle purchases on my G2 phone - the Kindle app is quite nice). Don't know about Nook.
Kindle Reading Apps for about every platform under the sun.
Nook Apps
burgerdog said:
Sounds about right. I reached Arson (Next desk after Vice) and was on about 17hrs. Think the game is close to 20ish.
I've hit a brink wall. Start of 2nd Case in Arson.
While searching the first house I get told to talk to the neighbours. I've talked to the man on the left who didn't like the victims and got all the info I could. Music still plays around the house. I had vibration hints turned off but have since turned them on. Can't find anything and when I talk to my parnter he says I should question the neighbours but I've exhausted the only dot on the map.
Is there another house I should go to? DOn't want to leave with potential clues left around but there is nothing vibrating or chiming, just constant background music.
Is there another house I should go to? DOn't want to leave with potential clues left around but there is nothing vibrating or chiming, just constant background music.