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Evil Vito 05-19-2011 11:04 AM

<font color=goldenrod>I have an older 360. Better not give me any issues. :mad:

Loving the game so far. Hella addicting. I'm pretty bad at reading people but it hasn't affected the outcomes to this point. Different paths can be taken in each case so there's a ton of replayability.</font>

Purgatory 05-19-2011 03:39 PM

Mines a 2008 and I'm about an hour and a half into it. Awesome so far

D Mac 05-19-2011 03:42 PM

Don't trust Ask the Community when it comes to interrigations. They've made me pick the wrong one every time. :mad:

ClockShot 05-19-2011 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3528240)
Sony cannot catch a break right now.

If you have a 60/80gb PS3 with the latest firmware, don't play this. It's overheating the console.

I got a first batch 60gb and played mine for about an hour and a half today. Didn't skip a beat or start humming/blowing loudly.

Emperor Smeat 05-19-2011 07:06 PM

Rockstar takes back their statement of blaming or co-blaming the newest PSN update after numerous complaints involving the Xbox 360 version sort of hurt the claim of the game not causing the problem.

Some reports are saying Sony might have forced Rockstar to re-issue their statement due to Sony not wanting more bad publicity and once it was found out Xbox 360 were also suffering the same issue at around the same rate.

They are currently working on solving the problem with an update but it still has been shown to be more of a problem with older PS3/Xbox 360 models than the Slims or Elites. Current solution for Xbox 360 owners is to clear the cache to see if it helps to solve thr problem until the patch is ready.

http://kotaku.com/5803654/rockstar-n...s3-overheating
http://kotaku.com/5803461/is-la-noir...g-up-xbox-360s

Evil Vito 05-19-2011 07:11 PM

<font color=goldenrod>Holy shit, didn't expect Disc 1 to be finished that quickly. Makes me feel like I'm already 1/3 of the way through the game.</font> :(

ClockShot 05-19-2011 08:32 PM

Stupid question.

Is there some sort of clock in this game? If so, how do I know what time it is? Going back to do a few street cases and they're time sensitive.

Evil Vito 05-20-2011 12:28 AM

<font color=goldenrod>So uhhhhhh (in the Homicide section now).</font>

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Are you supposed to get the Golden Butterfly case wrong? I convicted the husband and got reamed at for fucking up by the boss.

So I went to the Dashboard and tried re-playing the interrogations to see what would happen. Got more questions right on the second go-around obv, but still was only able to convict the husband.

Guessing this is just one of those moments where you are supposed to hit a speed bump for the sake of the game - just wanted to clarify.

#BROKEN Hasney 05-20-2011 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Vito 22 (Post 3528787)
<font color=goldenrod>Holy shit, didn't expect Disc 1 to be finished that quickly. Makes me feel like I'm already 1/3 of the way through the game.</font> :(

Disc 2 is much longer, seemingly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Vito 22 (Post 3528994)
<font color=goldenrod>So uhhhhhh (in the Homicide section now).</font>

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Are you supposed to get the Golden Butterfly case wrong? I convicted the husband and got reamed at for fucking up by the boss.

So I went to the Dashboard and tried re-playing the interrogations to see what would happen. Got more questions right on the second go-around obv, but still was only able to convict the husband.

Guessing this is just one of those moments where you are supposed to hit a speed bump for the sake of the game - just wanted to clarify.

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If it's the case I'm thinking of, then when you investigate the bar, make sure to go out the back entrance after questioning.

LoDownM 05-20-2011 03:23 AM

Bah, had my first lock up with this tonight, don't know if it was a heating problem or not since I had only been playing for an hour and was playing for 4 straight the other day with no problems.

Evil Vito 05-20-2011 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3529035)
Disc 2 is much longer, seemingly.



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If it's the case I'm thinking of, then when you investigate the bar, make sure to go out the back entrance after questioning.

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Nah, no bar in this case. But I think my problem was something similar. Guessing I missed a piece of evidence that would have allowed me to ask another question and ultimately charge the pervert guy.


Certainly adds to the replayability. Already looking forward to giving that case another try to see what I missed.</font>

CSL 05-20-2011 12:31 PM

Just picked it up. Had no idea the pre-order Badge Pursuit challenge schtick meant getting some film negatives in a little pouch with some locations on. Pretty swish. PS Store needs to get back online already for the bonus cases though. See you in a week or so.

Drakul 05-20-2011 03:08 PM

Starting to feel compelled to buy the game with all the positive reaction surrounding it but I've DNF out soon so I'll have to wait.

CSL 05-20-2011 03:52 PM

only about half hour in but not a fan of how 'linear' it seems, seems like there's only one right way/one right answer etc, no chance to work around mistakes you make in interviews, interrogations etc. Could be wrong, only just about to start what I assume will be my first 'proper' case

The Mask 05-20-2011 05:34 PM

so is it any good? cba reading the first page.

Emperor Smeat 05-20-2011 06:44 PM

:rofl: The Creative Director for Far Cry 2 tried to trash the game on Twitter even though he only played 1 hour of the game.

Quote:

"1 [hour in to L.A. Noire]. Moriarty was right re games as kitsch. Derivative, uninspired, narcissistic. Nothing original to say, & said badly."
Kitsch basically means something that is worthless or a crappy copy of something else.

So far just him and the creator or producer for Heavy Rain have trashed the game. Heavy Rain creator/producer tried to trash it saying the facial and gameplay style was inferior to Heavy Rain even though Rockstar's uses a better engine.

http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/8...-for-la-noire/

#BROKEN Hasney 05-20-2011 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSL (Post 3529466)
only about half hour in but not a fan of how 'linear' it seems, seems like there's only one right way/one right answer etc, no chance to work around mistakes you make in interviews, interrogations etc. Could be wrong, only just about to start what I assume will be my first 'proper' case

There are multiple ways to do some cases, just not all.

I like that it's linear though, there's no way in hell they could have done motile endings for everything and have this brilliant a narrative unless it came on 2 blu-rays and made 360 owners cry.

And yes Jon lad, it's fantastic.

Crimson 05-20-2011 08:00 PM

So does this game have online multiplayer mode or what?

RoXer 05-20-2011 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AssMan (Post 3529577)
It really isn't hard to see that as online play has become more prominent, overall game quality has decreased.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crimson (Post 3529612)
It's the evolution of gaming. Sad in the way how some people play 24/7..glad it's not me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crimson (Post 3529606)
So does this game have online multiplayer mode or what?


Crimson 05-20-2011 09:05 PM

No online tdm's then it's not for me:rant:

G 05-20-2011 09:10 PM

should have this in a few weeks. very excited.

RoXer 05-20-2011 09:15 PM

me too!

G 05-20-2011 09:19 PM

#3 already

D Mac 05-21-2011 01:08 AM

Enjoy your wait, cheapskates. I am currently enjoying this ATM

Triple Naitch 05-21-2011 08:28 PM

Ass to mouth?

Extreme Angle 05-22-2011 03:56 AM

:drool:

DAMN iNATOR 05-22-2011 02:17 PM

One thing I haven't noticed anyone mentioning is how you can just take your time with each case (so you never feel rushed to solve any of them) and free roam to unlock new vehicles, find golden film reels and discover landmarks. Granted, that's not a lot of "misc." activity, but '47 L.A. in the game is fucking massive. :y:

#BROKEN Hasney 05-22-2011 02:40 PM

Hated the last case, but it was all worth it. Amazing ending that I never seen coming.

Oh, and as a heads up, there's a pretty substantial scene after the credits.

Purgatory 05-22-2011 06:59 PM

Yeah, I just finished the Silk Stockings case and then drove about trying to find a few Badges...I managed to find one, so far. lol

Very awesome game so far. My last case I got an "Unbecoming"...I think it's my 2nd one...What happens when you get 3? anyone know?

ClockShot 05-22-2011 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Purgatory (Post 3530895)
Yeah, I just finished the Silk Stockings case and then drove about trying to find a few Badges...I managed to find one, so far. lol

Very awesome game so far. My last case I got an "Unbecoming"...I think it's my 2nd one...What happens when you get 3? anyone know?

I don't think anything happens. However, rack up $47k in city damage in a single case and you do unlock an achievement/trophy.

LoDownM 05-22-2011 08:41 PM

Hmm, kinda disappointed with the ending.

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What with the dirty vice cop not being busted and some of the others in the conspiracy not being busted either

D Mac 05-23-2011 04:03 AM

Just got to disc 3. 2nd Vice Case.

#BROKEN Hasney 05-23-2011 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoDownM (Post 3531009)
Hmm, kinda disappointed with the ending.

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What with the dirty vice cop not being busted and some of the others in the conspiracy not being busted either

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That's why I loved it. The bad guys don't always have to get their comeuppance, some people get away with things. The fact that they good guys didn't win made it something I loved all the more.

LoDownM 05-23-2011 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3531407)
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That's why I loved it. The bad guys don't always have to get their comeuppance, some people get away with things. The fact that they good guys didn't win made it something I loved all the more.

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I know that good guys don't always have to win, but it would've been nice to see Roy get a little payback after pretty much ruining Cole's life/career.

voncouch 05-23-2011 04:02 PM

I loved this game when I was first playing it, but lately it's almost daring me to like it. The biggest, most glaring flaw in this game comes with the interrogations. The logic used is so convoluted, it's more wondering how the game is going to connect the dots rather than reading a lie.

In one question, I asked a guy if anyone had any reason to kill his wife. He said no. Seemed pretty straight, so I chose Truth. I was wrong. Okay, I didn't read him right. So I try it again and go with Doubt, since I have no proof that his wife wasn't cool. And again I'm wrong. So finally I pick lie, and in my accusation I bring up how she was strangled with rope I had found in his house. How could I guess the questioning would go from whether or not she was a cool chick to "I found rope"? This is just one example; this kind of thing happens alot.

I still play it, though. I'm trying really hard to like it, despite the glaring flaws.

The Mask 05-24-2011 06:33 AM

the rope isn't a reason why though, that's just a reason to suspect that he did it.

that said i did get really pissed off at times when i was all YOURE A LYING LIAR, YOU LIAR and backed it up with evidence which seemed to make perfect sense only for it to be all "nah u should have said doubt lad"

The Mask 05-24-2011 06:33 AM

oh yeah i bought it saturday night and completed it last night :$ gutted that you can't play on after the ending, i didn't know that. now i'm gonna have to run through the bastard game again.

Lara Emily 05-24-2011 06:47 AM

Each desk (at least I think each desk) has a free roam mode. Just load that

Disturbed316 05-24-2011 01:31 PM

Working my way though Vice at the moment and loving it. Just done the Naked City case that came as an extra and it was pretty decent, although some of the in car conversations are obviously done by other actors and just sounded wrong.

DAMN iNATOR 05-24-2011 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by voncouch (Post 3531647)
I loved this game when I was first playing it, but lately it's almost daring me to like it. The biggest, most glaring flaw in this game comes with the interrogations. The logic used is so convoluted, it's more wondering how the game is going to connect the dots rather than reading a lie.

In one question, I asked a guy if anyone had any reason to kill his wife. He said no. Seemed pretty straight, so I chose Truth. I was wrong. Okay, I didn't read him right. So I try it again and go with Doubt, since I have no proof that his wife wasn't cool. And again I'm wrong. So finally I pick lie, and in my accusation I bring up how she was strangled with rope I had found in his house. How could I guess the questioning would go from whether or not she was a cool chick to "I found rope"? This is just one example; this kind of thing happens alot.

I still play it, though. I'm trying really hard to like it, despite the glaring flaws.

If you haven't yet, you should always start each case at the scene finding every scrap of evidence you can. If you accuse someone of lying and don't have the right evidence to back it up that will end your interrogation of them short, making it more difficult to crack the case.

Also, on an ep. of AOTS last week they had a game break segment with Adam Sessler from X-Play...one thing he suggested was to always go back and replay each case. If you did well the first time, and got let's say, 4 or 5 stars, see what happens when you choose the wrong option or miss a key piece of evidence or cause massive amounts of damage to the city (which affects your duty fitness rating at the end of each case). Those are the kind of things where you'll have to look if you want replay value.

Emperor Smeat 05-24-2011 06:35 PM

Take-Two (Rockstar's parent company) views L.A. Noire as worthy of franchise or series status. They didn't say how high of a status the series would be but its assumed to be lower than their premiere franchise of GTA but did mention it being equal to Red Dead Redemption.

Rockstar has already said in the past they want to expand the game with more cases as DLC and mentioned they loved working on the game due to it being a bit different than most Rockstar games.

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"We certainly don't want to be subject to [comparing] all of our new releases of new franchises against the extraordiany success of Red Dead Redemption," said Zelnick. "Every title stands alone. We have every reason to believe L.A. Noire is another strong franchise for this company."

He would not, however, elaborate on sales specifics.

"No matter how you slice it," he said, "Ii's a very successful release. To be able to say that again is extraordinary. This management team is just immensely grateful to Rockstar for delivering another superb title and 2K [Games] for all the franchises they've been delivering as of late. One can never take that for granted. The hit ration of this group is extraordinary."
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/take-t...ranchise/3246/

D Mac 05-25-2011 04:43 AM

Yeah I'm already thinking about the sequel. If not a direct sequel then maybe one set in New York. Or modern times?

Drakul 05-25-2011 05:22 AM

Got this from ASDA last night for £30 on my brother-in-laws recommendation.

I've only played the tutorial cases so far but I like what I see. I can see myself enjoying it a lot.

The one thing I'm not so sure about is the clue hunting. The pad rumbling and the sound effect takes some of the searching out of it. Maybe the music getting louder the closer you got to a clue would work better.
I've not used it enough to form a definite opinion, though.

I was pleased to see destructible enviroments when I
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went to some guys apartment about the shooting in the alley. I grabbed him by his shirt and throw him towards his coffee table, which broke pretty convincingly.

jcmoorehead 05-25-2011 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drakul (Post 3533291)
The one thing I'm not so sure about is the clue hunting. The pad rumbling and the sound effect takes some of the searching out of it. Maybe the music getting louder the closer you got to a clue would work better.
I've not used it enough to form a definite opinion, though.

You can turn off the chimes and rumbling while you're searching for clues if you want for a more realistic experience.

I've got it turned on for my first run through but when I repeat the cases I'll have it turned off.

D Mac 05-25-2011 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcmoorehead (Post 3533299)
You can turn off the chimes and rumbling while you're searching for clues if you want for a more realistic experience.

I've got it turned on for my first run through but when I repeat the cases I'll have it turned off.

same

ClockShot 05-25-2011 09:02 AM

Just finished the Homicide desk. Damn that last case was fun.

I wish the Playstation Store was up and running. I wanna play the Consul's Car and Naked City cases.

Drakul 05-25-2011 11:51 AM

Liking the game so far now that I've played beyond the training cases.

Got two odd glitches though. One of Phelps lines in a cutscene was missing. He moved his mouth and nothing came out.
The other was Phelps randomly dying when I was chasing a couple thugs and I was about to climb down a ladder.

G 05-25-2011 10:46 PM

Only 6 cases in, but this game is fantastic. The facial animation is stunning. Stupid PSN being down preventing me from downloading the dlc it came with.

CSL 05-25-2011 10:55 PM

Haven't really been too blown away with the story/got caught up with it but just finished the last Homicide is outstanding and everything's suddenly picked up.

Drakul 05-26-2011 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Lara Emily (Post 3532273)
Each desk (at least I think each desk) has a free roam mode. Just load that

I've looked in the pause menu and arounde the police station and I can't see a free roam mode option. Any idea where it is?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drakul (Post 3533469)
The other was Phelps randomly dying when I was chasing a couple thugs and I was about to climb down a ladder.

Tried that crime again and Phelps died in the same spot. Tried a third time and realised there was a guy behind a crate shooting me. I'm an idiot:$.

#BROKEN Hasney 05-26-2011 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drakul (Post 3534384)
I've looked in the pause menu and arounde the police station and I can't see a free roam mode option. Any idea where it is?

You just start a case from a desk and roam about. Nothing actually called "free roam".

Evil Vito 05-26-2011 09:41 AM

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, just finished the last Homicide.

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Genuinely pissed off that the police chief is corrupt and won't close the case after all the work I did :mad:


Can't wait to see what the Vice desk brings.</font>

Lara Emily 05-26-2011 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3534409)
You just start a case from a desk and roam about. Nothing actually called "free roam".

Yes there is and it's explicitly called free roam too :p From the main Menu select Cases from there pick a desk that you've finished completely freroam called Streets of L.A. (Free Roam) will be ta the bottom. You can get it for sure after you beat the Traffic Desk and you have your Traffic Desk partner with you as you play (I imagine this means once you finish Homicide you can free roam from the homicide Desk with your Homicide Partner and the same with Vice and arson but I haven't gotten that far)

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ClockShot 05-27-2011 05:14 PM

Any of you guys been crazy enough to go after the Public Menace achievement/trophy? That's looking like the last one I go for.

LoDownM 05-27-2011 05:52 PM

Shouldn't be too hard to do, just drive up and down sidewalks and run into other cars for 45 minutes.

G 05-27-2011 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Vito 22 (Post 3534430)
Yeah, just finished the last Homicide.

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Genuinely pissed off that the police chief is corrupt and won't close the case after all the work I did :mad:


Can't wait to see what the Vice desk brings.

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Other than that case with the movie set, I hated this one so much. Felt like fucking Ezio and Nathan Drake.

D Mac 05-28-2011 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lara Emily (Post 3534469)
Yes there is and it's explicitly called free roam too :p From the main Menu select Cases from there pick a desk that you've finished completely freroam called Streets of L.A. (Free Roam) will be ta the bottom. You can get it for sure after you beat the Traffic Desk and you have your Traffic Desk partner with you as you play (I imagine this means once you finish Homicide you can free roam from the homicide Desk with your Homicide Partner and the same with Vice and arson but I haven't gotten that far)

Yep and you can replay street crimes or do ones you may have missed.

ZoSo006 05-28-2011 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lara Emily (Post 3534469)
Yes there is and it's explicitly called free roam too :p From the main Menu select Cases from there pick a desk that you've finished completely freroam called Streets of L.A. (Free Roam) will be ta the bottom. You can get it for sure after you beat the Traffic Desk and you have your Traffic Desk partner with you as you play (I imagine this means once you finish Homicide you can free roam from the homicide Desk with your Homicide Partner and the same with Vice and arson but I haven't gotten that far)

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This is good to hear, what with the playstation store still down for a few more days I havnt been able to get any of the dlc that came with my preorder at gamestop

RoXer 05-28-2011 02:44 PM

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D Mac 05-28-2011 03:40 PM

LOL he's like a seasoned detective and he got the first interview question wrong.

DAMN iNATOR 05-28-2011 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by D Mac (Post 3536398)
LOL he's like a seasoned detective and he got the first interview question wrong.

So? Some of the interview questions are just naturally harder than others, despite however much evidence you can pile up to use to accuse someone of lying about something. I almost always (not all the time) have a hard time deciding between Truth/Doubt/Lie.

mhirn3 05-28-2011 03:49 PM

Like it so far, only played for an hour or so.....but seems pretty good overall. Visually stunning

G 05-28-2011 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D Mac (Post 3529796)
Enjoy your wait, cheapskates. I am currently enjoying this ATM

I just want to point out, that here we are 1 week later and I have completed the game. Owning the game and spending a whopping $2.09 compared to your >$45. Now, I will be sending it to RoXer1, where he will also have the game for a whopping $2.09, compared to your >$45. Also got MK for a whopping $2.09 compared to your >$45.

Ending spoiler I GUESS

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I also want to say that the ending is total bullshit. Towards the end I felt the same way I did at the end of Red Dead Redemption. Did not want to play as someone else, but at least he wasn't as annoying as Jack Marston. Hate so much that we won't be playing as Cole in LA2. Maybe there will be a zombie expansion coming out with more Phelps cases :-\


Ending stats:
14 hours
4XP away from level 15
All cases 5 stars except for 4 cases
All 13 newspapers found

Evil Vito 05-29-2011 11:20 AM

<font color=goldenrod>I'm not sure I got any 5 star cases so far. I'm usually in the 3-4 range since I suck at questioning.

Just wrapped up Vice.
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Knew Earle would fuck you over the second I met him. Just seemed like way too big of a cocksucker not too
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Disturbed316 05-29-2011 02:19 PM

Working though Arson at the moment, pretty horrific stuff.

G 05-29-2011 03:40 PM

Went through and 5 starred those few cases I missed. Can't believe it didn't count towards my rank. How am I suppose to hit 20 if you only get one run through story.

LoDownM 05-29-2011 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Disturbed316 (Post 3536886)
Working though Arson at the moment, pretty horrific stuff.

I've never been grossed out by a game until the second arson case I believe it was.

Disturbed316 05-29-2011 05:22 PM

Yeah, that one was just horrible to see.

ClockShot 05-29-2011 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G (Post 3536931)
Went through and 5 starred those few cases I missed. Can't believe it didn't count towards my rank. How am I suppose to hit 20 if you only get one run through story.

Backtrack in free roam. Find all the cars, complete all street crime cases, get all the landmarks, etc.

Cuzziebro 05-30-2011 08:35 AM

Anyone else notice a guy that looked and sounded a lot like John Cena? It was in one of the war visions where they were marching down the road complaining about something.....

ClockShot 05-30-2011 03:19 PM

Just wrapped this up.

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I'm with G. Didn't like the ending. I was expecting everybody to get rounded up and sent to the slammer. Cole goes back to homicide or whatever and Kelso really starts his new gig as the D.A's right hand man. Instead Cole gets washed away and Earle is giving the eulogy. I liked the final flashback at the end of the credits.


Now if Sony gets the Store up tomorrow, I'll be happy.

G 05-30-2011 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClockShot (Post 3537458)

Now if Sony gets the Store up tomorrow, I'll be happy.

They announced a few days ago that May 31st isn't happening. ETA is now in June :foc:

Just counted and I now have 6 DLC codes sitting on my desk. Most of which are for games I have already traded out. Double :foc:

D Mac 05-30-2011 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G (Post 3536428)
I just want to point out, that here we are 1 week later and I have completed the game. Owning the game and spending a whopping $2.09 compared to your >$45. Now, I will be sending it to RoXer1, where he will also have the game for a whopping $2.09, compared to your >$45. Also got MK for a whopping $2.09 compared to your >$45.

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Well whoopdie fucking do I'm happy for you.

Drakul 05-31-2011 11:19 AM

DLC for the game is out. You can buy them all seperately or as an 800MSP package.
There is also a free DLC gun called the Chicago Piano. It's a tommy gun and you get it by going to the trunk of your police car during a fire fight and pressing A.
It seems really powerful. Kills enemies instantly, regardless of where you hit them, it seems.

#BROKEN Hasney 05-31-2011 12:11 PM

The 800MSP pack also includes all future DLC.

Buzzkill 05-31-2011 02:26 PM

Yeah wasn't huge on the ending either really.

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I felt it was just way too overdramatic. They didn't do a good enough job of fleshing out Phelps' character to make it that impactful. I appreciate what they tried to do but he literally had no character development until about half way through the game, and even then it wasn't much to go on.


Absolutely loved the rest of the game though. Way more satisfying than GTAIV imo and more engaging than RDR.

Drakul 06-01-2011 12:36 PM

DLC trailer:

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ClockShot 06-01-2011 12:42 PM

100% this last night. Car hunting is a bitch.

Drakul 06-01-2011 03:18 PM

Yahtzee just ruined the final sequence of the game for me in this weeks Zero Punctuation and on his Twitter page.
It wasn't even for any real reason. He just ends the episode by basically saying "Btw, the game ends with X happening".

Anyone that wants to play the game unspoiled should avoid both those things until they're done.

Drakul 06-03-2011 03:25 AM

Finished the game late last night. Yahtzee didn't spoil it as much as I had thought.

As for the ending:
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The ending was weakened by the fact we didn't get to play as Phelps for the last couple of cases. Because of that, we had a little distance from him and, when he was killed, it didn't hit as much as it could have had I been playing as him the whole time.

It also doesn't help that we didn't get to see his body so I couldn't be sure he was dead. I was half expecting it to turn out that he wasn't dead at all and the funeral was just a formal thing like when someone is lost at sea and presumed dead.

It was interesting and believable that the "bad guys" seem to have gotten away with it and that the good guy died.

I'm thinking the last DLC will be Kelso hunting down the "bad guys" and ending with him arresting/killing the crooked vice cop, though.

Kalyx triaD 06-03-2011 03:30 AM

Watched my bro play this for a while. Impressive game.

Drakul 06-03-2011 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Disturbed316 (Post 3536886)
Working though Arson at the moment, pretty horrific stuff.

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Originally Posted by LoDownM (Post 3536938)
I've never been grossed out by a game until the second arson case I believe it was.

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Originally Posted by Disturbed316 (Post 3536980)
Yeah, that one was just horrible to see.

I was curious to see what was so gross about that case after reading these posts. Was a little let down when I saw what was supposed to be gross and didn't find it at all horrific or gross.

Maybe there is something wrong with me...

D Mac 06-03-2011 05:05 AM

Don't really care about the DLC suits. I'll probably just download the cases I don't have right now, and will probably be done with this completely and trade it in before the July 17th DLC case comes out.

Evil Vito 06-04-2011 01:53 PM

<font color=goldenrod>Finished the game.

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Gotta echo the statements of everyone else. Wasn't too fond of the ending. If we could have at least killed Earle I could have lived with it.


Still have a ton of cars and landmarks to find, but I don't care so much about that. I DO want to replay though to see if I can collect all of the papers. I only found like 10 or 11 of them and I have no idea where I missed.</font>

Drakul 06-04-2011 05:00 PM

No need to play through the whole game again. Go to the case selection from the main menu. Each case with a paper to find has a paper symbol next to it. Just play those cases and keep and eye out for each paper.

Verbose Minch 06-04-2011 09:26 PM

The only part I agree with you guys on in regards to the ending is that:

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You should have played as Phelps more towards the end, albeit it does make sense that you don't given he was taken off the case. If anything they should have at least let you play as him for the tunnel segment at the end.

I actually felt pretty sad when Phelps died, even more so after seeing Roy giving his eulogy or whatever. idk, video game protagonist deaths shake me up, Marston and Phelps both.


Anyways, who was your guys favorite partner? I loved Rusty, and hated Biggs until he
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ran out of the house, disgusted, when they were treating the burned people as evidence in case 2 of Arson. I felt it gave him a lot more character to have him react like that, on top of never firing his weapon and formerly being in a war. Definitely was expecting him to give the eulogy.

Drakul 06-05-2011 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Verbose Minch (Post 3542995)
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I actually felt pretty sad when Phelps died, even more so after seeing Roy giving his eulogy or whatever. idk, video game protagonist deaths shake me up, Marston and Phelps both.

No need for me to finish Red Dead Redemption now, I guess.

RoXer 06-05-2011 03:29 AM

I liked the ending

Evil Vito 06-05-2011 01:21 PM

<font color=goldenrod>Rusty was easily the best partner. The fact that you're with him the longest doesn't hurt either.

Biggs' character development was nice but it's still only a short while that you're with him. Earle was a huge douche so it was hard to like him. And Bekowski you barely spend any time with.</font>

Verbose Minch 06-05-2011 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Drakul (Post 3543248)
No need for me to finish Red Dead Redemption now, I guess.

Sorry bro. :(

Verbose Minch 06-05-2011 06:01 PM

Also was anyone else disappointed with

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the ending of the homicide case. ''Haha, it was the temp bartender all along!'' just seemed really lame and anti climactic. Especially given that you don't get a commendation for it or anything.

RoXer 06-05-2011 08:36 PM

Visually, this game is amazing. I don't think anyone would say otherwise. There are a few pop-in moments and the draw distance isn't as big as I thought it would be but whatever, it's still "visually stunning".

Nothing innovative though as far as gameplay was concerned. It felt like I could be playing the same game on an old apple computer with 8-bit graphics and just have two frames of someone with shifty eyes if they're lying or something. And a giant 8-bit "thing" to walk over as a clue. And hell, selectable text where the choices pop up in 8-bit windows would have been an improvement over the shoot-in-the-dark truth/doubt/lie system where you never know what you're going to get or even how you're going to respond.

I dunno. It felt like a pig in make-up. Beautifully done, technology advancing, historically accurate, make-up though.

RoXer 06-05-2011 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Verbose Minch (Post 3543732)
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the ending of the homicide case. ''Haha, it was the temp bartender all along!'' just seemed really lame and anti climactic. Especially given that you don't get a commendation for it or anything.

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FUCKING KNEW IT WAS HIM when the other bartender just casually goes "Oh yeah, and that temp bartender was there too."

Actually, I thought I threw him in jail already because I thought he was the guy working at the produce stand. :o

D Mac 06-05-2011 10:34 PM

Beat it. Found all the papers. Guess if there's a sequel it will revolve either around Kelso or a different story alltogether.

D Mac 06-05-2011 10:35 PM

You have to sit through all the credits at the end and can't skip them that's pretty annoying.

Verbose Minch 06-05-2011 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RoXer (Post 3543813)
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FUCKING KNEW IT WAS HIM when the other bartender just casually goes "Oh yeah, and that temp bartender was there too."

Actually, I thought I threw him in jail already because I thought he was the guy working at the produce stand. :o

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Honestly, I didn't even remember him like five minutes after meeting him. I had no idea who it was, so I was expecting somebody a little more prominent. I don't know who it would have been, but it just seemed like such a random thing.

Verbose Minch 06-05-2011 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by D Mac (Post 3543888)
You have to sit through all the credits at the end and can't skip them that's pretty annoying.

I just sat there enjoying the music.

Drakul 06-06-2011 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Verbose Minch (Post 3543728)
Sorry bro. :(

An honest mistake, don't worry about it. Sort of predicted that would be the outcome of RDR before it even launched. Actually, thought that would be the outcome of GTAIV when I first played it.

Verbose Minch 06-06-2011 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Drakul (Post 3544069)
An honest mistake, don't worry about it. Sort of predicted that would be the outcome of RDR before it even launched. Actually, thought that would be the outcome of GTAIV when I first played it.

If it's any condolence, it's definitely still worth it to finish it.

Drakul 06-06-2011 04:40 AM

Yeah, I'll still want to get through it. I already had some other details given away for me before this so I'm wondering how much I dopn't already know.

I'll need to finish it to move on to Undead Nightmare anyway.


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