• L.A. Noire now available on Steam

    Published on 09-11-11 at 01:31 PM AEST by
    rec
    L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition is still 45 hours from release on Steam for Australia, priced at an astronomical $90. If you would like to play it right now and save $40, you can buy it using a US VPN from the US Steam store for $50. If you're not quite sure how to do that, have a quick look at this thread.

    "A dark and violent crime thriller, set against the backdrop of 1940’s Los Angeles, L.A. Noire blends the breathtaking action of chases and shootouts with true detective work including interrogations and clue-finding, as newly-minted officer Cole Phelps embarks on a desperate search for truth in a city where everyone has something to hide."
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    Comments 8 Comments
    1. mepm's Avatar
      mepm - 09-11-11, 06:55 PM
      grab it, seriously awesome game
    1. rec's Avatar
      rec - 10-11-11, 09:42 PM
      Purchased, downloaded and decrypting. Time to throw on the 3D glasses.
    1. rec's Avatar
      rec - 12-11-11, 03:58 PM
      I loved it initially, until I realised that after a few hours I'd done everything you could do. I've now played it for over 5 hours and I'm pretty much bored.

      If there was a big mysterious overarching case that I was working towards it might be better, but instead I'm solving a string of unrelated car crimes in a repetitive fashion, that seem ultimately inconsequential. What's worse is that I'm patronised by a soundtrack that suggests the case I'm working on is profound, scary, mysterious - and none have been any of those things yet.

      Does this thing get better, or can I delete it now? I'd give it a 7/10 for the technology, for trying something new, and entertaining me for a few hours.

      It's no Heavy Rain.
    1. mepm's Avatar
      mepm - 12-11-11, 06:23 PM
      all the cases are related
    1. rec's Avatar
      rec - 12-11-11, 07:20 PM
      When does that become apparent?
    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 12-11-11, 08:34 PM
      presumably when you learn to be a detective instead of an impatient fuck waiting for an FPS storyline to be drip-fed to you via your trigger finger ;P
    1. rec's Avatar
      rec - 12-11-11, 08:38 PM
      Obviously you haven't spent 5 hours doing shitty, shallow cases then.
    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 12-11-11, 08:47 PM
      SP game, i'll wait for bargain bin
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