La Noire Give me that time and you'll see more than just a trailer's worth of this week's big, new Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 release. You'll see what it's like to play L.A. Noire. You'll see, with minimal spoilers (trust me; tiny, tiny spoilers), what it's like to catch shady people in their lies. You'll see what it's like to play a game that might look, at a glance like Grand Theft Auto in the 40s, but is really, wonderfully, nothing like it. Over the past five years, Brendan McNamara and his Team Bondi development studio have been immersed in 1940s Hollywood. Considering the distance between Brisbane, Australia and Los Angeles is 7,178 miles, that’s quite an achievement. Rockstar Games built a studio in Culver City to house the new Motion Scan performance capture and facial capture equipment that was designed for this game.
I must stress how satisfying it is when it does work and you successfully interrogate a person. Getting a suspect on the ropes and making him divulge something crucial is particularly elating, and will make any player feel instantly more intelligent. Conversely, in those times when you screw up a question and it's definitely due to your own lack of perception, it can really sting. It can also affect the way a case plays out, too. degree, but they don't always make sense.
Some of the logic seems a little arbitrary, especially when it comes to using contrary evidence against a suspect's statement. One also doesn't always know exactly how Phelps will call a statement into doubt or phrase an accusation, with his more unpredictable statements occasionally ruining a line of inquiry for you. While these moments do occur, and can be rather frustrating, I must stress how satisfying it is when it does work and you successfully interrogate a person. Getting a suspect on the ropes and making him divulge something crucial is particularly elating, and will make any player feel instantly more intelligent. Conversely, in those times when you screw up a question and it's definitely due to your own lack of perception, it can really sting. It can also affect the way a case plays out, to
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