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Are the DLC cases done in tandem with the other cases of that desk or are the completely out of the main storyline?

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well I did replay cases to start this mission...and was able to pull it up no problem. From what I understand if you play the game from start to finish they work into the story smoothly...but this case had no connection to the overall story....

As for the case...there was 2 parts that had me laughing...but it did not change the fact that the case was boring....

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I ask because I still want to replay the game and 5-star everything. It might be nice to wait it out until all the DLC is done and then do it in a seamless playthrough rather than doing the main game again and all the DLC cases separately.

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yeah that would work...not a bad idea if you don't need to play it right now...

I also got the 47000 damage achievement on this mission because I did not have to worry about the 5 stars...and it was actually fun destroying everything...though sad that killing at least 5 people if not more (dudes are fast) was only a couple thousand in personal damage....

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The DLC cases were all in the original game, but were cut due to the XBOX needing 4 or even 5 discs at one point during the making of the game. It got to a point where the only thing they could do to cut down on the disc needs was to cut cases. So they threw out stand alone cases that didn't really tie into the main story arc.

That's why Vice only has 3 cases, but is arguably the most important point in the game. 2 cases were cut from Vice, along with 2 from Traffic (including the PS3 exclusive The Consul's Car), and 1 from Arson. Homicide got spared, and is thus the only desk we got the full experience from.

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So one of the cases cut to make the game fit on the 360's multi-disc schema was a PS3 exclusive? Are you sure it wasn't, maybe, to sell after-market content?

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I still wish they would have done a Kill Bill with this. Cut it into two retail releases. The end of the homicide desk would have made a nice cliffhanger for "part 2" which could have come out 6 months later.

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Why?

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Because Miramax joined NF today and that's all that's on his mind.

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The Kill Bill approach makes sense for a long movie - not everyone wants to sit in a theater for 3.5-4 hours. But for a game, especially one that's only 20 hours or so, I don't really see the point. :shrug:

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Wait, if the other cases were not on the disc, why was the download marked as only 108k...meaning it was on disc and just a key (at least for the ones that are released) I haven't turned on the xbox since buying the pack yesterday to see what's really downloaded though.

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Plus there are plenty of people underwhelmed enough by what the game was that splitting it like that may have hurt more than helped. Though... at least all the disappoint became more apparent after homicide ;)

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Probably because the Rockstar Pass is on the disc and it acts as a storefront where all the DLC will be free. That is my guess and it would explain the small file size for this download.

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but isn't at least one of those cases already available?

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I haven't tried to download anything yet. What miyu is saying is that the 108k key is just for the "store" that's on the disc. Once you're in the store, you'll get other content. Are you saying the additional content that was "cut for 360 space issues" is also 108k?

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I'm saying I don't know much other than the 800points yesterday was a 108k key, and that I haven't turned on my system to see what that unlocked.

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So you're talking out of your ass and just confusing the class? Try being a team player.

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I'm home and just bought the pass. Will let you know in a couple minutes how it works.

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No need. We know. We don't have a "no child left behind" policy here.

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Alright, it works like I thought.

You buy the Rockstar Pass (108k in size). Go into the game and hit the marketplace button in the menu. It shows the Pass as being owned and then lists all that other DLC. From there you choose what to download. Everything shows up as free. I'm snagging one of the cases now and it is a 421 meg download.

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I'm just heading off the questions for when scott picks up the game down the road. ;)

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Cuz he's known for reading?

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"Wait...what?"

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No, I was asking questions all along.

Thanks!

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But if we can't quote the posts containing the answers we don't have an easy way to mock and ridicule. Think long-term man!

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That's just us searching for him again. Baby bird's gotta learn how to fly or at least crack his skull by refusing.

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:lol: I hadn't even gotten that far before I posted it.

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Sorry I was busy this morning, but I downloaded The Naked City when I got the game and it was around 800 MB or something like that.

Oh and you can also check for size here: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...24c1?cid=SLink

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And in my pants.

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Because all this dicking around with some DLC over here and some over there and some you get from this console and some you get from this retailer... fuck that. Everything that's coming out was part of the game at some point, not levels created after the fact. I would have preferred to have the complete experience.

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So spend the extra $10 for the pass now instead of another $60 for your imagined second game.

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Too late. I've done sold that shit.

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Exactly. I don't understand how splitting this into two retail releases is better than paying $10 for a bunch of extra cases that are unrelated to the overarching story, if you want additional content.

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Well, had this feature launched at... uh, launch... I wouldn't have a thing to complain about. But since I've beaten and sold the game off before given the opportunity to purchase a pass to play deleted scenes, my complaint stands.

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Didn't they announce the Rockstar pass before the game was released?

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They announced the announcement of a Rockstar Pass. No one knew what it was until yesterday.

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Your poor life decisions are not the concern of Rockstar Games, Team Bondi, or any other parties involved in the making or distribution of L.A. Noire.

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Not many people are as fickle as you. Everyone knew that DLC would be coming.

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I can't believe you guys expect people to hang onto this game forever, let alone 3 weeks, in the hopes of getting to play known forthcoming DLC.