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foxdvd 05-30-11 10:30 PM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 

Originally Posted by Rival11 (Post 10795418)

It's just scary to see hipster shit like "One of the most important games I've ever played" on Team Bondi's site.....really? Give me a break. .

:clap:

Facial animation is amazing...but while it does a fantastic job of capturing emotion, it lacks something I can't put my finger on...making some of the faces look like crap. It is hard to explain, but from some angles they look amazing...from others they looked fake...and like that asshole that made Heavy Rain said, the disconnect between the face and the rest of the body brought you out of the realism..sort of like seeing a hot 55 year old woman, who has had a face lift, and you scan down and see her old throat or old lady hands.....

The dead bodies when I moved their faces around stunned me....then a cop will walk up to you and talk and his face obviously had less horsepower behind the mask than others....

pinata242 05-30-11 10:42 PM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
6.5 is the lowest a game can get.

foxdvd 05-30-11 10:46 PM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 

Originally Posted by pinata242 (Post 10795494)
6.5 is the lowest a game can get.

and 9.0 is the lowest a Rockstar game can get.....


I would give Kane and Lynch 2 a 4.2542....

pinata242 05-30-11 10:48 PM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 

Originally Posted by foxdvd (Post 10795495)
and 9.0 is the lowest a Rockstar game can get.....

Stay on topic.

foxdvd 05-30-11 10:55 PM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 

Originally Posted by pinata242 (Post 10795499)
Stay on topic.

sorry... :(

nickdawgy 05-31-11 04:01 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
I finished it just now. I liked
Spoiler:
playing as Kelso, but I wanted to go back to playing Phelps more. I guess I am in the minority feeling this way. I wonder if the DLC will be as Kelso or Phelps.


I am assuming that the
Spoiler:
DA guy made a deal with the chief, and that will be a part of either a sequel or future DLC. Oh and why was Earle let off the hook? I wanted to see that asshole get put away more than anyone. Did Monroe live? What happened to Kelso's boss? Too many questions.


Oh and I found one badge, and didn't find a single film roll. I found about 84 cars and all 13 newspapers. I didn't find all the landmarks either.

I think I am going to get rid of this and buy it again when it's cheap or there's a GOTY version with some more DLC. It was a good ride.

Groucho 05-31-11 08:00 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
The "Rock Star" pass is now available. Basically, it includes all the pre-order bonuses for 800 points (and whatever the PSN equivalent is). So, depending on where you got it there's probably at least one new case available right now, and two more you'll get down the line. Details:


The L.A. Noire Rockstar Pass includes all the following: The Broderick Detective Suit, The Sharpshooter Detective Suit, The Badge Pursuit Challenge & Button Man Suit, "The Naked City" Vice Case, "A Slip Of The Tongue" Traffic Case, "Nicholson Electroplating" Arson Case and "Reefer Madness" Vice Case. Individual items will become available to download when released.
According to this article, "Nicholson Electroplating" releases 6/21, and "Reefer Madness" releases TBD.

360 Link: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...b-d5f5917c3a93

pinata242 05-31-11 08:23 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
If that really does include those four cases for 800 points, I'mma be extra pissed that I redeemed my second Nicholson Electroplating case instead of dumping it on eBay for another $25.

Although, I could always sell or gift (:lol:) the code that R* gives me on 6/21.

superfro 05-31-11 08:43 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 

Originally Posted by pinata242 (Post 10795742)
If that really does include those four cases for 800 points, I'mma be extra pissed that I redeemed my second Nicholson Electroplating case instead of dumping it on eBay for another $25.

It'll be like they totally scammed you!

pinata242 05-31-11 08:45 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 

Originally Posted by superfro (Post 10795757)
It'll be like they totally scammed you!

Right?! Just knocked a full 3/4-star off my review.

Actually, once that first one sold for $25, I was already mad at myself because I was sure it wasn't going to be more than $10 for the case. I wasn't expecting < $2.50 :lol:

Groucho 05-31-11 08:54 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
I should have sold my Magic Suit&trade; on ebay. I'm knocking 0.149583 stars off my review.

pinata242 05-31-11 08:55 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
Don't forget that today only the Chicago Gun is free: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...f-9051f12d1de0

Groucho 05-31-11 08:58 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
Cool. I always wondered why there was an option to "Choose Gun with L" but it only gave me one gun. Guess the additional gun(s) are DLC.

Rival11 05-31-11 09:31 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 

Originally Posted by superfro (Post 10795464)
You find absolutely nothing about the tech used for this game in regards to facial animation groundbreaking?

But hey..you gave it a solid 7 despite feeling like it scammed you and is shitty. That's some scale! ;)

No, I don't -- the facial scan was a nice added touch but in no way makes the game great...it does its job movie wise but has no other impact on gameplay at all...there is nothing ground breaking about using an existing technology for its intended purpose is what I'm saying.

The 7 is because it does deserve a decent rating for what it tried to be....it just didn't execute very well at all.

Guru Askew 05-31-11 10:00 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 

Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 10795725)
The "Rock Star" pass is now available. Basically, it includes all the pre-order bonuses for 800 points (and whatever the PSN equivalent is). So, depending on where you got it there's probably at least one new case available right now, and two more you'll get down the line. Details:



According to this article, "Nicholson Electroplating" releases 6/21, and "Reefer Madness" releases TBD.

360 Link: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...b-d5f5917c3a93

I was thinking this wouldn't be worth buying if you got one of the cases for free via preorder DLC but if the price of the two available DLC packs is any indication even buying the 3 you didn't get would work out to 960 vs. the 800 you pay on the pack.

foxdvd 05-31-11 10:09 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
this seems like a nice deal..especially for me since my only pre-order bonus was clothes. This should be around 5 hours of game for 10 bucks...and many dlcs out today give you far less for that....

Kind of a neat way to slow down used game sales...pre-selling the dlc that is not coming out for 2 months...I wonder how well it will work because the market is already getting hammered with used copies...

Groucho 05-31-11 10:12 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
Note that the price jumps on 6/14 (to 1200 points I believe).

pinata242 05-31-11 10:15 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
I'm waiting until tomorrow (6/1) to see if the 5% rewards rebate returns.

Raul3 05-31-11 11:32 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
I finished the main story.

Who the F wrote this? Roger Ebert?

;)

Liver&Onions 05-31-11 11:35 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 

Originally Posted by pinata242 (Post 10795769)
Don't forget that today only the Chicago Gun is free: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...f-9051f12d1de0

I'd like to thank the two morons who bought codes from me on ebay for the guns, for a grand total of $32.

pinata242 05-31-11 11:37 AM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 

Originally Posted by Liver&Onions (Post 10796063)
I'd like to thank the two morons who bought codes from me on ebay for the guns, for a grand total of $32.

Don't trust this man's inflated review score!

Liver&Onions 05-31-11 12:15 PM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
Someone who's up for it should play the new cases that are out today (on 360) and let us know how long they are :)

foxdvd 05-31-11 12:40 PM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 

Originally Posted by Liver&Onions (Post 10796136)
Someone who's up for it should play the new cases that are out today (on 360) and let us know how long they are :)

I will play at least one mission tonight...and 2 if my friends don't get on...we are all still hungover from Rocklahoma, so we might not play tonight, in which case I will play both tonight...I will time myself and let you know...

Liver&Onions 05-31-11 12:47 PM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 

Originally Posted by foxdvd (Post 10796181)
I will play at least one mission tonight...and 2 if my friends don't get on...we are all still hungover from Rocklahoma, so we might not play tonight, in which case I will play both tonight...I will time myself and let you know...

At least one nice person from OK here. :up:

UncleGramps 05-31-11 01:14 PM

Re: LA Noire - The Thread.
 
I just finished up the game last night, and I plan to get the $10 pass tonight.


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