The Good
Authentic and outstanding 1940's style and atmosphere
Solid performances and good use of motion capture
Compelling investigation and interrogation mechanics
Memorable noir story
Some great shoot-outs and action sequences that make use of real LA locations.
The Bad
Early investigations are very limited
Disconnection between cases leads to jarring moments
Some restrictions during pursuits and shoot-outs feel artificial.
What awaits Cole Phelps at the next crime scene? Will it be a couple of hopheads who overdosed on morphine and are now on the midnight train to nowhere? Or maybe a young lady whose dreams of Hollywood stardom were chewed up and spit out by the studios and who now lies naked in a park, the victim of a brutal murder? L.A. Noire confronts you with these sad situations and many more. Inspired by film noir classics and hardboiled crime fiction, this tale of a complicated and troubled cop in postwar Los Angeles makes the business of detective work absorbing and rewarding, and it's drenched in so much authentic late-'40s style that you'll practically be able to smell the acrid mix of glamour and corruption in the air.
Subject: L.A. Noire Review 
Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:09 am
