Rockstar Games studio is known for its revolutionary projects - mostly ambitious and super detailed sandboxes. But there are other works in the studio's list, which attracted players with unusual concepts and impressive depth of development for their release date.
L.A. Noire shook the critical and gamer communities the year it was released with its unique concept. At that time for the industry interactive movies with elements of other genres were not something new - many console exclusives have already occupied this niche, and there were enough projects on the PC. But the noir detective from Rockstar managed to surprise even the most sophisticated players.
It was all about the unique system of facial animation. Even now, the technology that is responsible for the believable animation of the characters' faces are expensive and only medium and large studios can afford it. But in L.A. Noire, this aspect was implemented at the level and sometimes even better than modern projects. Moreover, realistic faces were not a pretty picture or an innovation for the sake of innovation - the player was offered to make important decisions on the plot and determine whether a character was telling the truth. L.A. Noire had no analogues then and has not appeared even now.
The advantages of the game:
In addition to the aesthetic qualities, players appreciate the gameplay in L.A. Noire. The project perfectly imitates a real investigation and allows you to feel like a real detective. This is a bright, something disposable experience that will not leave fans of a good story and those who like to unravel uncomplicated, but fascinating and full of plot twists stories.
The developers have done everything possible to solve the next criminal-social mystery was interesting. To solve it there is a search for clues, interviewing suspects - a dialogue with a complex system of facial animation, and independent analysis of the crime scene.
You should try L.A. Noire if you:
L.A. Noire is one of the iconic games of the '10s that is a must-see as a good project and a quality product of its era.
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