LA Noire Finally Gets PC Release Date, Features
LA Noire Finally Gets PC Release Date, Features
Posted 09/28/2011 at 11:48pm
| by Nathan Grayson
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Good news, aspiring gumshoes, dicks, and other old timey phrases that have seriously not aged well: LA Noire has cast an eerily realistic smile in our favorite platform's direction. Come November 8, you'll finally be able to take on a virtual life of thrilling detective work – and mid-1900s social issues! You'll also be able to turn random meaningless garbage over reeeeeally slowly.
So, what are we getting in exchange for our saintly patience/teeth-grinding jealousy? Well, er, a few things, anyway. Foremost, PC players receive all previously released DLC right out of the box – including the Nicholson Electroplating Arson case, the Reefer Madness Vice case, The Consul’s Car Traffic case, The Naked City Vice case, and A Slip of the Tongue Traffic case. Also, just in case: Case, case, case. Now the word's all... weird to you, right? You're welcome.
Beyond that, though, Rockstar's trumpeting – as actual features – the game's ability to “run on a wide range of PCs and feature increased resolution and graphical detail along with keyboard remapping and gamepad functionality, as well as support for NVIDIA 3D Vision.”
Oh well, it could certainly be a whole hell of a lot worse. And hey, flawed though it may be, we can't complain too much about getting the chance to play another great game – even if said game is basically a point-and-click adventure gussied up with dashing '40s fashion and meticulous jowl animations. Yes, it's a PC game at heart, but such is the world we live in.
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Ghok
September 29, 2011 at 11:22am
This is what Steam sales are for. Hopefully I'll nab it for half off over Christmas or something. I just can't justify full price on a port of an older game. I do like Rockstar games, and this one looks very interesting. A shame their ports aren't always so good, but I seem to be a little less picky than most about that sort of thing (perhaps having grown up on the terrible ports of 10 years ago).
lunchbox73
September 29, 2011 at 9:47am
I watched my kid play this on Xbox and all I have to say is the 360 can just barely run this game. It's pushing it to the absolute limit. The framerate is terrible and the textures too. It'll be interesting to see this game run on a good rig.
JoetheMobster
September 29, 2011 at 6:23am
I think this game looks freakin' cool! I'm going to purchase it when it comes out. I'm the odd man out I guess, BF3 I'll probably purchase and Skyrim I'll probably pass on. (looks beautiful but not my cup of tea so to speak)
h e x e n
September 29, 2011 at 4:51am
Too little too late Rockstar. BF3 and Skyrim are my two big purchases this year. LA Noire looked stupid anyway. Like MYST mixed with the first Driver game and Mafia.
My guess is, is that it sold less than they expected on consoles so they thought they'd port it to the PC and make a few extra million.
I've really had enough of Rockstar honestly. Here's a company that was built by the PC and then sticks its nose up at us when it becomes successful. THEN, when they do port games over, they come bundled with a bunch of useless garbage and DRM. Rockstar Social Network was the biggest waste of time. The GFW moniker didn't help either.
The one thing I will give them credit for is innovation. They have continually tried new things, new game premises, new ideas. Not many AAA developers do these days.
allantang
September 29, 2011 at 12:19am
I would have loved to have played this game on pc when it was release for the other platforms. Now its just too late. With Skyrim coming out a few days later, this game will not be worth my time...
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