Warning: This review contains spoilers. If you haven't played the game and want to remain spoiler free then do not continue reading. For everyone else, enjoy the fuck out of it.
STORY
Quantom: LA Noire is set in 1940's Los Angeles (duh), immediately following World War II. You play as protagonist Cole Phelps, a returned soldier who is now adjusting to life as an LAPD cop on the beat. The game thrusts you straight into the role of Cole, and you jump into your first case as a traffic cop. The story immediately grabbed me, as it's something that hadn't really been attempted in gaming before. It's definitely edgy, violent, and at times twisted. The similarities are obvious, but at times it really did remind me of playing a game version of LA Confidential.
Jables: I'm a huge fan of the 1940s era in movies and I jumped at the chance to actually get to play it out. And LA Confidential is a brilliant flick that I should definitely get around to watching again.
Quantom: LA Noire is set in 1940's Los Angeles (duh), immediately following World War II. You play as protagonist Cole Phelps, a returned soldier who is now adjusting to life as an LAPD cop on the beat. The game thrusts you straight into the role of Cole, and you jump into your first case as a traffic cop. The story immediately grabbed me, as it's something that hadn't really been attempted in gaming before. It's definitely edgy, violent, and at times twisted. The similarities are obvious, but at times it really did remind me of playing a game version of LA Confidential.
Jables: I'm a huge fan of the 1940s era in movies and I jumped at the chance to actually get to play it out. And LA Confidential is a brilliant flick that I should definitely get around to watching again.
