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Posted: May 11th 2011 12:05PM hsol said
I wish next week was this week.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:09PM TraceurRyuk Part III said
@hsol
Woah, is it really only out in a week? Time goes by fast. Then again, maybe it's just that they didn't announce this game 3 years before release... Like some developers.
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Woah, is it really only out in a week? Time goes by fast. Then again, maybe it's just that they didn't announce this game 3 years before release... Like some developers.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:20PM Jon Anderson said
@TraceurRyuk Part III
Please tell me you're kidding and I'm missing out on the sarcasm. This game was announced like 6 years ago. It was rumored to be a PS3 exclusive for a long time, and it was supposed to come out in 2008
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Please tell me you're kidding and I'm missing out on the sarcasm. This game was announced like 6 years ago. It was rumored to be a PS3 exclusive for a long time, and it was supposed to come out in 2008
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:23PM Funkmaster General said
@TraceurRyuk Part III
Yeah, LA Noire was announced years ago.
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Yeah, LA Noire was announced years ago.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:27PM TraceurRyuk Part III said
@Jon Anderson
Oh, well, I didn't know about it. So to me, it was only announced last year. (Which is how it should be for most games)
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Oh, well, I didn't know about it. So to me, it was only announced last year. (Which is how it should be for most games)
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:35PM Jamvaan said
@TraceurRyuk Part III To be fair this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sk9YjbbyJw is the most of that we saw of the game for a long time.
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Posted: May 12th 2011 4:45AM Miranda Lawson said
@ZodiacKilla427 It was 2006 when I first learned of it, so it wasn't just 2 years ago. This has been a very long wait for me.
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Posted: May 11th 2011 5:23PM Miranda Lawson said
@ZodiacKilla427 I first heard of it in 2006, so it wasn't just 2 years ago. This has been a very long wait for me.
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Posted: May 11th 2011 12:07PM Camel Carcass said
Ooh.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:08PM GreenLight said
Is there any actual gameplay footage out? Cut scenes don't say much.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:21PM (Unverified) said
@GreenLight - I think this is the first non-gameplay footage trailer Rockstar has put out (or at least the first one I have seen that doesn't say "made entirely of gmaeplay footage" at the end). I recommend checking out Rockstar's La Noire website - they have a whole gameplay footage video series. That series (along with Amazon's $15 dealio) sold me on getting my first pre-order.
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Posted: May 11th 2011 12:23PM GreenLight said
@ungeheier ... Right?! I thought I was the only one.
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Posted: May 11th 2011 12:27PM sheisjustaglitch said
@(Unverified)
It says the entire trailer was made from gameplay footage at the end.
Maybe take a closer look?
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It says the entire trailer was made from gameplay footage at the end.
Maybe take a closer look?
Posted: May 11th 2011 1:31PM GreenLight said
@Lucky48 ... If this game plays like RDR, then I will definitely buy it. RDR is my favorite game of all time.
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Posted: May 11th 2011 2:48PM Negatron said
@Lucky48
Well for starters don't expect a 58' Rootabaga to handle like an 08' Infernus. The steering is a little loose,but when escaping the Coppers, the adrenalin rush will make it unnoticeable.
Oh yeah,pump breaks throughly before turning since ABS didn't exist then, or, lose control and risk being caught by the fuzz and serving time in the big house.
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Well for starters don't expect a 58' Rootabaga to handle like an 08' Infernus. The steering is a little loose,but when escaping the Coppers, the adrenalin rush will make it unnoticeable.
Oh yeah,pump breaks throughly before turning since ABS didn't exist then, or, lose control and risk being caught by the fuzz and serving time in the big house.
Posted: May 11th 2011 2:58PM GreenLight said
@packy17 ... Thanks for the heads up. This will only be the second Rockstar game I've purchased, so I didn't know they were all similar. Now I'm getting a little more excited for this title.
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Posted: May 13th 2011 12:34AM The Wicker Man said
@Negatron Megatron white knighting...now i've seen it all. ;)
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Posted: May 11th 2011 12:10PM Raddigan said
Well now i'm contemplating freezing myself in some sort of cryostasis just so i don't have to wait anymore....
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:19PM TraceurRyuk Part III said
@Raddigan
That's probably not a good idea.
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104408/butters-freezes-cartman
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That's probably not a good idea.
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104408/butters-freezes-cartman
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:10PM SantanaClaus89 said
I'm still amazed every time I see the facial animation tech in this game. Can't wait to finally play next week.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:28PM LEONLEONLEON said
@TheFirstLegionnaire
There is no game with facial animation as precise as this.
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There is no game with facial animation as precise as this.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:43PM LEONLEONLEON said
@TheFirstLegionnaire
Is it because its not coming to PC?
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Is it because its not coming to PC?
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:52PM stickguy259 said
@TheFirstLegionnaire
C'mon guys, I prefer to use the "show don't tell method". Watch this cutscene from Black Ops (skip to about 2:05): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHlTpc9Ig-w
Then watch the trailer up there. The movements in the facial animations are much more subtle and expressive in L.A. Noire. That's not even an opinion, as the technology used to make L.A. Noire literally makes it true. There IS more detail, and not even Activision would dispute that. L.A. Noire had actual actors come in, and used some brand-spankin'-new technology to capture all the subtle facial ticks and cues that they exhibit when delivering their lines.
I don't actually know what technology the developers of Black Ops used, but while the facial animations are by no means bad, they don't allow for the kind of subtlety needed in a game where telling whether the guy your grilling is lying to you or not based on facial cues alone is paramount.
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C'mon guys, I prefer to use the "show don't tell method". Watch this cutscene from Black Ops (skip to about 2:05): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHlTpc9Ig-w
Then watch the trailer up there. The movements in the facial animations are much more subtle and expressive in L.A. Noire. That's not even an opinion, as the technology used to make L.A. Noire literally makes it true. There IS more detail, and not even Activision would dispute that. L.A. Noire had actual actors come in, and used some brand-spankin'-new technology to capture all the subtle facial ticks and cues that they exhibit when delivering their lines.
I don't actually know what technology the developers of Black Ops used, but while the facial animations are by no means bad, they don't allow for the kind of subtlety needed in a game where telling whether the guy your grilling is lying to you or not based on facial cues alone is paramount.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:53PM PedoJokerBear said
@TheFirstLegionnaire
theres a difference between gameplay and cut scene facial animation. The gameplay facial animation for L.A. Noire is probably the best i have ever seen.
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theres a difference between gameplay and cut scene facial animation. The gameplay facial animation for L.A. Noire is probably the best i have ever seen.
Posted: May 11th 2011 2:49PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
@TheFirstLegionnaire
Rather than call you names, I'm just going to assume that you've never actually seen the game, and are confusing L.A. Noire with something else.
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Rather than call you names, I'm just going to assume that you've never actually seen the game, and are confusing L.A. Noire with something else.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:11PM PerfectQuestion said
Face play? What's that all about? It'll be interesting. Please check out my book THE OLD MAN AND THE WASTELAND on Kindle Amazon if you like Fallout. And LA Noire!
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:12PM WhatDeficit said
I don't get the hype. The faces are just creepy (though I'm interested to the technology evolve) and the graphics look sub-par. Early games from this generation look more advanced than this does.
Maybe it will surprise me but so far I'm bored by everything I see. Seems like another instance of designers / writers who think they are more talented they really are.
Maybe it will surprise me but so far I'm bored by everything I see. Seems like another instance of designers / writers who think they are more talented they really are.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:21PM Mika101 said
This game is gonna be AWESOME! Hopefully it's not going to be over hyped and turn out like a piece of crap like Brink.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:23PM Yisrael said
@TheFirstLegionnaire
i though Joystiq used only 5 stars?
i though Joystiq used only 5 stars?
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:24PM Hong Dong said
I can't wait for this. Tuesday can't come soon enough. Team Bondi and Rockstar will be taking a big bow for this one methinks.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:24PM RickGhastly said
I can't wait to play it if only so I can finally see it as something other than "The Ken Cosgrove Game" (well, that and the fact that it looks damned great).
Posted: May 11th 2011 3:05PM leslielu123 said
@RickGhastly Totally agree...Cole...Phelps...Accounts!
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Posted: May 11th 2011 12:24PM Acosta02 said
@TheFirstLegionnaire
Pretty much every game hits $40 within 3 weeks now, so that doesn't mean anything.
Pretty much every game hits $40 within 3 weeks now, so that doesn't mean anything.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:25PM GreenLight said
I'll check it out for sure.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:25PM eat it said
@TheFirstLegionnaire
Are you implying that red dead redemption was not worthy of the praise it received?
Are you implying that red dead redemption was not worthy of the praise it received?
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:28PM Funkmaster General said
@TheFirstLegionnaire
Ah, you're one of those. If a game sees much praise, it must be all hype because you, being better than everyone else, can see through all that. See the game for what it really is.
Because you're opinion trumps everyone else. Hey, if you don't like it a game, that's fine, I don't care, but just because you don't like it doesn't make everyone else suddenly wrong about it.
Ah, you're one of those. If a game sees much praise, it must be all hype because you, being better than everyone else, can see through all that. See the game for what it really is.
Because you're opinion trumps everyone else. Hey, if you don't like it a game, that's fine, I don't care, but just because you don't like it doesn't make everyone else suddenly wrong about it.
Posted: May 11th 2011 12:28PM Uncle Jesse said
Really, really excited for this, but I'm still waiting for the reviews to pour in...
Oh, Brink. I'm sorry.
Oh, Brink. I'm sorry.
