Thursday, February 3, 2011

L.A. Noire


L.A. Noire is an upcoming video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games. Initially announced as only for the PlayStation 3, the game was later reported to also be scheduled for release on the Xbox 360. L.A. Noire is set in "a perfectly re-created Los Angeles" of 1947, with players being given an open-ended challenge to solve a series of murder mysteries.
As the title suggests, the game draws heavily from both plot and aesthetic elements of film noir - stylistic films from the 1940s and 1950s that shared similar visual styles and themes including crime, sex and moral ambiguity and were often shot in black and white with harsh, low-key lighting. The game uses a distinctive coloring-style in homage to the visual style of film noir. The post-war setting is the backdrop for plot elements that reference the detective films of the '40s, such as corruption and drugs, with a classical jazz soundtrack.
L.A. Noire is also notable for using Lightsprint's real-time global illumination technology, as well as a newly developed piece of technology called MotionScan, where actors are recorded by 32 surrounding cameras to capture facial expressions from every angle.

11 comments:

GGMP said...

Can always trust Rockstar to make a good game. What type of game is it though? Adventure, third person shooter?

cooperlife said...

I fucking love rockstar... they should just go and make a GTA-style game for every time period and era. I want something medieval next!

Jordan said...

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grace said...

trust rockstar for making good games and im sure this one is not an exception

Isaac said...

Sounds really cool, good job rockstar

Unknown said...

Most things rockstar does is pure gold. This looks like it's pretty good.

But watch out, the cops are crooked...

Public Confessions said...

rckstar did it again

-anonymous public confessions

Gamerman's Gaming Blog said...

I'm excited about this game, really excited. Rockstar hasn't let me down yet.

Bring_Napkins said...

I am so excited for this game holy shit. This has the potential to best even Red Dead Redemption.

D.B. said...

gr8 game, so awesome what they did with the motion capture

A said...

Yeah man, I've been looking forward to this game for ages, they keep postponing it.

God I hope it's as cool as it sounds!