A few months ago, there was a rumour that suggested Rockstar was remastering Team Bondi’s detective title L.A. Noire for the PlayStation 4. Such speculation has been silent in the weeks since, but now Comic Book.com has followed up with a report citing three unnamed sources, all of which claim the studio is prototyping PlayStation VR support for the release.
The story goes that, much like Grand Theft Auto V, the company wants to add a first-person mode to all versions of the game – and that obviously lends itself pretty well to virtual reality. To be honest, this doesn’t seem all that crazy to us: the very deliberate pacing of the Los Angeles adventure would work pretty well with PlayStation VR we reckon, and would certainly enhance the game.
But if this remaster is real, it’s taking Rockstar a long time to put it out. While L.A. Noire was ground-breaking at the time, it’s been surpassed by the likes of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End in the facial animation department, and is surely starting to show its age by now. If it really is working on bringing the series to the PS4, it may want to get this project finished up before it’s too late.
[source comicbook.com]
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God No. I bought this game, got bored with it halfway through.
The premise of being able to read peoples faces was probably too early for this game so maybe a PS4 era remaster would enable Rockstar to realise that vision...
However whether they should or not is a different matter! LOL
I hope it happens but it should've really happened by now.
This game was a right snooze fest. If you're gunna remake a game, make it Max Payne 3. And then release number 4. And lock in a developer for another 10 after that.
I'd rather have remaster of GTA 4 or midnight club
@Neolit "You know Max, you're just another gringo trying to impose his will on our world!"
"You'll walk... With a limp!" crunch
Love that last boss fight!
This was rubbish first time round. Please Rockstar, just finish RDR2
I remember LA Noire's gameplay being absolutely horrible. Hopefully it gets tweaked if it really is being remastered.
I love this game mostly because I love the film noir genre. I thought they nailed the mood, dialogue, music, and setting of my favorite noirs. I would love to see it remastered, but I am not sure how it would translate to VR. The interrogations would be excellent for reading suspect honesty. However, there are a bunch of foot and car chases. It suspect it work in first person perspective through the PS4, but might be nauseating in PSVR. I am open to trying it though.
I quite enjoyed this game at the time, I wouldn't buy it again though. I wish there were more third person action/investigation games where you play as a cop.
I really enjoyed the atmosphere, story and setting of this game, even if the gameplay didnt quite hit the heights of rockstars best. Not sure I need to play it again, but would be interested in a sequel.
As others have said, Max Payne 4 and Canis Canem Edit 2 please rockstar!
I remember fall asleep numerous times trying to play this game...
LoL.. It's a good game. But the gameplay & interrogation never fail to put me into sleep... Can't finishthe game in the end.
This game get so hyped and I thought I would enjoy it but I got boared during my playthrough and never finished it. So not bothered about a remaster.
It was crap but I'd probably try it again in VR
It was boring but somehow I really like this game, maybe would work better as a movie, because the script, the characters, the city everything is awesome!
Just remake vice city in the GTAV engine 😃 or give me Red Dead Redemption on PS4
@ShogunRok It was all optional, though, from what I remember. They let you skip the driving sections and a lot of the shootouts could be skipped, too.
It was a weird game. You could tell the passion was all in the investigation bits and they tacked the open world on afterwards.
Everyone seems to hate on the game. I loved it. Odd me.
I loved this on PS3, but I'd prefer a proper sequel to a remastered original - perhaps something set in more recent times.
One of the most boring and frustrating games I've ever played. I like the idea of it, but the execution just didn't work for me.
LA Noire just never held my interest for more than about 30 minutes. It never feels Noire to me like the old Noire films. Where is the femme fatale?
This games does have lots of fans. For me Gta 5 provides a more interesting LA experience.
I don't understand, why does everyone find this game boring? I found it super impressive how the cases could unfold differently depending on the evidence you miss. I would love to play through it again, especially in VR
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