Rockstar Games L.A. Noire PS4

L.A. Noire is an action-adventure neo-noir crime game. Played from a third-person perspective, the game is set in an open-world environment featuring Los Angeles in 1947. The player completes cases to progress through the story, fulfilling objectives in a generally linear order; as they roam the open world, the player can also complete optional street crimes—short, linear scenarios with set objectives[6]—and collect items such as golden film reels, vehicles,[7] novels, and golden records.[8][b] The player can also discover multiple landmarks based on real monuments from Los Angeles in the 1940s.[6] For most of the game, the player controls Cole Phelps, a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) patrolman who advances through the police department bureaus (desks) of Traffic, Homicide, Vice, and Arson;[9] in some cases during the final desk, the player controls investigator Jaack Kelso.[10] The player has the option to play the game in black and white to imitate film noir.[11]

When interrogating witnesses and suspects, the player has the option to believe them, doubt them, or accuse them of lying.[c] The options were enlarged in the Nintendo Switch (pictured) and virtual reality versions.

While solving cases, the player discovers evidence, including information from non-player characters or physical clues found in or around crime scenes, locations of interest, or dead bodies;[12] several pieces of physical evidence can be manipulated or further investigated to discover more information.[13] When all key clues are discovered at a crime scene, the investigation music concludes.[14] The player can also use telephones or gamewells to contact the police radio and access additional information.[15] During cases, the player interrogates suspects and witnesses to discover information.[16] When the interviewee responds, the player is given the option to either believe them, doubt them, or accuse them of lying.[c] If the player accuses them of lying, they must submit evidence to prove it.[20] The player's in-game notebook is used to list evidence, locations, and people involved in the case,[6][21] as well as to select questions during interrogations.[16]

When interrogating two suspects at the police station, the player may decide whom to charge with the crime; charging the wrong suspect affects the case's end rating—a five-star scale determined based on the player's performance in investigations, interrogations, and behaviour while driving.[6][20] The player can use Intuition points during investigations to locate remaining clues, or during interrogation by removing an answer or discovering the most popular answer among players via the Rockstar Games Social Club.[20][22] Progressing through the game will increase the player's Rank, which unlocks outfits and hidden vehicles, and earns an additional Intuition point; the maximum rank is 20.[23] In some cases, while searching for clues, the player can discover newspapers, which provide access to a short cinematic covering a part of the game's overarching plot.[24][25]