L.A. Noire - Nintendo Switch

Clearly I'm going to be one of the first negative reviews and will likely get thumbs down, but I have broad shoulders and can take it. I had to quit the game a little more than halfway through. I had the brightness turned up all the way and it was still way too dark during night sequences. The scene that I had to just stop and get rid of the game for fear I was going to throw the controller through the tv, (minor spoiler alert) was the scene in the catacombs. They were trying to give the game a creepy atmosphere, but I honestly couldn't see a thing. I don't understand why modern game systems can display half a billion colors but many developers just want their games to be in shades of black. In fairness the day sequences looked pretty nice. It also had a bunch of the "Assassins Creed type glitchiness" if you will. You'll be standing right next to a ladder trying to go up it, but the game won't register it so instead you try to go right to the front of the ladder but you inevitably overshoot just a bit and end up on the other side of the ladder and the game still doesn't let you go up and you repeat that nonsense for about 30 seconds before you shout a curse and scare your dog. Overall it's a last gen game and it clearly shows. It's pretty repetitive too; look for clues, talk to people, drive to next location, repeat over and over for 20 hours. This is definitely not Rockstar's best. Only reason I didn't give it one star was that the first half entertained me enough on a plane ride back and forth from NYC to Barcelona so it gets props for that.

An impressive story and a smart port, with an unfortunately poor open world. Especially considering it originally came out in 2011, I was impressed that playing through LA Noire on the Nintendo Switch amazed me all over again. From the top-quality voice acting and the still-unmatched facial animations to the multi-layered crimes to solve, the parts that really matter work great on the Switch. The old-looking and empty open-world parts in between, not so much. Six years later, LA Noire is still a unique game. There are cops-and-robbers car chases and occasional gunfights, but most of it is a smartly paced, contemplative challenge that keeps you thinking. As a Los Angeles cop working in the 1940s, you’ll be sent to a weird and wonderful array of crime scenes where you find clues, interact with witnesses, and draw conclusions with a limited amount of hand-holding. I never thought I’d find myself interested in the forgery of pink slips until I met the diverse cast of suspects and witnesses involved in a grand theft auto scheme, and using the right pieces of evidence against each of them presented a test of its own. A few of the 21 cases are a little repetitive, but every time I was close to feeling bored, something completely unexpected would happen and draw me back in again.

I've never been a fan of GTA, nothing about it ever attracted me at all. However when L.A. Noire came out I was really interested. It's set in a time that I enjoy traveling back to and the cop/investigation gameplay was pretty interesting to me. I played the game originally on Xbox 360 and loved every second of it. The Switch version makes a lot of improvements, but it's also sadly held back by certain technical limitations. It's still a fantastic game and much improved over the original PS3/360 versions. I would recommend it.

This game originally came out for PS3 & Xbox 360. Now it’s on Switch with all DLC included. However if you buy the physical version you still need to download additional files to complete the game which is unfortunate since the game already costs $10 more than PS4 & Xbox One versions. Otherwise this is still a great time period game & performs well enough although there are some occasional frame hiccups and harsh pop in when driving around. Entire buildings just appear out of nowhere.

I love this game. I bought it on PS3. I was excited it was coming to the switch so I picked it up. I didn't realize how much memory it ate up, 14GB!!!! So I actually returned it. I will be getting this on the PS4 as memory isn't really an issue on the PS4 as it is on the switch. Memory is a hot commodity on the switch so I don't need it being ate up, just aimlessly. I wasn't thinking about it first when I bought it, but it will make me think about my future switch purchases going forward. I love that the switch is getting more titles and mature type titles, but they are going to have to solve the memory/storage issue.

Great game controls are a little hard to figure out there are so many graphics are superb and I’m learning how to read people in this game as I am a lead detective solving crimes and driving through LA and Hollywood this game is very advanced and very adult in theme do not recommend for children at all but do recommend for adults top notch Rockstar game being they are my favorite video game designers I only wish they would make more games do Nintendo Switch

Played some of this on PS3 back then, wasn't really into the game then. Decided to give it another chance on Switch and it's pretty fun. Graphics seem PS3-ish quality some quirks graphically in this game, some jaggies. Reading faces to see if someone is guilty or innocent is pretty cool. Looking forward to finishing the game this time on the Switch. Like the portability factor, but one thing is the text is pretty small un docked FYI. A little dark also, need to check if there is a brightness slider. Overall I'm looking forward to playing more.

This is an excellent port of a wonderful game from the last generation of consoles. LA Noire runs great on the Switch and is a joy to play on the go. The episodic nature of the game's lengthy story is ideal to play in small bursts throughout your day on the Switch's portable screen. The game also features touch controls when in portable mode (one of the few Switch games so far to do so). Highly recommended for those who have never played it before. Mildly recommended if you have already played the Xbox 360 or PS3 versions.