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 originally played a little bit of this game on the PS3 or PS2 (forget which one it was out on, but only for a bit since it was my brothers. However, the little bit I did play, I liked because it was a detective base game, which I am a sucker for. So when I saw this for the switch and for only 20 bucks, it was a must buy. It was a great decision! Game is great and if you're into solving mysteries, enjoy time period pieces and try and guess if you're right, then I definitely recommend! The price is also a great incentive to purchase this game, especially for a newer gen console.

I initially bought this for PS3 way back when, but only got a little bit into the game and never finished it. I must say that it is a pretty good detective crime solving game and sets the tone for the time period perfectly. It is a little repetitive, but what game isn’t for the most part? Rockstar has done a pretty fine job porting this game to the Switch. The draw distance is a little weak, but what do you expect? It’s now portable, and still looks pretty great after all these years. A solid effort and game from Rockstar.

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.

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.

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 enjoyed this game on last gen, but no longer owned it. I was excited about the re release. It looks the same on the switch as it did on last gen. Which was expected. It performs well. The reason why I got it on the switch was to have this entertaining game on the go, not an updat on the graphics. It doesn't look terrible, but it doesn't look amazing. If you want great graphics ilget on xbox or ps4, if you want this on the go, get the switch version