The Pierre case… he sneaks his way into every franchise.
We are uncovering a conspiracy. But should we really open this Pandora’s box… and could we even handle the truth?”

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Your production value always impresses me, Gfrom. Love the little skits!!

Man ive been keen for this video, always loved this game! TIME TO WATCH!

Was not expecting a Pierre special appearance 😂🚯

It's always Pierre!! Amazing video! =D

such a great channel

I've heard about this game so much but honestly didn't know much about it! Thanks for this detailed review, and especially for the PIERRE segment that had me spitting out my tea 😂 That man is haunting you!!!

My past guitarist makes my ears perk up every time i hear floyd rose

Watch party time :)

Yeah, JDWAG is back, but unfortunately JDWAG is still very naive 😄
The facial expressions were absolutely hilarious though. I always found them so weird in that game — more funny than serious.

But the game was actually pretty difficult at times when it came to making decisions. I also thought the German translation was strange, because it was hard to understand what you were actually saying sometimes.
I played the PC version though.

33:09 the voice 😂

Great review.

This is a great idea for a review! I never played this but was always curious about LA Noire growing up. It's awesome to hear your commentary and thoughts on it and it gives me a taste of the game.

I bought this game back when it came out. I was bored by the third case. Seeing this review my head was in a different space at that time. I think I owe this game a second chance.

Great review! I love that you tackled something different. I understand that most of your viewership is probably here for Sonic, Tomb Raider, or Spyro, but I've never been a fan of really any of those lol. Always love it when you cover something else.

I think you nailed it with the repetitive rhythm the game has you get into. I've tried playing the game two or three times over the years and I think I've only made it about halfway through Vice. So, needless to say...that abrupt ending really took me by surprise. Can't believe they ended it like that to be honest.

Post-war LA seems like a great period piece for a game, but I loved their proposed spiritual sequel the team wanted to make - Whore of the Orient. Would've been 1930s Shanghai, which would've been such a great setting since it pretty much never gets covered or talked about. Pity it never came to be. Anyway, once again, great work GFrom!

this game is on my bucker list, i don't know when i will be able to play it
it's interesting for sure

thanks for the honest review  <3

PS: Pierre is your menace 😆

OMG, YOU DID IT
I didn't expect L.A. Noire because it seemed too modern for your channel, but then again you did Alien: Isolation, so that's on me :D

Fun-fact - this was the first game I had to play in short bursts, because it was too mentally taxing for me otherwise. English is not my first language, but although I cruise through modern or Shakespearan version, for the 40s slang I had to pay 100% attention to what was being said and the context. Aaaand I also like earning EXP and unlocking clothes, so of course I was doing all the street crimes as soon as they were available :D It took a long time for me to finish the game: at one point I wanted to platinum it, but I wholeheartedly agree - the city is so big, and the collectibles are so small, I don't know how you can do it without a walkthrough. In the end I gave up - the vehicles defeated me too, it's just so TEDIOUS and you need to know beforehand if you are not missing something, because then adios, no trophy for you.

As for the plot, I will argue that getting familiar with Phelps was not really the point here. The story went out to show us a man broken by ambition that wanted to do good in the only way he knew, and maybe in less complex world he would succeed, but not in the criminal and corrupt system that rules the so-called City of Angels. I think the plot didn't want to divert our attention from Phelps's inner conflict with how the law should be enforced and how it actually is when the pink-tinted glasses are taken off (more like broken and crushed, am I right). I admire this game for letting us play a character that is hardly sympathetic, especially after we learn more and more about what happened during the war. Phelps is so deliciously complex and so DIFFERENT from majority of video game protagonists, it's hard to like him, but it's even harder not to be fascinated by him. I remember I fell refreshed when Kelso joined the fray - finally, someone I can admire without guilt! But to be honest, know with being older and understanding the plot better, I don't really think Kelso is that hot too. And he doesn't need to be - while he excels where Phelps doesn't, he has his slew of negative traits, and that's great. this is a nitty-gritty story where nobody really wins, and at the end of the day the only thing we can be sure of is making decisions that won't keep as awake at night.

Black Dahlia is definitely a highlight of the game, but my favourite case is the DLC with the exploding powerplant. It feels like the last hurrah of the devs, with a portion of map being completely changed, with the espionage angle and what-not. It also gives us more time to spent with Biggs, who is - unsurprisingly, I think :D - my favourite partner. Not only because he is more decent as you said, but also because he kinda is the only partner that gets some legit character development, I feel. Stefan, Rusty and especially Roy are so set in their ways, while Biggs is also, but he has wisdom and that fire from the time when he cared, that reignites almost immediately after he start believing in Phelps, and that's both awesome and heartwarming, especially since Phelps doesn't have many friends at that time. Understandably so, because of the cheating drama, but it's also not hard to kinda feel sorry for Phelps, who paid his due in the most disgusting and two-faced way thanks to the "help" of "friends" that did much, much more and didn't face any karma.

Also I don't understand you people being able to know who is lying in this game and who is not, it was so difficult for me :D I know they changed "Trust/Doubt" to "good Cop/Bad Cop", but lol, that doesn't change anything for me, I still don't know if Mr. Melting-Face here is trying to pull wool on my eyes or not :D I came to this game after geting through Ace Attorney, but whoo-boy, if you are naive and terrible with recognizing facial patterns like me, this game is Dark Souls of mystery genre. Still great, though - I agree, there is NOTHING like L.A. Noire to this day, which is seriously surprising, when you think about it - just so, so, SO goddamn hard. I wouldn't figure the GDawg's beer whereabouts either :D

Thank you very much for this chance to get back to this game, GFrom! It's one of a kind and I think I will revisit it with my brother one of these days. I think he would get kick outta it and I could go for a refresher. I liked the touch with keeping the black and white filter, I really appreciate these small things you implement to give the review similar vibe the game has. See you in the next one, hopefully with less PIERRRRE :D

I loved this game too! Played in on Xbox 360 and was absolutely mesmerized by the atmosphere, story and actor‘s performances. They put half of the Mad Men cast in there (incl. Aaron Staton as Cole Phelps) and as an avid watcher of the show, I felt a spark of joy whenever a cast member plopped into one of the cases. Tremendous work and detail put into this game, and it shows.

I hope this video blows up you deserve more subs and views.