Comments on: First LA Noire info from GI revealed

By: NGCes26294BIV

NGCes26294BIV — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:37:53 +0000

Yeah, fair point.

Be interesting to know the truth, either way.

I’m just a bitter 360 owner that knows Agent is going to be awesome

By: Blerk

Blerk — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:11:44 +0000

Sony did pump a ton of money into it, but at the end of the day they didn’t want it. Would Rockstar really ‘do a deal’ to ensure it goes multi-format when they could’ve just changed the name and said it was an ‘entirely new game’? Could Sony have even demanded a deal when they’d basically thrown the project in the bin?

It sort of makes sense on some levels but I get the idea that it’s still not quite right.

By: NGCes26294BIV

NGCes26294BIV — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:02:03 +0000

No, it may not be official, but it is a fact that Sony pumped a ton-o-money into LA’s development, and someone must have paid up for the game to go multiformat.

I also see no benefit to RSN releasing Agent on one format, especially when you look at the sales split on 360/PS3 for GTAIV.

When you look at the evidence, the trade off rumour just makes sense.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:15:24 +0000

Do we actually know that’s what happened for sure, though? That’s all just internets-o-rumour, is it not? They’ve never actually come out and said that’s what happened.

Edit: And The Getaway was shit.

By: NGCes26294BIV

NGCes26294BIV — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:05:27 +0000

I really don’t get why Rockstar has sacrificed a multiformat release for RS-North’s Agent in order to bring a 7-years-in-development-hell title onto multiple consoles?

It sounds cool, but The Getaway wasn’t THAT good, was it?

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:59:27 +0000

‘What beat they got you on today Steve?’

‘Oh, not much, just keeping an eye on the dogging circut round bethnal green’

By: Blerk

Blerk — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:48:44 +0000

What kind of bribe did you have in mind, madam?

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:46:47 +0000

‘That tax disk is about to run out, you should get that sorted’

By: Blerk

Blerk — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:44:49 +0000

You can’t park there. You don’t look like a doctor to me.

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:38:27 +0000

I’ll put cones out like pro!

By: Blerk

Blerk — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:13:35 +0000

Traffic duty sounds interesting?

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:11:19 +0000

@Blerk

Yes but this way you get to experience a variety of different jobs, which sounds rather interesting.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:35:21 +0000

Well, it sounds kind of different – if it’s not just a straight GTA clone in a different time period then that automatically wins it a bit of a nod.

I’d have rather been a PI than a police detective, though. Much more interesting to work cases around the corrupt law rather than from within it.

By: RGW1982

RGW1982 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:32:22 +0000

Game Sounds Boring.. Pass.

By: psxman

psxman — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:54:14 +0000

@11 I remember seeing that as a ‘featured’ video on YouTube some time last year.

Thought it was for Heavy Rain…. oops >.>

By: Erthazus

Erthazus — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:46:48 +0000

I hope it will come to PC. I don’t want to play it on PS3.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:41:15 +0000

Ahh, found it: http://technabob.com/blog/2008/08/20/image-metrics-emily-facial-animation-blows-my-mind/

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:23:54 +0000

I’m trying to find it (the tech) but drawing a blank on what it was called. It was like this: http://www.mova.com/flash/ but even better.

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:01:19 +0000

@7
Probably why it’s taken so long for the game to manifest itself then. The ideas been there but the technology/funds have been lacking.

If rumors are to be believed I guess Sony provided a large portion of the money though.

By: loki

loki — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:45:46 +0000

“It’s also thought to be coming to PC as well” – I hope only in PC gamers dreams

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:23:48 +0000

They’re probably talking about that crazy stuff Nvidia (or was it ATI?) showed off last year which allowed them to completely capture a face without using standard motion capture elements.

By: KAP

KAP — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:10:46 +0000

“Team Bondi is using revolutionary technology that could change the way games are made. The new facial motion capturing system sets actors alone in a giant room with cameras all around. In full make-up, the actor delivers their dialogue.”

They serious?

By: Yoshi

Yoshi — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:06:01 +0000

Hopfully it wont be stiff gameplay like Getaway. BTW most of the details will probz just be released at E3

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:22:41 +0000

September is reasonable… it’s been in development for a looong time!

Sounds really interesting too

By: psxman

psxman — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:22:08 +0000

After reading about the piece Kotaku put up about this (http://kotaku.com/5456884/rumor-la-noires-development-more-of-a-mess-than-wed-imagined) I’m being super cautious about this game.

Also, I hope that ‘full make-up’ the actors are wearing actually means something, because when I think of motion capture, the last thing I think of is tarting someone up and sticking balls to their face.

By: AHA-Lambda

AHA-Lambda — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:21:41 +0000

Well those details sound good but no gameplay and SEPTEMBER!?!? Colour me cynical for now

By: Johnny Cullen

Johnny Cullen — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:16:26 +0000

We hear nothing for three-and-a-half years, yet it’s out in seven months?

WHAT THE FUCK!?