la noire review

I remember when I first played L.A. Noire on my Playstation 3 back in 2011, and being blown away simply by the way Cole Phelps’ flashlight illuminated the dark alleyways. Everything about the game’s depiction of late 40’s Los Angeles is absolutely fascinating, both in part to the ‘noir’ theme and the incredibly detailed city itself. Surprisingly enough, the game still holds up fairly well in 2017 on current gen consoles. You play as Cole Phelps, recently returned from war, still fairly young, seemingly undamaged and idealistic. You join the police force and, after a brief stint as a patrol officer, move up the ranks as detective. L.A. Noire’s portrayal of the police force and the city seedy underbelly is utterly brilliant, and the way these two, supposedly opposing, segments of society int...