L.A. Noire
PS4

L.A. Noire

(UK - Standard)

Nov 14, 2017
  • Shooter
  • Strategy
  • Adventure
Developers:
  • Rockstar Games
Offline play
Yes
Download required
No
Comments:

Platinum achieved.
Game is playable from start to finish but comes with several issues.

Very noticable pop-in, especially when driving fast.
Observed a ton of flickering textures throughout the game, e.g., certain windows of the police station, the water of a fountain at Elsa's appartment, power lines.
Observed several instances of micro stutters of head animations of NPCs in cutscenes.
Sound mixing of voices is odd, as voices can sound very distant when the camera angle changes to a position only slightly further away from the speaker.
Observed pathing issues when your partner NPC wouldn't get in the car despite standing still right next to him.
Observed cars glitching into each other due to a lack of collision detection.
During a chase the suspect NPC ran into a pedestrian and fell down. Despite me standing on top of him I couldn't arrest him nor could I trigger the animation for tackling him.
Observed several singular flashes when driving through town. It looked like someone behind the player was taking a photograph with a giant flash.
During a mission we needed to wade through the tar pits. Lense flare looked completely distorted and instead of a proper reflection of the sun big black and purple circles across the entire screen made it difficult to see the actual picture.
Earlier during the same case the player needs to balance on a giant chandelier. Despite making it to the platform the player model would suddenly slip off the side and fall down, failing the mission in the process.
Had several crashes, as they seem to be inevitable, when you play the game for a very long time in one session.

NOTE: Certain trophies can only be obtained after the initial 4 tutorial cases, as soon as you start the first case in the traffic department.

Tested by DoesItPlay on PS5 BC