May 21 2011

LA Noire

So here’s a game that many of us never expected to see;  an open-world detective game which has been in continual development for well over seven years.  In a world where most video games are rushed out in eighteen months or less, and even “triple-A” titles are typically completed in well under three years, just imagine the sort of loading screens which would be achievable with a full seven year development timeline.  Booting the game up for the first time, I was quite giddy with anticipation of the first load screen.  Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the longest-awaited load screen yet:

Well, darn.

Score and full review are beneath the fold.

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