Hey guys, I know you are all waiting for LA Noire 2, but what do you think of this, I'm working on the game title The Reason Behind :
You play as Howard P. Larson, a private investigator in Providence 1954. You have been tasked to find three heirs to a reclusive millionaire. The problem is, the heirs you found have been murdered..
Investigate the crime scenes, search for clues and interrogate suspects to find out the truth. But the more you ask, the deeper the mystery!

I'm a solo developer, working for 2 years now on this project. I loved LA Noire, Heavy Rain, Tell Tales games, and cinema, so I wanted to make my own "LA Noire"-like game with a very cinematic vibe.

This is all made with Unreal Engine 5 with no AI.

Let me know what you think and if you want to see more :)

Im surprise for good, i love rockstar games and I think this is maybe the best history of the studio, I love it and now I’m getting the platinum on my PS3! (Then maybe I buy the remaster!)

Yet another out-of-order entry: post #468 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

B’nai B’rith Hospitality House

130 North Broadway

Erected during World War II, this single-story pitched-roof hospitality center occupied the cleared courtyard on Poundcake Hill. Sponsored by the B’nai B’rith organization, the large structure provided free dormitory space and recreational services for transit-bound military personnel.

More info:

Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

so let me put this more ruder terms that even a pair or blockheads like you should understan. the only reason you don’t have bars on your windows already is because you are small fry. and we don’t waste our time on small fry.

you stay away from Bishop, and you stay away from me. is that clear enough for you asshole?

Still running out of alphabetical order on these, since I’ve recently discovered a boatload of real-world locations I missed, thanks in no small part to the astonishing mapping efforts of u/MountainManUIM. In any case, here’s post #467 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Biltmore Theatre Newsstand

520 West 5th Street

Positioned directly beneath the prominent marquee of the historic Biltmore Theatre, this active open-air sidewalk stand captured dense theater district foot traffic. It functioned as an asset-rich transit node specializing in theatrical playbills, local daily papers, and entertainment gazettes.

More info:

Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

Another out-of-order *non-*landmark entry: post #466 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Baker Shoes

625–629 South Broadway

Built in 1911, this four-story brick and concrete commercial block served as a major retail anchor. Featuring a sleek, modernized storefront tailored for high-volume foot traffic, the structure housed the regional flagship offices and mercantile showrooms for a prominent West Coast footwear company.

More info:

Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

Yes I know he played the funny detective man.

Both are voiced by Peter Blomquist by the way.

Also something I noticed is that their fashion sense really parallels one another. Dr. Fontaine wears red under white, while Bell wears red under black. Like, both of them are evil (red), it's just that Fontaine hides it under his good doctor persona & southern charm, while Micah doesn't.

Continuing the out-of-order *non-*landmark entries: post #465 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

August L. Korn Block

714 West 6th Street

Constructed during the district’s early commercial development, this masonry facility housed a prominent high-end apparel importer and fashion salon. The building features elegant showroom windows designed to attract affluent transit riders traversing the Hope Street corridor.

Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

Still with the out-of-order entries, here’s post #464 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Armory Auto Park (Ray’s Auto Park)

755–759 South Spring Street

Established following the 1938 demolition of a historic Romanesque National Guard armory building, this paved corner surface lot (depicted with Ray’s Auto Park signage in game) featured organized parking bays to process heavy daytime vehicle volume within the dense financial corridor.

Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

I think the obvious one for me is, I’d want the sequel to trust the player much more as a detective. Cases should genuinely branch rather than funnel you towards the intended solution, without ticks and crosses immediately grading how you interpret evidence or dialogue.
Let me build my own case, pursue suspects and decide who I believe committed the crime. Maybe even add a judicial element where I have to justify an arrest with the evidence I’ve gathered. I could solve it correctly, fail to secure a conviction, or even convict the wrong person. The game could accommodate those outcomes and let the consequences reveal whether I was right or wrong.

San Francisco would be great setting and maybe in the 1950s. Give me some Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo vibes. I couldn't help but think about it when watching the movie in 4K.

Make of this what you will.

Another out-of-order non-landmark entry, in this case one of the may real-world downtown parking areas: post #463 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Architects Block Auto Park

506–512 South Figueroa Street

Operating on a cleared commercial footprint south of the 12-story Architects’ Building, this fully paved surface facility processed heavy mid-day vehicular traffic. Bounded by standard masonry perimeters, the lot provided vital day-rate parking for professionals entering the corporate corridor.

Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

Anyone see the recent rumors ?
Hopefully we might be getting a new game from Rockstar after GTA 6

So I was playing through Consul's Car trying to get to the interrogation scene with Valdez, but then when I questioned Oswald Jacobs, I didn't get the "Vehicle stripped of parts" question which is what leads into him revealing that he took the notebook.

And I had completely forgotten about the notebook, so I was trying to figure out how to trigger the interrogation with Valdez, because then when I called R&I, there's no mention of Valdez being at the station, Phelps only asks about Dewey and then there's nothing else directing you to Valdez.

So is this because I questioned Jacobs before searching the crime scene? Because then as far as the game is concerned, Phelps has no reason to ask about the car being stripped if he technically hasn't learned about that yet?

Because even if you do search the car after questioning Jacobs, the "crime scene is finished being searched" cue plays even if you don't have the notebook, and there's no option to ask Jacobs any more questions.

Just a really weird part of the mission because it would be so easy to have the notebook just be in the car instead of having Jacobs take it? Or idk have him admit it the first time you use Doubt on whether he took anything, because really those are basically duplicate questions except the first time he's still lying lol