Release Date: December 15, 2017
A special edition of the detective game L.A. Noire created for virtual reality headsets. Unlike the original, which was developed by Team Bondi, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files was produced by a Rockstar Games’ subsidiary. In the game you visit Los Angeles of the year 1947. The game’s main protagonist is detective Cole Phelps, a World War II veteran, gradually climbing the steps of a career in the police force.
L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files is a special edition of L.A. Noire, developed with the view of PC and virtual reality headsets. Unlike the original, which was created by Australian developer Team Bondi, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files was produced by a Rockstar Games’ subsidiary.
L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files takes the player into the crime-infested Los Angeles of the year 1947. The main heroe is detective Cole Phelps, a World War II veteran, gradually climbing the steps of the police career. Although he starts in the traffic department, his work is soon acknowledged by his employers. As a result, Phelps gradually advances in the police hierarchy and moves to the murder and drug trafficking departments. The protagonist deals with increasingly difficult cases, which draws him closer and closer to the criminal heart of the City of Angels.
Released on PC, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files consists of seven investigations, taken directly from the original game. Since the gameplay is based on the VR headsets and movement controllers, the developers had to introduce a slew of changes in the game’s mechanics
Gameplay is still based on obtaining material evidence, careful examination of objects related to the case, and making scrupulous notes – all this to help find the culprit and close the case in the proper way. This time, however, the action is presented not from behind the hero’s back (TPP), but from his eyes (FPP). Moreover, you can freely look around in-game locations simply by moving your head, while hand gestures let you manipulate elements of the environment, pick up items and rotate them in search for clues. Of course, the work of a detective does not stop on investigating crime scenes – in your adventure you often sit behind the wheels of cars and take part in exciting pursuits.
L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files requires the aforementioned VR headsets to play. This version also features better graphics than the original.
Platforms:
PC Windows December 15, 2017
PlayStation 4 September 24, 2019
Developer: Rockstar Games
Publisher: Rockstar Games
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System Requirements for L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-4790K 3.6 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce 1070 or better, 18 GB HDD, Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce 1080 or better, 18 GB HDD, Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files Video Game.
CryMor Gaming:
L.A. Noire might be the best VR title that's been released, but there are lingering concerns about who this is developed for: Players of the original game, or new players only?
DualShockers: 8 / 10 by Taylor Lyles
Overall, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files is far from a perfect game, but as a virtual reality title I found it to be an ambitious as well as a good first virtual reality title for Rockstar Games. Sure, the game has flaws, but I feel that Rockstar Games has set the bar high for not just facial animations in VR games but in AAA games as a whole and I hope that whatever AAA developer/publisher decides to bring their IPs into VR carefully examines this game. If you own an HTC Vive plus a high-end PC, this is a title you should consider adding to your VR library.
COGconnected: 80 / 100 by Patrick Anderson
How enjoyable you find L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files will partly depend on whether you’ve played the original game or not. Without a connecting narrative thread, the individual cases included in the VR version can seem random, and there are even a few odd references to the Black Dahlia case that will confuse newcomers although not enough to ruin the experience.
Average score from votes.
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