L.A. Noire

I've not played it on PS3 yet. I guess I should have have gotten it, I was just afraid I wouldn't like it. But since it's coming out on PC I'll have to check it out. Nov. 8th??? I could have swore it was dec. 29th. even better. :cool
Only reason I didn't get it was I was afraid it would be to much like Heavy Rain, don't get me wrong good game, not worth my my 60 bucks. (I actually bought this one)

 

Almost forgot, speaking of L.A. Noire.. http://www.1up.com/news/la-noire-developer-team-bondi-shutting-down
Enjoy..:cool

 

So you're enjoying it then?

I'm also guessing you never played GTA on PC either then judging by your driving antics :-D
, 4 letters for you.... W S A D :-D
Never could drive with the mouse, always ended up swatting something off the desk lol

 

We don't. WASD or controller is the way to go.

Just buy an Xbox 360 controller, a USB wired one. You're not going to sit far enough from the computer that you need it to be wireless, and the 360 controller is 100% supported by Windows, up to and including automatically installing all drivers for you. Game developers know this, so that's the one they tend to include support for when making their games.

I have LA Noire on PS3, so not sure how the controller support is on the PC version though.

 

lol No, just take someone elses car, it's not GTA so you're commandeering a car instead of stealing it :-D
Best to grab a cop car though because you get the police radio for emergency response missions and the siren is very handy for getting traffic to get out of the way.

but you can take any car as far as I know.

I have noticed that the "Doubt" questioning option is often the right answer, I'm finding the questioning a little difficult, I'm really good at reading people... I'm a salesman :-D but I often get them wrong, for the longest time I thought the little jingle sound you get when it's wrong was the sound for correct :-D
And in gunfights, as with any other shooter... take your time and go for the head shot, 1 hit - 1 kill.

As for PS3 controller on PC, havn't looked into it lately but it used to be virtually impossible to get one to work but I think I saw PS3 controllers for PC on a website I "Stumbled Upon" :-D

 

Left hand on WASD, right hand on the mouse with the programmable extra buttons. It's hugely awkward until you figure it out, but once you have had a chance to practice it's actually pretty easy. It's like any other new game or platform, that throws new control scheme at you: at first it's frustrating and impossible, but once you get used to it, you eventually do it all automatically, without even thinking about it.

I rarely ever game on the PS3, because the controller and it's lack of options frustrates me. It won't let me reprogram any of the buttons! :cry

Seriously...I play adventure games. I use a mouse and click.

I played more today and it really is pretty fun. I shot bank robbers and chased some dude over rooftops.[/QUOTE]

Exactly like that one. Unless I'm very much mistaken, that's the exact same one I use on my PC.

And if you're starting to get used to the mouse and keyboard, regardless of how you use them, give that way of playing a fair chance before you give up on it. Give yourself time to get used to the gameplay, and cut yourself some slack over the fact that there is a steep and often a bit unforgiving learning curve if you're new to shooting games and fighting games. One of the advantages of PC gaming as opposed to consoles, is that you very often can customize the control input scheme to whatever method works best for you.

I set every single game I play to use WASD for maneuvering my character/vehicle, and map the camera to the mouse. That works for me, and whatever works for others works for others.

As long as you are having fun with the game, it really doesn't matter how you're playing it.

 

While driving along you will sometimes hear the police radio calling for response to some crime, up in the left top corner it says to left click (default) if you wish to respond.
Once you accept you will have what looks like a Traffic light Crossing "Walk" man marked on your map.
Follow it.

These are often shootouts that end in death... either theirs or yours lol
But you earn points and rewards for doing them.

Follow the mainquest for a while, it eases you in fairly well and tells you how to perform acts and questioning etc.
Albeit via a fairly quick message in the top left corner lol

 

So it's a fun game? When I first saw the trailer I couldn't wait to play it, then I was unsure the second time I saw it. I think I'll wait until I get a PS3 to play. I don't think I'd get very far playing in on the computer. Unless its a point and click game or has very simple controls like the arrow keys + space bar, maybe a letter key or two, I'm awful! LOL

 

I don't think I've heard about Still Life. I think I'll check it out.

I think I'll get the PC version... It'll be a while before I can play if I wait to get it when I get a PS3... It'll take some time to learn and get used to the controls, but that can be fun too?

I can see it now: I'm supposed to be on a high speed chase and I'm stuck driving in circles. LOL

 

Oh my goodness. LOL Sounds like fun! My sister and I used to play together a lot and not far into the game we'd be red faced, barely able to breathe, sides aching from laughter... I had that problem with Grand Theft Auto. I stilll don't know how to drive properly but I'm not hitting nearly as many pedestrians as I did when I first played. :-D

I checked out the trailer for Still Life and I'm going to play it after I finish my current game.

 

But hitting the pedestrians is the whole point of Grand Theft Auto! :-D

 

Hehehe! That's what I thought at first too but the constant car chases and eventual beatings from the police changed my mind. If game overs are the goal, I am the champ! :-D

 

Uh Oh! Laura's life as she knows it just ended :-D

Next up... Skyrim :major

 

Improved. You meant to say "improved".

 

I'm assuming you are ducked behind cover?
So you can pop out and shoot and then safely duck back down?
Yes I think the default is L-Ctrl to bring you out of cover at which point you will resume normal movement.
The sysmbols are not very clear I know, it took me a couple of guesses in some points to figure out which key was the one I wanted, but then I've customized mine to suit my mouse/Keyboard.

But yes, "Left Ctrl" = Enter/Exit Cover by default.

Here is the online manual with Default Key Bindings on page 6

http://support.rockstargames.com/attachments/token/rrwtv4mxi8xnrsr/?name=L.A._Noire_PC_Manual.pdf

Hope that helps

PS: Remember, when in a gun fight, stay calm, these bad guys are piss poor shots so you DO have time to think about what you're doing, just don't stand still in the line of fire while thinking :-D
Tip: Take out the guys with full auto weapons first, they provide the biggest threat.

 

Ah, just realised what it's is trying to tell you with the W+ L Ctrl, if I remember right it's the option to move around cover corners while retaining cover.... although I might have that confused with Batman :-D In any case it's an option I have never needed or used except by accident.
But yeah, just "L-Ctrl" on it's own will enter/exit cover.

Remember.... go for the headshot and when you get it you have to loudly call out "BOOM... Head...shot b**ch" like a boss :major

As for the link, that's odd, try this one....

http://support.rockstargames.com/entries/20663247-download-l-a-noire-pc-manual

Edit: Ohhhh I just clicked in, you were reading it as "L + ctrl" lol, yeah like I said, the icons for key strokes are a bit odd, there's one with 2 oposite arrows that I think is the Tab key which confused the crap out of me at first, this is why I like customizing my controls because I will simply remember where they are because I set them there

 

Ah the moments only gamers understand :-D
My girlfriend is used to it although I have calmed down considerably , I used to pretty much have 1 sided arguments with characters because they were "Cheating" :-D
Or taunting a bunch of pixels when I got beaten.... "Oh ok, you wanna play like that, well lets see how you handle thi (bang, dead).... FFffffff...... :mad " :-D

 

I do that all the time! I argue with the characters, I insult them, complain to them, and vent frustrations and anger every chance I get! LOL

Last night, I was in my room playing Neverwinter Nights 2, The Guy was in his room playing Skyrim, and we both started cussing loudly at our respective games almost at the exact same time. That was funny. :-D

 

No problem Laura, have fun with it

@Mimsy... :-D Classic behaviour, my boy loves watching me play games, used to sit there for hours just watching and laughing at me making fun of characters body language or something they say. I'm terrible when someone threatens me, talking to Caesar in Fallout NV when he's telling me what to do, I saved and killed him just for the satisfaction and then obviously got slaughtered by his 5 million guards, but then reload it and as he;s telling me what to do , I'm like "Yeah whatever dude, you know I can take you before your boys get me" :-D

 

NWN2?? That was one of my favs RPG's, and one of the ones that hooked me on RPGs for life!!

 

It remains utterly awesome.

Spoiler alert:

I just joined forces with Casavir and went after the orcs with him. After the orcs, we're going on and down into the "basement"... and suddenly, having a paladin in the group is extremely handy. I just stand back, let him do the whole "smite undead" thing, and watch in awe. Against anything undead, Casavir is a bad-a** of epic proportions. He took out eight of them in two rounds, while the rest of us were just watching! :strong

 

Will this game work with my controller? If so, I'M sure I'll get this game at some point.


I still am mad at R* for not making Red Dead Redemption for PC when it was going to.