I'm mostly done with the game. I'm on the Arson Desk, which I believe is the final desk of the game, and I have about four cases left. 

The way I feel about the game is that it's not for nitpickers. It's something that open minded gamers will enjoy and closed minded gamers worrying about frame rates, graphics and perfection are going to get turned away from. There's a laundry list of little glitches in this game, and the open world design really doesn't fit the core experience of LA Noire. With that said, I absolutely love this game. Sometimes I get bored with a case. Other times I'm on the edge of my seat. I just feel the unique elements of this game trumps any negatives it may have, essentially washing them out.

The story and how you interact with it is the whole point to this game. Everything else, including the open world is all fluff. The main component is grabbing your evidence and using it in your interrogations. Everything else is just so secondary, and meant to just break these sections up some. That one element of this game I find to be amazing. It feels like I'm on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and everything rides on getting this one question right. Even though I know the game will advance whether I flubb a line of questioning up or not, I find myself pounding my fist every time I choose wrong after careful deliberation. Studying the little nuances in their speech and facial expressions to make a proper read on them is something gaming has never had, and it's something I welcome in the future.

There's probably a million things I would have done different in this game to improve it, but I can't stop loving the things it does right. The highs of the game, particularly the entirety of the Homicide Desk, is going to stick with me as one of my most enjoyable gaming experiences. 

Well since you've proven yourself twice now I guess I can't argue with your logic.

havn't played much yet. still playing portal 2 lol. but from what i have played the game seems to do one thing very well but everything else kind of badly. the city doesn't really seem to have life in it. the gameplay itself is kind of getting worn out and old. but yeah cases are really fun and figuring out what happened is also awesome. im not really in a psotion to rate the game yet but when i finish portal 2 ill be playing la noire like crazy.

OK then...

Out of interest, has anyone had issues with bricked PS3's for those who have played it with a phat model? I have an 80GB version and I want to know if I'll be fine. I have a broken 3DS, and I don't want to add a PS3 to my problems >.<

Its definatly a really unique game, im having loads of fun with the investigations and the motion scan thing is pretty amazing and overall it a must-own game for anyone who hasnt got it yet but its still got alot of shortcomings: the whole game outside of the main cases is pretty terrible: lifeless city, boring side missions and hardly anything to do in the free roam.

Still, the good points far outweigh the bad and i havent played a game this unique and innovative in a long time. I'd give it 9.4/10

So the more reviews I read this sounds more and more like Phoenix Wright meets Police Quest.

I think I have to buy this game.

So if fired up the game late last night and tried about an hour of gameplay.  A lot of the controls and presentationn reminded me of Red Dead Redemption.  A few buttons were changed but for the most part, I felt right at home.  The facial animation was better than I had hoped.  Truly awesome stuff.  I already know this is going to be one of those games that I have to play with no disturbances and totally immerse myself in.  I love a cinematic game and this game captures that feel.

I'm a big fan of Heavy Rain and I was kinda hoping this game would top it, as far as captivating me was concerned.  I know CGI said Heavy Rain was better but I was wishing he was wrong and blinded by nostalgia.  My only reason for wishing this was that I've already finished HR and I was hoping for the new experience to be more absorbing than the old--games like that don't come out too often so I was hoping the bar would be raised.  Well, to my disappointment, CGI was right.  So far, Heavy Rain is still the Heavyweight Champ.

I don't know why this game was the subject of those Lens of Truth comparisons.  In my opinion, this game isn't a graphical powerhouse.  Yeah, it does some things very well but for the most part, the environments, characters (aside from their faces), and effects are nothing special.  That's okay because I'm not a graphics whore and that's not what this game seems to be about.  A good game can immerse you without having to be the "prettiest girl at the ball".  I've played a couple of games that some would consider the best looking games of all time, and I hated them.  Presentation is no big deal and I don't like he fact that so much fuss was made over how this game looks.

So the atmosphere was great.  The characters were believable. The period feels authentic.  The gameplay feels familiar.  I like it alot, already.  This is all just a first impression, though.  I can't wait to dive into the game fully.......after I finish Red Dead Redemption.

Ok how are you all already near the end of the game it came out 4 or 5 days ago? 

Wow i don't think 17-22 hours is worth the 60 price tag i mean i was thinking it was around 30-35 hours at least i don't know i might get it still.

Yet you are hyped for Mass Effect, because Mass Effect isn't a long game. (Given I beat Witcher 2 in 4 days, about 30-40 hours worth (Steam says 60, but it might because I left the client running)).