The characters in the investigations, on whichever side of the table, are the highpoint here. Just like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, what seems like a simple choice often spins out into a surprise, as Cole screams in the poor witness' face. In the original, Cole could select from "Truth," "Lie," and "Doubt." This has now changed to "Good Cop," "Bad Cop," and "Accuse." It's a tiny change, but it helps in predicting what Cole will say. One minor change made to these interrogation aspects is a grammatical one. In every case, Cole faces off against villains and witnesses, asking questions based on things found in the investigations, then has to figure out whether the person is lying. Rockstar integrated motion-captured faces to let the audience try and play Sherlock. The interrogations were always billed as a huge part of the game. Traversing the world as Cole is not smooth, and stepping into shootouts is horrendous, as the slow, janky controls fight against the will of those holding the controller constantly. This isn't a modern-day sandbox, so don't go expecting hundreds of hidden items or a mass of side-quests, but there are a few cars and suits to unlock, and some general street crime to put a stop to. It is recommended to head out into the streets of LA, since those who do will find some side activities worth picking up. There's a grand scale to LA, and while the episodic nature of the game means exploration isn't a focus, instead, the player is pushed along from point A to B. The majority of this core gameplay remains unchanged from the original, with all the positive and negative aspects still in attendance. Cole is given a new case from his chief, heads off to investigate a crime scene, then after figuring out the situation, he has to interrogate suspects and chase down perps. The gameplay is split up episodically into 26 different cases - the original 21 cases bundled together with the five DLC cases. Each case has a potential score of between one and five stars, and while this is mostly reliant on finding all the clues in the case or correctly picking up on the behaviours of suspects during negotiations, the fines accrued for not following the letter of the law can all add up to a disappointing score. While Grand Theft Auto let players revel in their freedom, though - smashing through the streets with a reckless abandon, causing monumental damage to property and human life - playing as a cop here means no running down civilians or driving into buildings. Their history with Grand Theft Auto titles gave Rockstar a solid base in developing these sorts of environments, and they used their skills with aplomb here. This story plays out over a sprawling recreation of 1940s Los Angeles.
Cole deals with numerous episodic cases while the player is introduced to his history, and a wider story plays out in the background, building to some big developments in Cole's life and a widespread criminal network with ties to his past. The course of the story follows Cole through his career at the force, seeing him develop and grow from a uniformed beat cop to the glamorous world of traffic, and then into the actually exciting departments of the LAPD, like vice and arson, and, of course, homicide.
Noire the first time around on PlayStation 3, the game tells the tale of Cole Phelps, an ex-Marine who returns home after World War II and joins the boys in blue.
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