Over a decade later, Reddit is still crying out for L.A. Noire 2. With rumors of Take-Two and Rockstar cooking, will we ever get Chicago Noire?
Let's cut the crap and dive right in. I was scrolling through Reddit today and saw the community resurrecting an absolute legend: L.A. Noire. Back in 2011, when most NPCs still had faces like potatoes, Rockstar dropped this detective masterpiece with mind-blowing facial motion capture. Over a decade later, gamers are still begging for a sequel.
User UrsaMajor920 dropped a nuke on r/gaming, stating L.A. Noire is the only Rockstar game they've ever completed. The post easily racked up over 5k upvotes. Gamers flocked in to reminisce about the good old sweaty days of playing detective, which honestly felt harder than debugging spaghetti code at 3 AM.
Scrolling through the thread, the community is basically split into a few hilariously accurate takes:
1. The "Chicago Noire" Copium People are holding out hope for a sequel. User BustaScrub dropped some massive lore: Take-Two's CEO recently hinted a sequel isn't off the table if they find a passionate team. Ironically, Rockstar acquired Video Game Deluxe last year—a studio led by Brendan McNamara, the original game director of L.A. Noire from the Team Bondi days. Are they cooking, or is this just pure hopium?
2. 50% Detective, 50% Staring Contest The most accurate comment (1350 upvotes) nailed the core loop: "Half detective game, half trying to figure out if someone blinked suspiciously." Bro, it's the truest thing ever. You spend hours sweating, watching for a micro-expression just to hit that legendary "Press X to Doubt" meme on an NPC.
For all you game devs out there, take notes. Graphics age, and facial mo-cap back then was insanely expensive. Nowadays, you can just slap an ai generator on it and call it a day. But what made L.A. Noire immortal wasn't just the tech—it was the Core Loop.
Instead of mindless P2W grinding, RNG loot boxes, or spamming bullets, the game forced you to play mind games with NPCs. You don't always need a massive AAA budget to make a hit. Find a unique mechanic, execute it well, and your game will live rent-free in gamers' heads for decades. GG WP.
Sauce: Reddit
