Giveaway: LA Noire

[theonedub]

Dr. Bishop- a master of time travel​

Back for another giveaway to shake off the cobwebs before the Steam Summer Sale. I bought the complete edition for myself, but wanted to at least let one other person enjoy this stellar game. Funny enough is that I have this game for PS3 and didn't play it, but this is one of those games that I think is best played on a powerhouse PC with the res and texture quality cranked

D007 is the lucky winner! Until next time folks

Spoiler: All Previous Winners

3DMark11 Advanced: Bow

Alien Vs Predator: brandonwh64

Borderlands: hertz9753

Mass Effect 2: VulkanBros

Battlefield Bad Company 2: lilhasselhoffer

Fallout New Vegas: cheesy999

Bejeweled (Apple App Store): nick_1992, Easy Rhino, and enaher

Humble Bundle 4: AlienIsGOD

Dungeon Defenders: AlienIsGOD (by default)

Duke Nukem Forever: t_ski

RAGE: Mindweaver

Humble Bundle (Android 2): Kevinheraiz

Bulletstorm: jasper1605

Red Faction Armageddon: Volkszorn88

Metro 2033: FreedomEclipse

Trine 2: Kreij

Dead Island: Norton

Crysis 2: ThE_MaD_ShOt

Deus Ex Human Revolution: Completely Bonkers

Bastion: Bo$$

LA Noire: D007

Bastion: TheMailMan78

A big thanks goes out to manofthem for keeping the Giveaway spirit alive. I appreciate the 'Pay it Forward' state of mind and hope to collaborate with him in future giveaways

 

[brandonwh64]

LOL when is your previous winner list going to be erased HAHAHA j/k

 

[theonedub]

LOL when is your previous winner list going to be erased HAHAHA j/k

I've really been thinking about if or when I should. Its tough because the 20 or so previous winners only make up a small portion of total members here @ TPU, so I know there are a ton of other members waiting to get a chance to win. I'll keep thinking about it though, for sure.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Withdrawn


Side note: You could use this program instead of random.org. Should make it easier on you (just save the names in a text file, one per line, then point the program to the file to load it, click "Pick Line," ???, profit!).

 

[manofthem]

Thanks for the shoutout, makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I'll toast to that
Sure do have to love these giveaways; good to see this spirit alive and thriving!

And dont you worry, I'll collaborate whenever I can!

 

[TheMailMan78]

I like the 1940's because refer was legal and everything was better built. Men were men and woman acted like woman. Classy and sexy.

 

[GSquadron]

I like the hats they wear

 

[ufgy20]

I have to side with TMM on this one. plus i like to see more stuff from this time period instead all the wars angle gang action. i like the direction they took with the game

 

[alexsubri]

LA Noir reminds me when gansta's talked like, "YAR' SEE!!!" EX:

 

[Widjaja]

The Pin-ups!

 

[TheHunter]

Wow cool!

I would like to participate

I like it for its vintage vibe, reminds me on these oldschool commercials lol

Facial animations are great too, very nice tech. feature.

 

[Irony]

GAAAAHHH!! I've only been here since september. I meet the rest of the criteria... Oh well. I'll write what I was gonna write anyway...

This is actually one of my favorite eras. The cars obviously were near the apex of their evolution, just think of the Duezenburg SJ and '39 ('40 model year? ) Cadillac v16; and 49 Cadillac series 62 convertible is one of my favorite cars in existence.

This game explores a whole part of that time that no other game has touched. The gameplay also looks very unique; the entire premise is not shooting stuff, its largely based on detectiveing; which really interests me. detectiveing is'nt a word...

Also Marilyn Monroe.

Okay, that was my illegal post.

 

[Mindweaver]

I love any game in the 1940's/1950's that isn't focused solely on combat (e.g. MOH, BF1942, CoD and CoD2, etc.) because what transpired then shaped the world for the next 60 years. For example, the creation of suburbia because people wanted to drive and not have 100 neighbors in one building. They also just got introduced to TV and there were still remnants of mafia, gangs, and independent drug dealers that kept things interesting.

I think I prefer sandbox games placed in the 1940s/1950s than those placed in the modern times. Mafia, Mafia2, The Saboteur, and L.A. Noire benefit from that. And oh yeah, the fedora is the best hat ever!


Side note: You could use this program instead of random.org. Should make it easier on you (just save the names in a text file, one per line, then point the program to the file to load it, click "Pick Line," ???, profit!).

I loved Mafia 2! I can't wait for Mafia 3!.. I haven't played Mafia 1.. but I got it free with Mafia 2. If you think it's good I'll go back and play it. I have L.A. Noire and I like it.. but... Not as much as Mafia 2. I actually stopped playing L.A. Noire, but I'll pick it back up sometime or another.

 

[TheOne]

It was cleaner. As for the game it reminds me of the old Dragnet series.

 

[entropy13]

I actually like the music from the 40s and 50s.

 

[mafia97]

I like the classic cars from that era.they were so soothing to the eye

 

[ZakkWylde]

The cars are awesome and the women having some curves and class are pretty nice too

 

[Capitan Harlock]

i love jazz music and the stylish of most things , like cars ,like the swimsuits or clothing style but i hate racism from old time xd and from today time xd

 

[Nosada]

I liked the mindset of young men from the 40's. Proving they were still willing to fight and die for something they believed in. That is long gone now, most people hide their cowardice behind a facade of pacifism, and while innocent women and children are being slaughtered everyone is too busy wondering what color the next iPhone will be.

 

[lyndonguitar]

What I like from the 40s is the music, Very pure and Classic, very conservative, so much respect.

unlike today's music which is full of crap, its all about money and girls and fame. etc.

 

[Easo]

Its probably the music. Strange, cause i like rock and metal.

 

[mlee49]

I like the early 1900's because it was still a brave new world. People weren't scared of living, but rather mezmorized by what the world had to offer. Also, people had shame and self respect. Two rather large missing link's in today's society. No one has shame anymore. Also, you can get a sense of the self respect by the way the people dressed back then. Many men wore bowties, even if it was to school. How crazy would it be if this became popular again? I for one would love it.

PS. thanks for the give away. Karma for you

 

[theonedub]

Update: The Giveaway will end tomorrow night after the NBA Draft (around 7PM Pacific). If the Kings draft MKG, I might do another celebratory giveaway

Thank you for all the entries and participation so far. I got a chance to play the first few cases last night and I have to say the game is meeting my expectations- the facial animations are great, too.

 

[techguy31]

People were definitely better dressed in the 40s.

 

[D007]

Reminds me of a time when things were better. Families meant something and gas was like 5 cents a gallon..lol..
Cookouts and picknics were actually cool, neuclear power was a bad idea..
Hitler was getting his comeupins...
All of these things, good.
And is it weird I like the ways girls used to dress? You know, not like whores.. >..> lol..

PS: Marilyn Monroe looks fat in that pic..lol.. By todays standards her legs are way to chunky.. XD