tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post7482164434206352350..comments2023-08-17T08:12:31.706-05:00Comments on Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches: L.A. NoireChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-44717323127433581132011-05-26T04:24:19.844-05:002011-05-26T04:24:19.844-05:00LOL - it's not quite what I expected (I though...LOL - it's not quite what I expected (I thought it would be Grand Theft Auto set in 1947), but it's pretty cool. I love the feeling it can give you of being there - in 1947 Los Angeles. I'm alarmed your son finished it in a day, but I think many kids seem to think they have to finish these games as quickly as they can. I'm savoring it! <br /><br />The makers of the game actually based the city on the aeriel photography of Robert Spence, who hung outside of an airplane with a 40 lb. camera, taking shots of L.A.:<br /><br />http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-05/using-extreme-aerial-photography-1920s-rockstar-rebuilt-1940s-los-angeles-la-noireChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-66265922930469152302011-05-25T22:31:58.472-05:002011-05-25T22:31:58.472-05:0090% of 1940's L.A. rendered, 95 actual period ...90% of 1940's L.A. rendered, 95 actual period autos, and landmarks galore. My son bought the game the day it came out, finished it yesterday, and now while he's at school doing final exams, Dad's driving around Los Angeles in a Cord convertible like a rube in the big city looking at the buildings and mansions. What a way to waste a day off!S R Managementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14388131232504893993noreply@blogger.com