Talk:L.A. Noire

Facial Expressions

I've got to say, the facial expressions I've seen for this game are amazingly realistic. I hear you have to do a lot of interrogations and that facial emotions are a big part. --FirearmsNewbie 05:18, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

I am not a gamer. Too old I guess. But I am a fan of film noir and the old school detective flicks. Not to mention the newer twists such as L.A. Confidential and the Black Dahlia. This game looks interesting. --Jcordell 04:48, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Star Model B

As seen in this screenshot, the weapon that the protagonist uses is a Star Model B, not a Colt M1911. Presumably the weapon designers got access to a movie armory, and subsequently mapped the trademarks off a Star (preferred by movie armorers due to its reliability when cycling 9mm blanks) rather than a Colt.
MiPod 21:34, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

"preferred by movie armorers due to its reliability when cycling 9mm blanks rather than a Colt." That might have been the case.. in the 70s. Since the mid 80s a better .45 acp blank was developed for use with pistols such as the 1911, prior to this .45 acp blanks were made from cut down .30-06 cases that had hard rifle primers. Other than Pulp Fiction which is old now anyways, do you ever see a Star Model B in a new film? It is cool that they went with the Star rather than the standard Colt 1911. --Predator20 21:54, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

It doesn't have an external extractor, so I think that the game designers chose the name Star for the in-game gun so that they wouldn't have to pay Colt for naming rights, but I don't think that they are aware of the Star Model B. But thats just what I think --Jackbel 21:58, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Well a couple things to add in addition to what Jackbel mentioned. It says Cal .45 on the slide, so that would make it a model P, if it is a Star at all. In addition the dev company's name is Rock*star* games, so they probably used the last half "Star" as a generic name and/ or a nod to themselves.-Ranger01 22:09, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

haha, just noticed that --Jackbel 22:22, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Ah! I didn't even think of that. However, you can just see the Star emblem behind the word "STAR" on the slide in that picture, so it seems to me that the "Star" is intentional. Also, the two lines of writing, one above the other, in front of the Star name matches the trademarks on a real Star. MiPod 00:04, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

It's a hybrid gun if anything. Sure it has the Star markings but there is a noticeable lack of the external extractor, also that gun has no bushing. ShootingLiberal 19:07, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Of course! I knew there was something wrong with the muzzle! MiPod 00:46, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Maybe naming it Star is itelf a nod to what the armorers did. Rockstar is known for some far-reaching movie references. BeardedHoplite 00:52, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Rockstar isn't making the game, they're distributing it.

Browning model 1922

In the new "Orientation" gameplay video the protagonist recovers a Browning model 1922 from the trash, interestingly the serial no. appears to be "1138". Perhaps a nod to George Lucas?--Burton123 18:11, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

I added some images.--Flavio 19:14, 9 February 2011 (UTC)