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Noire gets Noir with L.A. Noire's Noir Filter

Posted on Thursday, May 19 @ 19:15:45 Eastern by

You know... L.A. Noire is a fine piece of modern... well, noir. I'd say it's even more befitting of the genre than Max Payne, Rockstar's other Noir game. If only there were a way to really bring that noir feeling to the fore front. Not to sound like a cheap TV salesman, but now there is!

Yes, with L.A. Noire's retail release, Team Bondi and Rockstar have had to finally come clean about the black and white visual filter they've left in the game. Head to the pause menu and take a look at the visual options to set 1947 L.A. to the color scheme it was way back when... Did you know that the world didn't have color until the color television? It's true! Haven't you ever seen Pleasantville?

We always knew we would create a proper noir mode with the black and white setting for L.A. Noire considering how much inspiration for the game came from classic noir films like The Naked City and The Asphalt Jungle. Playing in black and white adds a somewhat nostalgic, cinematic feel to the game, and we'd definitely recommend that players experiment with this setting and see what they prefer best.

That's Art Director Rob Nelson. While we switch back and forth between black and white and color, why not let us know how you're enjoying L.A. Noire so far and if you prefer Black and White or Technicolor?

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  • Mobius_Sean
    Mobius_Sean
    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: May 19th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
    A little analog noise would have been appreciated. Which is weird, since I usually hate grain filters. But a little dirt on the B&W would have gone a long way.
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  • Yossarian29
    Yossarian29
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: May 20th, 2011 at 11:05 am
    @Mobius_Sean I agree, although I noticed that it isn't just the color values changed to black and white. It seems like they tweeked it to look more atmospheric, like the old noir films. I switch it to black and white when I'm playing late at night: I find it causes me to smoke more cigarettes and talk like Sam Spade. Shweet Haht.
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  • Mobius_Sean
    Mobius_Sean
    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: May 20th, 2011 at 3:21 pm
    I'll have to maybe leave it on for more than 30 seconds then, lol. The title screen looks like they maybe did some tweaks with HDR or bloom. It looks friggin sweet.
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