L.A. Noire has five hours of cutscenes

By Fred Dutton Published 12 April, 2011

Plus, BBFC hands out 18 certificate.

L.A. Noire, Rockstar's forthcoming crime epic, features over five hours of cutscenes, according to a British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) listing.

The post, as spotted by PlayStation Universe, states that the game has a total of five hours and 12 minutes of cinematics, as well as three hours and 25 minutes of "supplementary gameplay footage".

Last month, Rockstar suggested that the game's core single player campaign would take between 25 and 30 hours to complete.

Bad news kids: the BBFC has slapped an 18 certificate on the game. Apparently it "contains very strong language, strong violence, sex references and nudity" but no cuts have been requested.

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Comments (23) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • Phantom_Dynamite #1 1 year ago

    Im wearing my 1950's stetson in anticipation.

  • Bitkari #2 1 year ago

    It had better have a skip cutscene button.

  • BillPoon #3 1 year ago

    @Phantom_Dynamite
    You can take your Stetson and mosey on back to Texas.

  • the_sas_man #4 1 year ago

    I might Sky + them

  • NewbieZilla #5 1 year ago

    38 days.

    (Till its release. That is the only thing on my mind about this game. How long till I'm playing it.)
    Edited by NewbieZilla at 12/04/11 @ 17:40

  • SimonM7 #6 1 year ago

    I can't wait for the day when companies proudly exclaim "0% of it is gameplay!"

  • Vixremento #7 1 year ago

    I don't mind cut scenes as long as a single scene isn't ridiculously long like they were in MGS IV (seriously it didn't feel like I was playing a game...what maybe 15 to 20 minutes of gameplay and then looooong cut scene.

    Must say that I'm getting more and more excited about LA Noire though the closer it gets to release!

  • JCHilton #8 1 year ago

    In this case (although I'm assuming) there are so many cut-scenes because its a LONG game, which isnt at all a bad thing, this isnt MGS4.....

  • Mercatoria #9 1 year ago

    @vixremento
    MSG was a piss take. A real bad piss take.

  • Ezzekhiel #10 1 year ago

    Looks fucking awesome, i'm positively impressed by the voice work and the characters seem really reacting with well made facial expressions to what is being said to them. I was a bit skeptical at first but this looks like a buy !

  • metalangel #11 1 year ago

    @Phantom_Dynamite: Y'all might want a fedora or trilby instead.

    @SimonM7: Go back 15 years and there are plenty of 'interactive movies' for you to, er, watch.
    Edited by metalangel at 12/04/11 @ 17:56

  • evild_edd #12 1 year ago

    Happy it's been granted the 18 cert. - no punches being pulled.

    Shame it won't stop ignorent parents buying it for their 5 year old, and then whinging to the Daily Mail about how the game turned them evil.....

  • X201 #13 1 year ago

    I think the cut-scenes wil be integral to the story and contain clues towards solving the crime.
    I have a bad feeling that the knee-jerk cut-scene skippers are going to miss a lot of the game and be confused by it.

    Looking at various forums, there still appears to be a lot of people who seem to be expecting GTA 1947.
    Edited by X201 at 12/04/11 @ 18:44

  • Yuroko #14 1 year ago

    Stupid date to release it on! I either have to save money from this months pay check (impossible) or wait a week after release to buy it!

    Really looking forward to it. I just hope it lives up to expectation. I have this bad feeling it will look amazing but be shit like The Getaway. I'm counting on you Team Bondi!

  • Ryboy #15 1 year ago

    "contains very strong language, strong violence, sex references and nudity"

    SOLD!

  • gandhimaster #16 1 year ago

    are we to assume 360 version will span multiple discs?

  • northzzz2 #17 1 year ago

    Rockstar better break from tradition and make an interesting story then if its 5 hours of cutscenes.

    I hear RED DEAD had a good final 6th or something but i cant remember, despite completing the games, about what happened to Vercetti, CJ and Crocket & Tubbs. People doing crimes and getting double-crossed probably.

    INB4 i definitely get negged for saying something bad about those old chestnuts RStar.

  • CrispyLog #18 1 year ago

    So for every 4 minutes of gameplay there is a minute of cutscene? That does sound too much to be honest, but I guess this game and this genre probably does need a lot of cutscenes so it'll be interesting to see if it is too much cutscene time or if it fits perfectly.

  • Ahskay #19 1 year ago

    Awesome, This the perfect "Spring game" with what's looking a very immersive single-player experience. Just what i need.

  • M_of_the_sys #20 1 year ago

    Pffft. That's nothing. FFXIII had at least 5 hours of cut scenes in it's opening level.

  • castertroy #21 1 year ago

    BUYING THIS GAME

  • KrazyFace #22 1 year ago

    I think the diference here is that the cut scenes aren't just for a "look what we can do with our tech" kick (though they are a bit) and are there to direct the player in what to do next. One of the reasons they're using such intimate facial tech is because the player has to figure out if the people in the game are spining lies or what have you. So I'd imagine the person who likes to mash the button during a cut-scene will find themselves completely lost in this game...

  • RipperSU #23 1 year ago

    This is nowhere near as bad as MGS4. As much as I enjoyed it since I'm a bit of a Kojima fanboy it really did take the piss at times. Theres really no bones about the fact that I spent more time watching that game than I did playing it. My first run took 21 hours and my second took just over 4 since I skipped the scenes.