LA Noire "very appealing to women, too"

By Tom Phillips Published 20 May, 2011

Team Bondi title not just for men.

L.A. Noire isn't just for men playing by themselves, according to developer Team Bondi.

Testing has seen people playing together to pool brain power.

Writer and director Brendan McNamara told Gamespot L.A. Noire "appeals to a really broad church".

Despite the game being exclusively single-player, NcNamara reported tests that found multiple people playing together.

"One of the phenomenons we've seen a lot when we watch people play the game is that they'll play it, or their wife or their girlfriend will play it," McNamara explained. People play L.A. Noire "like watching TV."

"So far it's been very appealing to women, too, which is great. I think women are pretty good at reading whether people are lying or not."

Oli Welsh confessed an 8/10 score for the title in Eurogamer's L.A. Noire review. Game's out today in the UK.

L.A. Noire's cinematic first 15 minutes.

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Comments (49) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • Trigga_Tybalt #1 1 year ago

    Post deleted at 15:43:01 23-02-2012

  • Physically_Insane #2 1 year ago

    Women like games shocker.

  • NunianVonFuch #3 1 year ago

    Yes my female friends are certainly interested in it. Because it's a very good game and they're finished with Portal 2, CoD: BlOps, Resonance of Fate and Fallout 3. Gender profiling FTL.

  • Darren #4 1 year ago

    I can vouch for this as my mother popped in last night, saw what I was playing and immediately took an interest in the crime solving aspects of the game. In fact, she guessed correctly the outcome of the case I was solving. Maybe Phelps should have a female partner?

  • Golgo #5 1 year ago

    People play L.A. Noire "like watching TV." Hence women will like it?

    Her: You're not hogging the telly to play your silly games again! It's my turn tonight!
    Him: But it's not a game, love, it's a brand new TV serial. Starring a hunky cop in a sharp suit who's in that other thing you like.
    Her: Ooh alright then, go on.

  • Oh-Bollox #6 1 year ago

    "Of course you don't need to lose weight, darling."

    /lamp in eyes

  • TonyCB #7 1 year ago

    My missus is so excited about this game that she actually went and bought it - the first time ever she has done that! The last games she played and enjoyed were Spycraft and those old Sierra police detective point and click things....

  • bratmandu #8 1 year ago

    What is a women??

  • spongebob #9 1 year ago

    Could we also get comment on how minorities perceive the game? Or could we just agree that good games are liked by all people.

  • Vanmunt #10 1 year ago

    My cat Bart likes it..

  • nuanimal #11 1 year ago

    As a recently converted Jewish Rastafarian (former Muslim New Zealander gypsy) immigrant from Saudi Arabia, awaiting my male to female gender re-assignement surgery - in spite of my genetic disorder where I have the body of a 26 year old for the last 52 years - I too can confirm that I enjoy L.A. Noire.

  • StanleyPointLarge #12 1 year ago

    How many articles has the "L.A. Noire's cinematic first 15 minutes" video been on now?

    :p

  • ZizouFC #13 1 year ago

    Well I'm not moving my console to the kitchen.

  • DiamondIce #14 1 year ago

    I cannot drag myself away from the wonderful and brilliant Imagine Fashion Idol so sod playing rubbish like this.

    A: Truth
    X: Doubt
    Y: Lie

  • Cjail #15 1 year ago

    "One of the phenomenons we've seen a lot when we watch people play the game is that they'll play it, or their wife or their girlfriend will play it,"

    I really would like to know how they saw me and my girlfriend playing it at home.
    Do they have some sort of hidden micro-camera in every copy of L.A. Noire?
    Edited by Cjail at 20/05/11 @ 14:43

  • RandomRash #16 1 year ago

    Playing L.A. Noire is alot like making love to a beautiful woman

  • Miths #17 1 year ago

    @RandomRash

    Really? I must be doing one of those two things wrong then :).

  • Architect_z #18 1 year ago

    L. A. Noire will get you laid!

  • Jay-ITFC #19 1 year ago

    @RandomRash

    Tight & linear?

  • CaptainQuint #20 1 year ago

    Even with my girlfriend's help, I blew my first interrogation merely for "doubting" the witness in the jewellery store. That was the end of that.

    Seems a bit of a crude system so far.

  • telboy007 #21 1 year ago

    "L.A. Noire isn't just for men playing with themselves, according to developer Team Bondi."

    FIXED!

  • ronuds #22 1 year ago

    Yep - I'm sure they'll love all the wife beating!

  • cowell #23 1 year ago

    I knew my Mrs would probably dig this. I showed her the trailer a few months ago and she's been asking me about it ever since. Very unusual for someone who's played little more than iPhone games, New Super Mario Bros Wii and a bit of Portal 2 co-op.

    She's more than happy to watch me play games when the story is interesting. She found Deadly Premonition intriguing and hilarious to watch. I'm sure she'll be able to contribute with observations whilst grilling suspects on this one.

  • Atropos #24 1 year ago

    Well, fair dues to the man - I bought it today, and my girlfriend called earlier to forbid me - forbid me, I say - to even stick the disc in before she gets home from work...

  • Zozzilla #25 1 year ago

    Wow, a gritty crime game that appeals to women, whatever next?

    Well I bought it, not played it yet due to this whole bug thing but I'm sure I'll love it. People are still shocked I actually PLAY games, let alone things like this.

  • Bigglesworth #26 1 year ago

    What is a women??

    Post Of The Day, right there.

  • alexander_light #27 1 year ago

    My wife made me order it based on a TV ad. First time that has ever happened!

  • mg1011 #28 1 year ago

    As long as dinner is not late being dished up, go for it ladies.

  • solidSnake04 #29 1 year ago

    "Oli Welsh confessed an 8/10 score..."
    I always love the choice of verbs(always related to the game in hand) used by EG to emphasize the reviewing act :-).
    "confessed"

  • Bluetooth #30 1 year ago

    OMG women like computer gamez!

  • LazyNinjaUk #31 1 year ago

    It's a game, not a fucking Yorkie Bar.

  • Shabbaranks #32 1 year ago

    Will let my gf watch but she can not touch the controller, as last time she did she just laughed like a crazy person as she ploughed a car into a wall during gta 4.

  • funkateer #33 1 year ago

    Seeing how many times this game has been compared to Heavy Rain, perhaps they took Cliffy B.'s remark that HR should have been marketed for women to heart.

  • metalangel #34 1 year ago

    The missus really enjoyed the trailers... however, after Fahrenheit promised her detective thrills and instead gave her pseudo-Matrix bullshit with added corpse sex, she's a bit wary now. Having just gotten to disc 2 of LA Noire (less than 24 hours after unwrapping the game) I think her concerns are unfounded, for a change.

  • Dannyboy1100 #35 1 year ago

    I dont see how it can be appealing to anyone.

    It looks terrible and will most likely break your console

  • half #36 1 year ago

    Well I can fully back that. Being a woman myself this instantly made me think about Heavy Rain & instantly got me interested. I plan on getting it, just not sure which platform to get it on yet, my Xbox 360 or PS3. I guess we have the so called 'womens intuition' when it comes to reading other people.

  • Murton #37 1 year ago

    "those old Sierra police detective point and click things...."

    The series in question was "Police Quest" and was awesome. Wonder who owns the IP now, would love to see HD remakes from TellTale, they're already the busiest developer on the planet with almost 10 projects already backed up, but if LA Noire sells half as well as commentators are suggesting it will then it'll be more than worth it for them.

  • gjgjg #38 1 year ago

    Hmm, I don't wana play girly games! that's gross

  • Lycanthroat #39 1 year ago

    I am a female lady women and I like LA Noire.

  • sevenforce #40 1 year ago

    "What is a women??"

    A miserable little pile of secrets...

  • Biker_Bob_1971 #41 1 year ago

    Post deleted at 16:59:10 06-02-2012

  • Biker_Bob_1971 #42 1 year ago

    Post deleted at 16:59:10 06-02-2012

  • gandhimaster #43 1 year ago

    My wife wanted to play, but its hard to see with two black eyes.

    Still makes a mean sandwich tho.

  • leketin #44 1 year ago

    "Playing L.A. Noire is alot like making love to a beautiful woman"

    Playing through two of these at once gotta make me feel like a pornstar then O_o
    Double walkthrough or something...

  • Nephirion #45 1 year ago

    Does you gf/wife play with it, while you play? * snigger

  • trubadman #46 1 year ago

    I have only played the first set of cases but I have to agree with Biker_Bob_1971's second post. I wouldn't say it was completely boring, but for me it seemed repetitive already, maybe I'm not used to the linearity in a Rockstar game. Anyways, I hope that as the plot develops I get sucked in more. People are comparing this to Heavy Rain, but from what I've seen so far I have to disagree, for me the only similarity is the limits of what you can do and this can either be a positive/negative thing depending on the context. I loved heavy rain btw!

  • Biker_Bob_1971 #47 1 year ago

    Post deleted at 16:59:10 06-02-2012

  • dudekrulz #48 1 year ago

    For those complaining about finding clues via vibration, YOU CAN TURN IT OFF IN THE OPTIONS!

    Really.....

  • Biker_Bob_1971 #49 1 year ago

    Post deleted at 16:59:10 06-02-2012