Why is L.A. Noire so awesome?

So here I am, almost two months after the release of Rockstar Games® L.A. Noire and still amazed at the escapism that this game offers.  For those of you reading who are not really into the gaming scene, Rockstar is notorious for creating a virtual open world environment in their games which allows the player to (if they choose) either follow the story of the game or explore the open world finding every little nook that was developed into the game, or both.  That's the beauty of Rockstar Games, you can do virtually whatever you want, whenever you want to.  This formula has proven successful time and time again with evidence such as Grand Theft Auto (series including III, IV, San Andreas and Liberty City Stories) and Red Dead Redemption.  Now that Los Angeles has been given the Rockstar treatment, you can cruise 1940's Los Angeles block for block and have a general sense of what this historical city may or may not have looked like sixty years ago.  Exploring the glorious city includes everything from the finding all of the cars (over 90 of them!), checking out billboards, architecture and famous landmarks included and of course that famous Hollywoodland sign up in the hills. But that is only the beginning of this adventure.  Now on to the actual game...
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Who wouldn't want the opportunity to hop into the drivers seat of a 1946 Chevy Fleetmaster 2DR Police Car and take the lead of a new homicide case?  Every aspect of an investigation is covered while you are in control of the respectable former marine Cole Phelps (pictured above), lead detective and main protagonist of this epic.  From investigating the crime scene, searching for clues, questioning eye witnesses, interrogating suspects, piecing together what may have been a motive, all of this and more is at your fingertips in the midst of any one single case. 

Rockstar did take a different direction with their story line with Noire and it's result; phenomonal.  Of course it would take a book to cover everything and I don't wish to ruin any of it for anyone so I won't go into details.  However, a new approach was used in motion capturing technology which is called MotionScan in which much like a movie, an actor works in front of a color screen with sensors strapped over their entire body.  This technology is what sets L.A. Noire apart from any other game, because of the detail and emotion captured by the technology, Noire's story doesn't feel like a game at all but in deed a motion picture. 

See how for yourself here.

Last thought I want to add in here is the simple fact of why this game can be considered timeless.  The game itself contains 21 actual cases for you to solve, with additional cases available for download on the Playstation Network or Xbox Marketplace.  So until Rockstar decides to make a sequal (or not to) the fun continues as they deliver new cases each month and continues to expand the game.  Starting tomorrow June 21st, one new "Nicholson Electroplating" case will be available for download followed by another "Reefer Madness" opening up on July 12th. 

Few of my favorite cars:

Take a look at ALL of the amazing cars of Noire here.