IGN - We're two months removed from the release of L.A. Noire, and Rockstar and Team Bondi are finally letting us gumshoe detectives take on the real problem, the real danger -- MARIJUANA. Reefer Madness is the latest piece of downloadable content for the vice desk and will set you back $3.99. Is it worth it? Maybe -- depends on if you are really itching for a new case to do the same old thing in.
From the Review:
"Reefer Madness, the latest DLC for L.A. Noire, is nothing like the movie (which was a little disappointing to me, seeing as I was hoping for at least a “flashback” in a newspaper as a tip of the hat to the original film); however, it is a decent vice case that is worth a play-through."
Downloadable expansions are big business in the video game industry these days, so it's only natural that publishers would find new ways to monetize various forms of content. The big new trend in DLC involves prepaying for new content in bulk ahead of its release. The industry calls it a Season Pass. This week on Power Button, Joey Davidson, Brad Hilderbrand, and Matthew Green discuss the Season Pass phenomenon and how it works to the advantage of players in some situations and against their best interests in others. L.A. Noire, Mortal Kombat, and Gears of War 3 are all held up as various examples. Flowing organically from that conversation, Joey takes everyone into episodic gaming territory and wonders when big budget franchises such as Assassin's Creed will split into regular installments that are purchased under a Season Pass system. Did someone mention weekly episodes of Uncharted? Oh, and they even find the time to shame Capcom for its $3 color packs for Street Fighter I...
Disclaimer: I'm on the show.
But this was one of my favorite episodes to record. Listen and give some feedback, if you're a fan of podcasts. I'd love you forever.
I loved this episode. But, then again, I'm on the show too, so perhaps I'm slightly biased.
Giving this a listen as the debate over season pass is so all over the place, and I am still on the fence about it.
As always , entertaining and informative. Listeners should check out the Power Button archives on Press The Buttons.
Reefer Madness is a good, realistic, and believable Vice Desk case, but it doesn't offer anything that wasn't seen in the main L.A. Noire Vice Desk to begin with. Just like Nicholson Electroplating, Reefer Madness costs $3.99 or 320 Microsoft Points and takes 2-3 hours to complete. Unlike Nicholson Electroplating, which offered some unique set pieces and experiences to differentiate it from the rest of L.A. Noire, Reefer Madness doesn't offer anything that wasn't in the rest of L.A. Noire that came on the disc.
I didn't feel that the story of Reefer Madness was terribly believable. Seemed out of place for such a realistic game like L.A. Noire. Good write up, though.
