Minimalism in L.A. Noire

Narrative in video games is all sound and fury and no subtlety. In a word, bang! Active voice, onomateopoeia, very physical and very direct, more akin to a Saturday Morning Cartoon than to a novel or a film. They are

LA Noire doesn't fuck you, Nico Bellic

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9IH8fWOwS4&fs=1&hl=en_US] Hey, it’s an open world Rockstar game where everyone doesn’t look like they’re cursing people off like Nico Bellic! Yes, folks, it’s the “first” trailer for LA Noire. And by “first” trailer, I don’t mean the debut trailer. That