Forget GTA6 and RDR3, Where's L.A. Noire 2?

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It seems that Rockstar Games is going to have its hands full for the foreseeable future as it constantly dodges questions about a hugely anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 and the future for Red Dead Redemption 3, which leaves a long-overdue sequel inL.A. Noire 2 still stuck in the cold. For a series that performed admirably alongside its sibling franchises, it's astonishing that L.A. Noire hasn't yet received a follow-up despite being ported to several platforms following its release, with sideline adaptations to VR.

Traditionally, talks of a sequel or successor to L.A. Noire often get shot down in a less-than-hopeful manner, but it's surprising that developers would disregard clear fan demand for a new entry in an iconic series. Though there could be a few hurdles to getting a second entry into the series, at a time when Grand Theft Auto 6 and Red Dead Redemption 3 are both so far off on the horizon, it would be an exceptional opportunity for Rockstar to revive the series and take advantage of the hole in the market.

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Unusually enough, though L.A. Noire carries the Rockstar pedigree, it was actually developed originally by a studio called Team Bondi utilizing the game engine Rockstar had for its hit Grand Theft Auto series. With Rockstar's backing and the capacity to capitalize on proprietary motion capture technology MotionScan, the studio was able to lay the groundwork for a detective game where the player could feasibly interrogate L.A. Noire's witnesses and suspects by reading facial expressions and corroborating evidence. Even in spite of some hiccups this had along the way, such as infamous moments where protagonist Cole Phelps lurched into a sudden