Should I buy this or L.A. Noire?

[Gerfreckle]

The glorious Steam Summer Sale is on, and I feel spoiled for choice for great games to buy. I bought L.A Noire on PS3 when it was first released and I really liked, but never ended up finishing it. That was quite a few years ago so I can't even remember most of it. I did really like the investigation and interregation aspects of the game.

On the other hand Crimes and Punishments looks really cool, and I've never played it before so it would all be new to me. I do prefer the setting that Crimes and Punishments is in over the setting of L.A Noire.

So a couple of questions for people that have played both games:

1) Which game takes longer to finish?
2) Which game has better gameplay?
3) Which game has the better world to explore?
4) Which game has more replayability?

[LemonChii]

Both are good games imho
Personally I think that if you already have L.A Noire you should go for C&P so you can enjoy both experiences.
In any case here are my thoughts:

1. L.A Noire. it has more cases, and has side missions. Plus if you are into achievements, L.A Noire has a lot more of them.
3. L.A Noire. In Crimes & Punishments you don't really explore much, you are confined to sevral specific (mostly small) areas at all times (invisible walls and all that). In L.A Noire you have an open world.
4. Same replayability value; Although once you finish L.A Noire and the main protagonist story it can kinda ruin it when you know what's going to happen next :P
(C&P doesn't have a real main story, and is just a case by case game)

Happy gaming~

[Satsujin Jiken]

In case someone else is reading, I totally agree with the above reply.

I like LA Noires setting and open world significantly more but still i found C&P more enjoyable as a whole. There is definitely something in this deduction approach and the diversity of cases.

[Soda in a Plastic Bottle]

In terms of difficulty, C&P is harder as you have to deduct who the culprit is while in L.A Noire you don't really make the choice with the exception of one mission . Yes, you have choice in the interogation but still. L.A Noire has an open world however, and you can find lots of fun in it (I have over 50 hours in L.A Noire).

Overall however, if you want a proper detective game go for C&P.
If you prefer GTA style with more focus on story go for L.A Noire.

[Soda in a Plastic Bottle]

What's your choice OP? We haven't seen a response from you yet.

[Gerfreckle]

Originally posted by Soda in A Plastic Bottle:

What's your choice OP? We haven't seen a response from you yet.

I didn't end up buying either. I bought a few other games instead.