Rockstar Games’ neo-noir masterpiece, LA Noire , is often described as an interactive movie. With over 400 speaking roles and 20+ hours of motion-captured performances, the game blurs the line between gameplay and cinema. But what happens when you’ve seen Detective Cole Phelps light a cigarette for the hundredth time? What if you fail a case and need to retry a specific interview?
The game manual and long-time players suggest using Backspace to skip certain scenes. However, this only works for scenes that the game deems "non-essential" to the plot. la noire skip cutscene
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This method works for most cutscenes in the game, but there are some exceptions. Rockstar Games’ neo-noir masterpiece, LA Noire , is
Three primary design reasons explain the restricted skip functionality: Rockstar Games’ neo-noir masterpiece