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Posted on 21 June 11 at 20:36 |
Another case for the arson desk
The third DLC case has been released for L.A. Noire. The "Nicholson Electroplating Disaster" case adds five new achievements worth a total of 100G. For those of you wanting a sneak peek of the DLC before you decide whether to download it, check out the trailer and latest screenshots.
At 9.45 in the morning, a thunderous explosion rocks Los Angeles. City blocks are flattened and smoke and ash fill the air. Detectives Phelps and Biggs race to the site of the former Nicholson Electroplating plant to find a pile of unanswered questions. What caused the explosion? What were Nicholson's employees working on? And where are chief chemist Dr Harold McLellan and his mysterious female assistant?As with most of the cases in L.A. Noire, this case was inspired by a real-life crime that hit the headlines in Los Angeles in 1947. Although the name of the plant has been changed and Team Bondi has added "a ton of intrigue, twists and turns far beyond what investigators discovered in the real case", some of the following may be pertained as spoilers. For those of you who don't want to know the history of the case, scroll down to the end of the quote box.
On the morning of February 20th, 1947 – the O’Connor Electro-Plating plant at 926 East Pico Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles erupted in a terrific explosion that rocked the city for miles around. The mushroom-shaped cloud that formed over the area led many to initially panic with the thought of a nuclear bomb having been dropped on L.A. News reports told of planes ten miles away that were said to have felt the shudder, and of neighboring buildings’ windows that shattered for blocks around. In all, 151 people were injured and 15 were killed – the casualties ranging from innocent pedestrians (including a twelve-year old boy riding his bicycle two blocks away who was struck by a stray pipe from the blast) to the very person inside who the police concluded was responsible for the disaster…
The man who would become the primary person of interest in this case was the plant’s chief chemist, Robert Magee.
Magee had attained his position by impressing plant executive, Robert O’Connor, during an interview with his weighty credentials (a bachelor of science degree from the University of Indiana, a master’s from the University of Pittsburgh, a Ph.D from M.I.T. as well as graduate credit from Caltech) and with his presentation of a remarkable new chemical compound he’d created – a special blend of perchloric acid that could plate aluminum to gleam like silver without the costly expense of a polishing and buffing process.
O’Connor was sold – Magee and his magical new metallurgic formula would be his secret weapon to revitalize the business and give them a clear edge on the competition.
That fateful February morning, however, Magee was practically evaporated along with his assistants in the blast.
And O’Connor truly learned that all that gleams is not gold.
Who was this Doctor Robert Magee, investigators wondered…
According to reports, they discovered that M.I.T. had no transcripts or record of him ever having attended the school…
Checks with the other schools returned similar results – the closest to validating his academic history was Caltech who said that he had taken a short night war training course there, but that was it.
According to the police investigation, it turned out Magee had never even graduated high school – having dropped out of Steubenville High School back in his native Ohio.
His knowledge of and knack for chemistry was all purely self-taught, and indeed had impressed even some of his genuinely accredited scientist peers at the plant – according to testimony gathered in the lengthy inquest that followed the disaster. But nevertheless, it was determined that this was clearly a case of tragic negligence, as the dangerous formula was ultimately mishandled by Magee and his team (a team which included a newly hired young assistant, Miss Alice Iba, who also had dubious academic qualifications according to detectives assigned to the case) – chalked up to the ineptitude of an unqualified chemist, and a critical lack of due diligence by the plant itself on a human resources level.
A vilified Robert O’Connor was sued by blast victims and would plead the fifth amendment during the official inquest on the explosion, responding in the affirmative to Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney S. Ernest Rolls question, “Do you mean to tell me that you refuse to testify on the grounds that the testimony might tend to incriminate you?”The "Nicholson Electroplating Arson Case" costs 320 MSP and is available to download from here. |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 20:37 |
| legal ^^ |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 20:45 |
I guess this is technically a spoiler, but literary only the opening cut-scene of the case:
Man, if only I had read the first 8 words of the first grayed paragraph, I would have known there was a large explosion at that putting my controller on the side of the table for the opening cut-scene would cause it to vibrate off the table  That's about all I've gotten through looking forward to the case! |
I miss the good old days of WW2 Call of Duty |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 20:47 |
| PSA...one of the secret achvs is the worst achv in the entire game! It's the one where you have to shoot to drivers before they stop. |
Killer Punks...all that needs to be said. |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 20:52 |
| cant wait to check this out |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 21:14 |
| It's good, but nothing new really. Got the 80G of the 100G in the first 45mins. The final 20G took a bit longer and another playthrough. Good value for the 320 MS points I thought. |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 21:21 |
| Need to get back on LA Noire been a bit busy with other games |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 21:27 |
| Just got my 100G, pretty decent case. Roll on the next one! |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 21:34 |
| I liked this case. |
http://www.trueachievements.com/gamercards/IncrediBoy.jpg |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 21:47 |
Does it seem like they are rolling these cases out pretty quickly?
I mean I haven't even picked up the game yet, but I saw the deal at Toys R Us for 2 for $50 and I'm hoping to pick it up but it seems like the DLC is coming out pretty quickly. |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 21:52, Edited on 21 June 11 at 21:52 by theman72HG |
| Dam now I have to go to work , oh well after work going to finish the new case .One question I bought the rockstar pass a while back with the current update title will it include this case ??( cause this case and the next one coming is free with the rockstar pass) cause it's currently showing me 320mp :( |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 22:01 |
| demetre1972 said:Dam now I have to go to work , oh well after work going to finish the new case .One question I bought the rockstar pass a while back with the current update title will it include this case ??( cause this case and the next one coming is free with the rockstar pass) cause it's currently showing me 320mp :(=) |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 22:04 |
| In the queue and ready for download. Can't wait! |
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun. |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 22:16 |
I love that they base these cases in Noire on real life cases.
Gives the game an element of real suspense and discovery.
Personally, I can't wait to play the game for the first time. Just a few small prices drops and I'm in. |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 22:19 |
| Where does this case fit in on the Arson desk (between what missions)? |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 22:33 |
| Can't wait to play this after class!!!! |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 22:35, Edited on 21 June 11 at 22:36 by xPut Name Herex |
demetre1972 said:Dam now I have to go to work , oh well after work going to finish the new case .One question I bought the rockstar pass a while back with the current update title will it include this case ??( cause this case and the next one coming is free with the rockstar pass) cause it's currently showing me 320mp :(You have to download it from the Xbox Live Marketplace Menu in the game. It's free there if you haver the pass
JJ BOMBAY said:Where does this case fit in on the Arson desk (between what missions)?It's between A Polite Invitation and A Different Kind of War. So technically, its the second-to-last case of the game. |
I miss the good old days of WW2 Call of Duty |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 22:37 |
Smurfquake said:I love that they base these cases in Noire on real life cases.
Gives the game an element of real suspense and discovery.
Personally, I can't wait to play the game for the first time. Just a few small prices drops and I'm in.I'd rent it, I bought it and traded it in a week later as there isn't much replay value, Got £35 plus 2000 points on my GAME card, worked out better than I paid for it. The game is very original and I would recommend it but I'll never understand the reason for the whole map!?
I've currently got 1200 GS so I'm going to wait until the next DLC is out before renting. |
http://www.trueachievements.com/forum/viewthread.aspx?threadid=941741&anchor=946755 |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 22:59 |
Smurfquake said:I love that they base these cases in Noire on real life cases.
Gives the game an element of real suspense and discovery.
Personally, I can't wait to play the game for the first time. Just a few small prices drops and I'm in.*highfive* Exactly the same as me. I even bought the pass already while it was at a low price just because I know I am playing L.A Noire. It's just one of those games I can't miss. |
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Posted on 21 June 11 at 23:07 |
| 100G on it already.....next one plz. |
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