Rockstar Says LA Noire Is Not A Sandbox Game

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While it can certainly be argued that games like Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto IV are story-driven titles (to an extent), it seems that Rockstar wants to take a step away from the sandbox gameplay that made them famous with their upcoming title LA Noire. Speaking to the Telegraph, Rockstar’s Jeronimo Barrera and Brendan McNamara explained what makes LA Noire different from its predecessors.

“Well, this isn’t really a sandbox game. You’re not going to go out and create your own gameplay,” Barrera said in the interview. “This is story-driven. The world is open for the player to explore and there are activities which may allow you to deviate from the straight and narrow – for example, on the way to a crime-scene you may get a call that a bank heist is in progress and you may want to head over there and stop it. You can explore the city and find LA landmarks and such.”

So, it looks like those of you who were planning on playing a never ending game of bad cop in LA Noire may be severely disappointed.