L.A. Noire Spinoff Pitch: Jack the Ripper & Night Stalker

What if L.A. Noire came back, but instead of 1940s Los Angeles, you were chasing Jack the Ripper in Victorian England? That's the pitch from actor Rahul Kohli, and honestly, it sounds incredible.

Kohli, known for Saros and Midnight Mass, shared his idea during an interview with BAFTA Games. He wants the franchise to return as a spinoff that takes players through different time periods, always as a cop investigating different crimes. One setting? Victorian England, with a storyline focused on hunting down Jack the Ripper. Another? 1980s California, pursuing the Night Stalker. "We could jump around and be a cop in different times. I would be down for that," Kohli said. "I loved it. I adored L.A. Noire."

But Kohli isn't just dreaming about new settings. He's also a huge fan of the original game's facial-capture technology, which Team Bondi used to create lifelike expressions—down to how a person's eyebrows might move. In a game where reading people's faces was central to the experience, that tech was a big deal. And Kohli wants it back exactly as it was. "I want that. I don't want an improvement to it. That was part of the charm," he explained.

L.A. Noire first launched in 2011 and never got a proper sequel. Developer Team Bondi disbanded, and the only follow-up was a VR game, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files, in 2017. But interest in the series hasn't died. Earlier this year, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick said the company was looking at future projects across all its franchises, including L.A. Noire. Back in 2012, Rockstar said a sequel was a "possibility," noting, "We don't always rush to make sequels, but that does not mean we won't get to them eventually."

More recently, a rumor surfaced that a new L.A. Noire game is in the works, with players collecting clues to try to find the Zodiac Killer. That's unconfirmed, but it shows the appetite is still there.

So, what do you think? Would you play an L.A. Noire spinoff that hops through history, from Victorian London to '80s California? And should the original facial tech stay untouched? Let us know in the comments.