L.A. Noire

L.A. Noire

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Keep A Lid On

Keep A Lid On

Complete a brawl without losing your hat as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.

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How to unlock the Keep A Lid On achievement in L.A. Noire - Definitive Guide

In order to unlock this achievement you must complete a physical punchup with your hat remaining on your head.

There are lots of opportunities to get this through the game. A great place to get this is during The Red Lipstick murder, you will interview Jacob Henry in his home, he becomes angry and attacks you, this point is perfect for two reasons, 1, is that he is a single enemy and 2, if he knocks your hat off just allow him to beat you to death and you will will restart at the beginning of the fight giving you infinite amount of attempts.

In terms of strategy I found it was best to just go on the offensive and attack right from the start rather than trying to dodge, just hold down LT and keep spamming A as soon as you get a prompt to do a finsher do it, i actually took a bodyshot but my hat stayed on, keep punching him the trick is to not allow him to get any punches in. if you struggle and can't get it here then wait for the following case.

An even easier place to get this is on the case The Golden Butterfly, when you reach Belmont highschool you enter a chase, don't tackle the suspect instead keep chasing him, eventually he will stop, and fight you, this guy is super weak, he can be dropped in two punches, he even punched me in the face and my hat stayed on
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27 Apr 2018 10:56

Cases: The Fallen Idol [Traffic], The Red Lipstick Murder [Homicide], The Golden Butterfly [Homicide], The Silk Stocking Murder [Homicide], The White Shoe Slaying [Homicide], The Black Caesar [Ad Vice], The Set Up [AD Vice], The Gas Man [Arson], A Walk in Elysian Fields [Arson] & House of Sticks [Arson].
Street Crimes: Boxing Clever [Traffic], Canned Fish [Homicide], Daylight Robbery [AD Vice], Bad Date [AD Vice] & Accident Prone [Arson].

In many cases or street crimes you'll be made to fight your suspect/s. When this happens, you'll need to make sure you don't get hit (you can take one punch on some occasions), otherwise you will lose your hat, thus disabling the achievement.

The earliest you can gain this is on the case 'The Fallen Idol'. A little way into the case you'll be following June in your car. You'll then have to follow her into a café and go incognito. Once the scene is over, you'll be told to rush to a hotel to help another suspect. Once you arrive at the hotel and make it up to the room, you and your partner will be confronted by 2 guys and a brawl will start out.

Your best bet is to just hold  to block until your opponent has thrown their punches. Once that's done, throw your 3 hit combo but tapping , then go back into a block. It's up to you if you want to try and dodge and counter his attacks but it's a little risky. Once both the guys are down the achievement will unlock.

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Case/s: The Fallen Idol [Traffic], The Red Lipstick Murder [Homicide], The Golden Butterfly [Homicide], The Silk Stocking Murder [Homicide], The White Shoe Slaying [Homicide], The Black Caesar [Ad Vice], The Set Up [AD Vice], The Gas Man [Arson], A Walk in Elysian Fields [Arson] & House of Sticks [Arson].
Street Crime/s: Boxing Clever [Traffic], Canned Fish [Homicide], Daylight Robbery [AD Vice], Bad Date [AD Vice] & Accident Prone [Arson].

In many cases or street crimes you'll be made to fight your suspect/s. When this happens, you'll need to make sure you don't get hit (you can take one punch on some occasions), otherwise you will lose your hat, thus disabling the achievement.

The earliest you can gain this is on the case 'The Fallen Idol'. A little way into the case you'll be following June in your car. You'll then have to follow her into a café and go incognito. Once the scene is over, you'll be told to rush to a hotel to help another suspect. Once you arrive at the hotel and make it up to the room, you and your partner will be confronted by 2 guys and a brawl will start out.

Your best bet is to just hold to block until your opponent has thrown their punches. Once that's done, throw your 3-hit combo but tapping , then go back into a block. It's up to you if you want to try and dodge and counter his attacks but it's a little risky. Once both the guys are down the achievement will unlock.

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It's easier to achieve this trophy while wearing THE BRODERICK outfit (hit harder and take more punches before going down). It will take down an enemy faster due to punching harder.

The best way to get this trophy is to always use the block button, make sure you press to target you opponent as quickly as possible. Press the button to throw punches. When you get the chance (it will show up) press to throw a finishing blow. You can also use the button to grab an enemy and the button to throw and the headbutt the enemy.

This trophy can be earned in the first case, while on the Homicide desk. You will need to interview Jacob Henry, your partner pushes a little to hard and a fight breaks out. I would advise pressing as quickly as possible and moving back, because Jacob starts throwing punches fairly early. The video below shows how to earn the trophy, but is a bit harder since you might end up fighting more than one person in a single fight.

Fighting Controls
Punch -
Dodge/Hold To Block -
Grapple Moves -
Lock Onto Target (Press & Hold )
Finishing Move -

YouTube - L.A. Noire - Keep A Lid On Trophy / Achievement Guide

Alternative Method: Thanks to technole.
During the "Golden Butterfly" case you end up chasing a suspect when you arrive at the school. Chase him nearly all the way to where your partner blocks him with the car. Now back off a bit up the hill. Cole will eventually go into the brawling animation when your partner traps him but you don't really have to fight him at all! If you stand around for a minute during that animation, the scene will end in your favour anyway so you still get the trophy at the end of the cut scene. Thanks technole for the video.

YouTube - L.A. Noire - Keep A Lid On Trophy (EASY Method!)

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Our detective drops his hat only in one case - when he gets hit in a melon. Accordingly, there is only one conclusion - do not receive it. The trophy can be obtained both in the story case and in the street crime. Stay in the block at all times + and after an enemy attack, counterattack. When the criminal starts swaying like in MK before the phrase FINISH HIM, grab him or finish on
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26 May 2011 09:52

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The achievement can be easily obtained in the investigation of THE RED LIPSTICK MURDERS case. Arriving at Jacob Henry's house, we need to find two pieces of evidence. One is on the table in the kitchen in the form of a notepad, and the other in the bedroom is shoes. And we begin interrogating Jacob. After 3 correct answers in the interrogation, the suspect hits our partner and we immediately enter into battle, first we dodge and then just hit three times. And that’s all the achievement is in our pocket.
ATTENTION!!!!
TO MAKE IT EASIER TO KNOCK OUT JACOB, WEAR A SUIT CALLED "BRODERICK"
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By doctorzorg on 23 Jan 2016 18:07
During a fight, you need to not receive damage at all, or not even a single blow, use a square to dodge a blow, an X is a blow, a triangle is a grab, and a circle is to finish off. I advise you to immediately hit the fight three times, then dodge once and then knock out the enemy
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19 Nov 2017 15:35

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If you collect all sorts of collections (films, records), you will receive the "Broderick" costume.
Not only does it improve Phelps' stamina, but it also helps greatly in melee combat.
Got it in “Fallen Idol” during a fight in a hotel (for the fight to start, you need to rush there very quickly from the cafe - but otherwise they still won’t give 5 stars...). I missed a couple of hits - the hat didn’t fall off (apparently the suit worked!), after the first I helped Bekovsky process the second type - they gave me the trophy
PS An even simpler and faster way to get: Cases - Transportation Department - Streets of Los Angeles. We go out to the map and select the street business “Cunningly Packed” not far to the east of us. We put on the Broderick costume, catch up with the criminal and beat him.
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By Kazuma-2 on 04 Jan 2018 05:56