I love games like this, but...
GH5 has dead artists covering other artists' songs, and I don't really want that in my game.
...and I'm one of those philistines who didn't grow up with the Beatles, so I wouldn't really listen to them on purpose...
...so I guess it goes to GH: World Tour for me because it's neither... #thebeatlesrockband
@fuchikoma: I didn't grow up with the Beatles, yet they're one of my favourite artists as when they started out, they basically changed the face of the modern touring industry. Also, how they re-invented their sound and were always on the look out of chaning their music is what appealed to me. Alike Radiohead really... #thebeatlesrockband
@SaltyWater: I can see why people like them from an academic standpoint, the music itself just never appealed to me much, so I wouldn't buy a game themed on them.
For original music I guess I lean more toward artists like Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, ZUN, Mouse on Mars, Mahavishnu Orchestra, or Yellow Magic Orchestra.
I can't deny the contributions The Beatles made to contemporary music, but I'm just not into their music itself. #thebeatlesrockband
I am partial to a bit of Aphex Twin, Burial and etc. I thought you were just going end up "dissing" The Beatles for being over-rated and etc. which isn't really true in my own opinion and probably others. But nevertheless you weren't: LIVE AND LET LIVE I SAY! #thebeatlesrockband
Personally, I'd rather go with Guitar Hero 5 myself. I enjoy Guitar Hero more then Rock Band in general (I have a horrible time doing pull-off notes in Rock Band. Guitar Hero also seems to have MORE notes to hit though, which makes it more of challenge for me).
That and I'm not a fan of The Beatles, by any means. So Guitar Hero 5 is a bigger win for me. #thebeatlesrockband
@Kovitlac: Well it's a fact that GH notes are MUCH easier to hit than RB. The hit detection area is much larger. Play GH5 then play RB2 and you'll see. #thebeatlesrockband
@Revolution_is_coming:
The timing window varies from game to game. GH3 had the widest window (and hammer-on/pull-offs were ridiculously easy as a result) and RB1 had the narrowest.
Can't comment on RB2, it hasn't been released here yet, for some unknown reason.
As far as I'm concerned, which is better comes down to personal preference. #thebeatlesrockband
@Kovitlac: Apparently, something was done to improve the hammer-on/pull-off mechanic in The Beatles: Rock Band and that is coming, or already has come to 360, to Rock Band 2 (and 1?) via an update.
I have to say, I did find them a lot easier to pull off in TB:RB but that could be for a number of reasons... #thebeatlesrockband
@hot_heart: I don't currently have RockBand or Guitar Hero with me, so that very well may be. I'll have to check that out my next stop home. Thank you :) #thebeatlesrockband
I'm a bit surprised - not only did GH5 have the free Van Halen thing going for it, but you couldn't swing a dead grunge musician without hitting a sale for the game.
I'm also curious about how well that $250 band kit for The Beatles Rock Band sold compared to other band kits. #thebeatlesrockband
Conversely, according to [www.chart-track.co.uk] GH5 kicked the shit out of The Beatles: Rock Band in the UK (based on both individual and combined sales of each format); at no point did any version of B:RB outsell any version of GH5, and it dropped out of the top 40 a couple of weeks earlier than GH5 did. Oh, and just to add insult to injury, it's currently being outsold by GH:WT. A completely unexpected, not to mention profoundly disappointing, result.
So, while it's good to see such a carefully-crafted title do well in one part of the world, let's not get complacent and assume that this is the end of Activision; or at least, wait until GH:VH stiffs and THEN celebrate. #thebeatlesrockband
@Revolution_is_coming: ah, but you forget the main thing here: Rock Band has issues arriving on time in Europe. I mean, RB2 on Wii was just released LAST WEEK here.
So, GH is the household name, Rock Band is the "unknown rip-off". But one by one, they'll know the truth. #thebeatlesrockband
@Nudgenudge: You can thank Nintendo for that. I worked on RB2 for the Wii for quite a while and it kept getting shot down in the certification process. You would think for a system with so much crap on it they're certification department would be pretty lax. Apparently not. They are by far the most difficult to pass. #thebeatlesrockband
@(Starman) AnalysisDialysis: And now from me to you, I have another crappy punny song!… to Kotick, of course.
♪You're gonna lose that job—♪
(Yes, yes, you're gonna lose that job)
♪You're gonna lose that job♪
(Yes, yes, you're gonna lose that job).
♪If you treat the public, wrong my friend,
♪They gonna change their mind♪
(They gonna change their mind)
♪And I will treat them here tonight
And I will treat them kind♪
(I'm gonna treat them kind). -------------------------------------... After Kotick loses his job:
♪Dear Sir or Madam, will you play my game?
It took me days to code, just buy it you dame!
It's based on a game by a Harmonix,
And I need a job, so I want to say:
Guitar Hero blows!♪
@(Starman) AnalysisDialysis: Well, there was "Get A Job" by the Offspring, so the lyrics of a parodied Beatles song sounding like them makes a good deal of sense. #thebeatlesrockband
So, what was the #1 title? I want to know now.
And, it better not be Guitar Hero 5.
Because that would be tremendously retarded.
Edit: Yes, I'm aware that ODST was the best-selling game.
Doesn't necessarily mean it generated the most revenue.
I mean, The Beatles weren't the second-best selling game.
@wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!: I don't know if I'd call EA a lone kid in a starfighter.....maybe like EA as the Deathstar landing a blow on Activison as Unicron? Actually fuck that Activison aren't cool enough to be Unicron #thebeatlesrockband
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10/20/09
GH5 has dead artists covering other artists' songs, and I don't really want that in my game.
...and I'm one of those philistines who didn't grow up with the Beatles, so I wouldn't really listen to them on purpose...
...so I guess it goes to GH: World Tour for me because it's neither... #thebeatlesrockband
10/20/09
10/20/09
For original music I guess I lean more toward artists like Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, ZUN, Mouse on Mars, Mahavishnu Orchestra, or Yellow Magic Orchestra.
I can't deny the contributions The Beatles made to contemporary music, but I'm just not into their music itself. #thebeatlesrockband
10/20/09
I am partial to a bit of Aphex Twin, Burial and etc. I thought you were just going end up "dissing" The Beatles for being over-rated and etc. which isn't really true in my own opinion and probably others. But nevertheless you weren't: LIVE AND LET LIVE I SAY! #thebeatlesrockband
10/20/09
YEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
The Beatles are, of course, a bigger brand than guitar Hero, so which would attract more?
Not to mention GH Vh was only available in the states, no other countries. #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
Well, how about that. I have not lost faith in gaming humanity. #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
10/19/09
That and I'm not a fan of The Beatles, by any means. So Guitar Hero 5 is a bigger win for me. #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
10/19/09
The timing window varies from game to game. GH3 had the widest window (and hammer-on/pull-offs were ridiculously easy as a result) and RB1 had the narrowest.
Can't comment on RB2, it hasn't been released here yet, for some unknown reason.
As far as I'm concerned, which is better comes down to personal preference. #thebeatlesrockband
10/20/09
I have to say, I did find them a lot easier to pull off in TB:RB but that could be for a number of reasons... #thebeatlesrockband
10/20/09
10/19/09
I'm also curious about how well that $250 band kit for The Beatles Rock Band sold compared to other band kits. #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
So, while it's good to see such a carefully-crafted title do well in one part of the world, let's not get complacent and assume that this is the end of Activision; or at least, wait until GH:VH stiffs and THEN celebrate. #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
10/20/09
So, GH is the household name, Rock Band is the "unknown rip-off". But one by one, they'll know the truth. #thebeatlesrockband
10/20/09
10/19/09
05. The Beatles: Rock Band (Xbox 360) - 254,000
09. Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360) - 210,800
10. The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii) - 208,600
AH! The fool on the hill shall no longer be perfectly sitting still, I presume. #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
...I'll go sit in the corner. #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
♪AAAAAAh, look at all dat lonely monay!♪
♪Steal it steal it steal it deal it feel it—♪
♪AAAAAAh, look at all dat lonely monay!♪
♪Steal it steal it steal it deal it feel it—♪
Now someone please improve over my badly maligned punny song by making something obscure yet important enough to be remembered, and I'll be happy. ^_~
10/19/09
♪You're gonna lose that job—♪
(Yes, yes, you're gonna lose that job)
♪You're gonna lose that job♪
(Yes, yes, you're gonna lose that job).
♪If you treat the public, wrong my friend,
♪They gonna change their mind♪
(They gonna change their mind)
♪And I will treat them here tonight
And I will treat them kind♪
(I'm gonna treat them kind).
-------------------------------------...
After Kotick loses his job:
♪Guitar Hero blows!♪
(Guitar Hero—blows!!)
*dundundun dan! dundun doondoon dundundundun! dundundun dan! dundun doondoon dundundundun!*
♪Dear Sir or Madam, will you play my game?
It took me days to code, just buy it you dame!
It's based on a game by a Harmonix,
And I need a job, so I want to say:
Guitar Hero blows!♪
♪GUI—Tar hero BLOWWWS!!!♪
10/19/09
10/19/09
10/19/09
10/19/09
Instead, Activision will miss the point entirely and just start churning out more band-titles with the Van Halen effort. #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
Rock Band games just feel a lot more sleek and mature and refined in their design (at least the UI and stuff), but that's just me. #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
Eleanor Gloatsby
All You Need is Pride
Hey Jude, Guitar Hero Sucks #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
You're Gonna Lose that Job (Kotick)
Guitar Hero Wood (This Game's On Fire)
Maxwell's Silver Hammer [obvious]
I Killed You (You're So Zombie)
Everybody's Trying to Be My Bitch, GH!
Dig a Grave (for you!)
I've Got a Feeling (that you are going to die, oh yeah…)
Roll Over BobKotick
Please Mr. NPD
Why Don't We Kill You In The Road (GH5)?
I Have the Money (whooo!)
----------------------------
It's all too much, for you to take, eh, Kotick?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You Won't Win, Guitar Hero, not a second time.
Oh yeah, we'll get you, we'll get you in the end… #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
And, it better not be Guitar Hero 5.
Because that would be tremendously retarded.
Edit: Yes, I'm aware that ODST was the best-selling game.
Doesn't necessarily mean it generated the most revenue.
I mean, The Beatles weren't the second-best selling game.
10/19/09
10/19/09
05. The Beatles: Rock Band (Xbox 360) - 254,000
09. Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360) - 210,800
10. The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii) - 208,600 #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
Bobby Kotick, you can suck on it, beginning... NOW. #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
10/19/09
#thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
"Can't let you sell that, Kotick." #thebeatlesrockband
10/19/09
10/19/09
Frankly, I'm ashamed at you all. ≥:(
As punishment, I'm drowning you all in the Rain… #thebeatlesrockband
08/05/09
Cammie Dunaway - ALLLLLLL..... RIIIIIIIGGGGGHHHHHHH....!!!!
*BANG!*
(silence for a moment...)
*CROWD ROARS IN APPLAUSE!*