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09/08/09
I also miss earning money to buy venues, but that's a minor point.
As for Cobain and Cash, I don't mind them being in the game at all, and I doubt they do either. Shirley Manson singing songs with male leads is weirder, and Ozzy singing La Bamba in WT was much worse.
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One of the reasons I strongly prefer Guitar Hero over Rock Band. Guess not anymore. Glad I didn't rush out to buy this one. I think I'm tiring of music games. I love The Beatles but felt nothing sampling Beatles: Rock Band. I'm gonna take the money I would have put toward GH5 and Beatles: Rock Band and use it to purchase the remastered Beatles CDs.
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The Soundtrack"
...ouch. *wince*
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Finger dexterity?
Are you freaking kidding me?
Look, I'm one of the few guitar players who enjoys playing Guitar Hero, but finger dexterity? It's five plastic buttons all within reach of your handspread! Huge plastic buttons. There are no frets, string variation, or even a way to make your fingers blister for thicker skin.
I'm sorry, but unless you're so new to guitar that "Mary by the Seashore" is a challenge, then you're flat out lying.
09/08/09
@TRT-X: I'm not trolling kid. I'm saying that instead of people staring at a TV screen with a plastic guitar, they might find playing a real guitar more rewarding. What's so great about pressing colored buttons on a plastic guitar? It's simply entertainment for the dumb.
09/14/09
Now, you saying that you're "one of the FEW guitar players who enjoy Guitar Hero"? I think that's more a stretch.... I'm sure there's more than you think.
09/14/09
And say what you will about people who enjoy music games-- it's more feasible for them to make the jump to real instruments than it is for jackasses like you to get over themselves.
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09/08/09
^^It's an Arrested Development joke^^
I lol'd at your comment. Nice work.
09/07/09
Harmonix rebooted the series and abandoned the hardcore player in Rock Band, stripping stats out of the game entirely (just percentage for each player in the middle of a setlist?). They also made the decision to stop charting piano parts, or mixing up guitar parts and sticking to one throughout. Guitar Hero 1 and 2 added some variety by switching between rhythm and lead guitar on a lot of tracks, so you wouldn't end up playing the same thing over and over again. Some people want it to be boring and 'realistic,' I just prefer it being more interesting and a 'game.'
I feel like at the moment, everything about the Guitar Hero 5 engine/menus/features is superior to Rock Band 2.
And the best guitar is the Nyko Frontman for the PS3 believe it or not...if you can find one on clearance I highly recommend it.
09/07/09
I've felt the same way, though to balance it out a bit, Harmonix still switches between Lead/Rhythm guitar (just not as often). One of the few charts I found to be more fun in RB than GH was Reptilia b/c RB threw in some Rhythm Guitar to break from the monotony of the lead. It is a game, and I'd rather have the charts be fun and switch between guitar parts than stick to one repetitive track.
Glad to hear GH5 has come through this time.
As for the Nyko Guitar, is there a wired version? I personally prefer wired instruments to minimize latency and do away with batteries (even though I have rechargeables, they generate lag as they start to run low--sucks when its mid song).
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09/08/09
And also where was this morality when everybody was complaining that Cliff Burton would not be in Guitar Hero: Metallica?
09/08/09
At least they're playing... Beatles songs... in RB Beatles.
Did no one else think the whole.. garage band attitude in the previous games was what gave them charm? Here you are, playing the story of a fake band on a fake guitar, becoming a fake guitar hero, playing cover- songs.
Thought that was great. Not pretentious without self- irony, not more silly than necessary.
09/08/09
Big difference.
09/09/09
I just think that it's interesting that everybody started disliking this "dead people in guitar hero" at the same time. When they announced Jhonny Cash nobody said a peep.
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09/07/09
I can't wait to sing the ghost busters theme song
"bustin makes me feel good"
09/08/09
I personally loved the setlist for the game. So clearly the only thing that's wrong here is you and your friends' tacky tastes.
09/07/09
I agree about the soundtrack, I loved playing Blue Orchid, Steady As She Goes, Under Pressure, All Along The Watchtower, etc. But there probably weren't more than 15 songs I really liked to play. Some are much more fun to listen to, ie 21st Century Schizoid Man.
That song (and Superstition) also proves Neversoft don't give two shits about charting anymore. Playing horns with guitars for everybody! The trademark GH3 overcharting returns as well.
It was fun for one-night gamefly before I beat it and sent it back, but not much more. Bonus points for Spirit of the Radio being the last song, though.
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Moving on.... on your left you will see....
09/07/09
I AM ADVANCED.
I AM THE FIRST MAMMAL TO MAKE PLANS, YEAH.
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go suck Harmonix off somewhere else, boy. I like playing as Johnny Cash
09/07/09
It's okay, you're just the shining example of the kind of person who prefers GH over RB.
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Honestly, the developers place these iconic stars in the games to honor them and their accomplishments as musicians, not because they're assholes. Yes, they do not need to put renditions of real artists in the game, but some people actually really enjoy it. Dead or not, why should they get any less acknowledgement?
@I_Hate_This_Place: you hit in home.
09/07/09
So, it's fine using the Beetles but when Guitar Hero does it, it's in poor taste?
I see.
Regardless. Very fun game. I enjoy both Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and I keep expecting the glut of GH games get in the way of enjoying them, but similar to Tony Hawk, they've continually put out so some quality stuff.
I know the bubble will burst but it hasn't yet.
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RB4LIEFFZ!
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As for Rock Band guitars...you know you can play the game with a third party or Guitar Hero guitar, right? Personally, I think that the Guitar Hero guitars peaked with GH3, and have dropped in quality since.
09/07/09
Harmonix are a development team made up of musicians. I wouldn't be surprised if they had at least one person (or a team) figuring out how to actually play a song before charting it. You can see in the animations that they are trying to accurately portray the fingerwork and that takes some knowledge of a song beforehand.
Now I'm pretty sure with the inclusion of the music studio and such that Neversoft now actually have some guys there that know their shit, but as I said: they would only be on par with what Harmonix is already doing.
I don't know who this community you refer to is, but from what I've seen people are of the opinion that RB is more fun and faithful.
Examples:
Poor drum chart for The Everlasting Gaze
[www.youtube.com]
(no offbeat 'disco beat' hi-hat, that, as well as the bass pedal, is overcharted)
And an actual demonstration of a poorly-charted track for Black Betty
[www.youtube.com]
I'm not saying GH is 'bad' per se. Just that I disagree with your initial point.
09/07/09
I'm referring specifically to HO/POs. GH manually added in HOPOs, so when they were used, it felt right. RB1 and the majority of RB DLC Harmonix releases uses an automated system to designate which notes become HOPOs based on their measure, which is what makes them awkward. They did this for GH2 also, which is why you had songs like "Laid to Rest" that had unreasonably long stretches of no strumming.
Learn the facts. I would say both games have charts that are fun to play and feel 'right', and conversely, both have terrible charts.
Strategy wise, Neversoft came in with the right approach, while Harmonix arrogantly took shortcuts, because they HAD a rhythm game history and assumed they were the best at it.