"Courtney Love is outraged at the disrespectful portrayal of Lego Kurt Cobain. She claims that when she signed the contract she was told it was a toaster oven, with HD capabilities, powered by baby Jesus juice and not a video game at all. She is suing EA for the moon and a pickle jar 3/4 full of multi racial urine. EA responded by 'claiming' that they did not own the moon. Courtney Love then sued the moon for embezzlement. She settled out of court for half of a bologna sandwich, disc 3 of the complete first season of ER, and a dry cleaning ticket for a set of floral patterned sheets. When reached for comment it was discovered that Courtney Love has lived in New Zealand for the passed 8 years in seclusion and for that entire time Gary Busey had been taking her place."
Lego Iggy Pop, Lego Bowie...
Fess up. Right now. Admit that you have a Lego Freddie Mercury somewhere in this game, with Legostache and frilly yellow jacket.
You know you want to. You know we want to.
Also, in the linked article, we have an interview with Iggy Pop about his appearance. Just describing himself as "kind of like the Energizer Bunny pissed off" is gold.
@Erwin: Ahh Labyrinth. Where the combination of Jennifer Connely, muppets, David Bowie and David Bowie's cod-piece makes for a excellent movie experience.
Huh?! Why not slap the Aladdin Sane lightning bolt on his face? Or dress him up as Eyepatch Ziggy?
Basically anything that doesn't make him look like Lego Han Solo with Luke Skywalker's hair...
I'm curious: how many people d'you think would recognise him if they weren't told who he was? Even if they knew he was supposed to be a singer?
I'll try that with my Bowie-specialist brother next week-end. Not looking good...
EDIT - I thought it was common knowledge by now that his eyes are NOT different colours. One pupil is just permanently dilated since an injury he sustained as a kid.
Tsk (this is me clicking my tongue in disapproval).
Too bad there's not a Stevie Ray Vaughn minifig to rock the lead guitar part. Although I guess that would be disrespectful. Awesome, but disrespectful.
This has failure written all over it. The need for a Lego branded Rock Band eludes me. This feels like an Activison-ish type thing to do with the Rock Band series aka. unnecessary cash-in.
@die_shinzo: Basically they are doing what GH is trying to do with Band Hero, it appeals primarily to a younger/family oriented demographic, but unlike BH this one has the added flair of being lego. An odd cross-branding? perhaps. But I think in the long run it will prove far more effective than Band Hero. While the core gameplay remains the same as Rock Band, the added fun of the various modes, like demolishing a lego building with the power of rock, and the flair of Lego characters will help distinguish it from its parent game.
Initially I did think it was pointless milking, but as I see more I think it will be strong enough to stand on its own, and has enough to appeal to a younger demographic without alienating the fans of the main series. Band Hero on the other hand should essentially be GH6, onle with a family oriented setlist, and very little to differentiate itself from the other games preceding it. Businesswise, yes LRB is a bit of a cash in, but at least it is attempting to add some fun and innovation, as opposed to merely providing a new setlist.
@die_shinzo: This is a kid-friendly version of Rock Band. Players will be able to export the songs from LRB to play in RB1/RB2. I think that justifies this game as more than just an "unnecessary cash-in," but maybe that's just me.
@(Zombie) Jolan: My 2 girls (ages 10 and 13) are seriously jazzed for this. They've tried playing RB with me and like the *concept*, but 2 things put them off. The music and the difficulty. The music side has been getting better with the downloads, though it still targets an older segment. However, even with that it is still a bit too hard for them. This is mostly an issue for my youngest as my oldest really only wants to sing, but isn't wild about the lyrics for most of the songs, which gets us back to the music.
If, as I understand it should, this game provides an easier difficulty level so my youngest can play an instrument and more teen/pop music that my oldest likes (Pink, Paramour, Lady G type stuff) then it will be an insta-buy in my household.
@die_shinzo: The thing is that unlike Band Hero (which is literally just GH5 Lite), LEGO is bringing something new into the fold by integrating the LEGO building themes.
If you play LEGO RB, there's actually something new you wouldn't have seen before comaprred to GH Whaddevatheiron.
@RicketyCricket: oh yeah, don't get me wrong, I was just giving him a tip. I know way back when I first started posting and didn't see my posts I thought maybe it glitched and didn't post. BTW can't wait for FOTC in RB on the 20th
I'm fairly against the whored out musician appearances in Guitar Hero, but... they're Legos! They're adorable!
Also, I'm curious to see if Harmonix will only make the respective Lego people play their respective songs, to avoid what Guitar Hero's going through right now.
@PSOCecil: Considering that both Bowie and Pop (last I checked) were still alive...it is far more likely that HMX and TT are working with them DIRECTLY to ensure that the LEGO representations are to their liking.
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Fess up. Right now. Admit that you have a Lego Freddie Mercury somewhere in this game, with Legostache and frilly yellow jacket.
You know you want to. You know we want to.
Also, in the linked article, we have an interview with Iggy Pop about his appearance. Just describing himself as "kind of like the Energizer Bunny pissed off" is gold.
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It's missing something. Some element of him. I just can't put my... finger on it. HMMMMMM
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Basically anything that doesn't make him look like Lego Han Solo with Luke Skywalker's hair...
I'm curious: how many people d'you think would recognise him if they weren't told who he was? Even if they knew he was supposed to be a singer?
I'll try that with my Bowie-specialist brother next week-end. Not looking good...
EDIT - I thought it was common knowledge by now that his eyes are NOT different colours. One pupil is just permanently dilated since an injury he sustained as a kid.
Tsk (this is me clicking my tongue in disapproval).
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....Aw hell I never get that right.
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Beyond the eye's I wouldn't recognise that as Bowie. I guess he'd be a bit hard to fit properly in minifig form, no matter what costume.
You remind me of the babe
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What do you allude to?
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And also because it's only David Bowie and Iggy Pop because they tell us it is. :)
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Initially I did think it was pointless milking, but as I see more I think it will be strong enough to stand on its own, and has enough to appeal to a younger demographic without alienating the fans of the main series. Band Hero on the other hand should essentially be GH6, onle with a family oriented setlist, and very little to differentiate itself from the other games preceding it. Businesswise, yes LRB is a bit of a cash in, but at least it is attempting to add some fun and innovation, as opposed to merely providing a new setlist.
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If, as I understand it should, this game provides an easier difficulty level so my youngest can play an instrument and more teen/pop music that my oldest likes (Pink, Paramour, Lady G type stuff) then it will be an insta-buy in my household.
Plus.... it has Legos... who can resist Legos?
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If you play LEGO RB, there's actually something new you wouldn't have seen before comaprred to GH Whaddevatheiron.
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Slap that baby, make him free!
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Do you read me, Lieutenant Bowie?
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Also, I'm curious to see if Harmonix will only make the respective Lego people play their respective songs, to avoid what Guitar Hero's going through right now.
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