THE BORE
General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: TakingBackSunday on October 13, 2007, 02:12:44 AM
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It was fucking awesome. Went up from North Canton to Cleveland with three other guys, showed up around 11:30 am and we were the first people there. Waited for like 40 minutes before they set up and we got a talkin' to some of the guys setting up. All real cool dudes.
They were taking a bit of time setting up the main stage, so they pulled a van up and set up a little mini station for us to play on before anybody really showed up. This game is tight. It was for some reason the second playable version of the game, when most of the sites and other places have the 8th demo. Even then, while some of the notes were obviously fucked up–I swear I hit them–it was a fun experience. I sang Are You Gonna Be My Girl first, using the mic as a tambourine. Switched over to bass next. Zzz. I feel bad for whoever has to be bass player. I figure most nice guys in bands formed will just switch guitar and bass.
Then I went to the drums, and they are obviously the best part about the game. I sucked at them of course, but they felt basically as real as any videogame controller can be for an instrument. Tough as hell, but still fun. Went on to the guitar next, and of course I killed. Played Expert on that Hives song and did quite well, swithced over to Suffragette City on Expert and it was pretty tough.
For any of you wondering, the guitar controllers, while physically better and overall probably the best of what's available, will take some time adjusting to. I think what they're trying to go for is that they want it to feel much mor elike a real guitar–the upper frets feel cool when you're playing the solo, and the strum bar shouldn't be played hard like the GH strum bar is. Soft and simple strums up and down are the way you hit the notes in this game. Also, the upper fret buttons felt like a bit of a stretch to me this time around for some reason, but again, just something you have to get used to. They also seemed to be sticking, but that's most likely due to the controllers being fucked by the asshoels who played before.
Buy this game when it releases, fucktards!
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i need this
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the drums in this game look so fucking gay. I don't mind the other instruments but the drums look too simplified because I'm guessing you can't memorize the notes for it.
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the drums in this game look so fucking gay. I don't mind the other instruments but the drums look too simplified because I'm guessing you can't memorize the notes for it.
You'd be surprised how well it's been done. Yeah, they're all right in front of you, and there's only four plus a pedal, but it all makes sense and works. And what the hell, yes you can memorize notes.
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no, I'm saying that it's easier to (for me) to memorize button presses on the guitar than which drums to hit.
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Well hey, it's Rock Band. You get to choose.
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I want to get the drums version so bad.
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is this game including the original versions of the songs or just some covers by no-name bands
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Did you ask them about the guitar controller situation? Rock Band -> GHIII / GHIII -> Rock Band ???
Mondain, the vast majority are the original versions.
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Oops, no, slipped my mind.
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I'm gonna get the PS2 version of Guitar Hero III on release. When I know for sure what's going on between GHIII and Rock Band on the 360, I'll decide what to do in regards to them (and possibly trade-in the PS2 version).
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I'll probably get Guitar Hero III for Wii (yes lolz) just for another Wii game. Or the PS@ version, if the online is something I really don't care about.