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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: The Fake Shemp on October 28, 2007, 11:20:28 PM

Title: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 28, 2007, 11:20:28 PM
I don't know.  Something is missing.  I can't quite pinpoint the exact reason, but the whole thing is off.  It's reminiscent of a big-budget popcorn sequel to an amazing original.  Y'know, where it's slicker with more production values, but everything seems off.  I guess it feels kind of soulless.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 28, 2007, 11:22:37 PM
But you like those crappy big budget...aww nevermind
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 28, 2007, 11:23:50 PM
Hey, I like my fair share of popcorn flicks, but I'm well adjusted enough to know the difference between quality and production values!
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 28, 2007, 11:24:32 PM
spiderman 3
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 28, 2007, 11:26:06 PM
:lol

BACKFIRE
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: demi on October 28, 2007, 11:27:54 PM
So basically you're saying, it's a B-
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 28, 2007, 11:40:10 PM
I didn't really like Spider-Man 3!  Calling this the Spider-Man 3 of Guitar Hero makes sense.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: GilloD on October 28, 2007, 11:41:03 PM
I didn't really like Spider-Man 3!  Calling this the Spider-Man 3 of Guitar Hero makes sense.

Ouch.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Ichirou on October 29, 2007, 03:06:00 AM
So it's not bad enough to be the Transformers of Guitar Hero, then?
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 29, 2007, 03:12:08 AM
the Transformers of Guitar Hero is 80s edition

yeah, I dunno. disgruntled_jojo came over this evening and we played like 3 songs on GH3 and then like 15 songs on a hacked GH2 disc. it wasn't just the patterns/songs...GH2 just *feels* better.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 29, 2007, 03:54:24 AM
LAMER
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 29, 2007, 04:05:33 AM
Yeah, I'm not really digging on Guitar Hero III.  I think the analogy that it is the Spider-Man 3 of this series is actually accurate.  I'll probably stick with Guitar Hero II.  I don't really have the acquaintances to pull off Rock Band.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 29, 2007, 04:19:37 AM
I like how you felt the need to make a new thread for your *new* opinion. Patel already made a thread where he pretty much said the same thing.  :P
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 29, 2007, 04:44:31 AM
Patel liked it!  He gave it a B- and said it was AWESOME.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 29, 2007, 04:45:49 AM
:lol

What version are you playing, btw?
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 29, 2007, 11:37:36 AM
Xbox 360
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2007, 11:41:12 AM
If we're gonna argue what GH was the best, it was easily the first one. Cause it was about the music. You pattern whores may have enjoyed the technically superior GHII, but it had no SPIRIT. It was all songs I didnt give that much of a shit about. Rock the 80s at least had songs I LIKE, and GHIII does as well.

GHII also had some REAL shitty covers.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Robo on October 29, 2007, 11:41:39 AM
Patel's Guitar Freaks comparison comes to realization in a very serious way at Expert tier 8.  Raining Blood is just stupid.  And I can't play that shitty Dragonforce song for more than 3 seconds.

Otherwise, I've been pretty happy with the note charts on the songs I like.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 29, 2007, 12:13:30 PM
Yeah, I used the unlock code to skip that shitty Slipknot song in Tier 7 (I could beat it, but why would I want to waste the time?) and Tier 8 Expert is just distinguished mentally-challenged unfun on parade.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Robo on October 29, 2007, 12:44:35 PM
Did you try out those songs that could only be unlocked with co-op or the cheat?  After playing them, I understand better why that decision was made.  Other than the Blue Oyster Cult song, which has some fun solos here and there, there is absolutely no reason to play those songs in single player.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 29, 2007, 12:47:41 PM
yes--tragic, because I really like Bloc Party--but Helicopter kind of sucked patternwise. Even Sabotage was "eh"
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 30, 2007, 03:13:28 AM
FUCK THIS BOSS BATTLE

FUCK YOU LOU

FUCK

Well, I beat him on Hard and then played some co-op online. Now THAT was fun.
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on October 30, 2007, 07:30:06 AM
Cajole, should I just get this for PS2 and wait for the superior Rock Band for my 360?
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Robo on October 30, 2007, 02:47:44 PM
Who is familiar with Expert and wants to BATTLE tonight?  :punch

Or if you're a noisome manpussy, I will play co-op too.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 30, 2007, 09:17:16 PM
Cajole, should I just get this for PS2 and wait for the superior Rock Band for my 360?

You won't regret getting it on PS2. I kinda wish I just did that. But now that I've played online, I have to admit it's pretty damn fun.

I'll play Robo. I'm not familiar with the charts, but I'll manage. I did fine last night playing co-op expert.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: TVC15 on October 30, 2007, 09:20:54 PM
Man, it's looking more and more like I'll be skipping both this and rock band.  We went from 2 awesome music games to none.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 30, 2007, 09:41:14 PM
What's your problem with Rock Band, TVC? The lack of SKU options? Difficulty? It can't be the price, as most people expected an even higher price for the total bundle.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: TVC15 on October 30, 2007, 09:44:17 PM
Mainly impressions indicating that it's not a great solo experience coupled with it being not very desirable to have crappy plastic controllers decorating my living room.  My apartment is enough of a nerd hole already, I don't need plastic peripheral controllers everywhere.  Well, moreso than now.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 30, 2007, 09:51:19 PM
Fair enough, sir.

My anticipation seems to be fading each day, but I'll get caught up in the hype around release. :-\

I just want COD4.
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on October 30, 2007, 10:25:32 PM
Cajole, have you played Rock Band at Best Buy yet?
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Post by: CajoleJuice on October 30, 2007, 10:26:48 PM
No. None of the three near me have it set up.  >:(
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: TakingBackSunday on October 30, 2007, 10:38:12 PM
Eh, they'll probably get them sometome soon.

I just want to repeat from my experiences with it, the game isn't really that hard by any means.  Not as impossible as some shit is in GH.  But in reality, it's probably better that way.  I've been sort of arguing with some of my friends about which game will be better (yes I know, total nerd wank, but whatever), and I'm pretty certain by this point Rock Band is clearly going to be.  The whole draw to the game is performing AS A BAND, and when you ARE playing in this mode, you aren't jsut responsible for your instrument, but for your whole band.  If someone fails pretty miserably during a song, you have to "save" them using your star power equivalent.  Being able to pass a song in Rock Band is going to be tons harder than in GH, as you have to be on the look out for every single aspect of the song, bot JUST the guitar.

I just wanted to say that to clear up some misconceptions of Rock Band's difficulty.  It's no fucking Through the Fire and Flames, but it's going to be just as, if not more, difficult.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 30, 2007, 11:15:21 PM
yeah, my take on rock band is that it, like the wii, is more fun to speculate and imagine awesome gaming scenarios that, in all reality, will never, ever come to pass (and if they somehow *do* coalesce, there'll be 2, maybe 3 of them tops and localized to the first two weeks of common ownership) and you'll be stuck with a gimmicky collection of peripherals collecting dust and nerd dander in your dork crib.

note that this may not be true if you live in a dorm or work for a gaming magazine, where you're surrounded by your lazy stank-ass no-life kin!
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 30, 2007, 11:28:18 PM
Good stuff, Robo. I bow to your superior skill (even though I won the only song that I had played before  :P) :bow

I have some crap to do, otherwise I would've created another game. I might be on again later tonight.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: TakingBackSunday on October 30, 2007, 11:29:15 PM
*shrugs*  Luckily my high school has a pretty high number of music-game peripheral fegs.  You don't have to poke fun man, I'm just trying to convey what it's meant for.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Robo on October 30, 2007, 11:29:45 PM
I need a serious break anyway.  I was playing that shitty Dragonforce song right before you sent me an invite and my hands are killing me.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 30, 2007, 11:30:48 PM
My hands have been killing me since I bought the game. I was driving home today and I just THOUGHT about the Slayer song and a pain shot through my left wrist.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: hyp on October 31, 2007, 04:11:05 AM
i've gotta say, online play definitely helps this game's value.  my initial playthrough was an "average" experience. after playing online co-op and versus, it rose to "above average" status. yup, it's more of the same, but not feeling like an idiot by playing with another living being makes it worth the price of admission alone.  and the new wireless guitar is mad solid.  it's $10 cheaper at costco btw.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Shuri on October 31, 2007, 06:58:31 AM
GHIII is the best version of gh so far. The soundtrack is stellar, my friends are really liking it more this time. GH2 was a flop around here, damn the soundtrack was annoying.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 31, 2007, 11:36:56 AM
While I don't usually agree with shuri's opinion about - well, anything - it's nice to see someone else enjoying the game as much as me.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2007, 11:39:31 AM
GH2 had a so so soundtrack with some awful covers, which is why in some ways I prefer Rock the 80s over it. If im playing a MUSIC game I wanna like THE MUSIC which is why the original GH will probably always be my favorite.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 31, 2007, 11:48:04 AM
Did you get GHIII yet, MAF?
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2007, 11:53:04 AM
No, not sure if I will just yet. Kinda swamped with stuff to play and its not going anywhere.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 31, 2007, 12:00:36 PM
Fair enough. Other than my initial controller woes and the distinguished mentally-challenged boss battles, I find the game pretty damn fun. Yea, the timing is even more lenient but I don't feel it really detracts from the experience. Makes me feel like I've improved. And there's some clunkers thrown in there, but I really enjoy the song list.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2007, 12:06:02 PM
Ive got the first 360 controller so ill just buy the game alone. Ive always been wary of the wireless response time.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: FatalT on October 31, 2007, 01:32:55 PM
I'm thoroughly enjoying my time with Guitar Hero 3 and the new wireless guitar. So there. Take that!
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Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2007, 01:34:59 PM
BO BO BO PATTERNS N BO BO NOT AS GOOD BO BO AHRHRHGHG
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: demi on October 31, 2007, 01:37:37 PM
IGNORANCE IS BLISS THEY SAY
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2007, 01:38:15 PM
Im kickin yer ass at gundam achievements demi! muhahahahahaha, nevermind the other games I dont play!
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 31, 2007, 07:42:28 PM
If I already had a 360 guitar, I would've stuck with it, MAF.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on November 02, 2007, 03:57:19 PM
People need to stop picking TTFATF online. I'm just gonna leave the next game if someone picks it again.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on November 02, 2007, 04:03:35 PM
ok wtf this dude just picked welcome to the junlge twice wtf

Edit: He quit after 1 and a half songs. Awesome. Owned, moron.

Edit2: Third game, some guy comes into my game, calls me a taco, and leaves. :lol :lol
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Robo on November 02, 2007, 04:11:03 PM
XBL is awesome.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Robo on November 02, 2007, 04:12:36 PM
I've left nearly every game I've gotten into where people have chosen that Dragonforce song, which is why I think people are choosing it; bailing out may affect stats.  It isn't like the people choosing the song are actually good at playing it --usually quite the opposite and they're even worse at it than I am.  And on top of being impossible to play and long as shit, the song is awful.
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: CajoleJuice on November 02, 2007, 04:17:02 PM
Ok, so ranked games are annoying because the guys keep picking TTFATF, but player games are annoying because once I start beating people, they quit. You wanna play, Robo?
Title: Re: Guitar Hero III doesn't "feel" like its predecessors
Post by: Robo on November 02, 2007, 04:26:12 PM
I'm at work.  :(  I'll send you an invite later if you're on.