WTF GH4 is Rock Band? (GI shit)

[AdmiralViscen]

Guitar Hero 4 (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2)
- Create a song. Although these exclude vocals due to storage and possible copyright issues.
- You'll be able to name your song as well as creating album art. After you've done all that you can upload it to GH Tunes where anyone can download it.
- You'll be limited to 5 songs at first. But depending on the ratings you get you'll possibly be able to upload 10 or more.
- The song sharing mode will be in the Wii and PS2 versions also, but GI says it's unlikely that it'll be as robust as the PS3 and 360 versions.
- Drums, bass, vocals guitar
- Create a rocker
- Create a guitar and drums
- All songs will be master tracks
- They don't want to discuss specifics on track listing out of fear of being scooped by the competition. However they confirmed 4 bands: Van Halen, The Eagles, Linkin Park and Sublime.

Prince of Persia (PS3, 360, PC)
- Inon Zur is the composer
- Combat is 1 on 1 now rather than having you face groups of circling enemies.
- 1 button will control your sword during combat, another for jumping and another for grabbing and manipulating things.

Resident Evil 5 (PS3, 360)
- The text is mostly just stuff Takeuchi talked about on the Famitsu DVD.
- A few new screens, one showing a chainsaw, an overhead shot of a female character that GI assumes is Claire, and a shot of Chris holding a blonde haired girl who they assume is Sherry.

Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (360)
- RARE says they didn't want to make a hi res version of the old Banjo platformer.
- You create vehicles with parts you find around the levels.
- GI says their first vehicles was a 4 wheeled kart with a spring attached to the bottom that allowed them to jump things. They later found a helicopter blade that allowed their kart to fly. Later they added balloons to the vehicle and put the blade on the back and created a hovercraft.
- RARE showed them a vehicle that was a monster truck that was able to detach its chasis to become a mini bike. When the bike ramped off a cliff it revealed collapsible glider wings and started flying.
- There will be 1,600 parts including weapons that you'll be able to attach to the vehicles.
- The town is called Showdown Town.
- GI says that despite the large focus on vehicles it still features platform elements from the previous games like traditional platforming, tight rope walking and jiggy piece collecting.
- Showdown Town is 16 times larger than anything RARE has created before.
- Every level has a different intro. Nutty Acres begins with a credits spoof of 80's soap opera's like Dallas.
- Note collecting is back and will act has currency that'll allow you to bu vehicle blueprints.
- RARE says there are 15 different challenges spread across 6 different levels. There will also be side missions.

Viva Pinata 2: Trouble in Paradise
- Improved interactivity between the pinata's and the environments.
- Pinata's will mimic each others action and follow the leader around the garden.
- They'll be adding toys for the pinatas to play with like musical instruments, spaced themed toys, and trains that the pinata's will ride around the garden.
- 30 new pinatas.
- 2 new sub areas called Pinarctic and Dessert that'll allow you to travel to new locations and lay traps for the pinatas.
- A photo mode will allow you to upload pictures to the website.
- A drop in and drop out co op mode.
- Improved UI.

the fuuuug

[Eel O'Brian]

they forgot to put that none of the rb peripherals will be compatible

get ready for a second set of drums in the house

[Grecco]

GH4. Yes plz.

[AdmiralViscen]

I'm not buying it lol

If peripherals were interchangeable I'd consider it. But even then, I like that Rock Band has DLC instead of multiple sequels every damn year.

[demi]

I'll wait on achievements for this and Aerosmith

[Eel O'Brian]

i'll buy disc only so i can play vh and eagles on my gh2 guitar, and if the rb mic is compatible i'll use that, but i won't buy any more instruments

i already have a set of drums, two guitars, and a mic + stand crowding up my living room

[Howard Alan Treesong]

yeah, sorry Activision, I'm committed to the Rock Band Music Platform^TM at this point

I totally expect them to fail on song selection, note charts, and "band-ful-ness," for want of a better term.

[Eel O'Brian]

train in vain + hangin' on the telephone this week 

[GilloD]

I like how they announced those 4 bands as if it was MEGATON. More like STATION MY MOM LISTENS TO ON THE WAY TO WORK.

Awesome.

[GilloD]

train in vain + hangin' on the telephone this week 

I really fuckin' need to buy RB.

[hyp]

yeah, sorry Activision, I'm committed to the Rock Band Music Platform^TM at this point

I totally expect them to fail on song selection, note charts, and "band-ful-ness," for want of a better term.

[demi]

hahaha, Linkin Park... that'll be hilarious

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I like how they announced those 4 bands as if it was MEGATON. More like STATION MY MOM LISTENS TO ON THE WAY TO WORK.

Van Halen - Awesome, but full album already available for Rock Band.
The Eagles - A bit Top 40, but they have some good singles.
Linkin Park - 
Sublime - 

[Eel O'Brian]

train in vain + hangin' on the telephone this week 

I really fuckin' need to buy RB.

Just look at the track list as it stands this week:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/838/838218p1.html

and go buy it already.  If you have a guitar hero guitar it works on 360, so you don't even have to buy any instruments if you don't want to.  You can always use your headset for the mic/singing parts, and pick up drums and an extra guitar later on.  You'll have a blast.

[Eel O'Brian]

I like how they announced those 4 bands as if it was MEGATON. More like STATION MY MOM LISTENS TO ON THE WAY TO WORK.

Van Halen - Awesome, but full album already available for Rock Band.

whoa whoa whoa where's this coming from partner

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I like how they announced those 4 bands as if it was MEGATON. More like STATION MY MOM LISTENS TO ON THE WAY TO WORK.

Van Halen - Awesome, but full album already available for Rock Band.

whoa whoa whoa where's this coming from partner

sorry, I confused my timelines again, this is the universe where Harmonix opened up full album DLC with Judas Priest

the point stands - it's like 1.5 good bands out of 4, and if those are their "megatons" I don't think Rock Band has anything to worry about

[Eel O'Brian]

oh

[Howard Alan Treesong]

don't worry, I think the timelines and/or DLC schedules reconverge after President McCain's inauguration in January 09

[Akala]

Kool Thing  

I want Schizophrenia, Teenage Riot...hell if you're picking from Goo, why not Dirty Boots or Titanium Expose?

[Eel O'Brian]

if McCain brings the Diamond Dave to Rock Band, I will take advantage of the corrupt election process and vote for him twice

[Grecco]

How the hell do you confuse Van Halen with Judas Priest?

Van Halen doesnt suck.

[treythemovie]

- They don't want to discuss specifics on track listing out of fear of being scooped by the competition. However they confirmed 4 bands: Van Halen, The Eagles, Linkin Park and Sublime.

 

[fistfulofmetal]

Didn't I read somewhere that the other peripherals would be like... extensions to the guitar?

[Joe Molotov]

- They don't want to discuss specifics on track listing out of fear of being scooped by the competition. However they confirmed 4 bands: Van Halen, The Eagles, Linkin Park and Sublime.

 

Yeah, I'm sure Harmonix is shitting their pants over GH4's tracklist. 

[pilonv1]

Didn't I read somewhere that the other peripherals would be like... extensions to the guitar?

so they're FINALLY adding an effects pedal? only took them 3 years

[bluemax]

They ripped off the create a song feature from the game I'm working on. Ours doesn't have a limit on songs but it also doesn't have an upload feature.

[TVC15]

train in vain + hangin' on the telephone this week 

WHAT?  OMG MY DICKCKCKCKCKKCKCKCKC

[demi]

train in vain + hangin' on the telephone this week 

WHAT?  OMG MY DICKCKCKCKCKKCKCKCKC

Sorry, you have to wait until Thursday... inferior PS3 owner

[Robo]

However they confirmed 4 bands: Van Halen, The Eagles, Linkin Park and Sublime.

HAHAHA

[DJ_Tet]

Wow @ The Eagles hate

They have awesome harmonizing vocals (which I doubt will be featured unfortunately, I want 2 singers!) and some really sweet acoustic guitars.  They are perfect for a 'Rock Band' style game.

Too bad the platforms are becoming so exclusive, but I'd rather it this way than Guitar Hero remaining Guitar only.  It's been obvious for awhile that both GH and RB would secure 'exclusive' songs and bands, so at the very least they should give me the option of drumming/singing in GH as well.  Otherwise they are just wasting the song imo.

[Kestastrophe]

If peripherals were interchangeable I'd consider it. But even then, I like that Rock Band has DLC instead of multiple sequels every damn year.

These are my sentiments exactly. Plus, I don't even have enough room for another set of drums in my apartment. The only part that sounds attractive to GH4 is the song creation tool.

[GilloD]

Wow @ The Eagles hate

They have awesome harmonizing vocals (which I doubt will be featured unfortunately, I want 2 singers!) and some really sweet acoustic guitars.  They are perfect for a 'Rock Band' style game.

I've been looking for an excuse to use this: SMH

[DJ_Tet]

'Take it easy, take it easy'

[GilloD]

'Take it easy, take it easy'

Oh hey Mom whats up.

[Bloodwake]

I'm hopping on the Rock Band 2 train.

  HARMONIX

[ferrarimanf355]

I like how they announced those 4 bands as if it was MEGATON. More like STATION MY MOM LISTENS TO ON THE WAY TO WORK.

Van Halen - Awesome, but full album already available for Rock Band.
The Eagles - A bit Top 40, but they have some good singles.
Linkin Park - 
Sublime - 

You did not diss Sublime. Smoke Two Joints > you...

[pilonv1]

shitty note charts + shitty music + shitty instruments = shitty

[DJ_Tet]

'Take it easy, take it easy'

Oh hey Mom whats up.

You really want to cop a Nigerian phrase?  Really?

Anyway, if you think that is smh, I can't imagine what you'll think of this statement.

I'd kill for some Abba and Bee Gees in either one of these two platforms.

[GilloD]

'Take it easy, take it easy'

Oh hey Mom whats up.

You really want to cop a Nigerian phrase?  Really?

Anyway, if you think that is smh, I can't imagine what you'll think of this statement.

I'd kill for some Abba and Bee Gees in either one of these two platforms.

You're killing me. SMH! SMH!!!!

We need Boris and Mastadon and I'll even go gay and suggest Los Campesinos and Wedding Present. Not lite rock for old people who have trouble handaling the TV remote.

[hyp]

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/power-glove/the-first-shot-of-the-drum-kit-that-will-be-used-in-gh-4-85746.phtml



GH fans start your engines!

[AdmiralViscen]

Except for those tiny feet, RB just got owned.

[Eel O'Brian]

i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set i'm not buying another drum set

fucking crash cymbals!

[DJ_Tet]

'Take it easy, take it easy'

Oh hey Mom whats up.

You really want to cop a Nigerian phrase?  Really?

Anyway, if you think that is smh, I can't imagine what you'll think of this statement.

I'd kill for some Abba and Bee Gees in either one of these two platforms.

You're killing me. SMH! SMH!!!!

We need Boris and Mastadon and I'll even go gay and suggest Los Campesinos and Wedding Present. Not lite rock for old people who have trouble handaling the TV remote.

Handal me?  You'll Handal me?



Anyway, holy shit at the drums, looks sweet

[Joe Molotov]

Dang it GH4, why couldn't you just suck so I wouldn't have to worry about anything but Rock Band? 

[DJ_Tet]

Dang it GH4, why couldn't you just suck so I wouldn't have to worry about anything but Rock Band? 

Yeah, I'd much prefer the alternate route of open songs, where we could get all the music we like on the platform we have.

Ultimately this race will end with plastic instruments more complex than their real counterparts. 


edit:  Oh yeah, I'd buy Milli Vanilli too. 

[GilloD]

'Take it easy, take it easy'

Oh hey Mom whats up.

You really want to cop a Nigerian phrase?  Really?

Anyway, if you think that is smh, I can't imagine what you'll think of this statement.

I'd kill for some Abba and Bee Gees in either one of these two platforms.

You're killing me. SMH! SMH!!!!

We need Boris and Mastadon and I'll even go gay and suggest Los Campesinos and Wedding Present. Not lite rock for old people who have trouble handaling the TV remote.

Handal me?  You'll Handal me?



Anyway, holy shit at the drums, looks sweet

The drums do look sweet, but with a tracklist that Mom-friendly, who cares?

I'm going to be the Demi of GH4!

[Eel O'Brian]

I'd be willing to bet they rig the mic with special buttons you have to press while singing, thus affording them the excuse for making even that incompatible with Rock Band.