Yeah, I saw the South Park episode. I know that playing Guitar Hero makes you a douchbag. But I bought it anyway. I had some returns from Christmas so I thought, hey, what the hell…
Ok. First off, I’d like to lay out my credentials. I can actually play guitar. Granted, I’m no Jimi Hendrix, but I can play more than just the intro to Nothing Else Matters or the beloved 3-chord songs of the 90s (do I hear Green Day in the background?). Also, I can play the drums. I even took about 8 years of piano, although I really have nothing to show for that.
So, I’m not trying to live a dream of playing guitar. I understand that this game is just Dance Dance Revolution for your fingers. But I bought it anyway.
I’m going to keep saying that… But I bought it anyway…
And if you can get past all of that, it really is fun. The songs can get a bit old (I’m really sick of Pat Benatar, seriously), and easy is really way too easy, but try playing Muse – Knights of Cydonia on hard. But don’t try expert unless you want to blow a gasket, or you’re some 9 year old wiz-kid on youtube. And, believe what you will, but drumming skills actually translate better for this game than guitar skills. It’s all about realizing that the frets are quarter notes and figuring out where the notes fit the song. (I know, I know, that’s obvious, but that’s really the summation of it).
But… I bought it anyway.
There are some good songs. Queens of the Stoneage – 3’s & 7’s, Muse – Knights of Cydonia, Weezer – My Name is Jonas, Rage Against the Machine – Bulls on Parade, Pearl Jam – Even Flow, Tenacious D – The Metal, and a few others. But again, I’m sick of Pat Benatar, and there are definitely a few others on the shit-list as well.
Battling is well done too. They haven’t come out with a guitar without a game for the Wii yet, so I haven’t tried it against another person, but the in-game battles are pretty good once you get past medium. It took me a few tries to get past Slash on medium, I’m scared to see that on hard.
So, go ahead, make fun of me. There are 3 kinds of people. Those who play and enjoy the game for what it is, like me, those who live the game and have a serious problem, and those who won’t play the game because they think that it’s trying to replace guitar playing. I expect comments making fun of me for playing or comments making fun of me for having trouble battling Slash on medium.
…. But I bought it anyway…
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i’ve determined that guitar hero is much, much harder than rock band. i’m on hard on rock band, and i feel like it’s just the right level of challenge. i’m at the devil battle on guitar hero on intermediate, and all of the last songs, i’ve only 3 stars on…and the majority of the others i’ve gotten 4. pathetic. the triplet section on knights of cydonia is ridiculous. i sat there and practiced at it for about 1/2 an hour and i still fubar’d it. and then there’s the devil battle…man…there is absolutely NO way you can do well on that song if you don’t practice it. dumb.
I haven’t played rock band yet as the only machine i have right now is the Wii, and they don’t have rock band for it (yet, I hope). I can’t do the Morello or Slash battles on Hard. They’re just impossible. I’ve just “wussed out” and gotten to Metallica – One on Hard. Can’t get past the solo part at the end. On Expert, I’ve made it to the Morello battle, but can’t get past that for the life of me. And you can’t practice battles, so I’m definitely stuck having the game tell me I suck, over and over and over.
Sadly, I was able to beat Knights of Cydonia… But I definitely went from green to blinking red on the Rock meter. Just barely made it through. Try doing Metallica – One on hard. Im-freakin-possible.
This game has really improved my skills. The best system for this game is the wii. Trust me!