At first I was like "wtf?" but then I was like "I support innovation and risk-taking" so I'm actually cool with it.
The biggest risk they took was non having your old DLC be compatible. I don't support that at all.
Good thing Death Grips has music videos
Based on the setlist so far it seems like the music they're going for will have music videos.
The guitar is designed as 3 fret and 2 stringed but it's actually 3 stringed and 2 frets based on the gameplay video. Think of the strings as going across horizontally instead of vertically.
I mean they had songs but mainly Guitar Hero focused around song packs. Plus I don't think they did them like Rock Band where you got a couple new songs every week or something. So yeah I think Rock Band had a lot more DLC.Did Guitar Hero have a lot of DLC? I was more in to Rock band, as I preferred the songs and the create a character, and the notes for hammer on and hammer offs were easier to identify.
I liked how band hero 1 songs transferred to 2 (Except Metallica) and all Rock Band 1 DLC was compatible with 2.
The track listing looks poor, and I hope they do the Rock Band model of steady Track Packs rather than rehash a new game every year or less like last time.
You can't have been surprised though. They stopped supporting DLC during the Warriors of Rock era, the last few months had weeks worth of content shoved out all at once at the end of each month to minimal fanfare, and Activision clearly weren't bothered that some tracks were uncensored either, especially considering Band Hero (fun game, unforgivable censorship). Combine that with game exports being very limited (the Metallica track from World Tour not exporting despite an entire game being released afterwards, not all of Band Hero exporting despite the feature was available from day 1, Van Halen not exporting at all) and all of the DLC being removed years ago then to be honest, it's a surprise that anyone ever considered the possibility of previous songs being compatible at all, 5 frets or 6.The biggest risk they took was non having your old DLC be compatible. I don't support that at all.
You can't have been surprised though. They stopped supporting DLC during the Warriors of Rock era, the last few months had weeks worth of content shoved out all at once at the end of each month to minimal fanfare, and Activision clearly weren't bothered that some tracks were uncensored either, especially considering Band Hero (fun game, unforgivable censorship). Combine that with game exports being very limited (the Metallica track from World Tour not exporting despite an entire game being released afterwards, not all of Band Hero exporting despite the feature was available from day 1, Van Halen not exporting at all) and all of the DLC being removed years ago then to be honest, it's a surprise that anyone ever considered the possibility of previous songs being compatible at all, 5 frets or 6.
your ps2 gimmick trolling is so old, don't reply to me please
is multiplayer guitar+guitar? no bass? or is that not known yet?
Not sure. The multiplayer screenshot I posted earlier had two different simultaneous note tracks, but GH has done that before with guitar vs guitar. That doesn't necessarily exclude a bass vs bass or cooperative guitar + bass mode though.
is multiplayer guitar+guitar? no bass? or is that not known yet?
Although previous Guitar Hero games chased Rock Band into the full-band experience, with plastic drums and microphones, Live is going all the way back to the series’ roots: Nothing but guitar. Meghan Trainor might be all about that bass, but Guitar Hero Live is not; it’s lead guitar for everybody, even if multiple players are jamming together.
Didn't they already announce that they were going to do that? Or did I just imagine it? Either way, as realistic as they want it to feel, it's probably going to be as unrealistic as ever, which makes the design choice...odd.I think they are going to be very liberal in what they chart as well. Expect to be strumming some piano, turntable scratches, and saxaphone in the future
I think they are going to be very liberal in what they chart as well. Expect to be strumming some piano, turntable scratches, and saxaphone in the future
According to the wired article on the reveal:
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Although I'm not sure they're accurate on jamming together, it seems it's only lead guitar, and it's only multiplayer versus. Hope I'm wrong on that because it's by far the most disappointing thing for me. I don't mind differentiation or innovation or however they'd like to term it, change the modes, strip away the other instruments, I'm okay with that. The biggest nostalgic factor of guitar hero 3 for me is playing with my friends though. Without even a guitar/bass option for co-op, the whole revival becomes a bit meaningless for me. I wonder how many will feel the same. If guitar and guitar is present, well, I guess there is at least some form of co-op, but that just seems incredibly lazy, having two players playing the extra same thing together.
Might be Rhythm/Lead. I'd assume they'd just go bass though since it makes sense.
Are Aerosmith and Metallica in this? (or insert any other band with crazy fans that like to rip off and throw their clothing at the stage)
Going to see a lot of groupie body parts in the front row if they're going for realism..lol
Rated M for mature?
Didn't they already announce that they were going to do that? Or did I just imagine it?
Expecting a Metallica premium GHTV channel ($10)
No shit. They fucked up by not making a PS2 version.
Take a dump on your fans and don't be confused when they don't come running back.
Expecting a Metallica premium GHTV channel ($10)
It won't. The camera view they filmed with is the only angle you can see.
I like the fact that we are getting a new Sega CD launch game in 2015.
I'm hardly surprised by most people being outraged about an old franchise bogged down with sequelities getting a reboot with some fresh new features - this is GAF after all. If you keep churning out samey sequels then the developers are being lazy, change things up and introduce some new stuff then the developers are ruining the franchise.
As for me, I'm genuinely excited for this game. As a diehard Rockband fan (and Guitar Hero, pre GH3) with over 1000 DLC songs, the recent RB4 news left me pretty cold. Seems to me they're just putting out an old game on the new consoles. I can see the point in that, and I'm glad that Harmonix is giving people an opportunity to keep playing those games on the new systems. But by the end of last generation I was pretty done with the RB/GH-formula and the thought of going back and playing the same songs with the same mechanics doesn't excite me at all.
I think FreestyleGames is doing the right thing by shaking up the input mechanics. The controller is the key to how you interact with the music. It's the thing that sold the original Guitar Hero to the masses - getting that guitar in your hand and connecting with the music through the buttons.
The idea of mixing up the way you interact with the songs without increasing the complexity (á la Pro instruments in RB3) is key to making the experience feel fresh and keep the concept approachable for casuals as well.
I'm also really diggin the concept of GHTV. Some kind of karaoke-style music library is a must, especially since old DLC won't carry over. I think having curated playlists as well as random ones will be great for discovering new music.
Oh, and the FMV? Who gives a shit. Seriously? 90% of the time I'm not paying any kind of attention to what goes on in the background. That is just fluff and filler. And besides, you see a lot of repeats and similar looking scenes when using 3D rendering. It's not like that stuff is procedurally generated or anything...
Only 6 buttons in 2 rows seems odd to me. You don't even have to move your hand at all. If they had kept 5 buttons, and added a 2nd row, that I could get behind. You could even have a legacy mode that just uses the first five buttons, so old songs and guitars were compatible.
As for me, I'm genuinely excited for this game. As a diehard Rockband fan (and Guitar Hero, pre GH3) with over 1000 DLC songs, the recent RB4 news left me pretty cold. Seems to me they're just putting out an old game on the new consoles. I can see the point in that, and I'm glad that Harmonix is giving people an opportunity to keep playing those games on the new systems. But by the end of last generation I was pretty done with the RB/GH-formula and the thought of going back and playing the same songs with the same mechanics doesn't excite me at all.
But how do you know they are the same mechanics? They really haven't said hardly anything about the new Rock Band game at all, they've tried to keep the new mechanics hidden until the E3 reveal.
The more I hear about the game, the more I am excited for it over Rock Band. The Giant Bombcast did a great job on selling the new format and it sounds great.
I have to give Activision kudos for doing something more than just the same game in HD while also trying to expand the audience with more variety of music and having a version for tablets and smartphones that can hook up to the TV.
I'm a bit surprised by people who think Harmonix is really just going to release Rock Band in HD and call it a day. They said in one of the articles from around announcement time that that's not what they're doing. They've already talked about new features coming that have yet to be announced, and they've barely announced anything beyond the fact that the game exists and keys/pro guitar were dropped. There's still a lot we don't know about Rock Band 4, and it's kinda strange there's such little faith by some people that Harmonix can innovate to make the game fresh again.
I'm interested in GHL making me learn how to play again, but moving buttons around isn't really much innovation. The GH TV stuff and the live video stuff is the real innovation there. The former sounds like it has a lot more potential appeal than the latter though.
Still not sure what to think of this. Some of those background videos looked bad there IMO lolVeteran Footage at the intro
Also you can hear "Ho Hey" in the background so that's confirmed (obviously)
Veteran Footage at the intro
Also you can hear "Ho Hey" in the background so that's confirmed (obviously)
Those notecharts look really hard to read IMO.
Avicii
Alter Bridge Cry of Achilles
American Authors Best Day of My Life
Band Of Skulls Asleep At The Wheel
Biffy Clyro Sounds Like Balloons
The Black Keys Gold On The Ceiling
Black Veil Brides
Blitz Kids Sometimes
Carrie Underwood Before He Cheats
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran Sing
Fall Out Boy My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)
Gary Clark Jr. Dont Owe You A Thang
Gary Clark Jr.
The Gaslight Anthem 45
Green Day Oh Love
Green Day
Jake Bugg What Doesnt Kill You
The Killers When You Were Young
The Lumineers Ho Hey
Madden Brothers
My Chemical Romance Na Na Na Na
Neon Trees
Of Monsters and Men Little Talks
Paramore
Pierce The Veil
The Police Message In A Bottle
The Rolling Stones
Skaters
Skrillex
State Champs
Vampire Weekend
The War on Drugs Under The Pressure
Weezer