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I wanna ROCK! (NSF56k/Hscroll)
Lardalish
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ROCK BAND!
Ok, IGN put out a pretty nice in-depth review of the game on the 4th and I can't fucking wait for this game, so I figured its time for a thread.
Those seem to be the only two gameplay pictures from the 12 they had on the article. The big orange bar in the middle one is the base peddle according to the article.
They also had a couple pictures of the new guitar:
These are some of the choice bits from the article I enjoyed:
Oh, and a link to the actual article
So what about you guys? You ready for this? Like I said, I can't fucking wait.
Ok, IGN put out a pretty nice in-depth review of the game on the 4th and I can't fucking wait for this game, so I figured its time for a thread.
Those seem to be the only two gameplay pictures from the 12 they had on the article. The big orange bar in the middle one is the base peddle according to the article.
They also had a couple pictures of the new guitar:
This was the first time I had held the Strat-inspired Rock Band controller. It's a little bit larger than the Guitar Hero instruments, plus it feels and looks a little more realistic. I liked that the appearance of the buttons; they flowed into the natural wood color of the neck, with the only colors apparent on the top of the buttons so you can see them as you look down. In addition to the five buttons near the top of the headstock, there were five more buttons positioned close to the body of the guitar.
These work just like the other buttons during most of the song, but you can also use them during certain solo portions without having to pluck the flapper; like a hammer-on, you only have to hit the appropriate button at the right time with no strumming required.
These are some of the choice bits from the article I enjoyed:
Speaking of jamming to songs, MTV let us in on its plans for the various tracks -- the most impressive of which is a proposed 100+ downloadable tunes in the game's first year alone. As an added bonus, the EA/ MTV/ Harmonix trio is using its muscle and money to secure as many master tracks as possible. Of the eight announced songs so far, six of them are the original masters ("Won't Get Fooled Again" from The Who, "Suffragette City" from David Bowie, "Don't Fear the Reaper" from Blue Oyster Cult, "In Bloom" from Nirvana, "Main Offender" from The Hives, and "Say it Ain't So" from Weezer), with only two covers ("Mississippi Queen" from Mountain and "Paranoid" from Black Sabbath). Obviously, that's a pretty good ratio and Harmonix says that it will continue to go after originals songs wherever possible.
"Band World Tour" is undoubtedly the game's meatiest addition. In it, you'll be able to form your own band online (or off) and move from small town gigs all the way to stadium-sized locations while earning "fame and fortune" to get the stuff you need.
Oh, and a link to the actual article
So what about you guys? You ready for this? Like I said, I can't fucking wait.
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Dear satan I wish for this or maybe some of this....oh and I'm a medium or a large.
i know they'll be fun
but i just don't care
Hate.
i hope they're played at the proper speed and not at studio speed
Must.
It had a vocal chart in Karaoke Revolution, and music notes in Frequency. Half the work's already done.
Apparently you can say you love to play Rock Band Drums and when they say "Just learn the drums" you can say "I AM BITCH!"
Or something like that, whatever, they say somewhere in there that the Drums on hard will basically be actually playing drums.
Jordan of Elienor, Human Shaman
It would be more accurate to say that the Drums on hard will basically be actually playing the bongos.
Still more useful of a skill than pressing buttons.
I am stoked for this.
Xbox Live Gamertag: Suplex86
Well...why don't you?
Singing works just like I imagined it would
ololololol
That alone will be worth getting the game. Cowbell for the drummer, motherfuckers.
Why don't you learn how to steal cars and shoot police?
Why don't you learn how to use a myriad of weapons?
It's a completely different thing than playing guitar
I think Cap's talking about getting it
Uh...because those are bad things to do? Why would I steal cars or attack the people who protect me? Also, I don't play GTA.
I do know a fair amount about fighting. I'm not Big Boss, but I can do some shit.
Yeah, I know the GH isn't the same as playing guitar. If it were the same, the question "why don't you do the real thing" wouldn't ever be asked. The point is that playing the guitar is a real-world skill that isn't dangerous, expensive, illegal, or difficult to practice.
EDIT: I mean seriously, Guitar Hero is very much about pretending to be a rock god. It reaches out to people who have that fantasy, especially with the custom controller. So if you think that this stuff is so cool, why wouldn't you learn to do the real-world version of it? You obviously think it's cool; why settle for video game wankery instead of actually learning the skill? Sure, you will not BE a real-life guitar hero in a month, playing mega-hits before screaming crowds in sold-out stadiums around the world, but at least you'll have some amount of skill in an area that you regard highly enough to buy a game that caters to fantasizing about it.
Everybody wants a rock.
:^: on the avatar, too.
I'm getting this so hard.
Nap and I are starting a band, he's going to drum and I'm going to play guitar. But we need to get a couple more members.
The problem with this game is that really playing it will be just like a real band in that you will need friends who aren't flaky and are willing to come over and "practice"
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The point that I was making
I said if I was smart that I would
Save up for a piece of string
And a rock to wind the string around
Everybody wants a rock
To wind a piece of string around
Everybody wants a rock
To wind a piece of string around
Throw the crib door wide
Let the people crawl inside
Someone in this town
Is trying to burn the playhouse down
They want to stop the ones who want
A rock to wind a string around
But everybody wants a rock
To wind a piece of string around
Throw the crib door wide
Let the people crawl inside
Someone in this town
Is trying to burn the playhouse down
They want to stop the ones who want
A rock to wind a string around
But everybody wants a rock
To wind a piece of string around
If I were a carpenter I'd
Hammer on my piglet, I'd
Collect the seven dollars and I'd
Buy a big prosthetic forehead
And wear it on my real head
Everybody wants prosthetic
Foreheads on their real heads
Everybody wants prosthetic
Foreheads on their real heads
Throw the crib door wide
Let the people crawl inside
Someone in this town
Is trying to burn the playhouse down
They want to stop the ones who want
Prosthetic foreheads on their heads
But everybody wants prosthetic
Foreheads on their real heads
Throw the crib door wide
Let the people crawl inside
Someone in this town
Is trying to burn the foreheads down
They want to stop the ones who want
A rock to wind a string around
But everybody wants a rock
To wind a piece of string around
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This, I don't know...
$200 plus having to get four people together all the time to really get my fun out of the game? I might as well just pick up a real instrument and join up with some of my friend's bands.
Just fyi.
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Here's my LAST POST, which I made just before reading this:
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showpost.php?p=2236531&postcount=971
(It's in response to http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showpost.php?p=2236495&postcount=970)
Whoooops, you're a dumb crybaby.
wait is that supposed to prove that you're not a slobbering douche?
because, it's pretty retarded to post some huge bullshit in a ctrl+v thread, just because you like the "sound of your own voice" and you think everyone else should too. You're a tool bag, dude, just accept it.
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I don't even know what your tears in here are about, you whining faggot, but the fact of the matter is that I attempt to help people whenever it's relevant. The "sound of my own voice" has nothing to do with anything; that's merely a hollow insult that you can throw at anybody who posts anything ever. Fact is that I'm offering something helpful to someone while you're in here crying that I'm a big meanie doo-doo head for no reason.
So cry me a river, you worthless little bitch.
EDIT: Oh and HOLY SHIT you're saying I love the sound of my own voice when you have links to myspace, facebook, and livejournal in your sig? Fuck you, you stupid, self-absorbed hypocrite.
EDIT 2:
HAHAHA FUCK YOURSELF AND DIE
HOW CAN YOU EVER CALL ANYONE ELSE A TOOL?
Dude, I'm not crying about anything. I just read some of your posts and thought "man, what a douche he is"
edit: If I'm self absorbed, it's because I'm actually cool, and the fact that you're getting so angry about me calling you a douche, just proves that deep down you know it's true.
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Hahaha no you're not.
And you're doubly idiotic if you think I'm not smiling right now.
and I'm laughing. Me calling you a douche is about the same as me calling Neville the worst gay. Everyone knows it's true, I just want to make sure you guys remember.
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Epic Proportions.
Also, by "practice", you of course mean "drink like a fifth of whiskey apiece and play until you can no longer keep time".
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Exactly, this is why the first few bands I was in never got anywhere.
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