Guitar Hero: Metallica Footage

[toymachineSH]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/46120.html

yeah the slide sections aren't purple anymore

also drum along mode sounds awesome

[instantdeath999]

Looking forward to it.

[Kreepman]

D:

I like.

[hawkofva]

yeah Purple Notes aren't purple anymore

Well then apparently I'm colorblind, cause they sure look purple to me.

[Ryuzaki]

Haha, looks pretty awesome. The double foot pedal thing will be intense.

[Meatwad555]

looks pretty awesome.

[Lily_Mu]

It looks sucky.

[back_blows]

Can't wait for King Diamond!!

[Oscar-Rio]

Well then apparently I'm colorblind, cause they sure look purple to me.

i was going to say, but then you did. Thanks.

[toymachineSH]

Well then apparently I'm colorblind, cause they sure look purple to me.

I mean the "slide sections" not the bass pedal and open strum *rolls eyes*

[benson111]

LOL Purple notes are still purple.

[Oscar-Rio]

I mean the "slide sections" not the bass pedal and open strum *rolls eyes*

sorry we don't possess the skill to "know what you meant to say"

[benson111]

I saw nary a slid note in the entire video?

[Rock_Band_Over]

This is the highest video quality I've ever seen online... is this the new standard?

As for the content, I think it looks pretty cool if you're a fan of Metallica or this kind of music... but I'm surprised they didn't do more to address the complaints of things being hard to make out on the screen.

[hawkofva]

I mean the "slide sections" not the bass pedal and open strum *rolls eyes*

Apparently, you're the only person who thought that "purple note" was something other than the bass notes.

Drum Over mode is interesting in that the band animations still play in the background. While we have Freestyle Mode, the background is static. Granted, we can do that with any song we want, so I'd argue that nothing big has been accomplished with this new feature. "Metallifacts" is quite interesting however, and I think is a pretty good idea that I'd like to see in Rock Band. It seems like "what Jukebox Mode could have been".

[toymachineSH]

sorry we don't possess the skill to "know what you meant to say"

Yeah sorry about that- I thought the "slide section" complaining was a wide spread thing. Accustomed to Scorehero forums my bad.

[hawkofva]

Yeah sorry about that- I thought the "slide section" complaining was a wide spread thing. Accustomed to Scorehero forums my bad.
Complaining about it is widespread, but they still don't call them "purple notes".

[toymachineSH]

Complaining about it is widespread, but they still don't call them "purple notes".

oh I'm sorry I should've said that "*** purple ****" then people would know what I was talking about...

[toymachineSH]

Apparently, you're the only person who thought that "purple note" was something other than the bass notes

Drum Over mode is interesting in that the band animations still play in the background. While we have Freestyle Mode, the background is static. Granted, we can do that with any song we want, so I'd argue that nothing big has been accomplished with this new feature. "Metallifacts" is quite interesting however, and I think is a pretty good idea that I'd like to see in Rock Band. It seems like "what Jukebox Mode could have been".

Drum over uses the drum samples specific to the song you choose though- which is pretty cool I think.

[hawkofva]

oh I'm sorry I should've said that "*** purple ****" then people would know what I was talking about...
Actually, yes, that may have worked. :D

[benson111]

I still saw no slide parts in the vid. ?

[Oscar-Rio]

oh I'm sorry I should've said that "*** purple ****" then people would know what I was talking about...

what are you talking about?

[hawkofva]

I still saw no slide parts in the vid. ?
Neither did I, but I haven't actually seen them in the game yet either, so I'm apparently missing something. I've only played maybe 3 songs in GHWT though, so...

[toymachineSH]

2:42 - Slide Parts

[benson111]

I saw it it was around 2:40 seconds, and they where button colored.

[ffwarrior47]

dude Dyer's Eve looks brutal.

[toymachineSH]

what are you talking about?


There are a large number of people in the RB/GH community that feel the slide sections are "broken" although many people have combo'd the sections easily. Many people on Scorehero have been crying about it- they also cry about the strum limit in RB though so ¯\(°_o)/¯

[dady5000]

dude Dyer's Eve looks brutal.

That's too be expected, theres a reason Lars has rarely played it live.

[Oscar-Rio]

There are a large number of people in the RB/GH community that feel the slide sections are "broken" although many people have combo'd the sections easily. Many people on Scorehero have been crying about it- they also cry about the strum limit in RB though so ¯\(°_o)/¯

what's a scorehero?

i've never played GH:WT

[instantdeath999]

There are a large number of people in the RB/GH community that feel the slide sections are "broken" although many people have combo'd the sections easily. Many people on Scorehero have been crying about it- they also cry about the strum limit in RB though so ¯\(°_o)/¯

I wouldn't call it broken, but I definitely suck with it. I tend to play for fun more than scores, but I do tend to get 99% on most songs.

My GH guitar is currently broken, though.

I'm thinking about buying the GH drums... worth it?

[toymachineSH]

I hear that the standalone GH Drums are much improved. Once I get mine I'll be sure to let you know

Scorehero is a forum and website that tracks your guitar hero/rock band scores. There are very few people that rank high on the leaderboards that aren't on scorehero (from the names I usually see)

http://www.scorehero.com
http://rockband.scorehero.com

It's also what the SH stands for in my name hahaha.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpkM6qPTi_Y

youtube link for video

[instantdeath999]

I have an ION, but playing it on GH is awkward, considering some of the charting, I think it would be more fun on a GH set. The biggest turn off is that I wont be able to use my Rock pedal.

[Baanu_Rass]

I hope HMX does something similar to Metallifacts in RB3 whenever it hits. Maybe some Audio Commentary about the chart while some extra loading screen facts pop up.

X+ looks brutal and is tempting me into buy a GH kit.

lulz at lack of ...AJFA, RtL and Blackened.

If I get a (drum) brain and a double bass pedal before April I'll grab this and a GH kit to get my ass destroyed by the Double Bass but other than that its pretty meh to me.


they also cry about the strum limit in RB though so ¯\(°_o)/¯

Strum limit is real in my books. A guy FC`d GG&HT bass with down strumming only. There was an experiment with 2e in practice at 50% where it was much easier to do just down strumming vs. alt-strumming.

The "strum limit" IMO is only on alt strumming.

[Onslaught_fei]

Surprisingly I find myself very much looking forward to this game.

[Runesmith]

The game looks quite interesting, but I'm not enough of a Metallica fan to really want to buy it. Perhaps a rental is in order, though.

[CCDaDon]

Oh yeah they changed it from purple on a black board to grey on a dark grey board, REAL improvment guys great job.

[toymachineSH]

I never had trouble seeing it either way.

it's more metallic and shiny than gray though from what I can see.

[Colt_Steele]

Alan Flores is much easier to stomach than Bright. I was actually interested in what he had to say. The Metallifacts addition definitely increased my interest in the game. This is something HMX should certainly consider adding, although I suppose the abandoned jukebox feature was akin. After finally playing GHWT last week though I haven't changed my stance; I won't run out and buy this on day one, eBay here I come.

[sidman69]

i was at ebgames just to pick up killzone and they had a standalone gh drum set for the 360, i was gonna buy it and use teh cymbals for my ion, but decided not too. I still gotta try the gh drumset, but i've heard mixed things about it. how loud are those cymbals compared to the ions?

[Lakers_Fan_24]

Can't wait for this game. I'm 40 and grew up with Metallica. There my favorite band behind Ozzy/Randy Rhoads. Definitely a day 1 purchase for me.

I'm gonna be a kid in a candy store playing this game, ear to ear smile....

[_weeheehoo_]

The slide sections didn't use the purple lines connecting the notes in the Wii version of WT and they had a purple outline. I wonder if they will stay that way or use the gray line as well.

[rowtheboat]

i think the guitar hero makers learnt alot from their ghwt fail

[CommonCriminal]

GH:WT has been out a while and people still don't know you can change the color of your highway so the purple notes stand out. N00bs.

[Bearclaw]

I wouldn't call it broken, but I definitely suck with it. I tend to play for fun more than scores, but I do tend to get 99% on most songs.

My GH guitar is currently broken, though.

I'm thinking about buying the GH drums... worth it?

I've played with the GH drums, I'm not much of a fan. I recommend trying them out first to see if you like them, I just prefer to use my Rock Band drums for both games.

As for Guitar Hero Metallica, it looks pretty spiffy. I'm not looking forward to some of the non-Metallica songs, but I'll probably still pick up the game.

[toymachineSH]

http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14257538/guitar-hero-metallica/videos/ghmetallica_kingdiamond_022709.html

FTMFW

[Zeleii]

I hope HMX does something similar to Metallifacts in RB3 whenever it hits. Maybe some Audio Commentary about the chart while some extra loading screen facts pop up.

X+ looks brutal and is tempting me into buy a GH kit.

lulz at lack of ...AJFA, RtL and Blackened.

If I get a (drum) brain and a double bass pedal before April I'll grab this and a GH kit to get my ass destroyed by the Double Bass but other than that its pretty meh to me.



Strum limit is real in my books. A guy FC`d GG&HT bass with down strumming only. There was an experiment with 2e in practice at 50% where it was much easier to do just down strumming vs. alt-strumming.

The "strum limit" IMO is only on alt strumming.
Harmonix proved in an interview that the engine didn't have a strum limit, where Alex had registered 30 NPS.

What makes those parts so hard is, the timing window isn't a set # it scales down when the notes are so close to each other making hitting them extremely hard

[davidshek]

To everyone chomping at the bit to play Expert+ on drums, all I have to say is this:

Good luck playing 16th notes on the kick at 180+ BPM. I'm talking about Fight Fire with Fire, War Ensemble, and Dyer's Eve at the very least, there might be more.

I can't wait to read what your reactions are after you've failed it umpteen times. :)

/yes, I'm aware that sounded snooty
//no, I can't play kicks that fast either because I've never bothered practicing it

[RockBandRocker]

Why do I find it ironic that Metallica, a band that pretty much spoke out against the evils of corporations in their early career, is getting more and more corporate?


Whatever!

All I know is that the 4 songs RB has aren't appearing in GH:M, so "the fans" are going to miss out on some Metallica staples.

[jgosh]

Can't see the video.

[toymachineSH]

Can't see the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpkM6qPTi_Y

better?

[Rock_Band_Over]

To everyone chomping at the bit to play Expert+ on drums, all I have to say is this:

Good luck playing 16th notes on the kick at 180+ BPM. I'm talking about Fight Fire with Fire, War Ensemble, and Dyer's Eve at the very least, there might be more.

I can't wait to read what your reactions are after you've failed it umpteen times. :)


I'd mistakenly thought for a while that Lars must be the lead singer... I'm still surprised that he is the drummer and that he can plays these songs.

[Ralphy2009]

LOL at this screenshot (http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14257538/guitar-hero-metallica/images/guitar-hero-metallica-20090227012108045.html).

If they're going to blatantly ripoff Rock Band's HUD, they might as well go all the way and relocate the multipliers on the sides of the boards too.

[instantdeath999]

I'd mistakenly thought for a while that Lars must be the lead singer... I'm still surprised that he is the drummer and that he can plays these songs.

Lars stamina has decreased over the years, so he can't perform those particular songs well anymore.

[Bearclaw]

http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14257538/guitar-hero-metallica/videos/ghmetallica_kingdiamond_022709.html

FTMFW

All that video reminds me of is how much I dislike the visuals for the game.

[back_blows]

Am I going to have to stomach alot of garbage before I get to Mercyful Fate and Slayer?

[toymachineSH]

Am I going to have to stomach alot of garbage before I get to Mercyful Fate and Slayer?

No. Everything is unlocked in quickplay as soon as you start the game.

[harbingerofdoom]

that video has taken me from a prolly gonna pass to a set in stone maybe....

[Bearclaw]

No. Everything is unlocked in quickplay as soon as you start the game.

That sounds quite excellent, I'm only really interested in playing 14 right off the bat, so it's nice to know I don't have to wait.

Also, if this game ends u being better than World Tour I may cave and get Death Magnetic.

[jeccaneko]

LOL at this screenshot (http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14257538/guitar-hero-metallica/images/guitar-hero-metallica-20090227012108045.html).

If they're going to blatantly ripoff Rock Band's HUD, they might as well go all the way and relocate the multipliers on the sides of the boards too.

It's the same as GHWT, so them ripping off Rock Band's interface is old news. I will say that this interface is SLIGHTLY different from GHWT's though. The vocal "pie" looks different (that bar thing) and the box with the score and band multiplier is completely different.


All that video reminds me of is how much I dislike the visuals for the game.

That, the way vocals work, and the fact you can't save people is what I dislike about GHWT and what I'll dislike about GH:M. I can say though that in both games I think they did fine with the celebrity characters. The Metallica guys look pretty good despite the fact that no matter how hard you try, you can't make your own custom characters look good. :(


To everyone chomping at the bit to play Expert+ on drums, all I have to say is this:

Good luck playing 16th notes on the kick at 180+ BPM. I'm talking about Fight Fire with Fire, War Ensemble, and Dyer's Eve at the very least, there might be more.

I can't wait to read what your reactions are after you've failed it umpteen times. :)

/yes, I'm aware that sounded snooty
//no, I can't play kicks that fast either because I've never bothered practicing it

Heck, I probably am not good enough on drums to manage most of those songs on normal expert. Metal songs tend to be the bane of my Rock Band drumming existance. :( If I get that game I highly doubt I'll be doing much drumming in it, at least not until I get better. I'll stick to bass and vocals primarily, like I do for GHWT anyway. I don't like how GHWT charts drums to work on a Rock Band kit. It feels awkward to me.

[HeavyHorse]

Was looking forward to this way more than GH:WT (which I sold after I played). Then again, I'm a huge metal fan, so that may be why.

[Baanu_Rass]

Harmonix proved in an interview that the engine didn't have a strum limit, where Alex had registered 30 NPS.

What makes those parts so hard is, the timing window isn't a set # it scales down when the notes are so close to each other making hitting them extremely hard

Isn't it impossible to 100% a section just by strumming really fast? I don't deny that its possible to hit them, merely that HMX's code does not work properly in those sections.

The "limit" to me is like the sound barrier. Due to the nature of the forces involved in flight that fast going fast than the speed of sound is very different from going below the barrier. Unfortunately for us the barrier can't be broken right now.

If it really was just precision of the timing window then HOPOs would be affected but people can combo Constant Motion at full speed.

[jrcronlakers]

Just a shame Metallica has chosen to go the GH route. Eventually Lars will feel the need for some more cash and go back to spreading himself out to take full advantage of our cash. I just never liked the visuals. To cartoony, to much going on, and I hate the sound of missing notes. I missed it I know but having to here it all loud in my opinion takes away from the song. Gets annoying.

[toymachineSH]

Just a shame Metallica has chosen to go the GH route. Eventually Lars will feel the need for some more cash and go back to spreading himself out to take full advantage of our cash. I just never liked the visuals. To cartoony, to much going on, and I hate the sound of missing notes. I missed it I know but having to here it all loud in my opinion takes away from the song. Gets annoying.

The sound of missed notes are never pleasant :P

[toymachineSH]

King Diamond...

[Ferocious Q]

wow, i might actually get this

[back_blows]

King Diamond...

That's what I'm talking about. This is the closest anyone (Neversoft or HMX) has ever gotten to Black Metal.

[classicrockdude]

i'll pass on this game, but it has stone cold crazy by queen, one of my all time favs

[CaptainInsano]

If anyone is passing up this game simply because of it's ''Guitar Hero'' Metallica, then you are truly, truly dumb.

I, on the other hand, will enjoy my Judas Priest, Kind Diamond, Queen, Slayer, and other bands regardless. Also, need not worry, I have the Metallica track pack on RB. Not trying to sound snooty, but it's the truth.

[TheGodFather73]

I was on the fence about buying it before I saw the video; now I'm definitely getting it. Even though I'll probably be playing many of the songs on hard, it just has too many awesome songs to pass up and the graphics look better than GH:WT.

[Ragin_Caucasion]

Man, I'm torn on this game. On one hand, I LOVELOVEHOLYCRAPLOVE the setlist (DYERS EVE!!!) and am liking Expert+ and the other miscellaneous things. On the other hand, don't like the graphic style that much, hate purple notes, how only Death Magnetic is compatible DLC for this game, and don't like how the charts translate to a Rock Band drum kit.

Think I'll rent this. It has potential to be freaking awesome, but I don't think that the drum charts will translate that well for my drum kit.


Isn't it impossible to 100% a section just by strumming really fast? I don't deny that its possible to hit them, merely that HMX's code does not work properly in those sections.

The "limit" to me is like the sound barrier. Due to the nature of the forces involved in flight that fast going fast than the speed of sound is very different from going below the barrier. Unfortunately for us the barrier can't be broken right now.

If it really was just precision of the timing window then HOPOs would be affected but people can combo Constant Motion at full speed.

The "strum limit" is weird. I check out Scorehero's discussions on this often and one guy modded his guitar so alt-strumming only registers as downstrums, but didn't see any improvment on hitting fast sections. Some people think it's an issue with hardware as lots of European players like Ukog can hit those sections easily. It's really interesting to read, actually.