ThePaska
08-15-2007, 09:12 AM
I just went back and rewatched the gamespot video. For those of you that haven't seen it, its a really great 40 min video, it is basically the best Rock Band video out there as of now. This video can be found here:
http://www.gamespot.com/video/938870/6175122/rock-band-stage-demo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LjrhM1Nh7PI
So I was thinking the character creation and a few other subtle things that were seen in this video were never talked about so I thought I would list the things I noticed, throw in my two cents about them, and then everyone else could also throw in how they felt, and maybe we could uncover some of the cool things we haven't even seen from Rock Band yet.
1. Upon completing a song it shows your overall percentage, as well as your note streak, and assigns you a cool title.
Examples of which include 98% for Bass is "The Shredder", and 98%(might be 90%) for vocals is "Perfect Pitch"
2. Character Creation is as follows: Name, Hometown, Attitude, Physique.
Name, you get to type in whatever you want, I'm not sure what the character limit is, it probably is fairly large, they chose the name "Andy".
Hometown, from the choices seen you can either have Boston, LA, or Chicago as your hometown, it is not clear if there are more hometowns, but I believe it has already been stated that there are only 3 starting venues to choose from (correct me if I'm wrong).
Attitude, not many attitudes were shown, the choices seen are, Rocker or Punkish. This will have to do with your characters stage presence, their animations in the game, how they will act, and what cool tricks they will do during "star power".
Physique is all about how your character looks (obviously), You can change your characters weight, height, face, skin, and hair.
Face goes more in depth by being able to choose different looks, the choices seen were, Rocker and Metal Head. Once the face is chosen you are then prompted to choose an eye color, and you can pick most colors imaginable.
There are different hairstyles to choose from as well, the ones shown were Short and Feathered, Long, Tailgated, and The Pompadour, and upon picking this you are then prompted to choose a hair color, which again has most normal hair colors.
3. This moves us on to the next step in character creation, The Rock Shop. This is the place you get to spend all your hard-earned cash.
The Rock Shop has four main categories, Clothing District, Ink and Scissors, Instruments, and Music.
The Clothing District is very cool, and adds a great element to character creation. There are four different places to shop in the district, Punk Peices, Metal Mufti (I think), Goth Garb, and Rock Rags.
The Clothing falls into four categories, Torso, Legs and Feet. There is a fourth there, it is something I cannot read. (if anyone can read it please say so)
In Rock Rags, under Torso there are a few choices revealed, those are:
Vintage Rock Tee (Already Purchased)
Perfectly broken-in, this vintage tee will show everyone what brilliant taste you have.
Zoom Stripey $39
Long sleeves and rugby stripes make this shirt the one to wear when you want to get out of the van and make some music!
Dance Fever $89
You've always dreamed of a place in the sun, wear this shirt and you'll definately get the chance to do your thing!
AF Shirt $109
You're armed with rock, a force to be reckoned with in this patched shirt.
Triple Fat Moose Vest $159
Cross-country skiing or cross the globe touring, this vest will keep you warm and hip.
Leather Jacket Weather $189
This hoodie and leather jacket combo will keep you warm and stylin'
Once you have chosen a peice of clothing, you are again prompted to choose detail color, and there is a good variety of colors to choose from.
Under legs one example is shown:
Dungarees and Dragons $249
You'll be casting lightning bolt spells at all your fans in these wizard-worthy pants
A few things I noticed here are, first all the prices seem to end in "9", which is kind of weird, but I guess a lot of prices in real life end in "9" as well. Also there is a closet option, which most likely holds all the previous clothing you have bought, and it is where you will probably go to to change and observe your chracters clothing.
The 2nd category is Ink and Scissors. This refers to Haircuts and Tattoos. It has been talked about a bit your character will get to have tattoos, it would be cool if you could create your own for your character, similar to how you create your band logo, but who knows, you might only get to pick from a bunch of set ones. Haircuts are probably an easy way to change your hairstyle, and hair color, I wouldn't be surprised if you could get some cool coloring done, and some cool hairstyles as your progress through the game.
There are two categories they don't go into at all, they are Intruments and Music. I think quite obviously instruments are all the different kinds of instruments you can buy, and get to pick for your rocker. Music is an odd one however, I'm not positive what it is, maybe it is some sort of favorite setlist or something? Or it could just be bonus songs...It is most likely where you buy bonus songs heh.
After all this, creation of the character is over, this brings up a character screen which involves, Play Gig, Rock Shop, My Profile, and Community. Play Gig probably has some form of quick play as well as single player career mode. I would say that My Profile has to do with online as well as Community. My Profile probably shows a bunch of stats, maybe top scores and such so that people can see your skills and perhaps invite you into their band.
Ok so thats about all I got from it. A lot of it is really cool. The character creation itself while it seems really simple, looks like it will actually be quite in depth. I have a feeling there will be a lot of clothing and instruments and music to unlock and buy.
All in all, I thought it was about time this was posted about, no one has done so, to me it almost got ignored. Character creation is a big part of the game, and from what I've seen it looks really cool. It has been a long while since E3, over a month, but I think it is well worth going back to it, there was so much information given to us those few days, it is hard to retain it all.
This post took me quite a lot of time, so I appreciate anyone that actually takes the time to read this all out! If anyone else has found anything cool in this video (or even another video) that probably went unseen or un-talked about, then please feel free to post and speculate.
http://www.gamespot.com/video/938870/6175122/rock-band-stage-demo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LjrhM1Nh7PI
So I was thinking the character creation and a few other subtle things that were seen in this video were never talked about so I thought I would list the things I noticed, throw in my two cents about them, and then everyone else could also throw in how they felt, and maybe we could uncover some of the cool things we haven't even seen from Rock Band yet.
1. Upon completing a song it shows your overall percentage, as well as your note streak, and assigns you a cool title.
Examples of which include 98% for Bass is "The Shredder", and 98%(might be 90%) for vocals is "Perfect Pitch"
2. Character Creation is as follows: Name, Hometown, Attitude, Physique.
Name, you get to type in whatever you want, I'm not sure what the character limit is, it probably is fairly large, they chose the name "Andy".
Hometown, from the choices seen you can either have Boston, LA, or Chicago as your hometown, it is not clear if there are more hometowns, but I believe it has already been stated that there are only 3 starting venues to choose from (correct me if I'm wrong).
Attitude, not many attitudes were shown, the choices seen are, Rocker or Punkish. This will have to do with your characters stage presence, their animations in the game, how they will act, and what cool tricks they will do during "star power".
Physique is all about how your character looks (obviously), You can change your characters weight, height, face, skin, and hair.
Face goes more in depth by being able to choose different looks, the choices seen were, Rocker and Metal Head. Once the face is chosen you are then prompted to choose an eye color, and you can pick most colors imaginable.
There are different hairstyles to choose from as well, the ones shown were Short and Feathered, Long, Tailgated, and The Pompadour, and upon picking this you are then prompted to choose a hair color, which again has most normal hair colors.
3. This moves us on to the next step in character creation, The Rock Shop. This is the place you get to spend all your hard-earned cash.
The Rock Shop has four main categories, Clothing District, Ink and Scissors, Instruments, and Music.
The Clothing District is very cool, and adds a great element to character creation. There are four different places to shop in the district, Punk Peices, Metal Mufti (I think), Goth Garb, and Rock Rags.
The Clothing falls into four categories, Torso, Legs and Feet. There is a fourth there, it is something I cannot read. (if anyone can read it please say so)
In Rock Rags, under Torso there are a few choices revealed, those are:
Vintage Rock Tee (Already Purchased)
Perfectly broken-in, this vintage tee will show everyone what brilliant taste you have.
Zoom Stripey $39
Long sleeves and rugby stripes make this shirt the one to wear when you want to get out of the van and make some music!
Dance Fever $89
You've always dreamed of a place in the sun, wear this shirt and you'll definately get the chance to do your thing!
AF Shirt $109
You're armed with rock, a force to be reckoned with in this patched shirt.
Triple Fat Moose Vest $159
Cross-country skiing or cross the globe touring, this vest will keep you warm and hip.
Leather Jacket Weather $189
This hoodie and leather jacket combo will keep you warm and stylin'
Once you have chosen a peice of clothing, you are again prompted to choose detail color, and there is a good variety of colors to choose from.
Under legs one example is shown:
Dungarees and Dragons $249
You'll be casting lightning bolt spells at all your fans in these wizard-worthy pants
A few things I noticed here are, first all the prices seem to end in "9", which is kind of weird, but I guess a lot of prices in real life end in "9" as well. Also there is a closet option, which most likely holds all the previous clothing you have bought, and it is where you will probably go to to change and observe your chracters clothing.
The 2nd category is Ink and Scissors. This refers to Haircuts and Tattoos. It has been talked about a bit your character will get to have tattoos, it would be cool if you could create your own for your character, similar to how you create your band logo, but who knows, you might only get to pick from a bunch of set ones. Haircuts are probably an easy way to change your hairstyle, and hair color, I wouldn't be surprised if you could get some cool coloring done, and some cool hairstyles as your progress through the game.
There are two categories they don't go into at all, they are Intruments and Music. I think quite obviously instruments are all the different kinds of instruments you can buy, and get to pick for your rocker. Music is an odd one however, I'm not positive what it is, maybe it is some sort of favorite setlist or something? Or it could just be bonus songs...It is most likely where you buy bonus songs heh.
After all this, creation of the character is over, this brings up a character screen which involves, Play Gig, Rock Shop, My Profile, and Community. Play Gig probably has some form of quick play as well as single player career mode. I would say that My Profile has to do with online as well as Community. My Profile probably shows a bunch of stats, maybe top scores and such so that people can see your skills and perhaps invite you into their band.
Ok so thats about all I got from it. A lot of it is really cool. The character creation itself while it seems really simple, looks like it will actually be quite in depth. I have a feeling there will be a lot of clothing and instruments and music to unlock and buy.
All in all, I thought it was about time this was posted about, no one has done so, to me it almost got ignored. Character creation is a big part of the game, and from what I've seen it looks really cool. It has been a long while since E3, over a month, but I think it is well worth going back to it, there was so much information given to us those few days, it is hard to retain it all.
This post took me quite a lot of time, so I appreciate anyone that actually takes the time to read this all out! If anyone else has found anything cool in this video (or even another video) that probably went unseen or un-talked about, then please feel free to post and speculate.
