xenopherus
11-01-2007, 08:23 AM
My descriptions won't be as long as the others, and I'll try to make it short. I went first thing this morning, so no one was around and I got to play for awhile. The mic was there, but the controller it was connected to (if connected at all) was concealed with the 360. I wished I could have tried it out, but wouldn't even if I could have because I didn't want to look like a douche singing with all my heart by myself.
The Guitar: Just like what everyone has said. The neck is sort of bendy, but it's not really an issue when you're playing. The switch thing did get in the way a little, but since I'm not that boisterous when I strum, it wasn't that annoying. I really liked the way the strum bar felt. I did sort of miss the clicking, but it made up for it with a satisfying "chewy" feeling when I strummed. The buttons were fine, but there was a problem with the top green one. It kept sticking, and there wasn't that much rebound from the buttons. It could have been defective. Since the game was set it up yesterday, I don't think it was from player ware. I tried to play the lower buttons, but they were surprisingly hard. It was like playing GH for the first time. The whammy bar was good and felt like the X-plorer. (I've never ever had a problem with the one on my X-plorer and it's always worked like new) I really liked the way the guitar looked and felt. It doesn't feel flimsy and it weighs as much as the X-plorer. All in all, the guitar is great.
The Drums: I know absolutely nothing about drumming. The drumsticks seemed like the same kind I've seen drummers use, but they do have a cheap splintery feel to them. I felt like I had to bang hard on the drums, and they're pretty loud when doing so. I wished they had more bounce to them. The main thing I noticed was that the colors were mixed all around. I didn't realize they didn't follow the green, red, yellow order from the guitar and that sort of tripped me up at times. I couldn't do any more than the easy setting, and I felt horribly un-coordinated with them. I kept missing the drums and swinging at air. A lot of the reason I kept messing up had to do with the wires at the end of the drumsticks and of course that won't be an issue when the game comes out. I wish I could have spent a whole day trying them out and getting better at playing them.
The Game Presentation: AWESOME!!! Everything worked and looked great. The characters are pleasing to look at (nothing like the monstrosities in GH). I liked the film grain effects for some songs. The difficulty settings are much easier (for the guitar anyway), and I loved that. Most of my doubts have been quelled, but there's still the issue that Main Offender is in the game. I really wished I could have tested out the singing part, since that's the the thing I'm most looking forward to. I guess that's it.
On a side note, Guitar Hero 3 was set up right next to Rock Band. I was immediately surprised by how much more heavy and sturdy the guitar felt than Rock Band's. I was also immediately surprised by how sucky the gameplay was, cheifly due to the wireless guitar. Almost none of the buttons registered when I was pressing them. The strumbar it could read somehow, but not the buttons. The difficulty settings seemed the total opposite of RB too. Hard felt like expert. A friend of mine has the game and said that even easy is more like medium now. I'm so glad Rock Band's guitar is wired! No hassle with batteries running out, or buttons not being read.
The Guitar: Just like what everyone has said. The neck is sort of bendy, but it's not really an issue when you're playing. The switch thing did get in the way a little, but since I'm not that boisterous when I strum, it wasn't that annoying. I really liked the way the strum bar felt. I did sort of miss the clicking, but it made up for it with a satisfying "chewy" feeling when I strummed. The buttons were fine, but there was a problem with the top green one. It kept sticking, and there wasn't that much rebound from the buttons. It could have been defective. Since the game was set it up yesterday, I don't think it was from player ware. I tried to play the lower buttons, but they were surprisingly hard. It was like playing GH for the first time. The whammy bar was good and felt like the X-plorer. (I've never ever had a problem with the one on my X-plorer and it's always worked like new) I really liked the way the guitar looked and felt. It doesn't feel flimsy and it weighs as much as the X-plorer. All in all, the guitar is great.
The Drums: I know absolutely nothing about drumming. The drumsticks seemed like the same kind I've seen drummers use, but they do have a cheap splintery feel to them. I felt like I had to bang hard on the drums, and they're pretty loud when doing so. I wished they had more bounce to them. The main thing I noticed was that the colors were mixed all around. I didn't realize they didn't follow the green, red, yellow order from the guitar and that sort of tripped me up at times. I couldn't do any more than the easy setting, and I felt horribly un-coordinated with them. I kept missing the drums and swinging at air. A lot of the reason I kept messing up had to do with the wires at the end of the drumsticks and of course that won't be an issue when the game comes out. I wish I could have spent a whole day trying them out and getting better at playing them.
The Game Presentation: AWESOME!!! Everything worked and looked great. The characters are pleasing to look at (nothing like the monstrosities in GH). I liked the film grain effects for some songs. The difficulty settings are much easier (for the guitar anyway), and I loved that. Most of my doubts have been quelled, but there's still the issue that Main Offender is in the game. I really wished I could have tested out the singing part, since that's the the thing I'm most looking forward to. I guess that's it.
On a side note, Guitar Hero 3 was set up right next to Rock Band. I was immediately surprised by how much more heavy and sturdy the guitar felt than Rock Band's. I was also immediately surprised by how sucky the gameplay was, cheifly due to the wireless guitar. Almost none of the buttons registered when I was pressing them. The strumbar it could read somehow, but not the buttons. The difficulty settings seemed the total opposite of RB too. Hard felt like expert. A friend of mine has the game and said that even easy is more like medium now. I'm so glad Rock Band's guitar is wired! No hassle with batteries running out, or buttons not being read.
