Kyle11268o
11-21-2007, 02:34 AM
Let me start off by saying that this game is everything I wanted it to be. Thank you, Harmonix. Bravo. I've been waiting for this since my friends and I first mused about a future "Guitar Hero" with a full band.
I purchased two 360 bundles to get 2 Strats (as I didn't own a GH controller). After about 7 hours of BWT last night with 3 people, both guitars and drums are all working fine - none of us has been brave enough to sing yet. I personally LOVE the new guitar - much more sensitive and realistic than the older versions. Feels much more like plucking strings than flipping a rocker switch. Down with the Strat haters. I'm over 6' tall, and this is MUCH more comfortable to play than those tiny, toy-like guitars of old.
As a side note, both my bundles (from two different Gamestops in the KC area) were inspected early October. I played bass almost exclusively (and really enjoyed it, despite most people's opinions of that role) and felt no degradation at all. I occasionally set off my Overdrive without meaning to, but I do tend to rock out fairly hard while playing (bass seems to be great for that!) and could simply be a little too animated for the guitar's tastes.
Overall, huge thumbs-up from all three of us. We had a blast, and plan to spend all holiday weekend rocking our friggin' faces off.
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As I alluded, though, I do have a few questions/quibbles. I know some of these have been mentioned elsewhere, but hey, such is the nature of a forum. I'm sure most of these are probably things that can't be altered at this point, but I thought it'd be worth bringing up.
1. Should be able to swap characters between instruments. It's a party game, and everyone wants to move their character around with them without creating multiple versions. While it's certainly not a big deal, it definitely cuts down on the fun party aspect a bit. Not being professional musicians, people will get tired (physically as well!) of certain instruments and want to move periodically.
2. Is there a way to create a stable band lineup without all 4 people playing? Our lead singer was changing pretty much every gig, and while a little comical, it'd be nice to have a constant singer. We even created ourselves a frontman, but couldn't figure out how to bring him in. Can we just add him to the roster but not have him play? (Sorry, currently at work and cannot test. Was too busy rocking to think of this last night.)
3. Some songs repeat wayyyy too much. We've opened up over half the songs, but every Mystery Setlist is "Maps" and "Say It Ain't So." Despite how many times we've played them, neither is in the top two of Top Songs, so that'd obviously not it. Any suggestions of how to get a little more variety on this? We all like both songs, but it is getting a little old. (Makes me sympathize with real bands having to always play their "hits," but come on... Certain things don't need to be so realistic.) :rolleyes: I've read that maybe opening stuff up in solo might help this? Can anyone back this up?
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That's really it. Really. I love the game, and, with the exception of the repeating songs (which won't be an issue outside of BWT anyway), I wouldn't say any of them are anything serious - just things that would have made an already great game just that little bit better.
I purchased two 360 bundles to get 2 Strats (as I didn't own a GH controller). After about 7 hours of BWT last night with 3 people, both guitars and drums are all working fine - none of us has been brave enough to sing yet. I personally LOVE the new guitar - much more sensitive and realistic than the older versions. Feels much more like plucking strings than flipping a rocker switch. Down with the Strat haters. I'm over 6' tall, and this is MUCH more comfortable to play than those tiny, toy-like guitars of old.
As a side note, both my bundles (from two different Gamestops in the KC area) were inspected early October. I played bass almost exclusively (and really enjoyed it, despite most people's opinions of that role) and felt no degradation at all. I occasionally set off my Overdrive without meaning to, but I do tend to rock out fairly hard while playing (bass seems to be great for that!) and could simply be a little too animated for the guitar's tastes.
Overall, huge thumbs-up from all three of us. We had a blast, and plan to spend all holiday weekend rocking our friggin' faces off.
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As I alluded, though, I do have a few questions/quibbles. I know some of these have been mentioned elsewhere, but hey, such is the nature of a forum. I'm sure most of these are probably things that can't be altered at this point, but I thought it'd be worth bringing up.
1. Should be able to swap characters between instruments. It's a party game, and everyone wants to move their character around with them without creating multiple versions. While it's certainly not a big deal, it definitely cuts down on the fun party aspect a bit. Not being professional musicians, people will get tired (physically as well!) of certain instruments and want to move periodically.
2. Is there a way to create a stable band lineup without all 4 people playing? Our lead singer was changing pretty much every gig, and while a little comical, it'd be nice to have a constant singer. We even created ourselves a frontman, but couldn't figure out how to bring him in. Can we just add him to the roster but not have him play? (Sorry, currently at work and cannot test. Was too busy rocking to think of this last night.)
3. Some songs repeat wayyyy too much. We've opened up over half the songs, but every Mystery Setlist is "Maps" and "Say It Ain't So." Despite how many times we've played them, neither is in the top two of Top Songs, so that'd obviously not it. Any suggestions of how to get a little more variety on this? We all like both songs, but it is getting a little old. (Makes me sympathize with real bands having to always play their "hits," but come on... Certain things don't need to be so realistic.) :rolleyes: I've read that maybe opening stuff up in solo might help this? Can anyone back this up?
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That's really it. Really. I love the game, and, with the exception of the repeating songs (which won't be an issue outside of BWT anyway), I wouldn't say any of them are anything serious - just things that would have made an already great game just that little bit better.
