Rocksmith discussion thread - New real guitar game.

[PanchoX1]

I'm really impressed with the game so far. The only thing I dislike is that you can't set the speed manually, and I kind of wish you could just start with the "full" chart.

There is a place in the options menu where you can set the level to max or min. but no in between.

[Ryder35]

The option is to reset to the easiest chart, or to reset to the hardest level you have achieved, not the highest level of the chart

[Ryder35]

According to the ubi forums it charted at no 5 this week with 132000 sales! Pretty good with over 10 million dollars turnover. Not bad for a non game

[SeattleSauve]

Part of the reason I'd like to have the ability to slow the chart down is sometimes (especially if the fretboard is angled, and the notes are really close together) it's actually hard to tell which order the notes are played in... Sometimes it's really obvious because your ear can pick it out, but I've run into times when there's so much other stuff going on that it's hard to really tell by ear.

[Doc_SoCal]

Finally got my pre-order last night. Had a couple of hours to play the game. So still learning.

Right on man, even I was starting to get annoyed how long your order was taking. Did it show up duct taped to a turtle?

[PanchoX1]

The option is to reset to the easiest chart, or to reset to the hardest level you have achieved, not the highest level of the chart

really? well, that's good to know. thanks for the correction. a cool feature in my opinion as well.

[mltdwn]

Part of the reason I'd like to have the ability to slow the chart down is sometimes (especially if the fretboard is angled, and the notes are really close together) it's actually hard to tell which order the notes are played in... Sometimes it's really obvious because your ear can pick it out, but I've run into times when there's so much other stuff going on that it's hard to really tell by ear.

You can, go into Riff Repeater and you can practice sections 3 different ways:

1. Note for note where it will pause the track until you hit the right note

2. Leveller which will start you out on the highest level you have achieved on the phrase and will repeat it over and over as you level it up.

3. Speed improvement which will run you through the section once like it does on the note for note to generate what speed you can do it at, and then it will replay it at that speed and repeat it each time faster until you get to 100% speed.

The Riff Repeater also shows you the level you can currently perform the phrase at. The reason when practicing the whole song, or performing it doesn't show you the level you perform at is because your phrases can have completely different difficulties. The rythm and chorus sections you may have 100% on while the solo you may only be at 50%. (another thing I love about RS, if I can't play the solo at full difficulty I don't have to play the parts I do excel at at a lower difficulty)

You can get to the Riff Repeater by pressing start, going to the song list, picking the song you want to practice and it will have 3 options there: Perform, Rehearse, and Riff Repeater.

Personally I am finding Rocksmith far more enjoyable than RB Pro Mode. The slow increase of musical notes by 5% per level up of the phrase, the ability to hear my own guitar, and simply the presentation of the guitar parts is sooo much better. Rockband is good for what it is, a great party game that experienced guitarists can play a guitar on, but for a learning tool Rocksmith just excels. Plus I really prefer the action on my American Strat and LP Goldtop reissue than I do on the Squire for RB. Plus I don't have to worry about the pickups going all wonky like the midi-conversion pickups do in the squire (kept having to jack with the B and E6 string pots to be reliablly picked up).

[PanchoX1]

Part of the reason I'd like to have the ability to slow the chart down is sometimes (especially if the fretboard is angled, and the notes are really close together) it's actually hard to tell which order the notes are played in... Sometimes it's really obvious because your ear can pick it out, but I've run into times when there's so much other stuff going on that it's hard to really tell by ear.

I only have seen one instance of this where i was unsure of the note order due to the angle. I played it, then had to get up kinda close to the screen during the replay to try and tell and then I still needed to ask my wife what she thought too. yeah, a different view would help at times.

[PanchoX1]

[QUOTE=mltdwn;4532298]You can, go into Riff Repeater and you can practice sections 3 different ways:

The Riff Repeater also shows you the level you can currently perform the phrase at. The reason when practicing the whole song, or performing it doesn't show you the level you perform at is because your phrases can have completely different difficulties. The rythm and chorus sections you may have 100% on while the solo you may only be at 50%.

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The riff repeater really does need an endless option for all three modes rather than the 5 lives/trys thing. that's the biggest complaint, if you could call it that, that I have with the game.

[Hetz]

According to the ubi forums it charted at no 5 this week with 132000 sales! Pretty good with over 10 million dollars turnover. Not bad for a non game

So much for the music genre being dead....

Rocksmith was the #5 best selling game last week in the USA....though actually higher, since that is just for the 360 version and if you add the PS3 version numbers to it, then it beats the new Ratchet and Clank game, which is a PS3 only game and Forza 4 which is only for the 360.

Not bad at all......more DLC please!!!!