Rock Band Blitz: A hardcore Rock Band players review.

[Doc_SoCal]

After spending a couple days with the full game I wanted to follow up.

If the demo game alone was addicting, the extra features in the full game are the ultimate enabelers.

My name is Doc and I am a Blitz Addict.

:P

[TheStuddz]

Hi Doc.

[metalkorn]

I'll see you in BAA on Tuesday.

[Doc_SoCal]

Hi Doc.

Salutations my lil buddy from the Great White North.

I will now go play One Week on all instruments, in your honor.

[Apples]

I think the thing that is going to surprise people this week is the mental aspect.

In many previous rhythm games, the primary driver of success was your skill in timing and dexterity. While those are still important, there is much more of an emphasis on strategy and decision making. It is a very complex balancing act juggling between ranking up multipliers, collecting powerups, using overdrive, and playing note-dense sections.

Aside from some of the most difficult riffs, the actual playing of the notes is almost of secondary importance. Sure keeping a combo is important, but it is equally important that the combo is on the right instrument for the situation.

[crash13]

It's addicting. Buy it.

[Iron_Lombax]

I'm looking forward to playing this game.

[Doc_SoCal]

I think the thing that is going to surprise people this week is the mental aspect.

In many previous rhythm games, the primary driver of success was your skill in timing and dexterity. While those are still important, there is much more of an emphasis on strategy and decision making. It is a very complex balancing act juggling between ranking up multipliers, collecting powerups, using overdrive, and playing note-dense sections.

Aside from some of the most difficult riffs, the actual playing of the notes is almost of secondary importance. Sure keeping a combo is important, but it is equally important that the combo is on the right instrument for the situation.

Spot on man, spot on.

[Iron_Lombax]

I think the thing that is going to surprise people this week is the mental aspect.

In many previous rhythm games, the primary driver of success was your skill in timing and dexterity. While those are still important, there is much more of an emphasis on strategy and decision making. It is a very complex balancing act juggling between ranking up multipliers, collecting powerups, using overdrive, and playing note-dense sections.

Aside from some of the most difficult riffs, the actual playing of the notes is almost of secondary importance. Sure keeping a combo is important, but it is equally important that the combo is on the right instrument for the situation.

That actually gets me excited to play it even more.

Looking forward to Wednesday.

[Heavens_Saint]

I am loving Rock Band Blitz, I was original only buying it for the songs but I've stayed for the actual game. I can't tell you how amazing it is, one of my favourites this year. But there is one problem...I remember some HMX member on the forums (can't remember who, so won't point fingers) said that when you first launch Blitz all your DLC has to be changed to Blitz songs once and that's it. I booted up the game for the first time, took like 10 minutes to get all the DLC done then it asked me to download the Soundtrack so I exited the game from the menu and went to the Dashboard, downloaded the soundtrack quick and booted the game again. I had to do the DLC thing again! So I've to do it everytime? If so, then that HMX guy was lying. It's such a pain in the ass too. That's the only gripe I have, and it's a big one.

Maybe it's cause I didn't play anything and went straight back to the Dashboard, but I doubt it.