i7omahawki said:
Rock Band, while enjoyable, is just a futile reminder that I have minimal musical talent, and will live my life reminding myself of this fact by playing games such as these.
Lets go Rock Band and guitar hero!
GH: You're too damn hard. Game 1 and 2 had a nice challenge with the hardest songs (Free Bird, Jordan, Bark at the Moon) but then Game 3 came out and MEDIUM difficulty was like pulling hairs. Knights of Cydonia. WHAT THE CRAP. Why are the hammer-ons and pull-offs so hard to do??? WHY??? AND WHY ARE THERE SO MANY??? I played World Tour and compared it to Rock Band. Wow. Rock Band has a nice fun feel to it. Anyone can pick up a guitar and have fun, but still feel like it's challenging. There's a good balance there. World Tour? You have Sweet Home Alabama and Hotel California. These are two very VERY popular anthems from the 70s. And you made them as hard as you possibly can. I can't even beat Sweet Home on hard. I CAN'T BEAT IT. What is the matter with you? Are you forgetting we play these to have fun?
RB: It got a little better in RB2, but is still a problem: The Kick pedal for drums. It doesn't respond EVER. EVER. And you throw in sooooo maaaaaany into each drum part. I've either got a cramp by the end, OR die halfway through. There is no middle ground. Do you know what GH does with it's drum parts? The EASIEST setting is just the kick pedal. And it's pretty damn responsive. Yours will respond either right before or right after I press it and will constantly break my combos.
Both: Easy mode is easy. The jump from easy to medium isn't too much. The jump from medium to hard is INSANE. All of a sudden every single song has a series of hammer-ons that you have to execute PERFECTLY to get right. I have the hardest time with hammer-ons. Also! Can you make it so that we have the option to either just 'press the button to play' or 'press button, then flick the strum bar' instead of both? I can't tell you how many times a hammer-on comes up. I press the button, the note is played, I don't notice and flick the strum bar, and my combo is screwed. Dammit, guys! Expert is... Well... Only for experts and I understand that. Which is why I stay the hell away from that difficulty.
That being said: Both games give a fun environment to just rock out to, and although you don't have ALL the songs I like, you do have most. And it really is a nice guilty pleasure.