Guitar Hero

by ufoboy90 on Dec 17, 2006 9:16 PM EST

In light of Joel Zumaya's freak injury revelation...

I thought it might be a great time to discuss Guitar Hero. Any fellow intense GH gamers on this site? I got Guitar Hero 2 a few weeks ago and felt like a true rock star when I beat Freebird on expert today... it was truly a beautiful moment. Game mags have all put the game in at least their top 10 if not top 5 games of the year. A pretty stellar investment, even at the $70 it takes to buy the game.

What song is your favorite? I'd say Carry on my Wayward Son and Jessica are my favorites from GH2, and Heart Full of Black from GH1.

Poll

"I bet I could own Joel at Guitar Hero"

Yes

16 votes

No

10 votes

I've never played

55 votes

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good choice

Heart Full of Black is my favorite in GH1 too. I beat 1 on expert the night before 2 came out. It took me probably 2 weeks to beat that one on expert. My favorite is Rock This Town.

by BenB on Dec 17, 2006 9:39 PM EST reply actions

spanish magic castle

was my best song on GH1, i beat all the song on hard and about 3/4's on expert

i bet i coulda whooped joel in my prime, but i havent played in a while, from the little i played GH2, it seemed harder, but maybe i was just rusty

by nyybaseball99 on Dec 17, 2006 10:21 PM EST reply actions

GH2

Jessica, John the Fisherman and War Pigs are my favorite to play.

I've had the game for a while, but I put it down for a few weeks to play Final Fantasy XII. In GH2, I'm about midway through Expert mode.

Is it just me, or are some of the songs on Expert ridiculously easy, while others are damn challenging? Message in a Bottle and Woman in particular were pretty simple.

by sasquatch83 on Dec 17, 2006 10:57 PM EST reply actions

Does It Teach?

I haven't seen this game. I play the guitar, but not very well. I sing a little too. Does this game teach you how to play, or is it strictly fantasy. I would definitely be interested if it teaches you how to play. Otherwise, I got better things to do.

by DrBGiantsfan on Dec 18, 2006 12:15 AM EST reply actions

No it doesn't

It's pure shit. There's just like 5 buttons at the neck. It doesn't matter if you hit the top of the button or the bottom. Then there's a button where you would strum that doesn't make any sense.

It's incredibly stupid unless you just treat it as a game, but I still wouldn't understand the fascination.

by ultxmxpx on Dec 18, 2006 12:40 AM EST up reply actions

asdf

I don't think anybody who plays it has any illusion that it's like a real guitar. I know I don't. I play it because it's damn fun.

by BenB on Dec 18, 2006 1:22 AM EST up reply actions

I want my games

to be realistic as possible damnit. Just like this morning when I threw for 868 yards on Madden '07 w/ Rex Grossman.

I get your point, but I understand the comment above as well. I don't understand the fascination with this game, and I play an instrument. There should at least be a difference in high/low tones on the neck. To compare to other games, that comes off like I was trying to throw the ball to Mushin Muhammed, but the ball went to the other side of the field to Thomas Jones. No real skill/fun there for me if you're just pressing random buttons.

by slurve on Dec 18, 2006 8:39 AM EST up reply actions

wow you sound like a lot of fun

GRR PLAY A REAL GUITAR GRRR

by PooNani on Dec 18, 2006 7:40 AM EST up reply actions

Not that Hard

You can get a decent acoustic guitar for about $100 or a decent electric + amp for a little under $200. It's actually pretty easy to learn. I learned from 1 free lesson from a friend who showed me the basics, then read books and practiced. Not saying I'm great, but it's very satisfying to be actually accompany myself on a song. Just use the fantasy time to practice the real thing.

by DrBGiantsfan on Dec 18, 2006 9:43 AM EST up reply actions

I'll actually say it does help a bit

I think Guitar Hero has improved my sight-reading skills (from non-existent to...well, existent). It won't help you learn the fretboard or anything, but it helps train you to read ahead and 'know' what your fingers are doing without having to concentrate on it, so you can mentally work on getting in position to play what's coming up. It's a sort of cross-training.

But if you're looking for guitar instruction, then no, GH is nowhere close. Best description -- it's DDR with better music and a little guitar instead of a mini-dance floor.

by delomir on Dec 18, 2006 11:53 PM EST up reply actions

Game of the year is...

Zelda: Twilight Princess

<3 Zelda

by Justin & Joe on Dec 18, 2006 12:21 AM EST reply actions

GT2

I've got one song to go. I beat Six on expert about 3 weeks ago, but Jordan has not been good to me so far (58% every time).

It's a great game, and people who play guitar (like me) need to stop whining about it. Most bands play it on their tour buses. It's ridiculously fun even if it's dissimilar to real guitar.

by limozeen on Dec 18, 2006 11:05 AM EST reply actions