Zero Punctuation: Beatles Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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Hehe I was excited when I saw that he was reviewing these two games. Sadly it wasn't really funny to me. While he did make a lot of good points as always (instead of releasing DLC they just keep making more games and stupid people still buy them) it wasn't classic or anything. Still enjoyed it though.
Hope not, that game pretty much speaks for itself. It'd be a waste of a Wednesday for me if he did that.Wolfy4226 said:
Not a particular fan of the Beatles, so this game isn't gonna make me run out and buy it. Loved the review though. DLC is and always will be a waste of money. Glad to see someone else feels that way.
Side Note: Has anyone played Guitar Hero: Aerosmith? They're one of my favorite bands, and I'm not particularly interested in seeing how Activision could screw it up. Just wanted to know if it was worth shelling out for.
Side Note: Has anyone played Guitar Hero: Aerosmith? They're one of my favorite bands, and I'm not particularly interested in seeing how Activision could screw it up. Just wanted to know if it was worth shelling out for.
"The controller is smaller than a regular guitar anyway"
*compares controller to a bass guitar*
Oh dear.
*compares controller to a bass guitar*
Oh dear.
I completely agreed when it came to the part where you don't listen to the music and faze out for a while. I do the exact same now. And since GH3, it's like I don't have to make much effort anymore anyway, 'cause it just seems... easier, and like they've given up on challenges nowadays.
As for Beatles Rockband... well, I hate the Beatles, so won't be buying it anyway. Shame, I prefer Rock Band's interface to Guitar Hero's.
As for Beatles Rockband... well, I hate the Beatles, so won't be buying it anyway. Shame, I prefer Rock Band's interface to Guitar Hero's.
Maybe not when it first came out, but considering you can get it used (and in some places new) for less than $20 it's definitely worth it at that price.Skylarm said:
I quite liked Beatles Rock Band but yeah, the setlist was too damn small and some songs I just never gave 2 shits about. No Penny Lane, no Strawberry Fields Forever and I never liked Good Morning from Sgt Peppers but hey look at that, it's there
And I never liked Guitar Hero games, seems like they love to make them, they just don't know how to make them properly
And I never liked Guitar Hero games, seems like they love to make them, they just don't know how to make them properly
Yahtzee, nobody says "indiCtment"! The world is pronounced "inditement". I've often heard you pronouncing certain words very oddly, mythos was the most recent one, but there have been plenty others that I can't remember right now but remember being quite confused by. I guess you have picked some words up purely by reading them and have never actually heard them being spoken? In any case your pronunciation of many words is certainly novel and unusual...
I can't seem to get away from these games myself. I hated guitar hero 3, hated most of world tour, and yet still went out and bought guitar hero 5 (maybe it was the free copy of van halen that enticed me - because van HALEN not including HAGAR is like a fantasy for me).
Though I admit, playing these games by myself is getting rather stale, I still have a pretty good time with a group of friends, especially when there's alcohol involved (which coincidentally is the same way I feel about the wii). I suppose the novelty has worn off.
At least I saved myself $120 by hating Metallica and The Beatles.
Though I admit, playing these games by myself is getting rather stale, I still have a pretty good time with a group of friends, especially when there's alcohol involved (which coincidentally is the same way I feel about the wii). I suppose the novelty has worn off.
At least I saved myself $120 by hating Metallica and The Beatles.
I liked it, but then I'm a lifelong Aerosmith fan. I'm only really into these games for the music these days, so a game full of songs I like is always going to be a winner. If you're a top player looking for a massive challenge, you probably won't find it in the Aerosmith game. If you're just a fan looking for a new way to experience the songs, you could do a lot worse.Skylarm said:
So, I love the Beatles Rock Band thing, in fact I'd actually go as far as to call it my game of the year so far (and, honestly, I can't see much topping it) just because it's the only plastic guitar game ever released where I love 100% of the songs. GH5 is fairly new to me, only got around to buying it two days ago, but I'm really enjoying it so far which is a nice thing to be able to say after the shitpile that was GHWT.
Incidentally... Stairway To Heaven - never going to happen, at least not unless Robert Plant has some kind of knock to the head and forgets that he thinks the whole thing is stupid.
gave up on guitar hero very shortly after gh 3 in which i realised that there was no real point. I have since lived a happy life of not having to buy an new fake instrument every year.
nice review yahtzee. being a beetles fan myself, i was mildly intrested in this game but couldnt be arsed to pay £150 for some new crap.
nice review yahtzee. being a beetles fan myself, i was mildly intrested in this game but couldnt be arsed to pay £150 for some new crap.
Have you played it? I ask because that's pretty much what I was saying for years, then I got coerced into trying it. Surprising thing was that it was a as much fun as a barrel full of monkeys. 'course, then the barrel ran dry and I couldn't rationalize paying for a whole new game that only had about 4 songs I actually wanted.Hallow said:
What they need to do is start putting all individual songs online for DLC and charge like a buck each. Then all they need to do is add new songs periodically and PRESTO! An Incredibly inexpensive way to make money that doesn't involved laboriously long development times and ridiculous production costs. I can't for the life of me figure out why Harmonics and Activision aren't doing this. A single programmer could probably get a new song ready in the span of about a day or two? So you spend about $100 total (with wages and resources used) to make one song, sell it online for a buck, 2,000 people download it (underestimate I think) and you make $1,900 in profit, that's a 1900% return on the investment. How is that a bad plan? Instead, they spend millions producing games that in the end probably return (if they're lucky) 50%-75% on the investment.