Zero Punctuation: Guitar Hero III
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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Exposed Lie said:i cant believe im the first to mention this (or at least i think i am) but...what the hell is wrong with learning to play a real guitar? :|
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haha, that made me laugh quite a bitbride_of_lister said:
Nothing wrong with learning to play a real guitar... this of course has no bearing on playing Guitar Hero as one might say why not learn to shoot a real gun instead of playing Halo? There isn't really any connection. God forbid people play games for fun occasionally.
I can't believe anyone would think Rage Against the Machine are in any way "legends". Even a fan of them should realise they're not quite on par with the true 80s rock icons.
Anyway, great review (as always). Never played Guitar Hero, but I found your review distinctly homoerotic nonetheless. I mean, uh, humorous, distinctly humorous...
Anyway, great review (as always). Never played Guitar Hero, but I found your review distinctly homoerotic nonetheless. I mean, uh, humorous, distinctly humorous...
@Dectilon
Exactly, I think I played it for maybe 8 hours total then just dropped it completely. Great game for a while, but not worth investing lots of time in.
I think one issue is that there's a difficulty wall (on GH1, anyway, didn't play the others) a few songs into Hard difficulty that requires you to get a bit obsessive about the game in order to get anywhere. So for an average player like me, once you've done Medium there's not much left.
Exactly, I think I played it for maybe 8 hours total then just dropped it completely. Great game for a while, but not worth investing lots of time in.
I think one issue is that there's a difficulty wall (on GH1, anyway, didn't play the others) a few songs into Hard difficulty that requires you to get a bit obsessive about the game in order to get anywhere. So for an average player like me, once you've done Medium there's not much left.
I think anyone who had the original master of 'Killing in the Name' played at one in the afternoon on a mainstream Radio program without any editing to compensate for the torrent of the word fuck at the end of the song can be considered legendary. At least infamous, even if it was only a mistake on the part of the DJ. And, as I said, 'Guerilla radio' featured on the Soundtrack, and incidentally on the starting video, of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and that was easily one of the most popular PS1 games. Please allow at least infamous.Darren Grey said:
So is it safe to assume that GH isn't any easier for actual guitar players? Because I was thinking about getting the game but if my previous guitar knowledge won't help me, then never mind.
I'm scared of spiders, but the Paris Hilton head scared me more. Brr.
I'm scared of spiders, but the Paris Hilton head scared me more. Brr.
Oh no... the game's fine on Easy for a first-time player then the jumps aren't quite as drastic Yahtzee claims it's simply an exercise in hyperbole (sorry, exaggeration) to make the review more interesting... my first song on medium was Killing in the name and I made 4 stars bordering five.stacia123 said:
My thoughts exactly Yahtzee. Thats why I stick with Rock Band.
Also was the scene with the guy with his back to the brick wall a allusion to Pink Floyd's The Wall? Send me a message if it was please.
Also was the scene with the guy with his back to the brick wall a allusion to Pink Floyd's The Wall? Send me a message if it was please.
Also one more thing.
Where the fuck is Clive? I was more pissed about him being left out then anything.
Where the fuck is Clive? I was more pissed about him being left out then anything.
Yahtzee, you know denial is the first phase, right?
I do take a little offense, though, at calling hardcore players "freaks" - even though I know you did that for comical relief. If you were to hang out with a selection of hardcore players, you'd find out they are pretty normal gamers, but that instead of playing lots of games once or twice, they use their allotted "game time" to specialise in a few games (or a genre) because they really like them and want to squeeze out all the enjoyment they can. Find new challenges within the game, break the A.I., stuff like that.
So no excuses - you're not up to snuff as far as GH3 is concerned. Don't blame the game for offering you a challenge in the later levels, why not "get into shape" and face it?
I do take a little offense, though, at calling hardcore players "freaks" - even though I know you did that for comical relief. If you were to hang out with a selection of hardcore players, you'd find out they are pretty normal gamers, but that instead of playing lots of games once or twice, they use their allotted "game time" to specialise in a few games (or a genre) because they really like them and want to squeeze out all the enjoyment they can. Find new challenges within the game, break the A.I., stuff like that.
So no excuses - you're not up to snuff as far as GH3 is concerned. Don't blame the game for offering you a challenge in the later levels, why not "get into shape" and face it?
Great review Yahtzee, as always
I've been thinking about getting GH for awhile but I once tryed to play GH once at a friends house the experience still make me want to put a plastic bag over my head from embarrisment.
Guessing this one is harder, so I suppose I'll just have suck a guys testical instead.
...wait
I've been thinking about getting GH for awhile but I once tryed to play GH once at a friends house the experience still make me want to put a plastic bag over my head from embarrisment.
Guessing this one is harder, so I suppose I'll just have suck a guys testical instead.
...wait
Shoo, shoo emo boy!fundude365 said:
Anyway, I didn't bother with Guitar Hero 2 - let alone 3 - because the tracklist made me feel truely quite ill. Someone convinced me to try it but the endless alt/indie/emo rubbish put me off.
So, the same applies with GH3. The tracklist is still somewhat diverse, but there's not enough classic rock. You know, the really good stuff, like Blue Oyster Cult, Ramones, Who, Kinks, Cream, Police etc. So, I'll stick with the original and the GH2 demo (love YYZ), thanks.
And, Yahtzee: another impeccable review sir, bravo!
Chis said:
WHAT THE FUCK?! YOU CALLING ME AN EMO?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ANYONE WHO HAS MET ME FOR EVEN TWO SECONDS COULD TELL YOU OTHERWISE! I SPIT ON TAKING BACK SUNDAY AND FALL OUT BOY AND MY HAIR IS BEAUTIFUL IN THE LACK OF BLACK AND FRINGE! I LISTEN TO FUCKING REEL BIG FISH BY HIS GREAT NOODLY APPENDAGE!
As you can probably tell I'm a little bit testy about being called an emo... mostly because most emos I have ever come into contact with are such wasters that it insults my sense of self respect, which I carefully preserved through five years of having the shit bullied out of me at secondary school, to call me as such.
Why does GH always boil down to a pissing contest? If someone says it is 'hard' someone else comes along with more free time than sense to brag about how they 100%-ed the song blindfolded and with no hands.VMerken said:So no excuses - you're not up to snuff as far as GH3 is concerned. Don't blame the game for offering you a challenge in the later levels, why not "get into shape" and face it?
The point being made wasn't the game is 'hard' but that the learning curve that serves you well all the way from easy (I'm a wii owner who never played GH and had to work his way up) suddenly stops being a curve and turns vertical like some insurmountable rock chasm where the game taunts you to climb its heights only to throw you to the ground and dash your brains out on the jagged rocks below.
Sure, we've all seen the YouTubes of various people whizzing through Dragonforce's song on expert, but the game stops being fun at that point and becomes a chore as you labouriously repeat the songs again and again as your fingers turn in a multitude of pretzel contortions (GH causes arthritis, I'm calling it here and now).
And just to throw this in there, Morello is FAR more of a legend of rock than the ego-train wreck that is Slash, not just playing guitar on our generations most famous rock anthems but also adding the hat of remixer and producer to his collection. I felt slighted for him that he was the 'easier' boss on the game.