[brandon's list] Re: guitar hero world tour vs. rock band 2

  • From: "Liam Erven" <liam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <brandonslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:34:07 -0500

It's a rarity.  I'm actually right about something.  Whoa
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Brandon Cole [mailto:superblindman@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:22 PM
To: brandonslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [brandon's list] Re: guitar hero world tour vs. rock band 2

Nope, this week, sir Clement. Liam's got it right.

chou.clement@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> That was already dlc as I can remember.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liam Erven" <liam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: [brandon's list] Re: guitar hero world tour vs. rock band 2
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>> Also.  Damn it, which was in gh world tour just got added as 
>> downloadable content for rockband II, so add another song.
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brandon Cole [mailto:superblindman@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 5:58 PM
>> To: brandonslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [brandon's list] Re: guitar hero world tour vs. rock band 2
>>
>> I would be happy to add to this discussion. Lag, as Clement said, is 
>> still
>> there, but it is a bit lessened, and not nearly as player-effecting 
>> as it
>> was. Now that's about as fair as I get with GH.
>> When I initially spoke to Clement about the staggering amount of songs
>> seemingly taken from the RB2 set list, I said 12, because 12 was all I
>> picked out when Misty read me the GH set list for the first time.
>> Understand at that time, it had been some time since I had seen the 
>> RB2 set
>> list. Now, having unlocked several of the songs in RB2, I can tell 
>> you that
>> the number is actually greater than 12. I no longer have an exact 
>> count, but
>> I ran across at least 3 more that I hadn't picked up on the first 
>> time. And
>> yes, they're different.
>> As for the music studio, which I don't know if Clement has experienced,
>> well, there's no arguing that it's GH World Tour's biggest feature. 
>> And on
>> the surface, it looks great. But it seems to me that those who think 
>> it's
>> totally, ungodly horrifyingly awesome are expecting more of it than 
>> what it
>> is. And what is it? Why, a midi sequencer of course. Those aren't real
>> guitars, and it's blatantly obvious when notes in created songs kinda 
>> blend
>> together. The drum machine is its best part, as admittedly you can 
>> make some
>> pretty neat beats even without actually playing the drums. But drums 
>> don't
>> make a song, and so I'm not as awed by the music studio as a lot of 
>> people.
>> Besides, even those who love it, and are PS3 or 360 owners, can only 
>> upload
>> 5 songs maximum, and only 10 if their first five get totally awesome
>> reviews.
>> That's all I'll say for now, but I totally encourage this discussion.
>>
>> chou.clement@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> For all those who are interested, here are my opinions and hopefully
>>> Brandon will throw in his own two sense.
>>>
>>> Lag in gh is still there, moreso than in rock band. The drums are
>>> weirder with three drums and two extra symbols. And the worst thing
>>> is? The fact that setlists between the two games collide somewhat.
>>> About 12 of the songs that are in rock band 2 are also in Guitar hero
>>> world tour. And they play differently. Now, this might just be me but
>>> having to relearn one song for a different game can be quite tiresome.
>>> Especially when some of the notes make no sense. And it doesn't help
>>> guitar hero world tour has three songs by the same artist. Sure You
>>> can argue that this appeals to the fans, but the argument can also be
>>> made that for the ps3 and xbox360 versions, they could just release
>>> them as downloadable content, and allow the default list to have some
>>> other songs.
>>>
>>> That's just my opinion based off playing world tour once and hearing
>>> what other people have said about comparisons. again, I hope Brandon
>>> will contribute to this discussion.
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