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TPRJones 
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Posted on: Jan. 15 2007,19:07 |
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A couple of weeks ago I was over at a friend's house and they introduced me to the joy that is Guitar Hero. Â I immediately got my own copy of the original game and a cordless control to go with it. Â (At the same time, I used my Blockbuster coupon on Lego Star Wars which sucked me in for a week, but with that digression out of the way, I'm back on track)
Of course, I immediately had to sticker-up the controller:
On the back is a sticker from the Wii instruction guide with the image instructing users not to smack their friends in the face.
Anyway, I powered through the Easy mode like it was nothing, but I didn't really feel ready to perform at my best in higher levels. Â So, I did some focused exercises. Â Sunday I spent the day playing I Love Rock n Roll over and over and over. Â First the easy level once through with each finger of my left hand individually (yes, even my pinky) running the fret keys. Â Then medium for each combination of two fingers (index & middle, index & ring, etc) and again with each finger all alone. Â Then the same for hard and expert. Â The only one I couldn't do without getting boo'd off stage was pinky-only on the expert stage. Â But the skills learned are excellent: I'm getting good at moving around on the fret keys without getting lost, and I'm getting pretty good at using one finger for two buttons reliably. Â I still don't use my pinky much in regular play, but now I don't really need to.
Today I did the same progressions for I Wanna Be Sedated (although I couldn't complete any one-finger versions of expert, sadly, nor pinky-solo for hard). Â And now my fingers hurt. Â A lot. Â So here I am typing about it. Â I'm not that bright.
Anyway, I'm really enjoying it. Â Guitar Hero is awesome.
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WSGrundy
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Posted on: Jan. 15 2007,19:13 |
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Is your cordless guitar a third party controller? Can you use it on different systems on just the PS2?
With GHII coming out for the 360 with 10 more songs it would be cool if you could get a third party guitar to play on more then one system.
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GORDON
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Posted on: Jan. 15 2007,19:14 |
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I've heard on Guitar Hero 2 there is the song Thunderhorse........... by DETHKLOK.
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WSGrundy
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Posted on: Jan. 15 2007,19:20 |
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(TPRJones @ Jan. 15 2007,19:19)
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(WSGrundy @ Jan. 15 2007,19:13)
QUOTE Is your cordless guitar a third party controller? Can you use it on different systems on just the PS2? Yes to the first, no to the second. I'm sure they'll make third-party controllers for the Xbox, too. Maybe they'll work otu a way to make them dual-system, but they aren't yet that I've seen.
I see.
I have regular controllers that would work on any system so maybe they will come out with a guitar since it is going multi-platform.
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Posted on: Jan. 15 2007,19:28 |
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(TPRJones @ Jan. 15 2007,22:21)
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(GORDON @ Jan. 15 2007,19:14)
QUOTE I've heard on Guitar Hero 2 there is the song Thunderhorse........... by DETHKLOK. Don't know that one, but I did get to play the GHII bonus song Trogdor by Strong Bad. It was Teh Awesomeness!
Dethklok is the band's name in Metalocalypse.
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Leisher
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Posted on: Jan. 16 2007,10:41 |
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I've been curious about this game forever. Does it play like an actual guitar?
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TPRJones
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Posted on: Jan. 16 2007,11:14 |
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The hand coordination is similar to the requirements of the real thing, but it's not the same. Although I keep consistently seeing references from real musicians claiming that playing Bark at the Moon on guitar is easier than Guitar Hero on expert, which is nearly impossibly difficult.
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Posted on: Jan. 16 2007,11:38 |
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I've seen lots of snobbery from musicians about the game... but they don't realize that GH is about fun, not playing music.
Whatev.
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TPRJones
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Posted on: Feb. 21 2007,11:05 |
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I got GHII and it's totally broken. The game sputters and freezes every ten seconds or so on every song. It's a disaster. My system has no problems with other games, just that one.
So of course I'll be picking up a replacement PS2 on the way home today, just so I can play GHII.
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Cakedaddy
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Posted on: Feb. 21 2007,15:26 |
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Our GHII worked just as well as the first. No issues at all. Played various songs on various difficulty levels. FYI.
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TPRJones
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Posted on: Feb. 21 2007,16:22 |
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Well, my console was old and couldn't keep up with the task. So I went and picked up a used one from Gamestop on the way home. It's marginally better, but not nearly enough to get all the way through a song.
Tomorrow I'll trade up to a refurbished unit and try again.
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Cakedaddy
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Posted on: Feb. 21 2007,20:32 |
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Maybe it's the disk?
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TPRJones
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Posted on: Feb. 22 2007,07:36 |
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Maybe, but unlikely based on internet research. Seems there are a LOT of people with these problems with GHII out there, and the common thread seems to be that systems in near-perfect condition play it fine while systems that are less than cherry have issues with it. Red Octane claims that the widespread problems are all the fault of many "abused" PS2s being unable to keep up with the demands of their powerful game, and that the game is not at fault.
All I can say from personal experience so far is that the disk I have is spotless, and was 90% crappy on an old well-used system, was about 50% crappy on a less old less-used system ... and today I'll know how it goes on a refurb. If that fails, then I'll send back my disk and get another copy instead, and go through the whole progression of systems again with that one.
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TPRJones
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Posted on: Feb. 22 2007,17:04 |
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So, it turns out I had an iffy system AND an iffy copy of GHII. I now have an excellent used system and another copy of GHII, and can rock the house without problems.
Red Octane still made a bit of a mess of things. The guy at EB Games was very familiar with the problem, and they've had lots of warranty returns of bad copies of GHII.
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TPRJones
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Posted on: Feb. 22 2007,19:39 |
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Yeah, that about covers it. But add 150 pounds, scraggly face hair, overflowing ashtrays, and two cats.
I'm pathetic. But I can rock the house.
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TheCatt
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Posted on: Dec. 25 2007,18:12 |
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Guitar Hero 3 entered my house today, as a gift from my wife.
I spent a while going back and forth as to whether I ever wanted to play this game. Decided I didn't want it, and so didn't buy it. My wife bought it for me anyway, since friends of hers had been talking it up.
It's a lot of fun. I'm only OK at it (I've yet to get more than 4 stars/96% accuracy on easy), but I've played it til my fingers can't play no more. The song selection is really good, and I like how you get aural feedback on the notes you hit and miss.
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