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Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:01PM FredFredrickson said
In an age where every other game tends to hold your hand throughout the entire experience, I think there's room for a little challenge here and there. I mean, if a game is made so everyone can win, no matter what their skill level or ability, what's the point of playing it in the first place? Where's the sense of accomplishment that comes with getting better?
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Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:11PM aristokrat said
While I like a challenge, I also like when developers put a natural progression of difficulty, not half a game that is an easy grind-fest that runs directly into a straight vertical wall of difficulty? That's bad game design. Like if a platform game started you off with no power ups and jumping over nothing but tiny gaps, then at level 3 they give you all your upgrades at once and expect you to link using all those new skills at the same time while jumping from pinhead to pinhead as a giant boulder chases you.
All games have a progression (even Contra went from hard to harder to hardest), but GH3 had me thinking I had miraculously become a GH-god as I sight-read my way through the first 7 levels of expert, only to get thoroughly put back in my place by level 8 with some songs (Raining Blood and the long-intro'ed One) that I had no desire to conquer (though Cliffs of Dover is my new favorite guitar hero song).
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All games have a progression (even Contra went from hard to harder to hardest), but GH3 had me thinking I had miraculously become a GH-god as I sight-read my way through the first 7 levels of expert, only to get thoroughly put back in my place by level 8 with some songs (Raining Blood and the long-intro'ed One) that I had no desire to conquer (though Cliffs of Dover is my new favorite guitar hero song).
Posted: Dec 12th 2007 7:10PM (Unverified) said
You have to remember that all content must be playable to some degree by most of your target audience. I really have no interest in paying $60 for a game that has areas (or achievements) that are only accessable to 1% of the player base.
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Posted: Dec 12th 2007 9:33PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, I disagree with you too. I have always beat every Guitar Hero/Rock Band game on Hard with little difficulty. There are usually 2-5 songs on Expert that are too hard for me... that's where I cap out.
I CANNOT beat GH3 on Hard. I can do everything until the battle against Lou and I can't even come close to beating him. It's stupid. I'd rather have to beat Raining Blood 10 more times than have to get through that battle.
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I CANNOT beat GH3 on Hard. I can do everything until the battle against Lou and I can't even come close to beating him. It's stupid. I'd rather have to beat Raining Blood 10 more times than have to get through that battle.
Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:05PM aristokrat said
I agree with the ridiculous wall of difficulty. Raining Blood isn't good enough to justify the amount of time it would take to get through it. And is anyone else sick of them throwing really hard songs with really long easy intros (One) at the end so that you have to play the stupid intro over and over and over again as you try to get through the song (and I know there's practice, but it's not as fun).
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Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:43PM (Unverified) said
He doesn't suck but is definitely a 1 trick pony
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Posted: Dec 12th 2007 4:26PM (Unverified) said
hey i like rage and that the battle licks he played were fun damn it
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Posted: Dec 12th 2007 7:12PM spin cycle said
For once, I completely agree with the Rocker. Not sure what Morello is doing in there, other than he probably came cheap.
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Posted: Dec 13th 2007 3:00AM D3m0sthenes said
Come on, just because he doesn't play guitar the way Slash does doesn't mean that he doesn't belong in the game. He is extremely creative in his playing and has fun doing it, that's why I think he is in the game. "For example People Of The Sun is entirely played with an allen-wrench"
He makes me want to play guitar more than any other player because of his creativity...
Well my 2 cents.....
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He makes me want to play guitar more than any other player because of his creativity...
Well my 2 cents.....
Posted: Dec 13th 2007 3:00AM (Unverified) said
Come on, just because he doesn't play guitar the way Slash does doesn't mean that he doesn't belong in the game. He is extremely creative in his playing and has fun doing it, that's why I think he is in the game. "For example People Of The Sun is entirely played with an allen-wrench"
He makes me want to play guitar more than any other player because of his creativity...
Well my 2 cents.....
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He makes me want to play guitar more than any other player because of his creativity...
Well my 2 cents.....
Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:09PM Nick the Hero of Canton said
I'm glad he didn't go the "wannabe rocker" route.
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Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:12PM (Unverified) said
Look i don't mind that they decided to make it harder. but even med is stupid hard. The reason i like Guitar hero so much is the fact that it gives you the feeling of being a rock star, but failing a song because they threw in button presses that shouldn't even be and don't flow with the song is just wrong. I am just glad rock band came out, better songs and better time spent.
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Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:35PM (Unverified) said
I think I have permanently damaged my nose, as my entire can of soda was just processed through it. Well played.
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Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:41PM (Unverified) said
You are a repugnant, vile human being.
[+] for you!
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[+] for you!
Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:55PM Crono141 said
I can't get past the Devil on Hard. I can 5 star all but the last 2 tiers, and then I can 4 star those, but the devil always wins right as I get to the end of his solo.
I can even 5 star the first 2 tiers of expert. But devil on hard just isn't fair.
And neither is Dragonforce on any difficulty but medium.
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I can even 5 star the first 2 tiers of expert. But devil on hard just isn't fair.
And neither is Dragonforce on any difficulty but medium.
Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:33PM meledeo said
This makes me feel better actually, because I thought I sucked since I can't beat Raining Blood on hard. I never played GH1 and only played GH2 briefly at a friend's house. Anyway, I guess I'll keep plugging away at it.
I hate Raining Blood now. It was the last song I five-starred on both easy and medium. And it's not even a good song.
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I hate Raining Blood now. It was the last song I five-starred on both easy and medium. And it's not even a good song.
Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:45PM (Unverified) said
I have every song on hard beat except fucking raining blood, and since i got rock band im never gonna play gh3 again probably. Damn you Slayer
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Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:36PM The Artist Formerly known as Jes said
I agree
Where the hell is Clive Winston?!
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Where the hell is Clive Winston?!
Posted: Dec 12th 2007 4:32PM (Unverified) said
yea i totally agree, somehow I think I will never be able to strum fast enough to even get past the intro of holiday in cambodia on expert. fuck i hate that song.
and i probably will never beat one and raining blood on hard.
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and i probably will never beat one and raining blood on hard.
Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:40PM (Unverified) said
wah wah guitar hero is too hard, i'm going to bitch about it
suck it up and go down a difficulty level
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suck it up and go down a difficulty level
Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:43PM (Unverified) said
I agree with his review completely. Gh3 is like 1/10th the fun of gh2 and not even in the same universe as rock band. It was a cash in game by people who liked the series, but obviously didn't love it the way Harmonix did. 7 sets of easy songs, 1 set of semi-hard songs with 2 ridiculously difficult ones thrown in so you wouldn't feel cheated.
with that said, this guys shtick has run its course with me.
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with that said, this guys shtick has run its course with me.
Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:59PM masterinsan0 said
"with that said, this guys shtick has run its course with me."
...says the man with the Steven Seagal avatar.
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...says the man with the Steven Seagal avatar.
Posted: Dec 12th 2007 3:44PM (Unverified) said
Honestly I have only played GH twice. I mean, are the hardest songs any harder than 10-foot DDR songs? Because those are pretty damn hard.
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