[Thanks, Fernando]
[Thanks, Fernando]
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 9:15PM (Unverified) said
.....didn't see this one coming. Oh wait, we did.
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 9:19PM (Unverified) said
So would all the instruments be white?
Wireless or USB?
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Wireless or USB?
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 11:53PM D3m0sthenes said
More importantly... DLC without it... GH3 is better, much better...
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Posted: Feb 1st 2008 1:21AM DarkTetsuya said
Well the guitars will likely just be shells ala Guitar Hero, but the mic and drumset will probably be USB.
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 10:57PM (Unverified) said
Yes, it was your name and not the sarcasm of the statement what made that voting up happen.
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 11:06PM (Unverified) said
sheppy
We were joking... did you see my happy face? =)
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We were joking... did you see my happy face? =)
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 11:12PM Vegnagun said
I was reading your comment about your Rock Band Band, sheppy, and I now know what I want to do.
We should make a band of joystiq posters. Fernando, You, I and some other slob. We'll call it 'Santa in the Mid-80's' and we'll tour America. We'll be known for our signature stage presence and swagger. We'll do barrels of cocaine laced with antifreeze. Let's do it.
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We should make a band of joystiq posters. Fernando, You, I and some other slob. We'll call it 'Santa in the Mid-80's' and we'll tour America. We'll be known for our signature stage presence and swagger. We'll do barrels of cocaine laced with antifreeze. Let's do it.
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 11:14PM (Unverified) said
Well... everyone here has a weird musical taste... =p
What music do you enjoy?
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What music do you enjoy?
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 11:24PM (Unverified) said
When I was liing in LA, there are a lot of heavy metal fans...
I like heavy metal, with slow tempo... I love the songs with high pitched voices and the sound of the drums of the 70's and 80's records.
I love Dio, is one of my favorites bands... Deep Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake... I love the work of Ritchei Blakcmore... classics too: Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, the style of Randy Rhoads, Judas Priest, Grand Funk Railroad...
Strypers is on my favorites to... Skid Row, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Michale Angelo, Don Dokken, The Eagles, Tangerine Dream, Quenn, Kiss...
But from Nirvana to date, the rock is crap... damn Nirvana... they ruined rock.
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I like heavy metal, with slow tempo... I love the songs with high pitched voices and the sound of the drums of the 70's and 80's records.
I love Dio, is one of my favorites bands... Deep Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake... I love the work of Ritchei Blakcmore... classics too: Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, the style of Randy Rhoads, Judas Priest, Grand Funk Railroad...
Strypers is on my favorites to... Skid Row, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Michale Angelo, Don Dokken, The Eagles, Tangerine Dream, Quenn, Kiss...
But from Nirvana to date, the rock is crap... damn Nirvana... they ruined rock.
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 11:31PM Vegnagun said
Zeppelin, Maiden, and Queen are always good. I really love Queen though, I'm going to see them in concert soon, but it won't be that great with Freddie being dead and all. I like Pink Floyd, The Who, The Unlovables, Vai, and Rush and many, many more! Gotta love Rush.
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 11:41PM (Unverified) said
Eh, currently trying to get decent enough on guitar to start an Industrial Punk style band. Kind of hard to explain... only two examples of the sound I'm aiming for that I know of is Mindless Self-Indulgence and Mad Capsule Markets. I can work synths like a mother, but synths aren't very fun so I'd prefer to prerecord those bits. But since I severely suck at guitar, it'll be a while before I can get any kind of band together. Not to mention it's kind of hard to get practice in when I'm a full time artist and freelance shit on the side...
As for musical tastes, well, I'm 100% all over the board. However, if I must list my top five bands, I'd say I start with The Refreshments, then The Beatles, then Nine Inch Nails, Gravity Kills, and finally Green Day.
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As for musical tastes, well, I'm 100% all over the board. However, if I must list my top five bands, I'd say I start with The Refreshments, then The Beatles, then Nine Inch Nails, Gravity Kills, and finally Green Day.
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 11:50PM (Unverified) said
sheppy
I just heard that band Gravity Kills in youtube... damn, they suck... really. It's not that hard to play the parts on the guitar. And the singer... I don't how can someone like that guy voice.
If you are going to play guitar, at least lear from the good guitar players...
"We're a ship without a storm
The cold without the warm
Light inside the darkness that it needs, yeah
We're a laugh without a tear
The hope without the fear
We are coming - home"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cuq8078RsKw
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I just heard that band Gravity Kills in youtube... damn, they suck... really. It's not that hard to play the parts on the guitar. And the singer... I don't how can someone like that guy voice.
If you are going to play guitar, at least lear from the good guitar players...
"We're a ship without a storm
The cold without the warm
Light inside the darkness that it needs, yeah
We're a laugh without a tear
The hope without the fear
We are coming - home"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cuq8078RsKw
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 11:50PM (Unverified) said
Ummm, currently 360-less. Waiting on the Jaspers before I reinvest.
Besides, world tour isn't online compat, is it?
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Besides, world tour isn't online compat, is it?
Posted: Feb 1st 2008 12:08AM (Unverified) said
Ummm.... I'm not trying to learn from Gravity Kills. Gravity Kills is good as pure rage music and they mix even electronica into their tracks. If you want to know the sound I'm GOING for...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-tdWBsum2c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foYuSl3s40k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bxOKYVd_MI
As I said, this is the kind of sound I'm going for. Heavy, hard, melodic, yet with trance and house undertones.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-tdWBsum2c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foYuSl3s40k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bxOKYVd_MI
As I said, this is the kind of sound I'm going for. Heavy, hard, melodic, yet with trance and house undertones.
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 9:27PM chantastic said
It will probably be a straight port of the PS2 version, which had the gameplay intact but lost pretty much everything else cool in the game.
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 9:33PM (Unverified) said
yes it'll be interesting to see what sacrifices are made.
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 9:41PM Dopple Boppler said
I'm sure they'd put online in; Guitar Hero 3 did it, and it's actually pretty good on the Wii version. However, I could live without the online play, but downloadable content is a must, and that probably wouldn't be happening. I love my Wii, but I'll probably just stick with Guitar Hero 3 and continue playing Rock Band at my friend's house on his 360.
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 11:02PM (Unverified) said
Actually, they can.
As to how much the chart files take up, that's a different story. But if the average song is 5 megabytes, a one gig SD card can hold 200 songs.
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As to how much the chart files take up, that's a different story. But if the average song is 5 megabytes, a one gig SD card can hold 200 songs.
Posted: Feb 1st 2008 12:58AM (Unverified) said
200 songs? doubt it,the dlc as it is right is about 25 mb a song if not more. i have about 30ish and its already a gig
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Posted: Feb 1st 2008 3:41PM Mr Khan said
huh, i wouldn't have thought it that big, unless all the character animations are responsible, which of course could be dumbed down on the Wii version anyway
I have 24 Minutes of CD-Quality music on my server folder at school, and it only rolls up to about 22 MB, and i figured the code for the note indicators couldn't be all that big
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I have 24 Minutes of CD-Quality music on my server folder at school, and it only rolls up to about 22 MB, and i figured the code for the note indicators couldn't be all that big
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 9:44PM Lone Starr said
This will be REALLY interesting to see.
One of the whole reasons the Wii has been doing well is the low price point. Now EA will release a game that will have costs approaching that of the entire console. Hardcore Wii owners aside, will the majority of Wii owners be willing to spend this much on a game?
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One of the whole reasons the Wii has been doing well is the low price point. Now EA will release a game that will have costs approaching that of the entire console. Hardcore Wii owners aside, will the majority of Wii owners be willing to spend this much on a game?
Posted: Feb 1st 2008 12:31AM hey buddy said
I think it's sort of the other way around... This will pull even MORE casual gamers in. Both the Wii and 'Rock Band' have the same appeal: Fun gaming without needing a degree in Halo or GTA.
We've all seen it: Someone visits their friend's place for dinner or a party or whatever, plays bowling/tennis/Rock Band, decides they want that same fun in their own house - "I don't usually play video games, I don't have a system... What do I need for that?" they ask, and the host (re: enabler) tells them: You need a Wii. Or in the case of 'Rock Band,' the answer was "Xbox 360" or "PS3," but now, both needs can be met with one combination, if you can find it: The Wii, and Rock Band for the Wii. Which, of course, will be less of an investment than either of the other two systems and Rock Band.
So I think people will actually see this as the _cheaper_ way to play 'Rock Band' and I'm sure it will be very popular.
As for DLC on the Wii, that should be interesting.
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We've all seen it: Someone visits their friend's place for dinner or a party or whatever, plays bowling/tennis/Rock Band, decides they want that same fun in their own house - "I don't usually play video games, I don't have a system... What do I need for that?" they ask, and the host (re: enabler) tells them: You need a Wii. Or in the case of 'Rock Band,' the answer was "Xbox 360" or "PS3," but now, both needs can be met with one combination, if you can find it: The Wii, and Rock Band for the Wii. Which, of course, will be less of an investment than either of the other two systems and Rock Band.
So I think people will actually see this as the _cheaper_ way to play 'Rock Band' and I'm sure it will be very popular.
As for DLC on the Wii, that should be interesting.
Posted: Feb 1st 2008 2:05AM Lone Starr said
That's a good point. There may be some who do buy Rock Band like you describe, but I think the overall effect still works against that smaller trend. Furthermore, if what you say happens, we shouldn't necessarily assume the person will buy a Wii even though it is cheaper. The prospective buyer may want Rock Band on the system that his/her friend has, especially considering online functionality (friends list, dlc).
The other thing is that your theory is really hard to test. We can easily see how many people buy Rock Band on the Wii and estimate the effect I initially spoke of, unlike the other way around (Wii AND Rock Band). The short supply of Wiis only compounds this problem.
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The other thing is that your theory is really hard to test. We can easily see how many people buy Rock Band on the Wii and estimate the effect I initially spoke of, unlike the other way around (Wii AND Rock Band). The short supply of Wiis only compounds this problem.
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 9:48PM Cheezeman3000 said
Hmmm... I may actually buy this if it has a reduced price point. I don't have a 360 or a PS3 (only have the prior versions of those consoles), so this is looking very attractive.
The option of doing air-drums could make it a lot cheaper as well.
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The option of doing air-drums could make it a lot cheaper as well.
Posted: Jan 31st 2008 9:49PM (Unverified) said
All i can say is f*** yeah!!! I've been waiting this announcement for a while. just give us wireless guitars and USB mic and drums. and give us the best graphics possible!
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 10:05PM (Unverified) said
Why would someone want air drums? That might be the stupidest idea of all time. I'm down for buying it as long as I can play online and download new songs. I have a three sd cards, so storage really shouldn't be a problem.
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Posted: Jan 31st 2008 10:20PM SpaceSpace said
nice, I hope it comes out at launch with a version without instruments, cause I already have a guitar and don't care for the microphone, drums might be nice though.
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