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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 11:49AM Crono141 said

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Guitar Hero is Dead to me. Rock Band, I choose YOU!!!
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:02PM jefwif said

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kill it with fire!
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Posted: Mar 10th 2008 3:42PM (Unverified) said

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dude gh3 is got to be better then rock band i mean rock band is a toatal rip off of gh3 only adding drums and a micraphone the only reason they say to buy it is because of drums when you could just wait and get guitar hero 4 for a cheaper price!
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Posted: Mar 16th 2008 1:59PM (Unverified) said

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Rock Band Sucks Cock
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Posted: Mar 17th 2008 5:53AM (Unverified) said

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gh2 is best but gh3 good to but ever since i fugured out i can make my own charts then i mean y buy new gh if u can just grab an mp3 and make the chart lol
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 11:50AM Shagittarius said

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The "Fluff" playlist getting out before the real playlist would seem to be negative press if you ask me. No one is interested in these bands and it casts a negative shadow over a product when no real track info is known.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 11:51AM samfish said

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Come on – RUN THAT SERIES INTO THE F-CKING GROUND, ACTIVISION! I know you can do it!
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:22PM Duke said

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Don't worry - they will.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 11:51AM Maverick Saturn 06 said

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They might as well stick the Halo theme tune in :S
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 1:20PM Delgadoh said

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They already did for GH3... heh.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 11:54AM Shagittarius said

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I'm still counting the number of zeppelin tracks they ripped off in that video.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 8:21PM D3m0sthenes said

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I love F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.!!! Oh and Guitar Hero has better songs, suck it RB.

But how 'bout those downloadable songs...
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 8:49PM D3m0sthenes said

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Wow, comment system FTL.

Yeah it really really sounded like Led.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 11:54AM (Unverified) said

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Guitar Hero 3 was complete and utter trash. The tracklist was uninspired, the graphics were barely better, the "feel" was off, and the added features were gimmicky.

Single-player Rock Band was infinitely more fun than single-player GH, and I advise anyone on the fence (and disappointed by GH3) to go out and pick up a Rock Band disc - you'll be blown away.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:15PM (Unverified) said

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I agree. I've been a big GH fan (owned all minus the 80s game) and was totally blown away with Rock Band. I went back and played GH3 for the first time since purchasing RB and it just pales in comparison in all aspects (graphics, song selection, gameplay features, party factor, etc)
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 7:09PM (Unverified) said

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Nonesense. Any game with F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X. in it is the greatest game ever produced in the world. No questions asked. That's why I love Saint's Row, even if i've never even played it.
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Posted: Feb 7th 2008 12:03AM (Unverified) said

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hahaha barely better? do you play on a standard def tv? because on my highdef, after playing GH3, GH2 graphics hurts my eyes.... OLD
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:13PM Dizzy said

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IF (and that's a very generous "if") gh4 has any merit for purchasing, I hope that song is part of the unlockable bonus tracks, just so I can keep it locked away and my ears safe.

Right now though, if stuff like that is what we have to look forward to for the main playlist, I think my money is safe.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:22PM Tez said

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Why come out with a new one so soon? Why not drain us through downloadable content? I WANT DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT, YOU MOTHERFU--
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:33PM (Unverified) said

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C'MON ACTIVISION, MILK IT! MILK IT GOOD! MILK IT HARD! MILK IT LIKE IT'S NEVER BEEN MILKED BEFORE! MILK IT LIKE A COW MADE OF MEGAMAN MEAT AND TONY HAWK CUD! MILK IT TIL IT FALLS TO THE GROUND QUIVERING IN FEAR!

Because I can never get enough of Guitar Frea--- errr-- HERO.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:36PM (Unverified) said

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That gig was in my town :P

Shame about the band though :/
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:38PM (Unverified) said

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It's a good thing we don't even have to worry about good music on Guitar Hero 4.

I kid, I kid. But Bl-Activion's really going to have to pull it together. And soon. Letting EA show them up like that. For shame.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:38PM Cameage said

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I wonder who that band is trying to emulate...
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 1:28PM (Unverified) said

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Certainly not the Descendents. Sounds like Zepplin to me. And the Black Crowes.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:39PM baby sea tuna said

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Got Rock Band, don't care.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:46PM mrmobius said

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Rock Band is announced for Wii so I really couldn't give a toss.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 2:11PM (Unverified) said

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That's the spirit!

:D
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:49PM (Unverified) said

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the "30 other tracks" list is ridiculous. not only is it just plain absurd that they think GH4 would be able to get some bands RB hasn't even got the license for yet.. there's only like 8 bands in the game if that's anything to go by.. multiple tracks by the same artist in a game like GH is stupid as hell, especially when they have little to no dlc, and the fact that theres plenty more music out there that would fit great.

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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:51PM shimrra74 said

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I just got into Guitar Hero 3 but I doubt I'll buy another GH or even Rock Band. I am happy with the game I got right now.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:57PM (Unverified) said

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Yeah ill continue to DL Rock Band songs, Sorry GH
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:57PM The Commenter Formerly Known as said

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Is this going to be the new Madden? Release the same game every year with a new roster (songs). I guess I'll wait for Guitar Hero 09 with the new Rock Stick feature.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 12:58PM vidguy said

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Yuck. GH4 is a lost cause to me as of now.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 1:04PM (Unverified) said

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Am I the only one that was underwhelmed by Rock Band? Like very underwhelmed. It seems very clear to me that they've purposefully made the guitar part of it easier than GH for the purpose of making it more inviting to more casual gamers, it being primarily a part game what with multiple instruments. But that just pissed me off. I have no problem with the difficulty on GH III. I regularly play on hard with no problem. Then I played Rock Band and hard just felt like a joke. I also enjoyed the song selection a lot more in GH III than what was offered in Rock Band.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 1:08PM vidguy said

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There's no doubt that the guitar part is dumbed down. I play on expert on Guitar Hero and am pretty bored by RB's guitar. But having four friends jamming (and singing) away at a time is much more fun than solo or two-person guitar, IMO. Rock Band is easier but trumps GH in fun, which is what I was paying for.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 1:14PM Crono141 said

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You've both got it backwards. GH3 has racheted the difficulty UP to the point that the songs don't hardly make sense. Chords where there aren't chords, extra notes that are silent just to make it harder to play. This is the crap GH3 does to make it seem more difficult. RB guitar parts are more "true" to the actually complexity of the song.

Besides, once you get done with guitar, there's still vocals and drums you have yet to master. And I can garaundamntee you, you won't be beating RB drums on expert for a VERY long time.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 1:25PM copa said

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"I regularly play on hard with no problem. Then I played Rock Band and hard just felt like a joke."

If only there were another difficulty level, even more fun and more challenging than Hard, on Rock Band. A difficulty setting for expert-level players.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 1:49PM (Unverified) said

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Wow, you DO know that theres a higher difficulty than hard in rock Band, right? And honestly, Rock band has its share of hard songs, Green Grass and High Tides and all of the Metallica DLC were pretty much on par with the difficulty level in GH2/3. I can honestly say that Green Grass is harder for me to pass on expert than through the fire and flames, thanks to GH3's retarted Ho/PO system, and Rock Bands Proper timing and HO/PO system.

GH3 took the essence of GH, and crushed it completly.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 2:01PM (Unverified) said

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Actually, yes I have played RB on expert. Read my comment way down there. Still didn't appease me.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 2:37PM (Unverified) said

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I'm right there with ya. I bought Rock Band blindly with all the good things I heard about it and could not have come away more disappointed. The drums are a fun change no doubt, but the guitar playing is AWFUL.

I don't know exactly what it is. It seems like Guitar Hero does a few "unrealistic" things that just make it more fun to play. It seems like the guitar chords have their volume turned up artificially a bit in Guitar Hero, meaning you can actually hear what you're playing whereas in Rock Band I would often strum guitar notes that didn't seem to make any sound in the song. Further, Rock Band seems to stay more true to separating each instrument right down to bass guitar vs. lead guitar. In Guitar Hero, it lets you switch back and forth more often. So in Guitar Hero, if verse 1 has only a bass guitar going and verse 2 has a lead guitar on top of that, you would play the bass guitar in verse 1 and the lead guitar in verse 2 whereas in Rock Band you'd either sit on your ass for 45 seconds picking your nose during verse 1, or play the same repetitive bass track on every section of the song.

I dunno, it's kind of the opposite of what people try and tell me but when I play Guitar Hero (even GH3) I actually feel like I'm playing a song. When I play Rock Band I feel like I'm pressing random buttons while some unrelated music plays in the background.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 3:46PM (Unverified) said

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Wow, somebody actually agrees with me. Yeah on the whole I feel RB is a genuinely good game, but it's not what I want. It's like how i recognize Metal Gear Solid to be good, but I absolutely can't stand playing it, as I don't like espionage. I like to run in guns blazing. RB is fine if you're look for a good multiplayer game. But that's not me. All I want is songs I like, and a difficulty that's a step up from the previous game. And GH III gave me both.

As for drums, I can't stand them. Not that they're bad, it's just I'm a lousy drummer. :P
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Posted: Feb 7th 2008 11:49AM darkinchworm said

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When my buddies and I wanna party down, there's Rock Band.

When we want to compete, there's Guitar Hero.

When we want to play guitar parts, I get the GH controller and don't have a whole lot of sympathy for whoever gets the garbage RB controller.
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Posted: Feb 24th 2008 7:40PM (Unverified) said

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Finally!!!!! someone with the same opinion as me!!! i like to play rock band, but after the first few weeks it really got old and the song selection sucked. Expert was way to easy. I am sticking with GH3 and GH2... and possibly GH4
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 1:20PM (Unverified) said

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I've played Rock Band with other people. Sure it's fun, but not nearly as fun as I have playing GH III on hard. I just like to have a real challenge. I like the feeling of getting through an insanely hard song. It's a strong feeling of accomplishment. I just don't get the same kind of enjoyment with Rock Band be it single or multi.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 1:17PM Crono141 said

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Oh, and if you find RB and "hard" is too easy, there's an "expert" level, you know. If its too easy, turn up the difficulty.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 1:19PM Seroth said

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It's not like hard songs don't exist on Rock Band. Green Grass and High Tides likes to kick my ass. The Metallica DLC isn't a cakewalk, either.

And GH4 already? I'm guessing Activision has totally given up on GH3 DLC?
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 1:21PM (Unverified) said

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Yeah, I've played RB on expert. I swear it was played like GH III on hard. I was challenged, but not really overwhelmed. And seeing as I'm slowly moving on to expert in GH III, yeah I expect more.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 2:40PM (Unverified) said

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This is like saying you'd rather play ET than Mario 3.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 3:40PM (Unverified) said

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Ugh. Ok if you prefer Rock Band over GH, fine. I don't care. I think it's a fine game. It's just not what I wanted. But don't start trying to compare GH III to E.T. when NOTHING can possibly be at that level. You're basically using a variant of Godwin's Law. I'm sick of people taking a game they didn't like and proclaiming it to be the worst ever made.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 10:19PM (Unverified) said

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Agreed.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2008 1:20PM sqwarlock said

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Rock Band isn't about the guitar for me. I've done as much as I can on expert guitar on both GH and Rock Band, so I save guitar for when I'm playing with a band. If I'm alone, I'd much rather play the drums seeing as how there are many songs I haven't even passed on expert.
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