First, what does it mean when a note is lit up? (Not star power notes)
Second, I know this is my first time playing GH in any form, but how the heck do people learn to play Medium and higher? Maybe it's just my hands are too darned small, but even practicing one of the first tier songs on slowest, I can't get the hang of four fret buttons. God, I suck.
You'll be suprprised how quicly you progress.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Mightion Defensor enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
First, what does it mean when a note is lit up? (Not star power notes)
Hammer ons and pull offs, you strum the note before it(or before the series of HO/POs,) and simply press and release fret buttons without strumming. Skaw fucked around with this message on 07-12-2008 at 06:54 AM.
Problem is, some parts get so busy with red, blue and yellow notes, that I forget about the green one at times, and then the whole thing turns into a pig's breakfast.
The tutorials were helpful, but I almost wish the tutorials were more demanding... just getting a string of eight notes isn't all that much of an accomplishment.
Hopefully, by the time I'm off work, my left arm will have reattached itself.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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It has been ordained by Primus, that there will be a Chosen One who will use the Matrix to "light our darkest hour." That darkest hour may come sooner if Blackened keeps posting things like this:
Go pick up GH2, it's arguably better than GH3. This has a lot to do with the fact everything after GH2 was made by a different and less talented gaming studio.
GH2 isn't available for the Wii. Or my original Xbox. It's GH3 for me.
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Blackeneding:
Go pick up GH2, it's arguably better than GH3. This has a lot to do with the fact everything after GH2 was made by a different and less talented gaming studio.
Better in what way?
I was thinking of getting GH3
It helps alot, honestly.
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ACES! Another post by Kennatsu:
heh.. I can't wait for Guitar Hero 4. The "Create A Rocker" feature and the ability to make your own custom guitars in the game are something to look forward to.
Oh wow, so Guitar Hero 4 is more "If we can't beat Rock Band, we'll be Rock Band!" than I though.
Seriously.
Playing The Devil Went Down to Georgia and knowing that you can PLAY THE FUCKING SONG and the only way you win is the devil getting a shitty powerup (Like whammy or amp overload) and you saving up two or three to rape him later in the song being the ONLY FUCKING WAY TO WIN is retarded. I beat it once and said "never a-fucking-gain" because it was utterly retarded.
HO/POs were so loose in 3 as well. 2 was tighter, and had a nicer interface. I still prefer the cleanliness of the Rock Band interface, of course.
'Sage's advice is still good; Keep index on green, pinky on blue and play like that for medium. When you can feel comfy knowing all that, you're ready for hard. All you do is shift to the neck up one, and use your index to roll to green.
The arm falling off is normal. Try putting your arm in a position where you're not holding the neck up (Like resting your elbow on your thigh, etc) and the arm-fally-offy feeling will go away.
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Delphi Aegis wrote their words upon the rocks;
Battle mode for 3 was the most fucking retarded thing ever put into any fucking rythym game ever.Seriously.
Playing The Devil Went Down to Georgia and knowing that you can PLAY THE FUCKING SONG and the only way you win is the devil getting a shitty powerup (Like whammy or amp overload) and you saving up two or three to rape him later in the song being the ONLY FUCKING WAY TO WIN is retarded. I beat it once and said "never a-fucking-gain" because it was utterly retarded.
HO/POs were so loose in 3 as well. 2 was tighter, and had a nicer interface. I still prefer the cleanliness of the Rock Band interface, of course.
'Sage's advice is still good; Keep index on green, pinky on blue and play like that for medium. When you can feel comfy knowing all that, you're ready for hard. All you do is shift to the neck up one, and use your index to roll to green.
The arm falling off is normal. Try putting your arm in a position where you're not holding the neck up (Like resting your elbow on your thigh, etc) and the arm-fally-offy feeling will go away.
Problem is, my room is small. If I stand up, I'm looking down on my LCD TV, which blurs the bottom of the screen. I have top play sitting in my chair. I would need to put a six inch spacer (at least) under my LCD TV... heck... I should anyway, because when I play normally, the screen looks much better when I recline in my chair.
Oh, and the boss battles... It was like that for Tom and Slash for me, even on easy. It's only powerups that will win the day. Mightion Defensor fucked around with this message on 07-12-2008 at 11:42 PM.
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Willias probably says this to all the girls:
fuck guitar hero world tourif konami's inane lawsuit doesn't go through anyway.
Don't forget these. 
I'm probably going to buy them. $300 for a set of working electronic drums, that also happen to be usable in Rock Band? Ye gods, count me in.
I played Metallica's "One", which was pretty easy on Easy, so I thought I'd practice it on Medium. Well, turning it from Easy to Medium revealed the lurking beast inside that song. My guitar sounded like it was being used to skin cats. Uncooperative cats.
My arm fell off again, so that will do it for tonight.
quote:Rock Band 2 is going to be so much better than GH4. Don't get caught up by the brand name power of Guitar Hero.
Kennatsu.
heh.. I can't wait for Guitar Hero 4. The "Create A Rocker" feature and the ability to make your own custom guitars in the game are something to look forward to.
quote:Go buy a real system.
Mightion Defensor.
GH2 isn't available for the Wii. Or my original Xbox. It's GH3 for me.
quote:I agree with all of this. GH2 and 3 are comparable but I still feel GH2 is more worth your money. It's probably cheaper by this point, as well.
Kinanik.
The battle feature is fun, and that's really all that is new. I would look at the playlists, and if one appeals to you more than the other, go with that one. Also, if you have the choice between Wii and anything else, go with anything else, because you can't download songs for the Wii, and there are a handful of free songs that are worth downloading.
quote:Neversoft really doesn't have the right mindset for music games. There's still quite a few of basic things they don't grasp, namely how to create excellent note charts. All of the success of GH3, and soon GH4, is entirely because of Harmonix's creations. (GH1, 2 and Rock Band.)
Maradon!.
Better in what way?I was thinking of getting GH3
Harmonix is also a company packed full of real musicans, not just your average developers. This definitely gives them a very real and noticeable edge when it comes to creating music games. (It's also pretty obvious Neversoft/Activision has no intentions of doing anything but riding on the coattails of the more talented developers, Harmonix.)
Whether or not you should purchase GH2 or 3 is going to be a decision made mostly on set lists. Song recognition will make or break the purchase. I can see a lot of people comparing the songs from the two games and looking for songs they already know and love. Which probably means more people would shy toward GH3. Sadly, I think the songs chosen by Harmonix for GH2 are much more fun to play, even if they're not as easily recognizable. (There are a lot of great 'indie' songs in GH2.)
Plus, I firmly believe Hangar 18 to be the best charted guitar song in any of the GH games.
quote:Konami has a chance, but they're pitting themselves against such a giant I think they would just become buried under an army of lawyers. They're not just fucking with Harmonix here, they're essentially fucking with a mass media monolith, Viacom.
Willias.
if konami's inane lawsuit doesn't go through anyway.
quote:Transitioning upwards in difficulty from a more challenging song tier is always a stupid idea. If you're looking to step up to medium, you should start back at the easiest songs and work up to the harder ones.
Mightion Defensor.
I played Metallica's "One", which was pretty easy on Easy, so I thought I'd practice it on Medium. Well, turning it from Easy to Medium revealed the lurking beast inside that song. My guitar sounded like it was being used to skin cats. Uncooperative cats.
Also, don't try to linger on a song to achieve a 5 star rating. Once you've beaten that song, keep progressing. You'll only hurt yourself by doing the same song over and over. Harder songs present harder challenges which result in more skill gained by playing them.
Right now, I'm practicing stuff on Medium... the only song so far I can get near 80 percent is "Story of my Life", but only because I've played it so much. I just got a sucky 72% on "Slow Ride"; the first bloody song in the setlist. :/
For yuks, I looked at "Through the Fire and Flames" on Expert, and quickly came to the conclusion that the guy who managed to score 100 percent on it is either lying or divine.
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From the book of Mightion Defensor, chapter 3, verse 16:
Right now, I'm stuck at the battle with Tom on Medium. I don't recall having a problem with him on Easy, but on Medium, I literally can't hit a darned note.
Trick to that, don't worry too much about hitting regular notes, just hang on until the starred notes show up and concentrate on hitting those. Makes for less stress.
Beat alot of the boss battles while hitting a bare minimum of normal notes.
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From the Book of Armaments, Densetsu did read;
Mightion, don't you have a PS2? If so, buy GH2 with controller and GH1 without. Or get a nifty wireless controller and get both games used without controllers. It's worth it.
I have never had a PS2. I have an original Xbox, which never got GH in any way shape, or form.
just sayin
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From the Book of Armaments, nem-x did read;
you couldve bought a ps2 instead of that shitty toyjust sayin
It would be prohibitively difficult to play Metroid 3, Brawl, Twilight Princess, and Mario Kart on a PS2.
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Skaw wrote their words upon the rocks;
I'm pretty sure he was talking about transformers.
* shrug *
Even if he did mean my new Omega Supreme, one man's "Shitty toy" is another man's "Holy Grail of Transformers collecting we never thought would be reissued, ever."
Wouldn't buying a PS2 just to play earlier versions of GH been sillier? 
What store would still have new bundles for that?
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Blackened got all f'ed up on Angel Dust and wrote:
[QB]Harmonix is also a company packed full of real musicans, not just your average developers. This definitely gives them a very real and noticeable edge when it comes to creating music games. [QB]
I dont particularly think one is better than the other, but what does being a musician have to do with developing RB or GH?
The guitar is unrealistic to be sure, and the drums even moreso to anyone who's played a real set. As long as you aren't tone deaf you can design this stuff.
I'll probably end up getting whichever game has the better song lineup regardless.
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It was not by my hand that I am once again given flesh! I was called here by Mightion Defensor who wishes to pay me tribute!
I have never had a PS2.
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A sleep deprived Mightion Defensor stammered:
* shrug *Even if he did mean my new Omega Supreme, one man's "Shitty toy" is another man's "Holy Grail of Transformers collecting we never thought would be reissued, ever."
Wouldn't buying a PS2 just to play earlier versions of GH been sillier?
What store would still have new bundles for that?
The introduction of the original GH actually caused a surge in PS2 sales, at a time where the industry pretty much though the system was at the end of its life cycle. While it may be silly now, with the cross platform GH3 and 4 just on the horizon... people are still buying the system to play the older versions. And.. stores do have some pretty interesting bundles.
My god son and his brother got a twin guitar bundle of both 1 and 2 for their ps2 this past Christmas.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
Willias fucked around with this message on 07-15-2008 at 11:44 AM.
quote:I think if you're aiming to create the most authentic (while still being accessible) music experience, actually haven't musical experience would give you a rather large advantage.
Reynar.
I dont particularly think one is better than the other, but what does being a musician have to do with developing RB or GH?The guitar is unrealistic to be sure, and the drums even moreso to anyone who's played a real set. As long as you aren't tone deaf you can design this stuff.
I'll probably end up getting whichever game has the better song lineup regardless.
Either way, looks like you're getting RB2. If you're at all interested in the idea of DLC, you can probably cherry pick so many songs you'd enjoy.
Five-starred my first song, "Story of My Life" on Medium the other day.... not a tremendous achievement, but I'll take it.
