I feel like I’m missing something, on the outside looking in and my mind is unable to fathom what is going on. I don’t understand why everyone loves Guitar hero/Rock band so much and I don’t.
Now having played DDR and guitar hero I don’t understand the appeal of the gameplay. All there is to these games is pattern memorisation and nothing more, if you play it enough times and memorise the song patterns you will nail the songs. Fair enough, but if you’re going to spend that long working on pattern memorisation why would you not just pick up a real guitar?
Which brings me to another point, if this game was played on a conventional controller (I know there would be problems with translating it effectively) no one would play it, it would lose the majority of its appeal, the reason being that the big appeal of GH3/Rock band is that you get to hold a crappy little plastic guitar and pretend to rock out. Its only a slight evolution on putting on a CD and strumming a tennis racquet.
I Guess what I’m saying is before you fork out the money on GH3 or Rock band, pause and think; with this money I could buy a guitar and using the hours saved by not playing GH3/RB learn to play it, do something creative, original and worthwhile. OR will you spend it on a soulless parody and condemn yourself to acting like this:
Perhaps I’m just a killjoy, I don’t like karaoke either. But can someone please explain what it is that I’m missing?
Reasons why people prefer GH over real guitar playing.
1) It's easier.
2) You instantly get to play along to a full band backing you up. No want ads and practices with strangers nessisary.
3) It's less embarrasing.
4) It's WAY easier
5) It's cheaper. You are not going to get a decent guitar and amp combo for $80 or less.
6) VS mode and all the other video game only percs.
Saying that people who play GH should just invest all that time and energy into playing guitar for real is like saying every Halo player should STFUAJP paintball, or ever Madden fan should play real football.
It's a valid point, but it's way easier and more fun to stick with the video game simulation.
King3vbo: I guess i hate it, but why must i be the ONLY one!
Tron: Your last and most valid point you didn't number! For the other ones i guess part of my gripe is that people would rather take the easier route and have their FUN.
I like DDR, but Guitar Hero is much more my style. I feel that you are downplaying the difficulty of Guitar Hero compared to real guitar in that it is all about memorization and flailing away on a "cheap plastic guitar." Well, for a starting musician, it would be the same, playing on a relatively cheap instrument and having to rote memorize everything.
At the higher levels of difficulty, it becomes (IMO) much like being an expert on a real guitar - you gain a feel for the buttons so that you no longer consciously acknowledge them. As you see the patterns coming down, you are not looking at each individual note, but rather the entirety pattern and play that while looking at the next pattern coming down. At this point, you transcend mere play and are having a genuine (albeit simulated) musical experience.
I'm going to have to go with Tron Knotts's point about Halo/Madden. It's just fun and you get that instant gratification that learning a guitar (or any instrument) does not give you.
Also, I've heard many a story of musicians who couldn't even play their own songs in the game, so it's a different skill set.
"Its only a slight evolution on putting on a CD and strumming a tennis racquet."
The guy they show playing guitar on the screen when you play this is lot like the mario footage they show when you play Tetris DS. As you progress in Tetris, it shows Mario continuing, but you really have nothing to do with it.
I play bass guitar, but frankly, there's a lot of times I just want to sound like I'm shredding a guitar without all the work, but go above air guitar. That's why these games are there for me. I don't know, it's really hard to explain. It's just fun!
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1) It's easier.
2) You instantly get to play along to a full band backing you up. No want ads and practices with strangers nessisary.
3) It's less embarrasing.
4) It's WAY easier
5) It's cheaper. You are not going to get a decent guitar and amp combo for $80 or less.
6) VS mode and all the other video game only percs.
Saying that people who play GH should just invest all that time and energy into playing guitar for real is like saying every Halo player should STFUAJP paintball, or ever Madden fan should play real football.
It's a valid point, but it's way easier and more fun to stick with the video game simulation.
it's just that you haven't really gotten addicted, or aren't a rhythm game type of guy.
I hated DDR, but i love guitar hero.
Tron: Your last and most valid point you didn't number! For the other ones i guess part of my gripe is that people would rather take the easier route and have their FUN.
Bottled dark: I'm guessing its the latter.
With GH I don't fell so stupid.
At the higher levels of difficulty, it becomes (IMO) much like being an expert on a real guitar - you gain a feel for the buttons so that you no longer consciously acknowledge them. As you see the patterns coming down, you are not looking at each individual note, but rather the entirety pattern and play that while looking at the next pattern coming down. At this point, you transcend mere play and are having a genuine (albeit simulated) musical experience.
Also, I've heard many a story of musicians who couldn't even play their own songs in the game, so it's a different skill set.
The guy they show playing guitar on the screen when you play this is lot like the mario footage they show when you play Tetris DS. As you progress in Tetris, it shows Mario continuing, but you really have nothing to do with it.
Who the fuck doesn't want to be a sick ass guitar player in a band? It's just this thing, man. Cute little novelty.