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"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." -- Benjamin Franklin

The Guitar Hero series has been playing the exact same tune since its inception. Thankfully, since that tune happens to be Awesome in the Key of Kickass, it's hard to get real upset about it.

Hit the jump for some footage from Weezer's My Name is Jonas

Sure, it looks exactly like the one you own now, but we both know you'll buy this one too. SUCKERS! 







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Gregor's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 17:42
Gregor
dood this was already posted three times on cummunity blogs, get with it man.
atheistium's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 17:43
atheistium
I got to agree I don't like the fact it looks exactly the same. At least DDR changed loads of shit background wise and added stuff with the arrows.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 17:43
BahamutZero
My middle name is jonas.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 17:45
Nick Chester
@ Gregor:

That's going to happen. There's no way we can keep up with EVERYTHING going on in the community blogs. Those don't show up on the main page, either. The community is totally awesome, so they're going to be on top of things faster than us, sometimes. :D

As far as the videos are concerned ... it looks mechanically the same, but the HUD is different. That's big, right? Right?
William Haley's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 17:47
William Haley
Nex uses Nine Inch Nails references in his titles. When you guys do that, you can play with the big boys.
Gregor's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 17:51
Gregor
I've played with the big boys before Haley. It was scary. That's why I went back to apple juice.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 17:59
ArrestedDeveloper
As any red blooded american I loved Weezer's blue album, but damn that guy sucks at GH. If you are going to show footage for the first time get someone who is good at the game.
DJDuffy 's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 18:03
DJDuffy
*steps out of the room quietly* awkward! I'm gonna stay out of this one...but yea, this is going to happen all the time now with the community blogs.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 18:12
Fronz
I know Gregor was just joking, but it's worth answering that topic now, because it is a good point.

The best way to address the community blogs posting stories before we do on the front page, is by comparing NeoGAF and Destructoid. If you want news the minute it happens, you can find it on NeoGAF, or Dtoid forums, or any other random forums on the net. But most people don't read those hectic sites because they have to put up with 100s of crappy stories a every hour.

Which is why Dtoid and other larger sites take slightly longer to break news -- either we have to deal with posting 5 stories in the next hour, and have to choose which to cover first -- or we have to do fact checking with older stories and even sometimes the companies themselves, to guarantee we're getting you the best news possible.

So there will definitely be times when the community blogs beat us to a news story, and that's part of the reason why we're giving everyone the chance to blog, because it's definitely something we want you guys to explore. So far things are going great, keep on kicking ass everyone!
Joe Burling's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 18:14
Joe Burling
My Name is Jonas looks like a fucking blast!!!
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 18:15
Niero
Also, community blogs are not even a day old and there is no way right now to piggyback existing posts and link tips to commentaries made later in the day by our editors. We'll need some time to make that work
KarlCarlson3's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 18:17
KarlCarlson3
I don't like the new look of the HUD, but I do like how it now shows your note streak. The better guitar controller design is what I'm excited about.
bobthecat23's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 18:25
bobthecat23
idk dfoesnt seem that good i might not buy it
garrfunkel's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 18:32
garrfunkel
All i want is another 50 or so songs. Im perfectly willing to fork out 60 quid for that. am i a victim of marketing? yes but at least I admit it.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 18:41
Aaron Mxy Yost
My carpel tunnel is already acting up in anticipation.
twesterm's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 19:02
twesterm
I love it how people mock Madden games for nothing changing and you're just paying for a new roster when they make even less changes in a Guitar Hero game...
ExpertPenguin's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 19:02
ExpertPenguin
Am I the only one that thinks it looks....bland?...

Higher res, but still bleargh.

And the new hud?....disgusting....

The part that sucks is, despite all this complaining I'm doing, I'm going to get it anyway. I know it.
Truepatriot's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 19:23
Truepatriot
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." -- Bejamin Franklin

i dont know about the rest of you but i dont expect anything different.i just want more songs thats it.
Racoon's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 19:37
Racoon
I hope to god that they don't mess up the timing, something about the beginning to My Name is Jonas just seems wrong.
Cory_t_'s Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 19:48
Cory_t_
The person playing that sucks!
ghettobelmontes's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 19:51
ghettobelmontes
WOOT, combo counter!!!!
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 20:14
Darren Nakamura
Arrested, I hear the timing was also different than what we've gotten used to with GH I and II, so that might explain why the dude looks so awful.

And I can understand being behind the community blogs by several hours, but being behind Joystiq by several hours? That's a shame.
Farktoid's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 20:49
Farktoid
Serious Cory_t, whoever's demoing that certainly hasn't had enough practice. Get off the stage and hand the guitar to me, dingleberry.
MYL0R's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 22:07
MYL0R
Hud-Awful. I hope that's a demo model.
I really hope that guy was playing on Hard and not Expert.

I'll buy this game simply for My Name Is Jonas.
Netik09's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 22:42
Netik09
@ Bahamut Zero

Bahamut Jonas Zero?
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 22:47
BluDesign
@Netik

He'll probably insist on being called Mr. Bahamut Jonas Zero, so go ahead and add the extra level of formality... :P
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 22:55
BahamutZero
it's Dr. Bahamut Jonas Zero the third
Twinkiemeaphore's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 22:57
Twinkiemeaphore
I'll snag it when it comes out. I'm really interested to see Rock Band and the peripherals that are coming out for that. I'm hoping we get a look in the next few months while all these game companies are doing these press events.
jeffk6's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 23:11
jeffk6
when your playing no one ever looks at the background or whats going on in the game jsut the fret buttons i mean what else can you do to the game
TheRob91's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/31/2007 23:20
TheRob91
When are they gonna have customizable circles? Like little skulls or butterflies or something? Thats the only change I would actually notice.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 02:56
Samit Sarkar
New HUD? Ick. But I love the note streak counter, and the six separate bulb-looking things for the Star Power meter are intriguing.

Seriously, they should really get someone who can hit all the notes if they’re going to show off footage. I’m bleeding from the ears here, Pacino! And it doesn’t even appear to be on Expert...they’re leaving out the last fingerpicked note in each progression of the intro to “My Name Is Jonas”.
Remz's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 04:24
Remz
nin referance in the title?

regardless. guitar hero, as repetitive as it may be will always be three serves of awesome, so I'll probably buy this one too.

Oh yeah, the guy playing the song sucks ass.
Netik09's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 06:00
Netik09
@ TheRob91

Your idea kicks. Or as people around here would say: "It's made of win!!1!"
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 09:44
AngelsDontBurn
Well at least it doesn't look EXACTLY the same. I mean, it's more of a step than II was honestly, at least that's what it looks like. I mean they changed the HUD, returning characters have a new look, and there are some new minor effects too. It looks like the chords glow more and there's an extra electrical effect when you use star power. Of course it's hard to tell from a youtube video, but either way it looks like more of an improvement than II did. Either way, it's Guitar Hero and yes, I'm sold. :)
Virtualgirl's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 09:46
Virtualgirl
will still buy it! weezer FTW!
Rancor's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 10:11
Rancor
anyone esle notice that the chords whit whilte holding down green??
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