In case you haven’t heard yet, you can’t lose in Wii Music. Sure, you can bob your head around and make notes higher or lower, but there are no real constraints to the game. Recently, it came to Joystiq’s attention that there is a new mode in Rock Band 2 called “No Fail Mode.” As the subtitle plainly suggests, there is no way to fail out of a song while utilizing the mode. Sounds like Wii Music, doesn’t it?
From personal experience, I think this mode is a bit ingenious. Like Jim, I’ll never be able to get over the fact that a game like Wii Music will exist, but not being able to lose in a mode for Rock Band seems like a good fit. I’ve been to a couple of parties with older, unhip adults scrambling to understand the fine art of holding a plastic guitar. After finally getting the strap appropriately around the shoulder, playing the game is a near impossibility. While, I, the trendy one in the room can master the medium difficulty, there’s no chance someone who hasn’t seen a console since the Atari is going to be able to get through a single song.
Perhaps it’s all about accessibility. What say you, Destructoid community? Is this mode a good idea? Do you think it will help launch Rock Band 2 even further into the stratosphere when it hits?
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7:18 PM on 07.17.2008
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Of course, as far as Mr Sadistic's comment goes, you can alway go to practice for that. But the No Fail Mode will allow that kinda fun in multiplayer - and having watched more than a few 50+ non-gamers try the game, I think it will be handy indeed.
On a serious note: I'm going to be a party hit when I walk in with this game.
THIS!
I know there's a lot of songs that I can play on Expert drums, but then there's just one section where I'll do terrible. With this mode, my friends don't have to worry about conserving their Overdrive to save me, and we can have a lot better time with it. If you're able to turn it on pre-song or something, that would be best. If it's something where you have to turn it on from the main menu, I probably won't use it as much.
Takes a lot of me trying to talk them into continuing to play. Besides, when they do fail, most of them decide to quit. So, a no fail mode would be great.
More importantly-- when I sing (no matter what song or difficulty), I won't fail!
Sometimes you just gotta rock.
The difference is this; "real" players can still play their challenges on Hard and Expert, but they can also simply have fun with friends who play on Easy and still fail. See what I'm getting at? If not, there's a nice shiny bottle of shotgun mouthwash waiting for ya. =D