I love Guitar Hero.

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When it came out, I made a blog talking about how Harmonix and RedOctane could make 20 sequels a week to this game and I wouldn't care. They're doing, what, six this year? Well. It's a start. My feelings for Guitar Hero are best summed up like this-

GOTY 2005!

(( That would be me on the desk :X ))

I disagree. I've played piano for the majority of my life, but it still took weeks for the game to "click" with me.

But AFTER that, it was smooth sailing. :D I'm trying to 5-star all the Expert songs now...I'm almost done with the first 5 tiers, I think. That bend in the "Take Me Out" intro keeps breaking my combo though...I can't get the timing right to save my life.

Also, people who actually play guitar will probably stumble a bit on the easier levels. :P

It definitely helps a little at least, I mean, I read that some people have trouble using their pinky to press the Blue and Orange button, while for me there was almost no problem at all from the get go. The hardest technique for me to learn was actually alternate strumming, it's completely new to me. :D

Well, I think most people start out playing the game using the wrong hand position...that was most likely the problem in my case, so I had a really hard time shifting my hand to reach the orange key. Then I changed my hand to a position that would let me play with my fingers curved like on the piano, and shifting was pretty much not a problem anymore.

Strumming both up and down definitely takes some getting used to...it's still not completely natural for me. Fortunately, strumming down is enough to get you through the game, although with really tired arms. :)

Yeah, I'm a down strummer, and I'm almost 1/2 way through Expert right now (although anly about 19 songs 5* on Hard...). I'm stuck on that damn solo in Megadeth's song...the last song in that group before I go on...

Sigh. Eventually I'll get the hang of power-ons/pull-offs...I hope.

I found a really easy song to practice Hammer-ons. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinad. Theres quite the number in that song. I also found its helpful to strum after every third note or so too.

You should be able to down-strum every song except Cowboys from Hell & Bark at the Moon, as that's what I did on my first play through. However, if you want to get those 5 stars on Expert mode, alternate strumming helps A LOT for maintaining a good rhythm.

Wow i hear alot of people talking about this. OMG I feel like buying it now. I am so pumped. Were is the cheapest place online I can get a guitar controller?

From Red Octane themselves. Good luck, they seem to be in short supply everywhere.

nvm..i found ebay. Its waaayyy cheaper than RedOctane. But how much fun can you really get out of it. Cuz I see it like a stepmania keyboard with one extra button and new songs, and a new interface...
On the other hand DDR is feet...
DDR is probaly the only game that can help you out in life.

It's a really fun game, and should last you quite awhile. Even after you beat it on Expert mode, you will still want to get 5 stars on all of them. You'll also probably want to get 5 stars on all the Hard mode songs, as some play noticeably differently than Expert, so it's like playing a different song.

There are also 17 bonus tracks, though most cannot hold a candle to the main 30 songs, some are still pretty good.

Well, there is the small matter of the music. I mean, the rock star aspect of it is how they're getting so many units sold in the first place. I honestly couldn't care less about DDR, Beatmania, et cetera so on and so forth soundtracks. These licensed track covers are great fun, though.

Yeah, there's just something to be said about wailing on a guitar to Bark at the Moon, rather than looking very...odd..."dancing" to DDR. :)

Oh well cool then. That would be a cool game to add to my music game collection. So i'll give it a shot. :love:

I looooove Guitar Hero. I'm listening to Frankenstein right now; such an awesome song. Crossroads is probably my favorite to play though, thanks to the great solo parts.

I've been playing Hard a lot recently; I worked on all my scores pretty seriously. Now I have to start seriously trying to 5-star all songs on Expert. I have 40/47 right now. I still need No One Knows (only cause I haven't played it in awhile), Texas Flood, Frankenstein, Bark at the Moon, and Cowboys from Hell. For bonus songs, I just need Cheat on the Church and The Breaking Wheel.

Can't wait for Guitar Hero 2. :)

Btw, for those who like competing, check out Scorehero.com. There are a lot of active players there; it's a pretty cool site.

I actually do better when I downstrum those songs. :D Usually I'll strum down for a while to get into the groove, then switch to alternate strumming when I'm comfortable with it.

As for hammer-ons and pull-offs...I usually don't bother with them. :P I find it easier to just lift my fingers. I guess I'll have to learn sooner or later, though...it seems like the last part of the Bark at the Moon solo is pretty much impossible without them. I can't even read that part yet...

Neat site; too bad I'm too lazy to take pictures. :D

Edit: nevermind. That site FTW now. 5th place on Take Me Out - Easy, and I rarely played that song. :D

I absolutely love this game. I just beat it on expert last night for like the 3rd time (I don't actually own it so I was borrowing it from a friend for like the 3rd or 4th time) and it's still one of the best damn games I've ever played.

The music is like 99.9% perfect. No Metallica? Please.

I probly will get the game when I have more than enough money. I only play DDR because It's fun and it benifits you.

But...pressing buttons on a guitar might look cool to some people. On the other hand...no. I still wan't a test run on the game though! n.n

stepmania plz.

pop'n music, beatmania, drumania, and guitar freaks looks like a waste of time. But on the positive side, I still would like to try them and give them a test run :)

If we had to play games for fun *and* if it benefits us, I'd probably have to quit playing all games in general, haha.

In any case, I love Guitar Hero. It's an extremely well done music game. Good music selection, simple to learn but hard to master, and definitely a fun party game, especially if you can get two guitars going. I still need to learn those advanced techniques, which do make a whole lot of sense, I just lack the patience to try it out.

So in other words every game is a waste of time to you then because you could just like walk places and it'd be equal to playing DDR.... I find Pop n Music to be more entertaining than DDR.

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I am Guitar Hero.

I phoned Colonel Skills Saturday night and left a message on his machine. I wanked all over my guitar (sloppiest solo ever) and then said "friends don't let friends play guitar hero".

I am curious to play the game although I figure being a guitarist will make me rather jaded with the way the game controls. Being able to play better in real life than in the game might be frustrating.

You should definitely start in Hard Mode then. :)

I started in Hard Mode... Don't even play guitar...

But probably the easiest song to start off on Hard Mode is Take Me Out. Pretty easy song and they toss the pinky in every so often.

it is beyond me why some company hasn't made a musical instrument instructional game... where it teaches you how to read the notes and everything... so your like actually able to play a real guitar or another instrument after getting good at it... heh