Sadly. System of a Down could be better if they'd get the hell out of 4/4 time.

Yes, more prog indeed. I'd like to see what any Dream Theater song on expert would be like. Had you not insta-failed, you'd fail at nine minutes, where you'd be too pissed to continue, because it was only 50% done.

There's easier prog than Dream Theater. King Crimson anyone?

Well yeah...I was just saying IF they had Dream Theater in there. Actually, 21st Century Schizoid man would be a really fun song to play on expert methinks (besides the noise solo)

I don't think they'd pick anything so far out of the social consiousness of music like King Crimson though (though I'd love to see it) Where I could possibly see them putting a Dream Theater song in due to current popularity, I doubt were really gonna get much more prog than YYZ on GH2. I just hope they don't put too much popular modern rock in.

I've gotten 5 stars on 15 of the songs on expert. The rest I have 4 stars besides Texas Flood, Frankenstein, Cowboys From Hell, and Bark at the Moon. Texas Flood I can never get that high of a multiplier on as I'll keep missing notes. Just getting through the solos on the others is mostly hindering me from doing much other than just passing them.

Oy. I totally suck at anything using all five buttons. At leat partly because I've trained my fingers that blue is ALWAYS my pinky, so when i position shift, sometimes I find myself hitting the orange one instead of blue. It's awful.

When I first started playing on medium, I tried that too, to not position shift at all and always stay i-m-r-p was g-r-y-b, but it didn't really work out that well once I moved to hard (I tried to move my pinky out to orange and then quickly move back, but it didn't really work). Even in that configuration, having to hit a red-blue chord with your middle finger and pinky is kind of awkward. I move as the song dictates really, using MOSTLY three fingers unless there is alot of green to orange or blue or consecutive green yellow red blue, or anything like that. Actually, I find that the little indicator on yellow helps alot to place yourself. But after awhile I can go back to the other notes from any note from just being used to the aritmatic distance between the "frets", sorta like real guitar.

I was at my friend's house yesterday and played BaTM on Expert, and I failed at 99%, it was pretty lol. Not only was it 99%, it was the LAST NOTE. I missed the last note and that failed me. I really wish I had video of it though, I don't think that's ever going to happen again. If I hadn't already beaten the song though, I think I'd be pretty pissed.

I guess I just need to continue working on "FraKtured" in real life so I can get better at fake guitar.



I'm getting there.

I am LOVING this game. Awesome awesome awesome!

I am having one problem. Since I've had to use my pinky, my wrist has been getting extremely sore after an extended session (I lose track of time, so I can't give a specific amount of time). I'm wondering if this is a natural progression and will eventually go away or whether I'm genuinely doing damage to myself. It goes away maybe 10 or 15 minutes afterward.

Hard mode...sometime I'll be very good

And your music does not have to leave common time to be interesting, pup. System of a Down is one of the few bands that deviate from the formula, anyway. Take a look at question!

Blast! It's a blast, fellows! Welcome back GFF!

I know when I first started playing (and I don't play a guitar), my wrist would get quite sore after an hour or so of playing. I would play a bit past that, to build up my tolerance some, and now I can play for 6 or 7 hours without feeling anything.

Heh, still have 3 songs to go on expert...maybe someday. I can't wait for the second one though, and am expecting some great music on it. Hopefully some Metallica and GnR makes its presence known in the game.

When is this even coming out? It should have Mars Volta in it.....

I've now figured out a song that NEEDS to be in there:

"Thunderstruck" by AC/DC. I don't even like AC/DC, but I'll be damned if that intro wouldn't be nice and fun.

Guitar Hero needs more prog, yeah, but not only Metal prog like DT... i love DT guys! but what about Rush? also... has anyone here knows Spiral Architect? they are really awesome, Insect is perfect for GH.

By the way... its seems that Kyle Rechsteiner (of Red Octane) announced a new GH game and ISNT GH2... ¿Guitar Hero G.H.O.UL.?

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/721/721965p1.html

The three newly-announced tracks are covers of Stone Temple Pilots' "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart, Anthrax's "Madhouse" and Motley Crue's "Shout at the Devil".

Damn, I was hoping that Motley Crue would get Live Wire or Kickstart My Heart rather than Shout at the Devil. Oh well, at least Motley is in there. I just hope that Metallica makes an appearance. *crosses fingers*

I'm very pleased to hear that there will be a practice mode in Guitar Hero 2!!

:biggrin:

i can't say much since i don't own the game, but once i found out my friend had it and he let my take a run at one of my favorite boston songs, i fell in love with the game and can't fight the struggle to not get a ps2 just to play it...i'm also excited to hear the new tracks and can't wait to play it

Haha, you're not the only one to feel that way about the track.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/41/4

Best band name ever:

"Won to Free Four"

A couple GH clones for people who don't have the privilege of owning a copy of the game:

Game: Guitar Hero PC Clone (player)/Freetar Hero (editor)
Songs: http://www.antonstruyk.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=8

Game: Frets on Fire
Songs: http://frets.freenerd.org

Freetar has more features at the moment (e.g. HO/PO's) and supports MP3 (Frets on Fire is OGG only), but FoF supports guitar/background tracks and has an editor that is far more intuitive and easy to use. I've already completed a track of my own, in fact. ;)

Enjoy!

I vote that Guitar Hero be busted out at the next GFF meet.

I am very happy now. Guitar Hero II will feature Guns 'N' Roses - Sweet Child of Mine. That'll be such a great song to play. Now all we need is some Metallica and it'll be complete... ;)

This game is such pure genius.

What would be incredible would be if they somehow developed a way for you to upload your own music and dynamically create the combination of buttons you'd need to press. It's very unlikely, but just thinking about it makes me salivate.

I think Freetar Hero will probably be at that point after a few more beta tests. :)

Kinda like the "Remix" Mode in Frequency and Amplitude?

A big chunk of the final songs has been revealed-


Nirvana; "Heart-Shaped Box"
Primus (original recording); "John the Fisherman"
Stone Temple Pilots; "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
Anthrax; "Madhouse
Motley Crue; "Shout at the Devil"
The Police; "Message in a Bottle"
The Pretenders; Tattooed Love Boys
Spinal Tap; "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight
Heart; "Crazy on You"
Allman Brothers Band; "Jessica"
Lynyrd Skynrd; "Freebird"
Avenged Sevenfold; "Beast and the Harlot"
Dick Dale; "Misirlou"
Lamb of God; "Laid to Rest"
Alice in Chains; "Them Bones"
Reverend Horton Heat; "Psychobilly Freakout"
Black Sabbath; "War Pigs"
KISS; "Strutter"
Butthole Surfers; "Who Was in My Room Last Night?"
Van Halen; "You Really Got Me"
Guns N' Roses; "Sweet Child O'Mine
The Rolling Stones; "Can You Hear Me Knocking?"
Rush; "YYZ"

Fucking FREEBIRD!!!!!! That's the ONLY song I wanted to play when the first one came out, I'm so glad it's in here now.