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Rock Band - YOUR PLASTIC TOYS USE BATTERIES? PERVERT.
Well, Rock Band 3 has been out for a while and we've never really had a proper discussion thread on any of the Rock Band games. Rock Band 3 has been out in the US since October 30th and those of you who have been following and anticipating its release have probably already gotten a chance to play it.
What are the impressions so far? How are you guys liking the addition of the keyboard? How many of you are gonna pop the $279 for the Squier Stratocaster controller? So far, I've only played the demo but I'm really loving what I'm seeing. I'll be picking this up on Thursday night. Edit: I was talking to Omagnus on Facebook and, after he noted that there's a Dire Straits song in this game (I've been straight up jonesin' to have "Sultans of Swing" in this game. It's one of my favorite songs of all time), it occurred to me that I haven't seen the set list for this game AT ALL yet. So I hunted it down. Hopefully Wikipedia isn't fucking with me. List is, of course, in alphabetical order: Frankly, I'm pretty happy with the range I'm seeing here. We have a bit more variety than the last couple of games and, fuck year, WARREN-FUCKING-ZEVON IS IN THIS GAME. I was also under the impression that Rush was going to have a song in the game disc set list but I guess I heard wrong. Jam it back in, in the dark.
Last edited by Paco; Nov 8, 2010 at 02:29 AM.
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I certainly want to pick up the nicer guitar, but I don't know at the moment.
Although, looking at the regular controller is kind of intimidating. Holy shit, that's a lot of buttons. It's definitely an expensive, but needed addition to the game. The fad had died with the sequel and this is what they needed to keep it going. Not to mention it's actually teaching you something for a change. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
I really wanted to try it first hand in the demo but the demo really only has a couple of songs to play in there. (fuck yea, Spacehog!) In any case, come Thursday we're gonna need to get some peeps on Xbox Live to play this shit. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
This sounds like a fun game, but I don't have enough people coming over on a regular basis to justify getting it, since I've heard its much better multiplayer and in the same living room with other people.
I also have to tip my hat to their shrewd business decisions regarding DLC: Because I can't believe they're getting away with selling people tracks that ONLY work in that game. Most amazing jew boots |
I picked up Rock Band 3, but without the keyboard for now. I tried it out while I was at Nutty's place and can wait on it.
The way Career mode and unlocking clothes/instruments works is a neat change from past installments. Career seems shorter, but that doesn't really matter since everything runs off of goals now.
I was speaking idiomatically. |
I preordered the keyboard+game combo. My roommate has been trying to learn keys so I figured he'd be all over that shit. I've been playing pro drums (fuck you, blue cymbal, for constantly double-hitting) while I wait for my Mustang to arrive. Once it arrives, the drums will collect dust.
I really like a lot of the changes they made to the game. For example, being able to drop in and out of songs at will, and also the ability to change difficulties between songs without having to start the entire setlist over. It was rather annoying to go through a 7 song setlist, only to fucking fail hard on the last song and have to start over in order to drop a difficulty level. What I don't like is how All Instruments Mode is implimented. This has been a topic of conversation for awhile on the rockband forums. Basically, if you have Guitar + Bass + Keys, you're forced into AIM even though you only have 3 players. They (Harmonix) did not design it to trigger if you had more than 4 players, just if you have that combo. In fact, you could do Guitar + Keys + Drums + Vox + Harmonies and it would not trigger AIM. For those of you that are curious, the Fender Squier (the actual six string guitar that will be usable on RB3) is coming out in April. Pre-orders start in January. It'll be going for $280, compared to the Mustang's price of $150 for a midi-guitar. EDIT: The DLC has been an interesting debate as well. Since the tracks from RB, RB2, L:RB, Beatles:RB, and GD:RB do not have any of the advanced things (other than pro drums, and beatles:RB having harmonies), they're not directly compatible with RB3 unless using strictly legacy instruments. Between that and the old DLC not having any of the extras (other than pro drums), a lot of people are inclined to not export the songs from the old games. Harmonix HAS said they're reviewing ways to get the legacy tracks updated with new charts, but it'd take awhile, and it isn't even 100% that they'll do it yet. What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
I've got RB3 and have enjoyed what little I've played it so far. I like a lot of the cheesy 80s songs too, which was a nice surprise. I'm liking this game's version of career mode, challenges, and goals as well. I've dabbled with pro drums (I have the Ion kit), so as I get back into the game, I expect that I will play pro drums a little more frequently. I'm still trying to get my stamina back after having barely touched RB2 in months.
I'd definitely be down for some multiplayer with some people from around here, though I'm really only decent at drums at this point. FELIPE NO I didn't say I wouldn't go fishin' with the man.
All I'm sayin' is, if he comes near me, I'll put him in the wall. |
I remember Paco getting quite upset about the commercialism of the Guitar Hero franchise about the time they did that so it'll be interesting to see if his love for Rock Band survives this transition. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Just seems like they missed an opportunity there to me. Anyway, does RB3 have multiplayer online now? Jam it back in, in the dark. |
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Even side games had online multiplayer. I don't remember Lego RB lacking it
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Nope, Lego RB didn't have online. Whoever made that decision was hopefully fired, because it was an otherwise fun game.
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I was speaking idiomatically. |
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
1) Anyone who doesn't play rock band 3 can no longer get DLC (rock band, rock band 2, L:RB, etc) because it'll contain information that the older rock bands don't understand. 2) The old DLC is not being directly updated for RB3, which means as it stands now, you have to pay for the same DLC again if you want newer instruments to work. The only thing that works with old DLC is pro-drums, because the cymbals have been charted since the beginning, just not mapped to anything prior to rock band 3. FELIPE NO |
#1 is a necessary evil of upgrading software. Companies don't support old versions of software forever, and eventually the consumer has to upgrade or be left behind. Rock Band 1 & 2 had a hood long run, but I don't have a problem with the lack of backwards compatility. In response to Omagnus' point, the Wii argument doesn't hold much water when you have games like Viva Pinata that go online for 360. If they were that concerned, it wouldn't be hard to just block the under-13 accounts from taking the game online, instead if crippling it for everyone. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Has anyone actually confirmed that new DLC doesn't work with the older games? Because all the DLC that came out for Rock Band 2 continued to work with Rock Band 1, so even though there's additional information I don't see that causing a problem. Hell a few small title updates and it definitely wouldn't be a problem.
Jam it back in, in the dark. |
I don't remember the source, but I'm pretty sure they discontinued support for rock band 2 DLC. You can still get the legacy stuff on rock band 2, but they're not developing for it anymore. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
I'm certainly happy with the tracklist on disc for RB3, though, like Paco, I wish Sultans of Swing was in here and not Guitar Hero. Sigh.
Since I don't have a keyboard yet I feel as though I'm missing out on a considerable part of the game. Does anyone here have the keyboard and enjoy it a lot? I know I won't be playing "Imagine" unless I get to do some plastic ivory twinkling. How ya doing, buddy? |
I like the keyboard. It's well made.
The real trick is that to do overdrive you have to learn to play one-handed, and while the charts definitely assume that you're playing one handed, it's a huge learning curve. The nice thing is that you can play guitar and bass parts on it, so if you end up going to a song that doesn't have keys, you're not forced to switch to a new instrument to keep playing. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
My roommate is absolutely insane over the keyboard. Its the only instrument he plays. I've only sat down with it a couple of times, and its a crazy learning curve for someone who hasn't touched a keyboard since 6th grade.
I was speaking idiomatically. |
But, yeah, all the DLC that I've bought (a lot of it) works with both Rock Band titles and a large portion of them work in LEGO Rock Band as well. I think it has something to do with lyrical content on some of the tracks and the ones that are deemed "parental guidance suggested" don't work in the LEGO version because it's a "family" game. How ya doing, buddy? |
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Harmonix being sold. The saturation and relatively quick death of this genre is neither surprising nor unexpected when you consider how quick the turnaround on these games are, especially after how poorly GH6 and RB3 have been doing, but it's none-the-less a sad thing. In before Activision buys them and makes them make COD map packs. FELIPE NO |
I dunno if RB3 has been doing poorly. I think Harmonix's low sales comes from the fact that they hadn't really released a major title in awhile. Sure, there was Green Day Rock Band and Beatles Rock Band, but they weren't major titles like RB1, RB2, etc so they were likely to sell less, since not everyone wants band specific stuff.
RB3 just came out, so it'd be interesting to see the numbers after this quarter. On a different note, I just got the Mustang and holy crap pro guitar is hard. Gonna take forever for me to get used to it. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
To be fair, I didn't even know this game was coming out until the week before it was released. And even then, I'm waiting til after Christmas to pick it up because I'm broke. Dropping $60 on a game, and then $150 or so on a new guitar controller is rough. Or $80 for the keyboard. It's kind of a big investment--especially this close to Christmas. Looks like a ton of fun, though. I can't wait.
Although, I think sales will go up slightly once it's deeper into the Christmas shopping season. Maybe. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
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