Rock Band - Impressions...

TCrouch · Post by **TCrouch** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:13 pm

If you're playing the guitar on pro mode, you're not going to be watching those things on screen much, I guarantee it. The muscle memory required to hit those things will translate to muscle memory for notes pretty soon, and you may look at it once in a while, but you'll start to remember what note is where and start fretting them like a normal guitar.

I don't think it's designed to really look at it and hit like the standard RB game. Looking at that, you'd have to understand music theory and scales and crap to start going that fast up and down the fretboard.

Not really sure how they'd handle chords, but I'm intrigued to say the least.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:04 pm

Was playing RB2 during my lunch break and got 98% through "The Camera Eye" on expert drums before failing on the final series of fast snare hits.

I really like the rating affecting random lists. I'll never have to play Rob-the-Prez-o-Dent again.

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:52 pm

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:05 am

So here's the Squier:

(Video at link)

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock ... tual-guit/

Harmonix pretty much sold us on it with one pretty badass trick: the ability to simultaneously play Rock Band 3 on Pro Expert and rock the same tune through an amplifier. Bonus: in the presentation we saw, extra notes and added fills didn't seem to affect score. So, that just about turns the uncanny valley of plastic peripherals on its head.

Assuming the thing actually works and I don't have to take out a second mortgage to get it, THIS is what I want.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:24 am

That is pretty awesome. And if I am interpreting this correctly, it looks like you can use easier difficulty levels on pro mode, so you can select easy but still hit the real strings to get used to playing a guitar.

I wonder if they'll have a free play mode for all the instruments, like they do now with drums?

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:28 am

OMG that's cool!

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:31 am

Brando70 wrote:That is pretty awesome. And if I am interpreting this correctly, it looks like you can use easier difficulty levels on pro mode, so you can select easy but still hit the real strings to get used to playing a guitar.

I wonder if they'll have a free play mode for all the instruments, like they do now with drums?

Yeah, that's right, there are various difficulties you can access on Pro mode. There's an interview here:

http://rockbandaide.com/5717/pro-guitar ... se-videos/

where a Harmonix dude talks about the various levels of Pro (among other things). Says easy Pro is actually pretty easy to get into. He's holding that odd button-guitar, though.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:58 am

Very cool piece of equipment, but I'm sure that'll run a few hundred dollars. Not that it's a bad deal, but not worth it unless you really want to learn guitar, which I'm not sure I'm willing to commit to.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:54 pm

My 7 year old daughter told me last week she wants to learn how to play guitar and piano. I'm wondering if this will do the trick or not.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:31 pm

Very cool. Too bad I'd have to buy a whole new electric guitar for this instead of having something I can plug the one I have into. It shouldn't be too much money as that model is a tier below the actual Stratocaster. My guess is it will come in around $200. But you never know they could go as high as $400.

TCrouch · Post by **TCrouch** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:45 pm

But will they have right and left handed versions...I'd end up having to buy 2 if they do, since I couldn't play a normal one and the rest of my family couldn't play my lefty one.

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:19 am

Nice to see some Ozzy finally made it into Rock Band. No More Tears ended my dry spell of 2 months without any new DLC. The bonus was also finding Mechanical Love by In This Moment on RBN for the PS3.

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:03 pm

Figures that the Def Leppard collectible washburn guitar that I have stored away doesn't have midi on it, was hoping to be able to use it for RB3.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 6:24 pm

vader29 wrote:Figures that the Def Leppard collectible washburn guitar that I have stored away doesn't have midi on it, was hoping to be able to use it for RB3.

Will any midi guitar work? I think they have extra tech in RB3 guitar beyond midi to tell the xbox what buttons you are hitting.

This is pretty impressive though;

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:41 pm

Naples39 wrote:
Will any midi guitar work? I think they have extra tech in RB3 guitar beyond midi to tell the xbox what buttons you are hitting.

The $40 adapter from Madcatz is supposed to allow any MIDI guitar, keyboard or drumset to work with the game.

http://nukezilla.com/2010/06/17/e3-10-r ... struments/

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:37 pm

vader29 wrote:
Naples39 wrote:
Will any midi guitar work? I think they have extra tech in RB3 guitar beyond midi to tell the xbox what buttons you are hitting.
The $40 adapter from Madcatz is supposed to allow any MIDI guitar, keyboard or drumset to work with the game.

http://nukezilla.com/2010/06/17/e3-10-r ... struments/

Ah, okay.

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:42 am

CCR 12 pack coming this week:

Available on Xbox 360®, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (July 6):

“Bad Moon Rising” +
“Born on the Bayou” +
“Down on the Corner” +
“Fortunate Son (Original Version)” +
“Green River” +
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” +
“Lookin’ Out My Back Door” +
“Proud Mary” +
“Run Through the Jungle”
“Travelin’ Band” +
“Up Around the Bend” +
“Who’ll Stop the Rain” +

(All tracks are original master recordings)
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 system July 7)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Creedence Clearwater Revival Pack 01” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Songs marked with “+” will also be available in the family-friendly LEGO® Rock Band Music Store.

Price:
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per track
$19.99, £9.99 UK, €14.99 EU (1600 Microsoft Points) for Creedence Clearwater Revival Pack 01
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track