Rock Band

[Johncarllos]

No online.
No character creation.
Lots of fail.

[Neo Arcadian Hero]

Are you talking about the one for Wii?

[Johncarllos]

Yes.
Wii Rock Band is piles of suck.
Might as well get the PS2 version. They're the same darn thing.
Wii version just has 5 bonus songs.

[ASR]

Yes.

I personally am excited for Guitar Hero 4, but I doubt I'll ever get it due to the fact that it will likely be just as expensive as Rock Band and I already paid for that, plus the drum set won't be interchangeable since GH4's has one extra button on it.

[Mikero]

There's pretty much no way I'm getting another Guitar Hero or any of those things like Rock Band.

[ASR]

Exactly. I have both GH3 and Rock Band for 360, and even though GH4 looks amazing, and even though I know I'd love it, I promise you I'll never get it.

[Mikero]

I'll never buy Rock Band. Not that I'm not interested in trying it, but... meh.

[Johncarllos]

So played Rockband with a friend of mine yesterday for a few hours.
He was on drums, I was on Guitar, both on Expert, on 'Green Grass and High Tides".
Crazy song on guitar, but I never failed, and average difficulty on Drums which he 98%'d.
I only got 85% on Guitar. Hardest song in the game.

[Speed Racer]

I really want to get Rock Band. I was planning on getting it before I graduated from college, however, I rightly decided that my parents would be pissed enough after discovering that I had a 360 since September without ever telling them, so it would be in my best interests not to get it.

Now that I have my budgeting figured out, I think I'm going to save up whatever money I don't blow on entertainment (the bar, movies, and other video games) and put it towards Rock Band.

[ASR]

Wait until Guitar Hero 4. It looks to be superior and if you buy Rock Band there will be no reason to ever get the superior Guitar Hero 4.

If I could change time, that would be my plan.

[Speed Racer]

Or perhaps I could get both, seeing as I like both series.

[ASR]

My point is that I hardly have enough room to store the Rock Band equipment, and most of it won't be compatible with GH4 since the GH4 drumset has an extra button and the GH4 guitar has added doohickeys so that it even renders old GH guitars useless, though still compatible.

[Johncarllos]

Speed, do not get Rock Band, wait for GH4, it will be better in almost all ways.

In other news, everyone knows how bad the rock band drums are, But I saw a guy playing with a 3rd party drum set that was absolutely killer, like, it actually had a pedal-lever combo which THEN hit the pad.
Check it out. http://youtube.com/watch?v=cFM3gCsWAVU

[ASR]

The problem with the Rock Band drumset is that it's too loud. Everything else about it is clumsy but acceptable. I just can't stand how loud it is.

The GH4 has been reportedly very quiet and much more sturdy. Also, WIRELESS.

[Johncarllos]

SICK, but the Rock Band drums are SO sensitive that if you play them like real drums (very hard), it actually activates the drum NEXT to it. It is the #2 complaint after the bass pedals breaking.

[Mikero]

That's... incredibly off-putting.

[Vinchenz Rock]

I'm thinking of getting Rock Band but if I don't, I won't be playing multiplayer Guitar Hero-like video games until April next year.

Well, not with my friends here at least.

[Neo Arcadian Hero]

To all people who say that Rock Band Wii is fail...

No Character Creation: Big deal, it sucked on PS3 and 360, so it was basically useless
No Online: It's the Wii what did you expect?
5 Bonus Songs: Sweet, even though they are all terrible
No DLC: Whoop-de-doo, you can go to the store and buy a track pack for cheaper

Im buying it, all i got is my Wii

[ChaosVortex]

The Wii can play games online.

In case you didn't know.

[Mikero]

GH3 on Wii can go online, so it just makes sense that Rock Band should go online. It's stupid to think otherwise, when it's pretty clear they're gipping anyone who buys Rock Band for Wii.

[TheDivine]

Rock Band plays a lot nicer than the Guitar Hero games, and that makes me love it even more than the others.

Drums are awesome as hell, but I tend to stick with the guitar, just because its what I'm best at.

Five starred all the expert songs with the guitar, and currently working on Hard for the drums.

I've got all the additional download songs, and I love almost all of them.

Anyway. Rock Band is amazing. I have it for PS3, so if anyone wants to play with the guitar hero master himself, my PSN user name is Apathie.

[Johncarllos]

I played some more at a friend's house today.
I beat that "Maps" song on hard on drums. I was pleased with myself.
Also, beat Green Grass and High Tides on first time ever playing it last week.

[Neo Arcadian Hero]

The Wii can play games online.

In case you didn't know.

I know

ROCK BAND WII does not have online however but no real loss, i know like 1 other person who has a Wii and they live down my street.

[ASR]

...the whole point of online is so that you can play with people that don't live down the street from you.

[Johncarllos]

Exactly.
I'd wanna play against random people from everywhere and beat them down.

[ChaosVortex]

The Wii can play games online.

In case you didn't know.

I know

Didn't sound like it.

No Online: It's the Wii what did you expect?

And if I had any interest in the game, yeah, I'd want the same thing too. I used to love Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games but everyone else I knew hated them, so I sold my copies. Online play would make the game all the more satisfying.

[Neo Arcadian Hero]

Yeah but online limits communication.

I'd rather play with a friend than a random stranger.

Most games that didnt have Wi-fi and i enjoyed them.

And it's the wii, with all the friend codes and security and no voice chat, would you really actually use the Wi-Fi?

[NovaMan XP]

...Apparently we DO use them.

[Neo Arcadian Hero]

But its not as convenient as the XBOX 360/PS3 Wifi is it?

[NovaMan XP]

Yes, but you don't have voice communication, which can be viewed as a GOOD thing to most people.

[Neo Arcadian Hero]

This argument is going nowhere...

Im getting RB Wii on June 22nd and i dont care who says its a load of crap

[ChaosVortex]

This argument is going nowhere...

If by nowhere you mean "you're losing" then yes. Yes, it's going nowhere.

[Mikero]

Im getting RB Wii on June 22nd and i dont care who says its a load of crap

Alright then, have fun. Well actually, TRY to have fun. Just try. You could try, but you would not be successful.

[Vinchenz Rock]

I was going to get Rock Band...

But I think Guitar Hero 4 would be a much, much better purchase.

[Johncarllos]

Much.

[Mikero]

I think my new dust collector, otherwise knowns as a Guitar Hero guitar, serves only one purpose; To let me know that I'm pretty much done with OWNING any of these pattern type games again. Like I used to love DDR, and now it's one of the last games I want to play at any time. I'll TRY other ones, other Guitar Heroes, and I'll play the one I have now and then, but I don't think it's worth buying for me anymore.

[ASR]

The reminder for me is a closet full of Rock Band equipment that hasn't been touched in at least two months.

[Johncarllos]

Mail it to me.
With the 360.

[Neo Arcadian Hero]

I'm going to play When You Were Young by the Killers first

I love that song

[Johncarllos]

...
Prepare to beat it, easily. On any part.

[Neo Arcadian Hero]

Seriously? It's that easy of a song?

Well... uhhh.... How about Run to The Hills? (Shoulda been Paschendale if you ask me)

[Johncarllos]

Try Green Grass and High Tides on Guitar.
Fuuuuun.

[Neo Arcadian Hero]

Ok ill take your word for it...

Drums to me seems epic hard, because of the Bass Pedal...

Imma stick with the Fender Stratocaster

[Johncarllos]

Drums are pretty hard, but I went from easy to hard in a few hours.

[Neo Arcadian Hero]

What about expert?

[ASR]

Drums were never hard to me, but then again, I have the advantage.

[Neo Arcadian Hero]

Lemme geuss.... you play drums?

[Fatso]

Experience is a lie anyway. I can sing, and that gave me no advantage whatsoever in terms of the vocal line.

[ASR]

Yes.

But I also made a pact with the devil so that drums wouldn't be hard for me on Rock Band.

[Neo Arcadian Hero]

What did you give him?