Members steve_man Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 Finally, it looks like Guitar Hero/RockBand/DJ Hero/whatever craze may be finally leveling out...well, according to this: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Video-Gamers-Have-Quit-the-minyanville-2800647782.html?x=0 This...is a good thing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aenemated Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 so now all the weirdos crying about it can shut up finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carbohydrates Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 The main reason for this drop, Pachter suggests, is the saturation of the market and customers being overwhelmed by the number of titles. No kidding! It seems that as soon as Activision/Neversoft took over the franchise, they made it their mission to immediately {censored} out as many terrible games as possible. Before Activision: 3 games in 3 yearsAfter Activision: 12 games in 3 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members w00dsy Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 i'm mixed about the guitar hero thing, i think they should just learn to play the real thing, but, it's made my son interested in the real thing and it has taught him a heap of classic old songs that he might not have heard for a long time. He's now 14 and digs some classic rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members golias Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 Guitar Hero introduced the younger generation to a lot of classic rock. I refuse to one of those people wringing my hands over the fad. It was just a game. People had fun with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FrankenTelly Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 Isn't there also a Drum Hero game coming out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members racerxwannabe Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 there'll sure never be a bass hero...nobody wants to be a bass player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members racerxwannabe Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 i hope they release hurdy gurdy hero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carbohydrates Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 there'll sure never be a bass hero...nobody wants to be a bass player In Beatles: Rock Band, the bass track for some songs is a lot more fun than the guitar track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 The market was flooded with way too many products, so it's totally oversaturated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members racerxwannabe Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carbohydrates Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 http://home.comcast.net/~jeffrey.bauer/rbcanada.jpg Hey, at least it'd have more Rush, and perhaps Arcade Fire! ...Also Nickelback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hey, at least it'd have more Rush, and perhaps Arcade Fire! ...Also Nickelback. One out of three... [rush is my favorite band] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carbohydrates Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 I dig me some Rush as well, but there ain't a damn thing wrong with Arcade Fire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rex Machete Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 Its amazing how bent out of shape people got over some video games. Well, nobody ever said musicians weren't sensitive... Also Beatles Rock Band is the best thing ever. A very fitting tribute and a damn fun game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_bleeding Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 i like rockband and guitar hero. I like rockband more though, it has more to do. But yeah, its a fun game, fun to play, actually requires some increasing skill in order to progress. But my favorite part of it was that it showed me some new music that i wasnt into before. Plus its a social game, and non-gamers enjoy it, so i can play it with my friends and girlfriend and not worry bout the srs gamer bull{censored}. People like it because its not your regular game, anybody can pick it up and learn to play. Hell, my girlfriend is better than me at it, and i'm teaching her how to play guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bopshuwadi Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 I am kind of on both sides of this. I think Guitar Hero is a good thing because it is showing us younger people some good tunes but then it is generating idiots thinking they are the greatest because they can play expert guitar hero. I guess it is inspiring lots of kids to actually play the instrument so its a good thing. In 20 years or so when famous guitarists are asked why they started playing I wouldn't be surprised if lots said they played Guitar Hero and wanted to try the real thing. Anyways, they have been making way too many Guitar Hero games lately. I just heard about this Guitar Hero 5. I dont even remember them coming out with Guitar Hero 4? Last one I played was number 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted December 31, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 Man...I thought the Beatles version was terrible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carbohydrates Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 Man...I thought the Beatles version was terrible... I thought it was fantastic. It was a very accessible entry point to the series and a very solid tribute to the band. The song selection struck a good balance of iconic hits and songs that were fun to play. Overall difficulty wasn't as high as your average GH or RB game, but the lines were varied enough to stay interesting throughout, with very few exceptions (Yellow Submarine...). The art direction was great as well, and the extras included about the band were very comprehensive and provided replay incentive. DLC coverage has been great, with the entirety of Sgt Pepper and Abbey Road available for download now. I think Rubber Soul is actually available now, too. In fact, if it weren't for Batman: Arkham Asylum, I'd call it Game of the Year for 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trotskyismyniec Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 I don't get the whole 'why don't you play real guitar' complaint. You can already throw a rock and hit someone that plays guitar, we don't any need more. We need guitarists not totally ingrained in 'guitarist culture'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carbohydrates Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 I don't get the whole 'why don't you play real guitar' complaint. You can already throw a rock and hit someone that plays guitar, we don't any need more. We need guitarists not totally ingrained in 'guitarist culture'. Well, that, and also it's a totally invalid complaint. Guitar Hero = video game, playing guitar = completely unrelated hobby. For some reason, I hear, "Why not just play real guitar?" a lot more than I hear, "Why not shoot real terrorists?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 I don't get the whole 'why don't you play real guitar' complaint. You can already throw a rock and hit someone that plays guitar, we don't any need more. We need guitarists not totally ingrained in 'guitarist culture'. Les Paul said that somehow, even with all of the millions of guitar players around, god works it out so that there is a limited supply of talent...or something like that. Obviously, I'm paraphrasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EJD Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 Guitar Hero introduced the younger generation to a lot of classic rock. I refuse to one of those people wringing my hands over the fad. It was just a game. People had fun with it. Very well said. Yes, it's a bit sad if you're on your own - but, even so, what's wrong with pretending to be a rockstar for about five minutes? A rockstar is a very desirable thing to be, and there's nothing wrong with just pretending. Yes, you get those sad douches who upload footage of them playing to YouTube, and spend loads of money on controllers and stuff. But, the vast majority of people just want a laugh, a bit of fun. I'll bet that even the most famous of real-life guitar stars air-guitar'd and tennis-racketed to their favourite tunes when they were young, and I bet you have too. And, that's just it - Guitar Hero is the tennis racket of our generation. Plus, it's showing kids what good music is about. GH5 featured Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits, for example - way back when before Guitar Hero, most kids would probably diss Dire Straits as a boring old man's band. Now, they might think the opposite. Over the time when GH was popular, I hope it has at least inspired some kids to get into music, and maybe take up an instrument... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spike Li Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 I used to not like it, but ive come around and just see it as a bit of fun. Like anything tho, some people take it waaaay too seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cale76 Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 I enjoy these games, they're alot of fun and great for parties, I think it's an excellent tool for teaching people of all ages rhythm, and it gets people into a lot of different music that they may not have discovered otherwise. These games are good things in my opinion, even if there are people that are a little overboard about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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