What game are you playing thread

[Durandal]

Originally Posted by Hilarious Joke

I do worry though about how expensive its going to be, what with all the instruments.

Well, you get everything you need right out of the box. So that initial investment of US$160 gets you the game, the drums, the mike and one guitar. If you want to get a fourth person in on it, you can use your GH guitar if you have one.

I'd be more concerned about blowing $20 a week on downloadable songs.

By the way, the Arcade Fire rock.

Yes. Yes they do.

[Hilarious Joke]

Originally Posted by Durandal

Well, you get everything you need right out of the box. So that initial investment of US$160 gets you the game, the drums, the mike and one guitar. If you want to get a fourth person in on it, you can use your GH guitar if you have one.

Cool! Yeah I have a Gibson one which is pretty swish. So does the second guitar play bass or rhythm?

[CharleneHaines]

Originally Posted by Hilarious Joke

I do worry though about how expensive its going to be, what with all the instruments.

By the way, the Arcade Fire rock.

You know how they get you??? The bass does NOT come with it!!! You have to buy that seperate... Actually... it's just a plain guitar. It's interchangeable.

[Hilarious Joke]

Also, does each person in the band get points or something? Is it really hard to follow on-screen?

[CharleneHaines]

Originally Posted by Hilarious Joke

Also, does each person in the band get points or something? Is it really hard to follow on-screen?

Well, it's sort of the same concept with "GH"... But, if one player is losing, they will "get booed off", so to speak. Then, the strongest player will "bring them back" by doing well... and, (since most of the time the strongest player is the guitarist), they merely lift the neck of the guitar (like for star power on GH), and the lost player will come back.


But, at the end it will list a percentage for each player.

[Hilarious Joke]

Cool! In GH3 though either both players fail or neither does. No-one gets booed off and brought back.

[CharleneHaines]

I know... I don't like that option... imagine playing with your 3 year old second cousin, hahahaha. We get booed every time.

Now, don't get me wrong, on "Rock Band", someone has to be good to bring back the lost player. If you have 2 bad peope, one person cannot carry both. That is what is bad about it.

[Hilarious Joke]

I love the idea of switching around instruments as well. I like bands that do that actually.

[CharleneHaines]

Well, the singing is not too difficult (IF YOU KNOW THE SONG)...

The bass pedal for the drums is very tiring... make sure you have a stool to sit on when playing the drums, because it hurts the back as well.

[Hilarious Joke]

Geez how big are these drums?!

[Durandal]

Originally Posted by Hilarious Joke

Geez how big are these drums?!

Though I haven't actually played the game, I did sit behind the drum kit in a shop (I play drums in real life, and just thought I'd see how the Rock Band kit felt) and it's pretty close to "real" size. A little smaller and definitely more compact, but in the same ballpark.

[CharleneHaines]

Originally Posted by Hilarious Joke

Geez how big are these drums?!

No, no... hahahaha. The drums aren't big, but your back will get stiff sitting up straight for a long period of time.

The bass pedal tired the calf muscles after a while... that is the only problems with the drums.

[Hilarious Joke]

You play with sticks right?

[Durandal]

Originally Posted by Hilarious Joke

You play with sticks right?

Yes you do.

[CharleneHaines]

Yeah, just like a real drum set. It's pretty cool :-)