nixpayn
10-25-2008, 01:36 AM
i went over a few set lists tonight to get a feel for it to see how i liked the drumming compared to RB1/2.
this is like the 4th time ive got to try Gh4 now, but this is the first time on a big screen without a bazillion people around.
i have to say - the track list isnt bad.
however - i play drums, hardly touch the guitar anymore.
that said - i dont like the round notes for drums. when you're watching a few notes ahead to see whats coming, its hard to tell where your off beats are because there are no edges on the notes to line up. this was really frustrating. maybe after more play it will get better but 90% of the screw ups i had were because of this. maybe it was because of the bigger screen? i dunno - also the chart seemed to have notes spaced out way farther than RB. didnt seem overly fast, but i had to ignore the note chart to keep timing on the hihat and just listen to the song because the spacing just felt weird.
characters. the customization initially is better than what rockband has for sure. you've got the mass effect level of face customization - or oblivion if you like - and you can do some weird stuff. my dude has big ears that stick straight out, green skin, a devil lock, and completely white eyes. yes i made a zombie drummer in homage to The Misfits. and they look a helluva lot better than the freak-fest that was guitar hero 3.
the venues are also better than rockband i think. they look nicer, theres a bigger variety in the looks and feels (so far) and theres a bunch of fun little nooks and crannies to each one.
pausing - its got the count down if you have to pause and resume. nice feature. glad its there.
entering your band name , player name sucks. they shoulda used the blade keyboard like everyone else. it was like going back to the arcade days and pressing up and down and missing the letters i wanted. as a result my band name is 4 letters long because i got sick of searching, same with my character name.
is the drum kit worth it? personally i dont care for it. i'd pick up the disc, use the rock band guitar and get the Ion kit when it comes out in canada - lucky americans with yer 299 price tag, its gonna be like $400 here. if you love the drums, want a kit to mess with (theres some PC drum brains in the works that are coming along nicely - or you can shell out for the actual brain), i'd go that route. its just a better setup, and you can customize it a lot more. it felt to me like one of those cheap electronic kits where the pads are all in a fixed board / table setup. is it better than the rockband kit? i guess so, and deploying star power in GH4 with the RB kit is a little weird, but whatever.
that said - if i can get used to the note charts for drums - it'll be a solid game. i prefer rockband - less bells and whistles and its just quicker to get to the songs you want, theres a ton of DLC - and of course - its all compatible. gh shoulda let you do a download like RB. silly rabbits. its worth picking up the disc for sure. the kit? eh, whatever, if you can spring for it and have no intention of getting the ion kit, then why not.
this is like the 4th time ive got to try Gh4 now, but this is the first time on a big screen without a bazillion people around.
i have to say - the track list isnt bad.
however - i play drums, hardly touch the guitar anymore.
that said - i dont like the round notes for drums. when you're watching a few notes ahead to see whats coming, its hard to tell where your off beats are because there are no edges on the notes to line up. this was really frustrating. maybe after more play it will get better but 90% of the screw ups i had were because of this. maybe it was because of the bigger screen? i dunno - also the chart seemed to have notes spaced out way farther than RB. didnt seem overly fast, but i had to ignore the note chart to keep timing on the hihat and just listen to the song because the spacing just felt weird.
characters. the customization initially is better than what rockband has for sure. you've got the mass effect level of face customization - or oblivion if you like - and you can do some weird stuff. my dude has big ears that stick straight out, green skin, a devil lock, and completely white eyes. yes i made a zombie drummer in homage to The Misfits. and they look a helluva lot better than the freak-fest that was guitar hero 3.
the venues are also better than rockband i think. they look nicer, theres a bigger variety in the looks and feels (so far) and theres a bunch of fun little nooks and crannies to each one.
pausing - its got the count down if you have to pause and resume. nice feature. glad its there.
entering your band name , player name sucks. they shoulda used the blade keyboard like everyone else. it was like going back to the arcade days and pressing up and down and missing the letters i wanted. as a result my band name is 4 letters long because i got sick of searching, same with my character name.
is the drum kit worth it? personally i dont care for it. i'd pick up the disc, use the rock band guitar and get the Ion kit when it comes out in canada - lucky americans with yer 299 price tag, its gonna be like $400 here. if you love the drums, want a kit to mess with (theres some PC drum brains in the works that are coming along nicely - or you can shell out for the actual brain), i'd go that route. its just a better setup, and you can customize it a lot more. it felt to me like one of those cheap electronic kits where the pads are all in a fixed board / table setup. is it better than the rockband kit? i guess so, and deploying star power in GH4 with the RB kit is a little weird, but whatever.
that said - if i can get used to the note charts for drums - it'll be a solid game. i prefer rockband - less bells and whistles and its just quicker to get to the songs you want, theres a ton of DLC - and of course - its all compatible. gh shoulda let you do a download like RB. silly rabbits. its worth picking up the disc for sure. the kit? eh, whatever, if you can spring for it and have no intention of getting the ion kit, then why not.