Ever wondered why Rock Band deserves to be played loud and proud?
Mute the sound, and you’ll quickly find out:
Reality ain’t pretty. But then it rarely is.
All the more reason to crank the sound to enhance the fantasy — turn it up, man!
Most gamers know by now that Guitar Hero III is far more difficult than Rock Band on guitar. I’ve played all these fake plastic rock games extensively, and here’s my rough estimation of the relative guitar difficulties in each one:
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There’s been a massive inflation in Guitar Hero skill levels over time!
If you mastered Guitar Hero [...]
One of the neat features of Xbox 360 games is achievements — you get a certain number of “gamerpoints” and a special icon attached to your account when you do specific things in the game. I’ll admit I didn’t understand the appeal, until I bought an Xbox 360 myself earlier this year. I was surprised [...]
One of the few things Rock Band gets wrong is the complete lack of information on per-instrument difficulty levels. A song’s difficulty tier is a composite of the individual Drum, Vocal, Guitar, and Bass instrument difficulties — but there’s no way to see what those are! It’s all too common to get surprised by a [...]
