Something has always bothered me about guitar rhythm games: we’re spending all this time to pretend to play a guitar when we could actually be playing a guitar. I felt a little better when drums were thrown into the mix that was actually somewhat like playing the drums – but the guitar? It felt like a waste of effort. Not anymore.
Son of Beatles Guitarist George Harrison, Dhani, revealed that he’s working on “Rock Band 3,” and he’s going to redesign the controller so it actually teaches you to play a real guitar:
“I’m working on ‘Rock Band 3’ and making the controllers more real so people can actually learn how to play music while playing the game,” he says. “Give me a couple years, it’s going to happen.”
A new controller, bound to be incompatible with previous Rock Band games? An undoubtedly more precise and complicated gameplay system? Sounds bold. Risky. …but it’s about time somebody changed the name of the game. Rock on, Harrison.
[via Kotaku]
David
Wow, I had no idea he was in Thenewno2. I liked their free DLC track from Rock Band 2.
Mike DeSanto
The whole point of the guitar hero games, or any video game, is that you are pretending to do something that you can’t really do. I can’t guide a civilization to world dominance, or win WWII single handed, or play a real instrument. I can press a button in response to an audiovisual cue, but that’s not music.
Creating music takes something special, and I don’t have it. I’ve tried over many years and many instruments, but it has always been a lot of work for dead, mechanical results, and it has never been fun.
Rhythm games take what I can do, recreating a series of button presses, and lets me pretend to make music. They give me something that I failed to capture for years, and I can’t thank them enough for that.
I wish all the people who CAN actually make music would shut up about rhythm games. You would rather be playing a real guitar. I get it. Get off your freaking high horse and stop whining. I never hear anyone saying “Civilization is nothing like REAL global politics.”
In summary, people who play real guitars should shut up and stop being elitist prigs.
LuigiHann
A new controller could easily be backwards compatible. The bigger issue would be that older controllers (and old song tracks) might not be forwards compatible, if the new game is fundamentally different. I wouldn’t be too surprised if they manage to reach a good balance, though, where everything works with everything else but you just get a more realistic experience when using the new controller on the new game. Guess we’ll see it when we see it, though.
Eolirin
Mike, this wouldn’t take THAT aspect away actually.
You’d still be mechanically hitting buttons in sync with the notes scrolling down the screen. So it still avoids requiring you to be a musician. It’s just that the motions that you’re doing with your hands will actually map to a guitar instead of mapping only to the controller. This is not a bad thing, if it’s done right, it’s not THAT much harder than what you’ve got currently, and it’s still all down to muscle memory; it’s just now muscle memory that’s useful for other things too.
What ends up happening as a result is that even if you’re a failure of a musician, you can still enjoy it, but it also acts as a bridge where you can learn the instrument at the same time and then if you’re a capable musician, you can actually play afterward. It’s still a game, but it also becomes a learning tool at the same time. This is basically win-win.
j@]{O
is anybody else sick of hearing about rockband/guitar hero?
BlueRocks
@ j@]{O
yep. But the way the latest releases have gone, I think we will be hearing less and less.
commercial interior design
Heya i am for the first time here. I came across this board and I find It really useful & it helped me out much. I hope to give something back and help others like you aided me.
watch the conjuring online free
We stumbled over here different web address and thought I might as well check things out.
I like what I see so now i am following you. Look forward to going over your web page for a second time.
crosstrainer
Whats Going down i am new to this, I stumbled upon this I’ve found It positively useful and it has helped me out loads. I am hoping to give a contribution & assist different customers like its helped me. Great job.
Angeles
Hi there! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and tell you I really enjoy reading through your blog posts.
Can you recommend any other blogs/websites/forums that cover the same topics?
Thanks!
purificadoras de agua
Excellent post, I will be checking back regularly to look for updates.
Ernesto
Actually noo mater if someone doesn’t know then its up to other
peopole that they will assist, so here it happens.
seo midway ut
Its not my first time to pay a quick visit
this website, i am visiting this site dailly and obtain good data from here everyday.
pelerinaje la manastiri
I’ve been browsing online more than 3 hours lately, but I never found any
fascinating article like yours. It is pretty price sufficient for me.
In my view, if all web owners and bloggers
made just right content material as you probably did, the web
shall be much more helpful than ever before.
professional floor sanding
Thanks for your marvelous posting! I really enjoyed reading it, you happen to be a great author.
I will ensure that I bookmark your blog and will come
back from now on. I want to encourage that you continue your great posts, have a nice day!
fifa 14 hack tool activation code - xhacked.txt
This is my first time pay a quick visit at here and i am truly impressed to read all at alone place.
floor sanding Central London
you’re in point of fact a just right webmaster.
The web site loading speed is incredible. It sort of feels that you are doing any distinctive trick.
Furthermore, The contents are masterwork. you have done a
fantastic process in this matter!
Ellis
I go to see daily some websites and sites to read articles, but this blog provides quality based writing.
Pearlene
What a material oof un-ambiguity and preserveness of precious knoaledge concerning unnpredicted emotions.
www.emberarts.org
There are those which made him a darling of many while
others got him in trouble especially ith the authorities.
Judo is a modern self defense style thast originated in Japan in the late nineteenth
century. There is a groovy but short soundtrack
and some spraying noises to accompany your adventure.
Feel free to surf to my blog: canvas Art (http://www.emberarts.org)
seo Harpenden
May I simply just say what a comfort to discover someone that actually knows what they’re discussing on the net.
You actually undrstand how to bring a problem to light aand make it important.
A lot more people should read this and understand this side of your story.I was surprised you’re not more
popular given that you surely possess the gift.
Look into my web site: seo Harpenden
Blacc Hollywood producers
hi!,I like your writing very much! proportion we communicate extra about your article on AOL?
I need an expert in this house to solve my problem. May be that’s
you! Taking a look ahead to peer you.
round body pillow
I loved as much as you’ll receive carried out right here.
The sketch is tasteful, your authored subject matter
stylish. nonetheless, you command get got an nervousness over that you wish be delivering the following.
unwell unquestionably come further formerly again as exactly
the same nearly very often inside case you shield this hike.
Megapolis Hack
I a a été explorer pour un peu un peu pour n’importe quel high qualité les articles ou blog les postes sur ceci le de space.
Explorer dans Yahoo je finalement a trébuché sur ceci website place d’en haut|salut de , yup ce piece d’écriture
est véritablement good et j’ai appris beaucoup de choses de lui
concerning écrivant blog. thanks. d’en haut|salut de
remercie pour le favorable writeup. Il en réalité était un amusement l’explique.
regard complicated À beaucoup plus delivered agréable de vous !
However, Comment peut pouvoir nous reste en contact de thirty