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Guitar Hero Guys: Not Everyone Wants to Rock out With Rock Band

Red Octane's president explains that Rock Band "requires more instruments, more people… might be too complex for the mass market."

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resistance100 - 788 days 9 hours ago

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1.1 - really?

The overall price of Rock Band has put me off it, but i love guitar hero games ^_^

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Adamalicious - 788 days 1 hour ago

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The Rock Band Bundle costs about the same as GH3 with an extra guitar for 360 or PS3, but 3 people can play right out of the box.

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Awesomeo3000 - 788 days 9 hours ago

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play a real instrument its a much better

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vaan - 788 days 7 hours ago

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2.1 - I play classical guitar and steel string. (20 Years)

Still doesn't not take away from how great Guitar Hero III is. I'm loving it. It's great fun, and IMO it has a way better track list than Rock Band.
I'm sure Rock Band will be fun, but I agree that it's more complex trying to get 3 peeps at your house and having tons of peripherals about.
Having said that, the GH3 les paul is compatible with Rock Band, so if I ever want to play it (guitar parts) I can.
Try Raining Blood on Expert!

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Mikey_Gee - 788 days 3 hours ago

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2.2 - ^^ I agree

I have been playing guitar for over 22 years and doing gigs for a good 15 of those.

I still love GH ...

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Kareem - 788 days 6 hours ago

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I will wait until next year, when RockBand peripherals can be bought separately.

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Mallow - 788 days 4 hours ago

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"might be too complex for the mass market."

Indeed, might be too complex if the mass market is a bunch of 6 year olds. It isn't, so, there you go.

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jackdoe - 788 days 3 hours ago

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Maybe not everyone, but probably more people than the people that want to rock with Guitar Hero.

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Adamalicious - 788 days 1 hour ago

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Yeah, you guys don' sound scared at all (Red Octane).

The most fun I have with Guitar Hero is when we throw Guitar Hero parties - Rock Band would actually be better for a party because you have more instrument choices, it will get more people involved.

Also, I've been playing a ton of GH3 this week and am well more than half finished with it - so I can say this: It's pretty much Guitar Hero 2 with a new coat of paint. This isn't to say that it isn't great - it's probably the best GH yet, but pretty much all of the new features are lame - namely Battle Mode/Boss Battles. The only real improvement is the Co-op Career mode. Set List is great, it's still a must buy, but not much of a jump from GH2.

Now Rock Band on the other hand - looking at all that game has to offer, if the gameplay is as tight as GH (and it will be - it's Harmonix) it looks like a true evolution of what made us love Guitar Hero in the first place - they are taking it to the next level and I can't wait to get it.

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vaan - 788 days ago

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6.1 - yeah but it's six thousand dollars.

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