Guitar Hero

ObeyGiant

According to Play, this isn't supposed to be out for another week or so. But Smyths are selling it for EUR75. Picked up my copy today!

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sound_wave

wellllll thats my study for my exams screwed!

jonnybadd

Which Smyths?

i_am_dogboy

I just got to play it this weekend, absolutely fantastic, can you buy a second guitar in smyths?

ObeyGiant

Jonnybadd: The one up by Jervis. I couldn't tell you if the other brances are doing the same.

i_am_dogboy: I don't think so, I only saw that they had the guitar-and-game pack, but I could be wrong.

i_am_dogboy

Gah, looks like i might have to pick up a second copy of the game to play multi player...

Mr E

FYI, I checked Smyths in Limerick (Henry St.) and they never even heard of the game (and the guy there couldn't find it on the computer).

I thought it was an April Fool from Obey, thats why I didn't post.

ObeyGiant

TmB: That's why I wrote about it in my blog - with photographic evidence!

quon

I preordered on of these from Game in Dawson St. aaages ago. I think I was No. 2 on the list.


Then I went and preordered one from play.com aswell


and I've a few more games and DVDs ordered due out this week.

Just as I clear me credit card. This game had better live up to the hype!

Mr E

Its not in Smyths on Childers Road either.
The guy there says that if they did break the release date, someone in Jervis St. is going be crucified.....

i_am_dogboy

It's in jervis street smyths, but there definitely are no guitars on their own. Not in gamestop on henry street either, so we can safely assume it's not available outside that one smyths toys.

Dont be at yourself

You probably wont get your hands on standalone guitars for months - the reason for the scarcity of stock is because they can't manufacture guitars quick enough, something to do with Sony having very stringent rules regarding the quality of peripherals.

jonnybadd

Drat, Jervis have taken them off the shelves. I'll have to wait till Friday so.

[CrimsonGhost]

Tell someone in Jervis if they don't sell you one, you'll report them for selling some before the release date and they'll be lumped with a horrendous fine.

CiDeRmAn

I managed to snaffle an early copy too, wow, this thing is nuts!
I get a really nice Frequency/Beatmania buzz from it, and a hint of Donkey Konga thrown on for good measure.
Only problem, the skull and cross bones in the sticker set is a bit lame, not bad as the only complaint!
Its not due out til the weekend, Gamestop should have 10/20 per shop, intially anyway, 79.99 a head, just go in and stick a deposit down, reckon this one will be hard to find in years to come.
Wonder when the Irish Country and Western edition will be out? "YOU TOO CAN BE HUGO DUNCAN/A MEMBER OF DANIEL O'DONNELLS BACKING BAND" My Gods, it would seel itself!

Retr0gamer

Was in for the xtra vision sale in the local shop and they had finally started selling them. Picked up my copy and will be jamming away on it soon. Only 74.99 in xtravision as opposed to gamestop.

Patricide

Wait a miniute, what the hell guitars and video games???????can someone exaplain the ins and outs of this game, i play guitar and this seems promising

RobertFoster

Patricide wrote:

Wait a miniute, what the hell guitars and video games???????can someone exaplain the ins and outs of this game, i play guitar and this seems promising

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero

Patricide

I like the sound of it, would have to play it before i made up me mind though

Retr0gamer

Loving it so far. Don't know if I'll be able to hack the higher difficulty levels. I'm really clumsy with it. Anyone else getting tunnel vision from concentrating so much. The loading screens look like they are warping after playing

Love the sticker set for customising your guitar.

evad_lhorg

man im so bitchin at guitar this one should be a breeze

Dont be at yourself

Over here they've got Guitar Freaks, part of the Beatmania series, in the arcades and it's the most fun you can have with your clothes on, makes me tempted to go out and buy a PS2 just to play it.

What's the song line-up like for Guitar Hero?

RobertFoster

1. Opening Licks

• I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
• I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
• Thunder Kiss 65 - White Zombie
• Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
• Infected - Bad Religion

2. Axe-Grinders

• Iron Man - Black Sabbath
• More Than a Feeling - Boston
• You Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
• Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
• Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top

3. Thrash And Burn

• Killer Queen - Queen
• Hey You - The Exies
• Stellar - Incubus
• Heart Full of Black - Burning Brides
• Symphony Of Destruction - Megadeth

4. Return of the Shred

• Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
• Fat Lip - Sum 41
• Cochise - Audioslave
• Take It Off - The Donnas
• Unsung - Helmet

5. Fret-Burners

• Spanish Castle Magic - Jimi Hendrix
• Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age
• Ace Of Spades - Motörhead
• Crossroads - Cream

6. Face-Melters

• Godzilla - Blue Öyster Cult
• Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group
• Cowboys From Hell - Pantera
• Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne

Bonus Tracks

• Fire It Up - Black Label Society
• Cheat on the Church - Graveyard BBQ
• Caveman Rejoice - The Bags
• Eureka I've Found Love - The Upper Crust
• All of This - Shaimus
• Behind The Mask - Anarchy Club
• The Breaking Wheel - Artillery
• Callout - The Acro-brats
• Decontrol - Drist
• Even Rats - The Slip
• Farewell Myth - Made in Mexico
• Fly On The Wall - Din
• Get Ready 2 Rokk - Freezepop
• Guitar Hero - Monkey Steals the Peach
• Hey - Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives
• Sail Your Ship By - Count Zero
• Story of My Love - The Model Sons

ObeyGiant

It takes time, but once you master hammer-ons and pull-offs the more difficult levels become a lot easier. Halfway through 'medium', I thought I'd give "I wanna be sedated" a go on 'Expert'. Y'know.. to see what it was like. I didn't even get to the first verse before getting booed off stage. Now I've finished medium, am halfway through difficult and went back to the same song on 'expert' and finished it! Hooray!

Oh, and my baby finger is really strong now. It used to be like a little cripple-finger, but now it's kicking my other fingers' asses.

And yeah, I get that weird vision thing as well. My eyes are so used to seeing things scroll towards me, when I see a static screen I think it's moving up. But I guess that's why they tell you to take breaks every now and then

Mr E

I cancelled my order online, and got it for 67.50 in Smyths (with a loyalty card). Can't wait to play it tonight....

i_am_dogboy

Am I the only person to get a second copy of the game just for the multi player? I checked online the other night and I wouldn't have saved much by importing one so I just pre ordered 2 copies. Has anyone even gotten to try the multi player? I was playing last weekend with a friend who imported and I was probably the best drunken idiot game I've every played, if not it's a close second to super monkey ball.

quon

nope, you're not i_am_dogboy!

I've 2 on the way to me. Guts of €150. Console didn't even cost me that much!

Sarky

I love the advice between loading. "Always keep an empty bottle in the van. You'll see."

evad_lhorg

damn this game is fun. girlfriend is on her way up to play too. wont be goin out tonight anyway:D a lot harder than i expected but hey i accept a challenge.

Mr E

Breezed through easy without having to retry any songs.
Medium is trickier... I need to work on my pinkie finger!

evad_lhorg

jesus christ no one knows on medium is tough

jonnybadd

Finally got to play this after looking at it all day in work, absolutly superb game. I play guitar myself and thought it would be a breeze to play but it is quite challenging which is awesome. Can't wait to get the lads round for a few drunken games!

Sarky

I've been playing against some friends for the last 5 hours. Fabulous stuff, it's perfect for parties and gatherings. Superb song list.

"They don't really want you to play 'Freebird'. They're just heckling you."

Mr E

So now that this has been out for a few weeks, how are people finding it?
Bored, or still playing every night? Any favourite songs?

I'm half way though the Hard skill level (struggling with the 5th button!). Its insanely hard in places...

Favourite Licensed Track: Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
Favourite Non-Licensed Track: Even Rats (The Slip)

I still can't finish Bark At The Moon on Medium....

Guitar Hero 2 was officially announced this week, with 50 tracks in it altogether. They have a bigger budget, so they can get bigger name licensed tracks. Each song will have 2 streams (either Lead+Rhythm, or Lead+Bass), and there will be co-op play (as well as competitive play). Out in November in the US (same time as last years release), so out here by next April again, hopefully.

corblimey

I see Harvey Norman (the Cork one anyway) has a shedload of them for anyone interested.

Go Harvey go, etc.

krudler

does anyone else find it gets boring playing on easy and medium after a while? hard at least youre playing close to every note not every 4th or 5th one like on easy,try cowboys from hell on hard its a great laugh except for the hammer on and pulloff nightmare in the middle section

Sarky

I'm happy with a 4star minimum rating on medium. I'm finding hard reasonably tough going, at least until I get an idea of the new patterns. Even then, my hand muscles often quit before the end of the song (especially towards the end of Bark At The Moon...) Easy has little charm for me anymore, but that's the way of things. when you start getting the hang of something, taking the easy way out isn't as satisfying. You must admit there's a pretty nice sense of achievement once you nail a particular passage on a higher setting...

Oh, and because I haven't seen it referenced yet, http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20060419

Scratch Acid

Including Frankenstein in this game was a masterstroke.

krudler

yeah playing take me out and getting a 97% rating on hard has been my personal achievment so far,havent been able to do it since though just scraping 90s all the time

jonnybadd

Still playing regularly enough, about half way through Expert. I'm stuck on Cochise at the minute, the soloish section after the first chorus is causing me no end of trouble.

projectmayhem

should be pointed out the next guitar hero title will have bass!

also, the ps3 version (yes, they're thinking that far ahead) will possibly sync up to sony's itunes thing (sony "connect" i think) where you can just download tracks and play them in guitar hero

BlitzKrieg

love this game...but i find crossroads to be most difficult song in it at any difficulty?!?!?!?!?!

its the only one i cant do on medium and i dread what it will be like on medium.


2 player is a blast with the alternating the verses and tunes...lots of fun.

Stoichkov

I just can't get past crossroads on expert. I have it under control but it just gets messy and falls apart.

Has anyone tried the cheat code to get the extra track Trippolette?

It makes expert crossroads look like a walk in the park.

Check out the madness of it: Trippolette

Roar

Stoichkov wrote:

Check out the madness of it: Trippolette

jesus.. you'd need 12 fingers on your left hand to play that..

played it in smiths the other day and really enjoyed it, the 75 price tag is putting me off though..

RobertFoster

I got it from SendIt for about €65 with free shipping, if that's more appealing

Mr E

Partial Track List for GH2 (to be shown at E3 next week):

Black Sabbath's "War Pigs"
Butthole Surfers' "Who Was in My Room Last Night?"
KISS' "Strutter"
Rush's "YYZ"
Reverend Horton Heat's "Psychobilly Freakout"
Van Halen's "You Really Got Me"

Apart from Van Halen, can't say I'm familiar with any of those tracks.
Full article on Eurogamer

Sarky

War Pigs = winnar!

And if they should include some KISS makeup with the finished game, it cannot POSSIBLY fail.

K.O.Kiki

I might just wait until GH2 to buy it, then.
That's what you get for announcing the sequel so early!

Oh, and where the f**k is Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb"? (apart from "in licensing-lala-land")