Guitar Hero: Metallica Comments by Simon Parkin
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emhaslam92
14/04/09 @ 13:06
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awesome. i'm finally compelled to get the drum kit and microphones. Got GH1, GH2 and GH3 - suppose i will now need to fork out for GH4 for the kit now :(
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Kazzahdrane
14/04/09 @ 13:07
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@emhaslam92: I believe in the USA Gamestop were doing it as a pre-order bonus, not sure if any retailers over here are doing something similar.
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Too bad they didn't include rhythm guitar tracks, because THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME. Idiots. Also the multiplayer UI (and star power usage) is just as horrible as in World Tour and scores are not saved in career mode, only stars. Neversoft strikes back.
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irregularjohn
14/04/09 @ 13:38
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"starts with a recreation of a contemporary Metallica live show, showing the band's dramatic entrance with "The God, The Bad and The Ugly","
I think you will find they open with" The Ecstasy of Gold" "We don't know what it took to change the band's tinnitus-addled minds. A generous royalty offer perhaps, or maybe just the sight of their bank manager stabbing his finger furiously into some imbalanced books." This is one of those roflcopter moments......the reviewer is clearly an ass! Metallica fans add 3 to the score. |
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MrChuckles
14/04/09 @ 13:43
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Bugger, looks like i might have to get it then....
I'm gonna try and hold out to the inevitable price drop though.... (Aerosmith 12.99 for example)...Then again Aerosmith are rubbish... |
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PlugMonkey
14/04/09 @ 13:59
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"The only people who play these music based games are drunk people and emos."
Absolutely! Oh, and people who like videogames. You forgot them. Drunk people, emos and people who like videogames. Oh, and people who like singing. Obviously. Drunk people,emos, people who like videogames and people who like singing. So you were half right. Drunk emos who like videogames and singing have the most fun, I'll warrant.
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werewolf2000ad
14/04/09 @ 14:41
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"The only people who play these music based games are drunk people and emos."
Absolutely! Oh, and people who like videogames. You forgot them. Drunk people, emos and people who like videogames. Oh, and people who like singing. Obviously. Drunk people,emos, people who like videogames and people who like singing. And who have an almost fanatical devotion to the pope. I'll go back out and come in again. |
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steviepunk
14/04/09 @ 15:02
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"And yet despite the meteoric rise of rhythm-action, Metallica - those Luddite, Napster-killing metal-heads - remained not only disinterested, but positively hostile to the idea of their music being cheapened by a videogame. They blocked offers from all of the music-game makers, denying teenagers across the globe the chance to spandex up and role-play Lars Ulrich."
Didn't Metallica have tracks in GH3 ("One", I think) and Rock Band? Not to mention 3 DLC songs in Rock Band. I'm still in two minds about this game. On one hand, I love Metallica and many of the bands included in the game, on the other, I played the demo and something just didn't feel right about it :( Tho maybe I just need more practice! |
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PlugMonkey
14/04/09 @ 15:31
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"Didn't Metallica have tracks in GH3 ("One", I think) and Rock Band? Not to mention 3 DLC songs in Rock Band. "
Yes they did. They also had no tracks whatsoever in GH1 or GH2, and were incredibly sniffy and dismissive of the whole rhythm action genre and how including their music in one would cheapen and debase it beyond redemption. Or words to that effect. Their subsequent climb down on GH3, and now absolute U-turn with this, once other bands started pointing out quite how much money there was in it is worthy of at least a bit of gentle ribbing, n'est-ce pas? |
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MrChuckles
14/04/09 @ 15:38
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@Coin-op
Wait a minute... i just realised that 'Aerosmith are to good for you youngsters whos first console was a N64.' I'm in my mid 30's don't you know, my first console was an Atari 2600. Aerosmith have about 3 good songs and the rest are rubbish, whereas Metallica have about 2 good albums worth and the rest are rubbish. Much more material for a standalone version of GH imo. |
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LowEnergyCycle
14/04/09 @ 16:02
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I can't stand Metallica or Guitar Hero, so I don't even know why I'm here.
/leaves |
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@MrChuckles
Aerosmith have about 3 good songs and the rest are rubbish, whereas Metallica have about 2 good albums worth and the rest are rubbish. Much more material for a standalone version of GH imo. I like Metallica's early work as much as the next guy, but you really shouldn't judge Aerosmith's work from watching Armageddon too many times. Aerosmiths 70's stuff is up there with the best of them. Get Your Wings, Toys in the Attic and Rocks, all classics, should be in the collection of every fan of the music of that era. Then things went terribly wrong in the 90's, but that's a different story... |
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MrChuckles
14/04/09 @ 16:27
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@ David W
'I like Metallica's early work as much as the next guy, but you really shouldn't judge Aerosmith's work from watching Armageddon too many times. Aerosmiths 70's stuff is up there with the best of them. Get Your Wings, Toys in the Attic and Rocks, all classics, should be in the collection of every fan of the music of that era. Then things went terribly wrong in the 90's, but that's a different story... ' Well, tbh, i was judging them on their most famous late 80's stuff as the 90's stuff was pretty poor. Dude (Looks like a lady), Love in an Elevator and Walk this way (I prefer the Run DMC version) are classics, but the rest leave me a bit meh.... I am also a cheesy Metallica fan, i love the Black Album way above everything else and then a pretty even individual songs before and after it. |
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toythatkills
14/04/09 @ 16:33
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Christ, are we really still referring to Guitar Hero controllers as "Fisher Price?"
How about some Wii (LOL URINE) jokes too? |
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The thing that's not quite right aout the flood of Guitar and music games generally for different artists, is that regarless of how much you spend on the downloadble songs, there's no option to take them onto your iPod, phone, car stereo or even your home stereo to just listen to them.
Damn shame that these games don't double up as digital music stores. The consoles have hard drives and USB ports - nothing stopping this from being fleshed out... |
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aphexstwin
14/04/09 @ 17:36
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"denying teenagers across the globe the chance to spandex up and role-play Lars Ulrich."
you mean out-play lars ulrich...? as others have said, their first albums are much better than those released post black, they had something to say, whereas a former thrash band releasing a love song just says it all really. really, really want to here a guitar hero or rock band iron maiden announced, with 10 extra drum pads and a special 10 fingered mechanical hand to play bass with... |
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tomwhitaker
14/04/09 @ 19:29
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Got this on import and, from a guitar-only perspective, it's the best of these games since GH2, including all the Rock Band stuff. Only criticism is that the timing is still a bit loose, but given how hard it's getting towards the end, I'm not sure I mind too much.
For Whom The Bell Tolls is a BRILLIANT start and there are plenty of other highlights throughout. |
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Obiwanshinobi
14/04/09 @ 19:41
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Time for Coroner and Voivod themed games. Roll on eighties!
P.S. Oh, a videogame based on the Operation: Mindcrime could be quite... melodramatic. "Alienated young men" from back then are not that young anymore.
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I imported this from Canada and it arrived yesterday. Only really got in to Metallica in the last 6 months (Never really paid any attention to their stuff prior to this) but would be fair to say I am now a fan.....Well 1983 (Kill Em all) - 1991 (The Black Album) and Death Magnetic. The songs are awesome to play along to on the drums.
However, Rock Band 2 is a far FAR superior game and it's just a shame that all Metallica albums weren't avaliable as DLC on that. Unlocking everything early is ok, but theres no real sense of progression...you are just playing through a list of songs like the Guitar Hero's of old. 8/10 is a fair score, even if you are a massive fan of Metallica |
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