Guitar Hero World Tour Comments by Tom Bramwell

Still haven't got any GH or even RB. Everything is just so confusing!

First post? How quaint

9 not bad but think I will stick with Rock band.

So as good as LBP then?

or as good as saints row 2? lmao

Holy mackerel!

I'm still not going to get it. I find it scary because it has the potential to render real guitar playing obsolete.

Not really, but I still have an instinctive dislike for the entire Guitar Hero series.

You can talk all you want about how RB and GH differ, but at the end of the day it's either fun to be hitting buttons to the music or it isn't. Turns out in this sense they're pretty much identical whichever way you slice it, and best music selection = best game. I really don't think anyone can pretend to be as content with this over the seemingly limitless amount of music coming (and already being in) RB's way.

I say this as a disenheartened believer in GH as a purer more hardcore "guitar" experience, but now that they seem intent on competing on RB's terms with the whole instrument set they're really exposing themselves for what they are; The weaker list of songs.

With RB2 content already downloadable and playable with pal RB discs, importing some RB2 drums and buying a few new albums seems like the better alternative.

I'm baffled at the apparent lack of understanding this outcome on the devs' part.

Basically because joe average isn't going to check compatibility, or tracklists too cloesly and just go 'oh yeah it's that game you can try and be in a band with others that everyones talking about - let's get it for the kids/myself'

win win. They beat out RB2 = more of a win than you may think. Seeing that Rock Band 1 is barely even out in say... Australia... there could be some strange sales numbers going on around these titles.

Are they releasing a drum + game kit? I got GH III last xmas, and paying about the same for the GH:WT but with a drum kit instead makes perfect sense - but all I;ve seen so far is the really, really expernsive full pack.

I am a Rock Band man, but the lack of an RB2 release date is driving me to buy this one. The setlist is a little lacking here though :S

good review i'll be picking this up as soon as it's out and buy the rock band 2 disc whenever that comes around

so when do we get an official GHWT release date?

I bought RB when it came out and had tons of fun with it. I sold it to a friend last week because I also want RB2 with the newer instruments but no sense in having two drumsets and four guitars (have GH2 and GH3 as well).

GH WT looks great but I will wait for RB2 - Both guitars I got with GH2 and GH3 had defects while the RB stuff was excellent. I might pick GH WT up later though.

I wonder if there's any way to access my GH3 DLC in this game...

Scores a meagre 7.8 on IGN:
IGN Xbox 360 review

Wii version scores an 8.8, though. The online stuff is being praised:
IGN Wii review

"Still haven't got any GH or even RB. Everything is just so confusing!"

You are missing out.

Hmm, review almost read like an 8. But I guess, considering the high standards set by both games, EG have to split hairs.

Why is Rock Band 2 taking so long to come out here? My impression is tha the download store for Rock Band is much better than Guitar Heroes. In which, case, do what EG suggest: pick this up, finish it, buy the Rock Band 2 disc.

I guess it remains to be seen how interested people are in buying a second lot of instruments. Personally I won't be buying any more unless the original RB kit gets sold on ebay or something.

Heh! I knew this would be good. :)) £150 quid though.... :/ I've got enough to keep me going till this drops in price.

More mentions of Rock Band than a Rock Band review

GH III on PS3 at least, didn't even support online play with friends. Hopefully they have sorted it out this time around.

I have pre-ordered this (full band kit) and taken the 14/11 off, this and COD WaW in the same day, should be a good session......

as this supports the Rock Band instruments I'll get the game and use those. Its good that the drum kit works on this coz I didn't wanna get another

I didn't buy Rockband. But I badly want one of these games and the drums.

Think I'll wait for RB2 though as GHWT just cannot compete with the number of songs available for RB2 and new song packs being released every week. (I take it RB2 is getting a PS3 release?)

Music games are all about the songs, and in this regard RB spanks GH.

Edit,

Ah yeah never thought about using these instruments with RB. I don't really want the other instruments though and I think you can buy the RB instruments separately. Just want the drums!

Basically the games seem like they'll be pretty similar - the biggest difference is the amount of downloadable content - and guitar hero has been woeful at that compared to rock band - is that going to change at all?

Anyone know if that premium drum kit is available over here...

Edit
they are

They are. Little expensive though. Wonder if they can be used with other drum software on pc.

The lack of a UK release date yet again for a Rock Band game is astounding to me - why would they do that again?
Despite preferring RB as a game – and the sequel has the edge on song list over GH IV – I hope that kind of arrogance to punished with GH pulling in a large user base.

I bet it's shit.

Count me in with the "confused" crowd. It is a lot of money to spend, and I'm scared to spend it in case I make the wrong choice. Plus there is additional platform confusion, so I'm never quite sure which one I'm reading reviews of.

@Harrihotpants

The world will play "WoTLK" however which comes out a day before. ;)

Sick of these shitty cash cows getting high scores.

This is the new age of gaming, and it blows.

I resisted RB, helped by the ridiculous treatment of us Europeans. On the instruments front though, having a raised hi-hat makes the world of difference to me with the drums, so I'll certainly be getting this and then getting RB2 solus should it ever appear on these shores.

@dingo75

In the interest of my marriage, I have pledged to stay away from such evil bits of software....

Some of the Expert charts on this game look like utter shit again, and frankly, the engine looks as terrible as GH3s.

I rekon the way to go is to buy the guitar hero world tour set up (especially since limited editions have the second guitar/bass included), then buy rock band 2 solus. I thought that the rock band instruments felt weedy and unresponsive.

Is there going to be a separate review of this for the Wii?

Does anyone know if there is an unlock all code floating around for this?

I really cant be doing with fuckarseing around in the tour mode.

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I dont know if many people here have problems with their GH3 guitar but after swapping the faceplate on the guitar, the green button doesnt work so well. It works okish but I cant use the whammy bar as it doesnt register. My friend also switched the faceplate oh his guitar and had a similar problem.

So I'm thinking a getting the new guitar and then the RB2 disc.

On the whole I dont play GH3 anymore only RB as its a much more enjoyable experience. Hope it changes with this new edition though.

Looks good to me, I resisted rock band and glad I did.

Buy this for the better hardware then buy rockband when this gets boring.

It's out on Nov 7th. Same day as GOW 2.

As good as Peggle Deluxe then?

@Thunderbolt!

Sounds to me like your faceplate is interfering witt the neck joint by not allowing the neck to seat as far into the body as it should, so sometimes the connection for the green button isn't making proper contact.

Without a diagram its hard to give a decent suggestion. I might suggest sanding off a little bit of the very edge of the faceplate, underneath the "fretboard" where it won't be visible. Hard to say without seeing it properly though.

kangarootoo,

Thanks for the reply and I'll try out your suggestion.

I've kind of gotten used to its quirks, its seems to have a extra strong spring on the neck pushing it out and causing the lack of contact. And it also helps if the batteries are new and so no rechargables.

It just made me weary of getting faceplates (which is a pity as I have cool flames on mine).

So I was thinking of just replacing the whole package and starting again with GH WT

I have found that putting on a rubber band, connecting the "strap knob" on the neck to the one on the bottom, pushed the two parts together and fixes the button problem completely.

...a Star Power button gives players the option of palming for score multipliers rather than whipping the neck aloft.
The Guitar Hero series has always had one of those. Although it was labeled "Select" before.

Activision (or whoever was accountable) dropped the ball when they opted not to support RB peripherals in the last round. I wound up downloading tons of RB songs because I had two usable guitars for RB and only one for GH. Now we've just bought RB2 (software only) and there's no way I'm going to bother to switch back now. I can only buy so many boxes of huge plastic controllers before I start to feel guilty. Have already passed that point, actually.

good review. rock band is the only competition, hence the references btw.

question - how do you use accumulated star power on the drums? rb had those wank fills with that even more masterbatory(!) drumkit sounds placed in illogical spots (hmm, run to the hills?) is it the same system on ghwt?

to agree with a few points, tool, especially schism is for the epic win, and rb/rb2 solus with gh peripherals too, simply due to drums having cymbals. that ion kit wont be much use on rb2 if the cymbals are cross-matched with no clear identification as to whether its a drum or cymbal note on screen...

I have RB1 and RB2 on PS3 and I don't agree with this review.

Spent five or so hours on GHWT this weekend and its not a patch on RB1 let alone RB2. It's a good fun game but its not a patch on Rock band for me. Some really bad decisions in GHWT for me. Whole band fails out if one person fails, only 6 songs in create a setlist, vocals are pony imo, grpahics too cartoony for my taste, have to complete every song with each instrament to unlock it all, band setup is non-existent.

The song creator is not that good and that for me was the main difference. Good setlist but a lot of it is in RB1 or 2.

My RB catalog is now nearly 400 songs so I don't see me playing this too much. There is room for both though but if you are only buying one I would go with Rock Band 2

As for the comment about the drum rocker, you only have one extra pad on the GHWT drum, they still dont map all Hi-Hat, Ride and Crash. There are still remaps. A standard kit would need at least 8 inputs so the six on GH is still two short. Solution - learn the song!!!

Also they say in the review about no release date for RB2, cobblers its out over here on the 21st of November on 360!!!

Spent five or so hours on GHWT this weekend and its not a patch on RB1 let alone RB2. It's a good fun game but its not a patch on Rock band for me.

Your argument seems a little patchy.

The one thing GH and Rock Band reviews never seem to take in to account is the 'feel' of playing the game.

For me the single biggest factor is the Rock Band note patterns feel much more in tune with the song than Guitar Hero 3's.

I'm pretty shoddy at guitar games in general, but I can play on hard mode in Rock Band because it feels more natural - Guitar Hero 3 got it all wrong in my opinion, and nothing in the review really addresses that aspect in GH WT.

I just have a serious question and i'd like peoples opinions on the answer.

Is this, or RB / RB2 worth getting if your only intrested in it for the guitar playing side?

It's a issue i've not seen covered with the all around instruments, but i've always been a fan of GH2 and 3, but recently sold them, i'm considering purchasing this GH then maybe latter the RB software, but i'm not really intrested in the vocals, the drums might be fun later, but i'm not that bothered, but am i missing out on too much of the game just using the guitar to justify buying it? Thanks.