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First GH III Video Displays Differences

Posted by Zonk on from the his-name-is-jonas dept.

Joystiq has up one of the first videos of Guitar Hero III , and links to an IGN article discussing the changes. As they point out, there are quite a few differences. The UI has been overhauled in several ways, which may or may not be to your liking. "The HUD has been completely revamped, with lights replacing the Star Power meter and a new chain counter that tells you how many notes you've hit in a row. According to this IGN feature, the timing has also been changed, which may explain the early Wyld Stallyns-level performance in the videos. It's hard to blame the team from Neversoft if the game's playing a little differently at the moment, as they didn't have access to the code (created by Harmonix) from the original two games. Besides, there's still time for tweaking." The changes don't bother me that much, but the twanging butchery of "My Name is Jonas" made my eyebrow twitch.

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  1. Guitar Hero Might be Fun... by dteichman2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    But have you tried playing Halo with your guitar yet?

    That's the new direction they need to start moving in.

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  2. So wait... by Icarus1919 · · Score: 2, Funny

    This isn't about General Hospital? Ah.... you kids...

  3. Difficulty by minvaren · · Score: 2, Insightful

    FTA : "Instead, they're aiming for a difficulty level somewhere between the first and second Guitar Hero Games."

    THANK YOU!

    I've basically finished GH1, but I don't even attempt GH2 on expert (anymore).

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    1. Re:Difficulty by DaisuIV · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Personally, I feel they should add another difficulty thats even harder then Expert on GH2, I've finished every song, excluding Jordan (I get to 57% EVERY TIME), even some of the "Face Melter" set with 5* (namely 'Hanger 18') on expert. I only really get better at things when they make them harder, so for "self-improvement" purposes, I need it to be harder!

    2. Re:Difficulty by minvaren · · Score: 3, Funny

      Real guitar isn't a guarantee of GH2 prowess. :D

      You're right on CfH/BatM, though - those are the two killers on GH1. Psychobilly Freakout and Carry Me Home are the two that give me fits on GH2 hard, and I don't have the patience to memorize the intricate solos on expert.

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    3. Re:Difficulty by Intellectual+Elitist · · Score: 3, Insightful

      The difficulty curve was certainly rougher on GH2 than on GH1, but it wasn't insurmountable -- and I don't see any reason not to continue including challenging material for veteran players.

      After playing GH1 to death, when I got GH2 I blew through Medium and literally got 5 stars on every song on the first try. On Hard I got 4 or 5 stars on the first try on all but a few tracks, and I didn't start running into a real challenge until I got to the upper echelons of Expert. Now I can 5-star almost all of the songs on Expert without much trouble. I even went back and 100%'d all of Medium and most of Hard before I got bored.

      Should I want or need a decrease in difficulty? Isn't it the point of the higher difficulties to provide a greater challenge?

      I guess I just don't understand how amping up the highest difficulty would wind up hurting anyone, aside from bruising their ego. Maybe it would make everyone happy if they introduced a new difficulty beyond Expert and scaled the original difficulties down a bit...? I don't know.

    4. Re:Difficulty by Soul-Burn666 · · Score: 2, Informative

      Hell. Add a couple of difficulties above expert.

      If you don't want it to scare new players, just have it unlockable. Start with Easy, Normal and Hard and by either completing a couple of Hards or entering a code (for the lazy) it will open up Expert and whatever level which is by all means insane and meant for pros only (like 12-footers in ITG).

      Just like DDR pros who can easily beat songs on a dance pad that I can't even clear on a keyboard (madness check out 2:20).
      There is a market for extreme difficulty, and it's only getting larger as more people get better.

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  4. Re:backwards compatible guitars by Lurker2288 · · Score: 2, Funny

    backwards compatible guitar--isn't that what Jimi Hendrix played?

    Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.

  5. Re:They don't have the source code?! by xero314 · · Score: 3, Informative

    This is probably because Harmonix, or now MTV, owns the rights to the original code, where as Red Octane, now Activision, owns the rights to the Guitar Hero name and most likely some of the UI aspects. So Harmonix keeps the code which they can use as the basis for the up coming Rock Band game, and Activision can get Neversoft to start over but use the recognized name of Guitar Hero. This happens in the game industry alot.