Details for Guitar Hero 4 Released

GameSpot is reporting that details for Guitar Hero 4 have been released. The biggest news seems to be that the new release will be adding drums and vocals a la Rock Band. The new drums are to offer three pressure-sensitive pads (which can tell if you are just tapping or really wailing), two elevated cymbals, and a pedal. "The details in Game Informer also clear up the mystery surrounding the 'innovation' which Activision promised was coming to the Guitar Hero series in a recent earnings report conference call. The article outlines the game's studio mode, which will give users a variety of ways to create their own songs. Players will be able to jam along with one of the game's existing tracks, record songs as they're played, or meticulously detail note charts."

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Re:Never got why people like Guitar Hero

[jollyreaper]

Because it's an amazing rhythm game that gives a vague impression of playing awesome guitar riffs. I was very much into the concept of Guitar Hero until I realized that you wouldn't be playing it with a real guitar and you wouldn't be learning anything applicable towards playing real guitars. I thought the game was going to be an interactive learning game where you would see animated hands working the guitar, showing you what to do right and what you did wrong, sort of like the old typing tutor games. Then the acid test would be playing the real song and that would have the performance game angle like I see in the video footage for guitar hero.

So, very disappointed by the reality of it.