Glad you're enjoying it. A full review coming some point from ya?
Rock Band
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Glad you're enjoying it. A full review coming some point from ya?
thatbloke
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Yep - not tried the singing yet.
Got a house full of people and I think that some beer will be required for that.
thatbloke
Junior Administrator
yes...
At long last, Eurogamer have posted their X360 Rock Band review.
Says pretty much what I feel: if I had three friends to play it with frequently then it'd be great and we could split the cost, but I don't and I can't play the World Tour bit online, so £140ish is too steep and is going to remain too steep for me.
Here's to hoping that Guitar Hero World Tour (aka GH4) is a bit more affordable or at least doesn't require me to have enough people for a real band here in York...
Says pretty much what I feel: if I had three friends to play it with frequently then it'd be great and we could split the cost, but I don't and I can't play the World Tour bit online, so £140ish is too steep and is going to remain too steep for me.
Here's to hoping that Guitar Hero World Tour (aka GH4) is a bit more affordable or at least doesn't require me to have enough people for a real band here in York...
He lives a good 200 miles away...
PsiSoldier
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Couldn't you order it from America? I heard it was £80 ~ from there. (Games Night)
thatbloke
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you would then need an american xbox to play it on...
As TB says...
But also, imports always risk being hit up for customs charges and by that point you can find you're paying more to import than it'd cost locally.
But also, imports always risk being hit up for customs charges and by that point you can find you're paying more to import than it'd cost locally.
That said, I've just realised I'm being completely dense.
I have GH2 and GH3, with guitars for both. I have a 360 headset. There are only two of us in the house and we can probably get by without the drums.
I could get just the game and leave it at that. Then I get the songs and DLC but only pay £40 for it.
I have GH2 and GH3, with guitars for both. I have a 360 headset. There are only two of us in the house and we can probably get by without the drums.
I could get just the game and leave it at that. Then I get the songs and DLC but only pay £40 for it.
thatbloke
Junior Administrator
DO EEET!
Also, if you want to try out the singing part, I believe that ANY USB microphone is suitable
PsiSoldier
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You could always buy the game alone here, then order the guitars, drums, banjo, whatever else there is from America (Assuming the controllers are the same no-matter the region?). But as Ronin said, the import costs...
And Ronin, I also heard (from the same source) you can't use GH controlls on Rock Band.
Psi, that makes absolutely no sense and would simply cost way more money. Those aren't exactly small boxes, shipping would cost a fortune.
You cannot use the GH3 controller with Rock Band if you own a PS3 (in North America, I should add.) The 360 version supports them just fine.
As I understand, you guys don't even have the PS3 version yet, so not really an issue.
Also, Harmonix had a patch for the PS3 version to make it work with those guitars, but somehow Activision was able to pull some kind of bullshit and have Sony block the patch. I wouldn't be surprised if the patched code ended up on the retail disc released on your side of the world.
You cannot use the GH3 controller with Rock Band if you own a PS3 (in North America, I should add.) The 360 version supports them just fine.
As I understand, you guys don't even have the PS3 version yet, so not really an issue.
Also, Harmonix had a patch for the PS3 version to make it work with those guitars, but somehow Activision was able to pull some kind of bullshit and have Sony block the patch. I wouldn't be surprised if the patched code ended up on the retail disc released on your side of the world.
Yeah, my research unambiguously supports that the 360 version works just fine with both the GH2 and GH3 controllers.
waterproofbob
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Seems like a plan to me, I'd have to wander over to Vibs' but as I seem to live there anyway that's not really an issue.
I could play but I can't drum as I have no drum kit; the game's price seemed reasonable and, in hindsight, is far and away worth the £40 I paid for it given the fun Rojaws and I have had with it. £70-75 for a drum kit, though, is just too much for me. Rojaws was threatening to get it for me for my birthday but we'll see...