ScoreHero Invades Harmonix (Rock Band Impressions)

**CloudFuel** · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 1030 Location: Houston, TX

Very awesome guys, thanks for the reviews! My only questions is regarding the rumor of Rock Band on the wii. Did anyone get a chance to ask or hear about that?
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**nosa21** · Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 16

Great read. Passed a lot of time at work, but it was worth it. I can not wait for this game. The solo buttons look fun to me. Can't wait to try them out.

**Deschain** · Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 2137 Location: Austin, TX

During sections where use of the solo buttons open up, can you still use the regular fret set (and if so, does the no-strum rule apply to it as well), or can it only be one at a time?
Also, how is hyperspeed/multiple scroll speeds being handled?

Man, I really need to win the GH tournament this weekend, that way I can get GH3 and RB. Glad to see RB won't disappoint!

(Can't wait to see the first video of someone scatologically activating vocal Overdrive.)
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It's only 7 1/2 minutes! F***, we gotta put some more riffs in there.

**LOSTin2007** · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:28 pm Post subject:

Maximus you crazy! lol

Thanks for the reviews guys all looks like great stuff!

-Jake
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**lemonhead** · Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 205 Location: Lakeside, CA

Wow. My mind currently is thinking the following

50%- Get both Rock Band & GH3.

35%- Don't get Rock Band and just get GH3.

15%- Drop GH3 preorder that I've been saving up for the past 2.5 months (only 14 years old here!) and just get Rock Band.

100%- Let my head explode and face melt from the awesomeness that is the two greatest video games ever made. Ever.

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**discgolferpro** · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 861 Location: Kansas City, Mo

**dfan** · Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 167

**Deschain** · Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 2137 Location: Austin, TX

**jterps13** · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:56 am Post subject:

I got to play the Rock Band demo on Thursday. I only go to play Paranoid on guitar and sing to it. The timing is much more percise than in GH. and the vocals are awesome, very difficult, but awesome. The drums looked pretty realistic but i didnt get to try them. Can't wait for this or GH3!!!!

**LordAnarchy** · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 761

i just creamed myself reading

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**Bosestyle** · Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 30

Someone asked if the gh3 guitars would work with RB. I read on wikipedia
"the controller will feature an effects pickup switch and be available in both wired and wireless versions. Harmonix has confirmed Guitar Hero guitar controllers and additional third-party controllers will be compatible with the game."

Thats a good thing because i was looking at preorders and the wireless guitars to buy a 2nd guitar arent avialible until feb 08. Which sucks. So here is my question. It appears the gh hero guitars are confirmed to work with RB. Has anyone heard anything about RB working with GH? I am hoping I can purchase the GH3 set for the PS3 and only get one guitar. Then when RB comes out I can use the GH controller as the bass guitar, and use the RB guitar for coop on GH3.

Any insight would be awesome. Waiting to preorder until i figre this out...hmmmmm.

Also a big thanks to the crew for all the reviews. Took forever to read but very insightful. I think everyone can agree the staff here ROCKS!!!

**AtomskMC** · Joined: 20 Jul 2007 Posts: 1193 Location: Australia

**taz3485** · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 119 Location: Horn Lake, MS

Rock Band sounds fantastic, the drumming on the game definately sounds challenging, and I like a challenge, me being a percussionist AND a guitarist of the electric and bass guitars, this game is definately gonna be loads of fun, but I do have a couple of questions

1. Will it be harder for women to sing all the hard rock songs? Cuss I know a chick that REALLY wants Rock Band, and she's a very good singer

2. What did yalls characters look like after you customized it?
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**spartancl44** · Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 213 Location: Massachusetts

The RB van is coming to UMass October 24th!
Reading these lengthy yet insightful impressions was awesome, I cant wait to get my hands on the game, even if for just an hour or two
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**debr5836** · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 1159 Location: Fort Collins, CO

Wow, nice read. Thx for being persistent with the Harmonix PR folks.

As you might expect, I have a few questions about game mechanics, as I'm off work and thinking about algorithms for optimal pathing already

1) On Guiter/Bass "overdrives", does the extra OP ("Overdrive power", for lack of a better term) that you get by running into an OPP (overdrive power phrase) while in an activation get added to the current activation (effectively making the current activation longer), or does it get "banked" for the next activation?

2) How often are these "drum OP activation points"? Every few measures? At the end of "sections" of the song (like end of a verse, end of a chorus, etc.)? It sounds like these get a little tricky as (a) they let you potentially "skip" a tough part of the song w/o losing combo, and (b) they may obscure OPPs. Is there anything else to the "trickiness here"

3) How do the drums feather out of an OP activation? Is it abrupt and just right back into the song?

Thanks a bunch guys. It sounds like you had a great time.
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