First off, instead of your straight through progression from all the other GH games and RB1, you have sets to play. It's sort of a middle ground between the straight through list and the world tour - you have to play multiple songs in one sitting, but you only have to do each set once, and you don't have to do all the sets to unlock the later ones.
Many of the new tracks are awesome - the inclusion of a decent amount of classic rock really made me happy. Steely Dan finally enters the GH arena with "Do it Again" after making their Rock Band debut with "Bodhisattva." Guitar battles against Ted Nugent and Zakk Wylde, followed by encores of "Stranglehold" and "Stillborn" respectively really made my day. But then you get to some really lame sets, with some unlistenable music. For example, the baffling inclusion of Dinosaur Jr.'s horrific "Feel the Pain." It's already in Rock Band 2, so I'm not sure why this pile of crap needed to be on this one as well. Also, it's not the only repeat from RB2 - a good amount of songs are going to give you some déjà vu. The good song to crap ratio seems a bit better than RB2 overall, but with RB1 songs exported, GH:WT kind of pales in comparison.
One thing they got right this time around is instrument compatibility. Though I have no idea why anyone would choose the Rock Band guitar, it's good to know that it will work. GH3 wouldn't even let you to the title screen if you had a Rock Band controller plugged in at all. While we're on the subject of peripherals, what I'm reading about the new GH drums is a bit less than stellar. I was really looking forward to the drumkit, but apparently they are extremely flimsy and have almost a 95% breaking rate. The things that break are the actual drumpads as well, so it's a bit harder to fix than a simple snapped bass pedal. The ball has really been dropped on this one I fear.
All things considered, and I hate myself for saying this, I'd take Rock Band 2 over Guitar Hero World Tour. This is doubly true if you own RB1 (or can borrow a friend's for ten minutes) - only five dollars to export all but three songs from the original, plus all your DLC transfers for free. RB2 just feels a lot smoother and less cheesy. Features like the difficulty meter for all instruments and song info right on song list are really nice to have. On top of all that, Harmonix has a pretty excellent track record for releasing DLC, so there's more hope for a Dethklok DLC album someday.
All things considered, and I hate myself for saying this, I'd take Rock Band 2 over Guitar Hero World Tour. This is doubly true if you own RB1 (or can borrow a friend's for ten minutes) - only five dollars to export all but three songs from the original, plus all your DLC transfers for free. RB2 just feels a lot smoother and less cheesy. Features like the difficulty meter for all instruments and song info right on song list are really nice to have. On top of all that, Harmonix has a pretty excellent track record for releasing DLC, so there's more hope for a Dethklok DLC album someday.
No comments:
Post a Comment