Guitar Hero III

[McLeary]

Originally Posted by PapaZeb

I got no beef whatsoever with the guitar sounds on the covered tracks - Harmonix musicians are my idols (and I get to see Harmonix's main sound engineer and his band in concert a wee bit after my birthday - insert childish squeal)

I try to tune out the vocals - but it just seems to me that the vocals in GH2 took a nosedive quality-wise, or perhaps that it's hard to copy Kurt Cobain or Zack de la Rocha

The Lamb Of God cover was the worst. Vocals on that one were horrific.

[PapaZeb]

As we get closer and closer to the weak-sauce E3 this year, Guitar Hero III news is all over the place - including pics of the new guitar /yawn

I've uploaded images of the Guitar Hero III guitar and the Rock Band guitar side-by-side here. Let's quickly run down both of them.

GH3:
Looks drab and uninspired with nothing new - like a cheap Korean knock-off of a GH1 or GH2 guitar. What is with those in-laid buttons? It's like web-design circa 98ish when everything was beveled.
More detailed look here - http://kotaku.com/gaming/les-paul/be...tar-265409.php

RB:
* - 3/4 scale-size Fender Stratocaster with almost invisible fret-buttons. Unsure how I like this compared to the traditional bright and obvious colours (though from the top-down view of some of the demo units, it looks like the colours are obvious and outspoken when viewed from where you'd be holding the guitar)
* - Total of ten fret-buttons (twin sets of 5) with the traditional five up by the nut and a new additional five where the traditional cut-away is on the Stratocaster guitar. These are rumoured to be operated without picking, for huge combos of hammer-ons and pull-offs.
* - The Stratocaster five-way switch is used to activate effects pedals with favourite pedal maker BOSS having a bit of say and licensing in the game.
* - backwards compatible with GH1/2/80s

[Zippy]

"3's and 7's" - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE*
"Barracuda" - HEART
"Cherub Rock" - SMASHING PUMPKINS*
"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" - BLUE ÖYSTER CULT
"Cult of Personality" - LIVING COLOUR*
"Even Flow" - PEARL JAM *
"Knights of Cydonia" - MUSE*
"La Grange" - ZZ TOP
"Lay Down" - PRIESTESS*
"The Metal" - TENACIOUS D*
"Miss Murder" - AFI *
"Mississippi Queen" - MOUNTAIN
"My Name Is Jonas" - WEEZER*
"The Number of the Beast" - IRON MAIDEN*
"One" - METALLICA*
"Paint It Black" - THE ROLLING STONES*
"Paranoid" - BLACK SABBATH
"Raining Blood" - SLAYER *
"Reptilia" - THE STROKES*
"Rock and Roll All Nite" - KISS
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" - SCORPIONS
"Sabotage" - BEASTIE BOYS*
"School's Out" - ALICE COOPER
"She Builds Quick Machines" - VELVET REVOLVER*
"Slow Ride" - FOGHAT
"Suck My Kiss" - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS*
"Through the Fire and Flames" - DRAGONFORCE*
"Welcome to the Jungle" - GUNS N' ROSES*

The *'s are the original recordings and not covers.

[McLeary]

Some wicked-good stuff there.

[PapaZeb]

Absolutely sweet fuck all compared to ROCK BAND's one downloadable ALBUM per week. The GH franchise stagnated with the sale, might as well have turned it over to EA (Mind you, it's not bad if all you want is Guitar Hero again and again with new songs and paying £40 for 40-50 new songs every 12 months)

Also, Guitar Hero 2: Encore the 80s edition was a waste of money

[Burrows]

Play list

"3's and 7's" – Queens of the Stone Age
"Avalancha" - Héroes del Silencio
"Barracuda" – Heart
"Black Magic Woman" – Santana
"Cherub Rock" – Smashing Pumpkins
"Closer" - Lacuna Coil
"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" – Blue Öyster Cult
"Cult of Personality" – Living Colour[
"Even Flow" – Pearl Jam
"Generation Rock" – Revolverheld
"Go That Far" – Bret Michaels Band
"Hier Kommt Alex" - Die Toten Hosen
"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" – Pat Benatar
"I'm in the Band" - The Hellacopters
"In the Belly of a Shark" - Gallows
"Knights of Cydonia" – Muse
"La Grange" – ZZ Top[
"Lay Down" – Priestess
"Mauvais Garçon" - NAAST
"The Metal" – Tenacious D
"Minus Celsius" - Backyard Babies
"Miss Murder" – AFI
"Mississippi Queen" – Mountain
"My Name Is Jonas" – Weezer
"The Number of the Beast" – Iron Maiden
"One" – Metallica
"Paint It, Black" – The Rolling Stones
"Paranoid" – Black Sabbath
"Radio Song" - Superbus
"Raining Blood" – Slayer
"Reptilia" – The Strokes
"Rock and Roll All Nite" – Kiss
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" – Scorpions
"Ruby" - Kaiser Chiefs
"Sabotage" – Beastie Boys
"School's Out" – Alice Cooper
"She Bangs the Drums" – The Stone Roses
"She Builds Quick Machines" – Velvet Revolver
"Slow Ride" – Foghat
"Suck My Kiss" – Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Take This Life" - In Flames
"Talk Dirty to Me" - Poison
"Through the Fire and Flames" – DragonForce
"Welcome to the Jungle" – Guns N' Roses
"When You Were Young" – The Killers

October the 29th (America) UK release date unknown .

Usaly comes out a month later.

[Hammer]

More info then you can shake a stick at here.

[Largest of Als]

They should make 'Guitar Hero - Stoner Edition' with stuff you can lay on the floor and play, lots of tracks from Sunn O))) that you just have to hold notes and play with the wammy bar..



Al

[Stu]

Damn, the Hellacopters and Backyard Babies? Got for them for making the cut, shame they likely won't be in the North American version... stupid localisation!

[PapaZeb]

Originally Posted by Stu

Damn, the Hellacopters and Backyard Babies? Got for them for making the cut, shame they likely won't be in the North American version... stupid localisation!

Incorrect - they specifically added a lot of UK/Euro songs for this release of Guitar Hero.

This does not, however, make it interesting enough to beat Rock Band imo, which will proceed to rip this game's arms off and beat it to death with its own arms.

[PapaZeb]

Merged and updated the first post with a new list of songs, including master/cover status.

[JennyPiccolo]

is this out yet?

[PapaZeb]

Originally Posted by JennyPiccolo

is this out yet?

End of the year for the UK probably. Late October for US

[Stu]

Originally Posted by PapaZeb

Incorrect - they specifically added a lot of UK/Euro songs for this release of Guitar Hero.

Wow, seriously? That's pretty cool. The changes to the track listings of various versions of other rhythm/music games depending on locale has driven me up the wall since coming here, with my "British" idea of classic anthems being quite different from the "North American" idea. Good to see this happening.

[McLeary]

Gallows + Kaiser Chiefs = DUD

That Dragonforce tune is going to be fucking solid but. Jeff's correct that Rock Band is going to be superior, but I'm still way into this shit too.