Forum Posts: 77 | Comment #1 by coldman1 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 08:04:12 AM | |
| Wow That does look pretty cool |
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Forum Posts: 57 | Comment #2 by TheTCD Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 08:10:29 AM | |
| Do we really need this? Rock Band 3 is pretty much the complete package for music game fans, Guitar Hero is effectively dead and other guitar based games have hardly fared well. Ubisoft aren't usually ones to jump on bandwagons like this, so I really don't see what they hope to gain entering a genre that has been abandoned by most because of over-saturation and general cost-prohibitive entry. |
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Forum Posts: 10 | Comment #3 by ChrisDrummer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 08:11:19 AM | |
| The idea sounds good, I liked Rockband's pro-mode but felt the game was biased towards the non pro end. Whereas this looks like its pro for all songs. Needs some gameplay footage to make it concrete for me |
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Forum Posts: 83 | Comment #4 by foamy10 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 08:13:20 AM | |
| i dont know about this :/ seemes interesting but anyone else remember that PowerGig was supposed to be like that and look at how big of a flop that was |
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Forum Posts: 92 | Comment #5 by TheOriginal561 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 08:18:09 AM | |
EVERYONE! THIS GAME USES YOUR OWN REAL GUITAR! I can't understand why people think this could flop, hell you dont have to pay 300 bucks for some strat or 200 something for a squier that you can only use with RB3, Yes POWERGIG was a huge flop, that's what happens with a no name company backing it with poor marketing.
I have had no use for my guitar in the last 3 years other then when i pick it up for a few hours then leave it in my closet for a half year or more. This game lets me use that then so be it. I really think this is gonna be better then what everyone thinks...I mean when has ubisoft been wrong?... |
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Forum Posts: 42 | Comment #6 by xROELOFx Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 08:19:21 AM | |
| @4 if i remember correctly PowerGig had a cheap ass guitar you had to use to play the game. this game says you can play it with any guitar. can't wait to plug my Gretsch into my Xbox 360 :D |
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Forum Posts: 50 | Comment #7 by paintinggrey Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 08:24:40 AM | |
| Hey!!you can't just throw a Gibson Les Paul in a couch like that!£2000 worth of pure bliss.It requires love and respect :) |
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Forum Posts: 1 | Comment #8 by AcousticKestrel Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 08:25:43 AM | |
| I'm not going to get excited just yet. But it has the potential to be quite entertaining |
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Forum Posts: 65 | Comment #9 by Drewbles Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 08:28:29 AM | |
we dont need another game, the company should have gone to Rock band and made a deal as they'd get way more money that way esp with RB music library. No one wants to start another library of DLC tracks.
Started with GH, then rock band came out, now with over 2500 songs and now this, people might end up having paid for the same track on 3 different games. RB already has a guitar you can play, yes its mega expensive etc and i still havent bought one and love the idea i can use my own guitar.
RB4 will most likely use the same technology so think i might avoid buying anything til we hear more. |
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Forum Posts: 93 | Comment #10 by Hellhog Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 08:28:53 AM | |
If there is support for Bass, and the gameplay and tabbing are good, I'll buy.
I sold all my Rock Band 2 stuff in January (leaving behind over $100 in DLC). I did rent GHWoR and RB3, they were fun. Unfortunately I couldn't try out the keyboard. Essentially, music games were nothing more than party play for me, and unfortunately only once in 2 years did I even have a local full band play. $55 for the stuff (and no more wasting $2 per DLC) seemed more lucrative than keeping it, especially if I bought RB3 I'd need a new drum set anyway if I wanted pro mode. I wasn't going to spend $150+ for pro guitar/bass, especially since there was no pro bass peripheral.
I love my Squier Standard Bass. I bought it in November, have been taking lessons this semester, and have gotten pretty good at reading simple music and playing accross the main two octaves. If another way to enjoy this would be to plug it into my Xbox and play along, I'm game.
So Ubi, include Bass support! Don't forget about the Low End! |
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Forum Posts: 1 | Comment #11 by Denzel 515 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 08:42:27 AM | |
| No Slayer? :( |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #12 by Ultimo Godzilla Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 09:14:01 AM | |
| @5.....did you take your Ritalin today? Chill out. |
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Forum Posts: 2596 | Comment #13 by Itsbrown4606 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 09:25:18 AM | |
@5: You do realize the Fender that just came out for Rock Band 3 is a full-fledged guitar as well, right?
Hell, you MIGHT even be able to use it in Rocksmith because it's a complete guitar. |
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Forum Posts: 199 | Comment #14 by ViNyLek Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 09:49:40 AM | |
| This will only sell for ppl that already own guitar. I got rid of mine ages ago (had to sell to cover mortgage^^) and I would not buy a new one at this point. It is a huge risk IMO. |
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Forum Posts: 189 | Comment #15 by tsydrown Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 09:50:47 AM | |
It's amazing how many people are already moaning about this. It's not Guitar Hero, it's not Rock Band, it's not using plastic add-ons that'll be useless otherwise.
Personally, i'm itching to plug my Ibanez in and get rocking. Great thinking Ubi, would appreciate a Demo closer to launch, and provided all's good, i'll happily pick Rocksmith up! |
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Forum Posts: 9 | Comment #16 by TTP Penguin Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 10:08:19 AM | |
| This could be amazing! Anything that gives me the chance to plug my PRS into the xbox and play about with new songs can only be a good thing. |
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Forum Posts: 187 | Comment #17 by Bear Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 10:13:53 AM | |
| i just got a guitar a month ago and don't really know how to play it so hopefully this game will be a good way of learning how to play the guitar if it helps me i'm buying it and if your bitching about there's to many music games already why don't you get lost no one is making you buy it i don't keep going on about there being to many halo games i just ignore them and choose not to buy them i don't keep bitching about it |
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Forum Posts: 58 | Comment #18 by GodAnnihilation Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 10:14:02 AM | |
| I cant really see this being a game tbh, i dont see how a console is going to register you playing the correct notes and what-not on a real guitar, i can see this just being an app that you can download songs too and learn how to play them. |
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Forum Posts: 61 | Comment #19 by TheRetroAntonio Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 10:14:25 AM | |
| I disliked Rock Band, Guitar Hero was the best for parties, now this....this looks like it will be a good use for my guitar I never use maybe I'll actually learn guitar instead of playing five colored buttons :D |
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Forum Posts: 19 | Comment #20 by MrBadlove Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 10:22:30 AM | |
| From what a friend told me, Powergig did make the same promises, but still put out a crappy plastic guitar that just had tons of tiny buttons to "represent" chords, they deserved going bust. Same friend, who's really into Rock Band, got the new guitar and loves pro mode, but at that point your paying more to upgrade the system you've already sunk money into and to keep the multi-player aspect. From what I can tell, Rocksmith sounds like a good alternative to that. If only Ubi and Harmonix can come up with some kind of licencing deal that's mutually beneficial, I think it'd be best. |
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Forum Posts: 13 | Comment #21 by Defraggler Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 10:24:44 AM | |
| Hooray and excitement and all that, but not loving the complete lack of actual game footage in that trailer! |
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Forum Posts: 1 | Comment #22 by bennoth Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 10:43:33 AM | |
"Rocksmith is "the first and only video game that plugs into any real guitar"
Um... didnt Powergig do this first? Im not sure considering i never played it, but from what i saw of the videos im sure they did? |
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Forum Posts: 123 | Comment #23 by MagicMurderBag7 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 10:46:06 AM | |
The game comes out in 6 months and they have no gameplay footage to show? Or even like 4 or 5 songs they can announce?
Sorry to say but this game will go the way of Power Gig and Rock Revolution. RB already has the ability to play with a real guitar and i would think people would prefer to stick with the game that already has 2500+ DLC. Even if only about 150 of those work with the pro-guitar. And if its about using your own guitar, I'm sure that it won't work well.
Also doesn't Ubisoft only make like crappy little kid games for the Wii and DS and movie games now. Correct mew if i'm wrong but i don't think i've played a Ubisoft game in years. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #24 by jwrawsthorne Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 11:00:57 AM | |
@23 you are a prick if you dont even know that ubisoft make assasins creed.
OT: i think this could be either good or bad but i hope its a good learning aid to play guitar... |
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Forum Posts: 13 | Comment #25 by Defraggler Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 11:03:52 AM | |
@23 Some upcoming games from Ubisoft this year...
* Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (PC)
* Call of Juarez: The Cartel (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
* Child of Eden (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)[31]
* Driver: San Francisco (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Mac OS X)
* From Dust (PC, PSN, XBLA)[32]
* I Am Alive (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
* Might and Magic: Heroes VI (PC)
* NCIS: The Video Game (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS)
* Outland (PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade)
* Rayman Origins (PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, iPad)
* Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
* Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Trilogy (PS3)
* TrackMania 2 (PC)
* Zeit 2 (Xbox 360, PC) |
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Forum Posts: 123 | Comment #26 by MagicMurderBag7 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 11:10:14 AM | |
@24 crap i forgot about Assassin's Creed other then that though its all crap.
@25 yup haven't played one in years. Not a big fan of the FPS or TPS for that matter. and NCIS: The Video Game just proves my point. Maybe my 59 year old father who plays only solitaire would like that game lol. |
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Forum Posts: 13 | Comment #27 by Defraggler Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 11:11:52 AM | |
| @26 Fair point about NCIS. Didn't mean to be an ass about it, just trying to educate :) |
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Forum Posts: 123 | Comment #28 by MagicMurderBag7 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 11:15:21 AM | |
Just looked up their Wiki and the last game i played by them was the Scott Pilgrim Game and the last non TV or Movie based game was Ape Escape on the Play Station.
and i was right they make all those Imagine and Petz games for the Wii and DS |
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Forum Posts: 19 | Comment #29 by wickedclowns95 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 11:19:46 AM | |
| @26 The also did Splinter Cell: Conviction, which while many people didn't like the direction I thought was still a tremendously fun game. Plus I have to give them credit, they made XIII which was one of my favorite games ever. |
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Forum Posts: 21 | Comment #30 by the bears beard Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 11:29:03 AM | |
| Wow 1:20 of freaky looking people with beautiful guitars and ZERO gameplay. Not feeling the confidence there Ubisoft! |
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Forum Posts: 4 | Comment #31 by Ultimartyr Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 11:48:33 AM | |
| Day one purchase if this works with a 5 string bass too |
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Forum Posts: 89 | Comment #32 by bearmod Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 12:12:51 PM | |
| I can see this being a misrebale failure, just because rock band 3 already has this and while some people use the actual guitars its definetly not the majority of people that use them but on the other hand this might work really well just because you can use any guitar instead of dropping over 200 bucks for a fender that is technically a real guitar but more of a controller, i think that this is definetly a wait and see kind of a game but i'll probably pick it up anyway cause i already have several guitars/bass guitars so i would just need the game |
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Forum Posts: 19 | Comment #33 by alexrdavies Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 12:21:19 PM | |
Nice idea but until we see gameplay, we just don't know whether they can back it up.
Rock Band 3 already lets you play real drums, real keyboard and real guitar. It has some great tutorials and over 2,000 songs. The challenge for Rocksmith is: prove you're better.
But hey, I hope it does. Competition is great, and if it really can deliver, then I'll buy it. There's plenty of room to improve on Rock Band... the notation could be better, 'any guitar' sounds great, there's room for more creative stuff.
I just wonder about whether a team with no pedigree can challenge Harmonix when their debut trailer shows no gameplay at all. |
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Forum Posts: 101 | Comment #34 by youre so bastos Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 01:17:12 PM | |
FINALLY. I've been waiting for something that actually will let me plug in my guitar to my console to play a game. As much as I love GH and RB, they always lacked the thrill of actually playing guitar.
I wish they showed some gameplay footage though. I really hope it holds a candle to RB3s well executed Pro mode. |
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Forum Posts: 193 | Comment #35 by Runny Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 01:18:30 PM | |
| cool video...need to see gameplay video though...true, it'd be hard to screw it up, but still...the game needs to be good and support a lot of DLC..45 songs is weak..and I really hope my Schecter 006 works with this game. if so, then this might have to be day one regardless :) |
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Forum Posts: 85 | Comment #36 by DaRKSWeeNeY Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 01:49:21 PM | |
| Seems more like a publicity from Gibson than the game itself. |
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Forum Posts: 4 | Comment #37 by Addrek Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 02:02:52 PM | |
| @7 calm down its only an epiphone les paul its not worth nearly £2000 more like £200-£300 but still you cant chuck guitars on your sofa some fat guy might sit on it |
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Forum Posts: 1207 | Comment #38 by mikachu93 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 02:03:17 PM | |
I really do hate to be "that guy," but here it goes anyways.
Since you can use any guitar in the world, like the video boasts, the possibilities are literally endless. Six-string, seven-string, eight-string guitars; standard tuning, drop D, etc. While that may sound good on paper, think about it for a second. This game, unless Ubisoft has developed some new technology that nobody else in the entire world has, will not be able to tell you anything other than the note you're playing. That's all. It can not detect strings, nor frets nor tuning nor finger placement, because it doesn't have the sensors Rock Band 3's Squier required to make it compatible with the game in the first place.
If that wasn't enough, you still need to supply your own guitar on top of a copy of the game. So whether you already own a $400 Ibanez and want to pick this game up, or own Rock Band 3 and want to learn with the $280 Squier, you're going to spend a fortune either way.
In the end, this game sounds like it'll provide the same experience you'd expect from a $30 instructional video for double the price. My opinion stands until I see gameplay footage. |
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Forum Posts: 659 | Comment #39 by Blueprotoss Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 02:38:15 PM | |
@ 2. RB3 wasn't the complete package especilly when there's no Real insturments involved.
@ 4. I think that Power Gig didn't do well because it was an Indie game and it was Realistic not a game like RB or GH.
@ 12. There are people that perfer Real insturments over controllers.
@ 13. Thats not a real guitar especially when you still have the RB buttons on them. So far this is the only game to use Real Insturments.
@ 33. RB is currently on its death bed especially when EA sold Harmonix to another Company.
@ 36. Thats was with GH and RB.
@ 38. Nothing special needs to made for tech while all you need is to make an adapter that connects your guitar to a console. You forget that the Squier isn't a Real guitar especially when the RB buttons weren't removed. I'm looking forward to this game because of Real Insturments. |
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Forum Posts: 89 | Comment #40 by bearmod Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 03:13:30 PM | |
@39, The Fender Stratocaster that was realeased earlier this year is technicaly a real guitar, it leans more towards being a controller but it is still an actual guitar and it doens't have buttons on it, the Squier one does but not the Strat.
Also Harmonix was not sold to another company, they were put up for sale but ended up going back to being independent |
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Forum Posts: 19 | Comment #41 by alexrdavies Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 03:14:35 PM | |
#39, you're undone by those pesky FACTS!
- Yes, you can play real instruments in Rock Band 3. The vast majority of keyboards and electronic drumsets will work just fine. These are real instruments used in real concerts, and ranging from $50 to $50,000. You can also play a real guitar - though, sadly, only one kind of guitar is supported.
- Take a normal guitar. Add some extra sensors. Add 'Start' and 'Back' buttons. Guess what? There's still a guitar in there... those buttons don't stop it from being real. The clincher? Plug it into an amp and strum!
- EA never sold Harmonix. EA never even owned Harmonix. HMX were owned by Viacom, who have no history of making video games and decided to get out. They raised finance from investors (by issuing shares in a holding company), and bought themselves.
- You competely missed/ignored mikachu's point. Guitars do not output enough information to determine which string you're pressing on. If you don't add tech, you will never find out.
Without knowing which strings are being pressed, and where, you can't provide proper lessons, training or tuition - like Rock Band 3 does. So saying "nothing special needs to be made for tech" is true, but only if you want an unambitious game which doesn't teach you to play, doesn't help with your technique, and doesn't actually know what you're doing. |
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Forum Posts: 5850 | Comment #42 by Opiate42 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 03:22:53 PM | |
I have one problem with this:
The output jack on my old strat is buggered and needs to be rewired or replaced...sigh.
Dropped D baby...it's all about the Drop D. |
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Forum Posts: 46 | Comment #43 by bio187 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 03:32:33 PM | |
So much in so little.... ok
First power gig failed because as stated earlier it was going against 2 powerhouses and had shitty marketing that, AND the fact that you were just using the guitar to play the game YOU WERE NOT PLAYING THE SONG IN POWER GIG, unlike rb3 that is the real note chart.
Second Harmonix bought itself back for $50 (no joke look it up...i wish i was there i would a dropped $60)
Thirdly all you people hoping for a demo no offense but your pretty dumb. Because this defiantly requires idk that wire between the guitar and the console in the vid?
Fourth rb on its death bed? Are you smoking crack?
Lastly i want the game to be good, it would give harmonix incentive to start giving us more badass songs for pro mode quickly. |
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Forum Posts: 940 | Comment #44 by Afro Ninja Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 03:41:58 PM | |
| Finally! A game that you can use your OWN guitar on! |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #45 by hardcore shake Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 04:16:16 PM | |
| @39 are you stupid? |
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Forum Posts: 17 | Comment #46 by totallykyle101 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 04:40:24 PM | |
| @2 But this means you can use your own guitar so don't have to waste £99.99 on a RB3 guitar. So it is different, but this genre is still dying and they probably won't make a sequel after this lol |
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Forum Posts: 1207 | Comment #47 by mikachu93 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 07:12:49 PM | |
| Blueprotoss, I don't like name-calling and ridiculing on forums; such a thing really is so ridiculously childish it's not even funny. However, I'm starting to think you're a little too ignorant for your own good. |
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Forum Posts: 659 | Comment #48 by Blueprotoss Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 11:43:57 PM | |
@ 40. Again you forget that the Squier isn't a Real guitar especially when the RB buttons weren't removed. Real insturments are more fun to play then a controller. Harmonix isn't Independent while EA sold them to another Company.
@ 41. The only Real instrument that you can play in RB is the Drum kit especially without spending a small fortune. The Squier and Mustang don't count especially when they're gimmicks because they still have all of RB buttons and functions. Those RB buttons and functions are one of the reasons that they aren't Real controller while they are controllers. We don't know what will happen until Rocksmith shows us more. We also don't know if the tech is simple or complex while we need more information before assuming that.
@ 45. The one thats stupid is clearly you because you can only Insult me.
@ 47. I'm not being childish or ignorant at all while people need to be informed when they have the Wrong information. Its sad that you need to Insult me for no reason. |
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Forum Posts: 4 | Comment #49 by TheNephilim42 Thursday, March 17, 2011 @ 07:57:41 AM | |
| The potentially coolest part of this seems to be getting overlooked. Ignore entirely how good the actual game is, it's the technology behind it that's interesting. Specifically, if the whole "plug in any guitar" thing actually works, and Harmonix is willing to get in on that particular bandwagon (both of which are doubtful, sadly), we might see something similar in the next installment of Rock Band, which would be freaking sweet. |
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Forum Posts: 438 | Comment #50 by Daniel55645 Monday, June 06, 2011 @ 07:45:53 PM | |
| the vid may make it look cool, but what does the gameplay look like. cause rock band and was too confusing and power of the six string was just horrible |
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Forum Posts: 346 | Comment #51 by Bringin SXC bak Saturday, September 10, 2011 @ 03:09:15 AM | |
| Don't get me wrong, I love playing the real guitar. Electric, acoustic, whatever you throw at me... But is it said that I would now prefer to play a game like this with my plastic les paul? |
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Forum Posts: 15 | Comment #52 by stewiedude Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 09:39:27 AM | |
| well since most of the people in here dont know, there is gameplay vids from e3 for this on youtube, so lets stop saying that. now if anyone here has played a real guitar you know that a electronic tuner reads what string you strum and tells you if its in tune or not. all ubisoft has to do is fine tune it so it reads what note you strum so it reads the right notes/chords (electric tuners arnt always 100%) and with different notes held, so basically the game acts as a tuner and reads what notes you hit. |
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Forum Posts: 1 | Comment #53 by ShinyT Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 06:25:06 PM | |
| Looks like it might be time to finally get that E-string :D |
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