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So, after playing through the fire and flames three times in a row, on expert (Practice mode), I don't think I can do any more. Which means I turn back to NSG.:D Having gotton 50%, 60%, and 42%(Behind my head, pure luck), and knowing that there is a large community of gamers on NSG, what are your best Guitar hero stories/ amazing scores on hard songs?

Jeez, my hands are still shaking...

In before "I prefer to play real guitar, etc.."

I play real guitar. Time is much better spent learning to play a real guitar than playing Guitar Hero.

In before "I prefer to play real guitar, etc.."

I don't get those people. I could play Slow ride on expert in just three weeks. If I could pick up a real guitar and learn at the same speed, I'd do it, but it's much harder, takes much more practice, and takes a lot longer. So let us enjoy our games! :wink:

I don't get those people. I could play Slow ride on expert in just three weeks. If I could pick up a real guitar and learn at the same speed, I'd do it, but it's much harder, takes much more practice, and takes a lot longer. So let us enjoy our games! :wink:

A real guitar is more fun than Guitar Hero ever will be, because you develop your own style and feel, your own "sound", as it's called. You get to play music as well as create it; the challenge is only as much as you want it to be.

A real guitar is more fun than Guitar Hero ever will be, because you develop your own style and feel, your own "sound", as it's called. You get to play music as well as create it; the challenge is only as much as you want it to be.
But not all of us want to put in years of practice to get to that point. Sometimes we just want to play like someone else. Heck, I have a friend who plays real guitar and guitar hero 3! Of course, he's no good at either despite putting more time into the real guitar, but that's not the point :D.

I've never played guitar hero, and probably couldn't. In fact, the only enjoyment I could possibly find in this game is to sneakily upload 'Selkies: The Endless Obsession' by Between the Buried and Me onto everyone's machines, find somewhere safe to watch, and laugh as everyone who tried to play it had their hands fall off:p

But not all of us want to put in years of practice to get to that point.
And I don't want to spend hours and hours trying to master the Hard or Expert levels on Guitar Hero when I could pick up my real guitar and practice.

Though, whatever floats your boat.

And I don't want to spend hours and hours trying to master the Hard or Expert levels on Guitar Hero when I could pick up my real guitar and practice.

Though, whatever floats your boat.

It doesn't take that long. To each his own, as you said.

It doesn't take that long.
It does for me. Fuck that orange button!

And, more pertinently, the tunes get old really quickly. If I never hear Cult of Personality or Lay Down again in my lifetime, I'll be a happy man.

It doesn't take that long. To each his own, as you said.

How old are you, 15? 16?

You should start playing an actual guitar at your age. By 20, you'll have four or five years of playing under your belt, and if you dedicate yourself, you'll be really good.

I enjoy playing Guitar Hero and real guitar. With Guitar Hero I get to rock out with my friends who aren't as musically talented as me. It's fun, and I can do it with a big group of friends.

Sometimes I want to chill and write my own music on my own guitar. Sometimes I want to pretend I'm Alice Cooper. *shrugs*

First time I played Guitar Hero was at my brother in laws. The guy thinks he's awesome at everything and he didn't realise I was musical, and a guitar player at that. When I doubled his score on my first time he was pretty shocked :D

It does for me. Fuck that orange button!

And, more pertinently, the tunes get old really quickly. If I never hear Cult of Personality or Lay Down again in my lifetime, I'll be a happy man.
Hehe. I'll admit that they need many more songs, that don't get old so quickly *Cough*Stairway to heaven*cough cough*, and need at least a good hundred or so songs for each one, not including bonus songs or downloads. (I still hate "Slow Ride" cause of that), but I might be pressing it a little.

And yes, the orange button is hell.:D

How old are you, 15? 16?

You should start playing an actual guitar at your age. By 20, you'll have four or five years of playing under your belt, and if you dedicate yourself, you'll be really good.
Who says I want to play an actual guitar? Not everyone who likes playing guitar hero enjoys playing a real guitar. I know, I've tried.

First time I played Guitar Hero was at my brother in laws. The guy thinks he's awesome at everything and he didn't realise I was musical, and a guitar player at that.
I've found it's the drummers, rather than guitar players, who excel at the game; it being a rhythm game and all.

Also, yaaaay Moomin!

I've found it's the drummers, rather than guitar players, who excel at the game; it being a rhythm game and all.

Well I have a good sense of rhythm...either way, the point was I beat him :tongue:

Also, yaaaay Moomin!
:D

Considering I really can't physically play instruments, GH and RB are good outlets for my music love. I'm working through drums on hard, but I don't play it alone. It's a party game.

I enjoy playing Guitar Hero and real guitar. With Guitar Hero I get to rock out with my friends who aren't as musically talented as me. It's fun, and I can do it with a big group of friends.

Sometimes I want to chill and write my own music on my own guitar. Sometimes I want to pretend I'm Alice Cooper. *shrugs*

First time I played Guitar Hero was at my brother in laws. The guy thinks he's awesome at everything and he didn't realise I was musical, and a guitar player at that. When I doubled his score on my first time he was pretty shocked :D

The world needs more female guitarists.

Guitar Hero is for kids. My children play it. I play it with them......but it's a kids game.

Get a real guitar.

Better yet, get that Guitar Hero-esque game you can play with a real guitar.

I play real guitar. Time is much better spent learning to play a real guitar than playing Guitar Hero.

Yeah, because then you can get in a cool band and make it big and then sue file sharers! Oh wait...

Umm... I beat Jordan on normal first try... so then I tried hard, 4 stars first try... then expert. I got around 10%

Still stuck on "One" on hard in GH3. Damn that solo!

Yeah, because then you can get in a cool band and make it big and then sue file sharers! Oh wait...
There are ways that playing real guitar can help you other than commercial success (the odds of which are roughly the equivalent of winning the lottery). Women, for instance, and begging for cash on the subway.

and begging for cash on the subway.

Meh... that's why I played trumpet in 4th-8th grade

I play the piano.
So, screw you uncultured lot,
GH is fun though.

I love it - it's a game, completely different to playing the real guitar, it's like saying one should play for the Premiership rather than play FIFA '08. It's just a game and it's an addictive one at that.

I have a friend who lives in a converted warehouse with a projector on the wall, all hooked up to a huge sound system, it's awesome.

I suck at it right now, we're all still on medium, I'm in the mid-90's but yet to hit all the notes on any song.

I've played it some, I'm OK but not amazing...the main thing I got was...why? I mean after an hour I was kinda bored...its good but it does seem repetitive.
for example in halo, each multiplayer game is different, giving hours of fun.
in guitar hero you have 73 songs. so lets say you have 4 difficulties, x 73= 292
so you have 292 different songs...nopw obviously most of easy and normal won't be that fun. So you have hard and expert...however longs it takes you to beat it...then... what? who wants to play a song 20 times? it just seems like it would get boring...
of course if you like it thats fine by me, but for me, I would much rather play my POTC and LOTR piano books ;)

Umm... I beat Jordan on normal first try... so then I tried hard, 4 stars first try... then expert. I got around 10%

Still stuck on "One" on hard in GH3. Damn that solo!

Heh. I keep failing Jordan on Expert at 29%. That song is impossible...

I have a friend who lives in a converted warehouse with a projector on the wall, all hooked up to a huge sound system, it's awesome.

A converted warehouse with a few stacks of Hiwatts and a couple of Flying Vs and Les Pauls would be so much cooler.

I simply don't get that whole genre - dance dance revolution, gutar hero, et al.

Karaoke I get - you're singing for real.

But why would anyone want to dance or play guitar as a video game, when you can dance or play for real just as easy?

A converted warehouse with a few stacks of Hiwatts and a couple of Flying Vs and Les Pauls would be so much cooler.
In your opinion.
I simply don't get that whole genre - dance dance revolution, gutar hero, et al.

Karaoke I get - you're singing for real.

But why would anyone want to dance or play guitar as a video game, when you can dance or play for real just as easy?
Not really. I've tried, Guitar hero is MUCH easier.

And I can dance even WITH DDR :D.

In your opinion.

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Sweet, sweet nectar...

I've managed to hit myself with the control more times than I've hit the ball in Wii tennis. Thusly I'm inclined to think I might just be a little lacking in the coordination required for Guitar Hero.

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Sweet, sweet nectar...

Nope. I'm still with an entire warehouse fitted up with Speakers and guitar hero to be better.

Nope. I'm still with an entire warehouse fitted up with Speakers and guitar hero to be better.

By all means, live in fantasy land. :p

Nope. I'm still with an entire warehouse fitted up with Speakers and guitar hero to be better.

What if you could actually play guitar, and were able to instantly improvise an awesome riff/solo whenever you wanted? Would you still rather have the guitar hero set-up, where you're doomed to click along to the same tracks over and over?

What if you could actually play guitar, and were able to instantly improvise an awesome riff/solo whenever you wanted? Would you still rather have the guitar hero set-up, where you're doomed to click along to the same tracks over and over?

And with that Hiwatt/Distortion + setup, you can ride on a fucking bolt of lightning. Your guitar will actually scream, which makes the improvised riffs and solos oh-so-much better.

What if you could actually play guitar, and were able to instantly improvise an awesome riff/solo whenever you wanted? Would you still rather have the guitar hero set-up, where you're doomed to click along to the same tracks over and over?

That's where the whole thing falls apart. I can't play guitar worth crap. ;)

Give it a try. With 15 minutes of practice a day, you can be pretty decent within 2 months or so.

That's where the whole thing falls apart. I can't play guitar worth crap. ;)

Yeah I know, my question was asking that if you could, would you...?

I simply don't get that whole genre - dance dance revolution, gutar hero, et al.

Karaoke I get - you're singing for real.

But why would anyone want to dance or play guitar as a video game, when you can dance or play for real just as easy?

yes... another Karokite!

at least for DDR you get exercise...

Give it a try. With 15 minutes of practice a day, you can be pretty decent within 2 months or so.

Or, you could really dedicate yourself and practice for around three to six hours a day for a year, and you'll be as good as most people are who take lessons for more than two.

That's what I did, and it makes for a good return in the end... You eventually don't have to practice for so many hours a day to keep getting results.

Yeah I know, my question was asking that if you could, would you...?

That's a pretty big if, but if I could play guitar, and had that kind of equipment, yes. yes I would prefer that.

I play guitar but I love guitar hero. The best I did was Through The Fire and Flames 90% on Medium. Though I did quite a few songs on hard I'm still proud of that. And 100% on Even Flow. I went from the worst player n my flat to 2nd best! Now I no longer live there and no longer have guitar hero...

I would play Guitar Hero, but, you know, Im a real musician.

A Guitar Hero seizure tastes disturbingly like an acid trip.

I would play Guitar Hero, but, you know, Im a real musician.
And, apparently, a snob.

Presumably you never play any other simulation games then? You wouldn't advocate skaters playing Tony Hawks, or footballers playing Pro Ev, golfers playing Tiger Woods or snowboarders playing SSX Tricky?

Expert mode is a giant inside joke on the part of the game developers.

Expert mode is a giant inside joke on the part of the game developers.
While Through the Fire and Flames is a secret plot by S.H.E.I.L.D. to weed out mutants.

I've found it's the drummers, rather than guitar players, who excel at the game; it being a rhythm game and all.

Also, yaaaay Moomin!

I wanna make a shout out to all the drummers on NSG! Drums are deh shit.

I've played Guitar Hero, and I probably like it better than actually playing the Guitar, because I can jump right into the game instead of having to learn how to play guitar, and I refuse to spend 3-6 hours a day learning anything that isn't directly related to my schooling. Not to mention the type of music that I normally listen to, (Rap/R&B/Techno) isn't something that I've ever be able to play on a real guitar anyways, besides maybe some Wyclef.

And, apparently, a snob.

Presumably you never play any other simulation games then? You wouldn't advocate skaters playing Tony Hawks, or footballers playing Pro Ev, golfers playing Tiger Woods or snowboarders playing SSX Tricky?

Beyond that, GH may very well encourage people to pick up the guitar proper.

I used to play Tiger Woods a lot and one day we all decided to go off to a proper golf range. I'll go most weekends now and smack a bucket with friends.

I used to play F1 on the PC as well but so far no one's given me a real F1 car to play with, selfish bastards.

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xkcd. My favorite webcomic.:wink:

I loved the first two Guitar Hero games. I hate, hate hate the third one. Harmonix took all the talented people with them.

That said, they're really starting to get on my nerves now. I'll stick with my Les Paul, Ithankyou.

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One of the many things I love most about my Carterway is that he serenades me on a REAL guitar....

One of the many things I love most about my Carterway is that he serenades me on a REAL guitar....

Bah. He should get with the times.:p

Meh... that's why I played trumpet in 4th-8th grade

"Give me your money or I'll play THIS"?

Or, you could really dedicate yourself and practice for around three to six hours a day for a year, and you'll be as good as most people are who take lessons for more than two.

That's what I did, and it makes for a good return in the end... You eventually don't have to practice for so many hours a day to keep getting results.

But in the end, you'll just be able to play a guitar, right? With the game, you might be reasonably good after some hours, then enjoy it with your friends for a few weeks. Then you get Piano Hero or play whatever might be next...

What you're doing sounds more like work than fun. But to each his own.

xkcd. My favorite webcomic.:wink:

Yeah. And it sums it up quite nicely, too :)

But in the end, you'll just be able to play a guitar, right? With the game, you might be reasonably good after some hours, then enjoy it with your friends for a few weeks. Then you get Piano Hero or play whatever might be next...

What you're doing sounds more like work than fun. But to each his own.

You'll be able to create your own music with your very own style. You can entertain people with something you actually made, which is totally different from Guitar Hero or similar games.

And why is that? I never said I didn't enjoy playing that much, or that it wasn't a lot of fun. I play as much as I do because I love it.

"Give me your money or I'll play THIS"?

Trumpets!!! not Bagpipes!! :p

You'll be able to create your own music with your very own style. You can entertain people with something you actually made, which is totally different from Guitar Hero or similar games.

Guitar Hero 4 is fixing that.

Guitar Hero 4 is fixing that.

I'm staying skeptical about that, too. (Guitar Hero 3's pishiness notwithstanding)

I figure it'll either be very simple, very easy to use and therefore very, very limited in scope; or hugely complex, difficult to use and ultimately a clunkier, dafter Cubase.

But hey, I'm always happy to be surprised.

I'm staying skeptical about that, too. (Guitar Hero 3's pishiness notwithstanding)

I figure it'll either be very simple, very easy to use and therefore very, very limited in scope; or hugely complex, difficult to use and ultimately a clunkier, dafter Cubase.

But hey, I'm always happy to be surprised.

*"surprises" Dreguk with an army of bloodthirsty pirate ninjas at his door*:D

*"surprises" Dreguk with an army of bloodthirsty pirate ninjas at his door*:D

*Is surprised that pirates and ninjas have put aside their differences in the hunt for his blood*