Guitar Hero isn't dead yet

[dcwilson]

With the release date of Rock Band drawing closer, many people are starting to muse that this will mean the end of the Guitar Hero franchise, due to competition from a "superior" rhythm game. I'm not so sure they're right, though. Rock Band does have the potential to do very well, but assuming Activision heeds the lessons learned by Harmonix and

Comments

[aechris]

Your fourth paragraph is faulty. Just because whatever metal band uses two kick drums on the kit instead of one doesn't mean they can't just re-sound it for the game.

All this Rock Band stuff is uninteresting to me because it already happened seven, eight years ago. I tried to get into Guitar Hero but I couldn't do it (songs weren't fun/new/good, old concept).

[aechris]

I more used that for support of 'not being excited about it'. I'm sure it feels different for sure but it's not BRAND NEW, right?

I was talking to Craig on MSN about it and I've told you before too, until I see something more appealing in RB's track list I am not in for a lack of interest in song selection. I barely have the motivation to play IIDX let alone another music game.

[aechris]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nb5Ohbt1Sg

[aechris]

The info says they sped up the non-boss parts, ff to the middle for the boss