PressureCooker2600 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 well....i've been spending most of my free time playing Guitar Hero 2 and I have to say that its a toss up on which one I like better: GH1 or GH2. I love both to death as I am a GH nut. I have 3 guitars for the game. i dont think id ever have bought that many controllers for a game. ill be getting more from this company called TAC....they have this bad-ass controller with extra solo buttons on the fret. being a guitar player for over 10 years....its sad that i play this hella more than i play my guitars. GH2 rules......the tweaks they made on the gameplay make it worthwhile.....especially how they made pull-offs and hammer-ons easier. plus they at least included a few REALLY good songs by bands i listen to on a regular basis: Anthrax, Megadeth, Every Time I Die, Shadows Fall, and All that Remains. the Buckethead song is fuckin amazing...... the only bad thing i can see with this game is that you cant play quick play or career mode with bass. i hate 2-player ONLY features. i did however like how you could at least play bass in the practice mode at full speed. i hope they fix that in GH3.....love that bass... i've raved enough about it....what're some of ya'lls fav songs off the game any of ya'll a guitar hero nut like me p.s. is beatmania worthy of ordering? i like the idea of a d.j. scratching game...... lata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastermaster Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 beatmaina is great. its wicked wicked hard, but once you get the hang of it i find it VERY fun. beatmania and GH2 and EBA are taking up all my time these days.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I've beaten all the modes, now I'm just going back and trying to increase my rating on the songs. I only need one more song 5 starred to have them all on Medium and about 10 or so to 5 star on Co-op. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briand1313 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I've beaten all the modes, now I'm just going back and trying to increase my rating on the songs. I only need one more song 5 starred to have them all on Medium and about 10 or so to 5 star on Co-op. I just love this game...I I beat expert and hard levels in about three days. That damn Freya song on expert makes my hand hurt just thinking about it. I havn't bothered with 5 staring stuff just yet. I'm a guitar here addict a this point... its like crack...I mean I shouldn't be thinking about guitar hero 3 yet right? Help me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I just started playing this game.. although I mastered GH1 a while ago (but am now rusty). Personall I think the songs in GH1 were a little more accessible. But this game definitely isn't a slouch either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I've been going thru medium 5 starring it. Kinda stopped on that song before the cosmic cowboy song, or whatever that group was. Kinda got caught up in a little viva pinata. But I'll probably pick up the guitar soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 this game is still ripping me away from my dear VCS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98PaceCar Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Is it just me or are the difficulty levels a bit less balanced than the first game? I went through medium and 5 starred all but 2 songs on the first try. I've since 5 starred everything in medium. But when I kicked up to hard, I've 5 starred 1 of the first 10 songs and 3 starred the rest. When I made the jump from med to hard in the first game, it was very smooth and I was able to transition fairly easily. I know they wanted to make the game harder, but the jump between levels seems very large this time around. Either that or my hand just doesn't like the orange fret, not sure which! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 i think it is easier than the first Guitar Hero. IMO. since they tweaked the HOs and POs....its easier to do the sweeps and scales in the solos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98PaceCar Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I agree, the lower levels are much easier this time and the gameplay is a ton smoother now. It just seems like the game as a whole doesn't transition smoothly between levels. I'd expect the early hard songs to be harder than the last med songs, but not a 5 star to barely completing it for a given player. Maybe I"m just spoiled with how well balanced the first one was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briand1313 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I agree, the lower levels are much easier this time and the gameplay is a ton smoother now. It just seems like the game as a whole doesn't transition smoothly between levels. I'd expect the early hard songs to be harder than the last med songs, but not a 5 star to barely completing it for a given player. Maybe I"m just spoiled with how well balanced the first one was. I think maybe they wanted to grab the beginner audience (make it less intimidating) and still give the true GH2 entusiast something to work at. I have played guitar for 14+ years, and put several hundred hours into GH2 and 5 starring expert is going to be ever as challenging as actually learning the song on note for note on real guitar. Most are harder for sure. I think the added difficulty is a good thing as I feel the game goes by to fast as it is. With the hammer ons and pull offs being easier and the aid of practice mode I think it is a fair trade off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I have played guitar for 14+ years, and put several hundred hours into GH2 and 5 starring expert is going to be ever as challenging as actually learning the song on note for note on real guitar. I dunno. I've been playing guitar pretty much my whole life and when I started playing GH it was actually harder for me than playing the majority of those songs on a regular guitar But of course, at least GH can be mastered with just a couple months of practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Oh come on... some of the crazy stuff they come up in GH2 is far easier on the real thing. That being said I do agree that the balance seems to be a little off. In the first one I was able to hack my way thru expert. As it is now it just kicks my butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 heres some pics of the first time i played GH2.......i blew my brothers hi-scores away on the first trys.....of course, i made sure i saved them to his memory card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 man.....i'm starting to hit a stump.....i'm on expert and have gotten to level 5....i've 4 starred jessica and the Stone Temple Pilots song....but i'm losing bad on Rock this Town and Crazy on You..... what sucks is that on quick play i can bust through almost every song afterwards on expert like YYZ and Hangar 18....pees me off these songs are hella lot easier on my regular old electric guitar. playing on GH takes mastery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I got guitar legend on expert in one day. Here's me playing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kn0OekQKGY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted December 2, 2006 Author Share Posted December 2, 2006 I got guitar legend on expert in one day. Here's me playing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kn0OekQKGY where do you get that speed mod from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 I had pretty much written off hard mode since it seemed like such a big jump from normal. I tried the first few songs and pretty much sucked at them (after 5 starring all but 2 songs on normal), then I hit Mother and completely fell apart on the solo. I couldn't get past that song for the longest time, so I never tried. Today I decided to give it a shot and actually passed it. After that, I was amazed at how far I got. I pretty much figured that all the songs were going to have impossible solos in them so I thought I'd get maybe another one or two songs in before hitting another song I couldn't do. I ended up playing all the way through until I hit Sweet Child of Mine (encore in the fourth set) and had to stop. Not because the song was too hard (although that intro is a bitch), but because I was too exhausted to continue (IIRC SCOM is about a 6 minute song). While I'm not exactly rockin on hard (mostly 3 starring things, but I did 5 star Strutter), I'm not doing too bad either (although Who Was In My Room Last Night almost kicked my ass). It seems like that first set is abnormally hard for some reason, and that sucks because it stops you from getting any further right from the start. One thing I did notice on Hard was that there are some nasty chords that seem to require being able to spread your fingers out over long distances (especially at the end of songs). My big problem is that when there are a bunch of nasty chords in a row I lose track of where my fingers are on the buttons and usually I end up one position down from where I really want to be. I also lose it on those repetitive back and forth notes, especially if it goes from chord to no chord like this: G_Y G G_Y G G_Y But then again I had the same problem with that on Normal, it was just easier to fake it than on Hard. I also ran into some 3 note chords which took me off guard. Thankfully those are few and far between (for now). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 I got guitar legend on expert in one day. Here's me playing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kn0OekQKGY where do you get that speed mod from It's a code. Just enter Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow on the title screen to activate/deactivate it. Some people say it makes the songs easier because it spaces out the notes more, but I don't really find that true (it throws off my timing). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted December 2, 2006 Author Share Posted December 2, 2006 seems like the speed code would go good for songs like hangar 18, madhouse, and the light that blinds have to try it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Well Freya on hard is kicking my ass. I'm getting close to getting through it, but I keep missing the stars and don't have the star power I need to get through those nasty sections. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Freya was the first Hard song that I got stuck at. You do NOT want to see Monkey Wrench on Expert if you can't do the finger spread. There are multiple G-O repeating chords that just KILL your hands. Let it be said, I HATE G-O CHORDS. And PressureCooker, have you finished Psychobilly Freakout on Expert yet? That one still gives me mucho trouble. Honestly, I've already lost my addiction, and am moving on to Marvel Ultimate Alliance and my newly acquired Resident Evil Outbreak File #2. The only time I forsee me playing much in the future is with friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 I use speed mods on all of the rhythm games, from beatmania to ddr to guitar freaks, to guitar hero. I just react better to faster speeds. And its not a cheat, its a mod. The timing windows are exactly the same, it just goes faster, thus spreading out the notes. I'm glad to see some people at expert, keep it up guys, you'll get guitar legend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted December 3, 2006 Author Share Posted December 3, 2006 I use speed mods on all of the rhythm games, from beatmania to ddr to guitar freaks, to guitar hero. I just react better to faster speeds. And its not a cheat, its a mod. The timing windows are exactly the same, it just goes faster, thus spreading out the notes. I'm glad to see some people at expert, keep it up guys, you'll get guitar legend! i was guitar god on GH.... p.s. ultimate alliance looks awesome....i loved x-men legends 1 and 2. the only thing that seems funny to me about that game is if you have characters like Blade and Elektra fighting Galactus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Hey, if Spider-Man and Captain America can actually EAT Galactus in the Marvel Zombies series (thus gaining cosmic zombie powers enabling them to travel the universe looking for fresh meat), ANYTHING is possible in the Marvel U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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