For example: hard rock, pop, alternative, country … You name it! They have a variety of songs. You’ll have the ability to choose between different festivals, and of course different festivals mean different songs styles. You’re a member of different bands who play different kind of songs. The “GH Live” option is kind of your career mode. In the beginning, they’re trying to get your play style back in order but unfortunately their patience isn’t very high but who could blame them. Even your band members will give you the impression that you’re ruining the concert. If you’re playing badly, the crowd will stop dancing and start “booing”.
It’s cool to see that the audience and your band members react to your playstyle. The live audience or the live setting is actually a great addition to the game. It seemed that they’ve really listened to the community in terms of “improvement” I haven’t had connecting issues during my play sessions so that’s definitely a plus. After re-plugging my USB connector a couple of times, it eventually started to work. However, there were some connectivity issues in the beginning of my setup. The strum button still works and reacts how it should. In terms of the controller’s reaction, it has been fluently without any problems or difficulty. This is of course my own opinion and could be different from yours. My guitar session is often interrupted because of the closeness of those 2 buttons. Another thing I would like to mention is the fact that the “HERO”- power button is too close to the “start” button. It would have been perfect if there was a bit more space between the 3 buttons lined up next to each other because sometimes during a difficult session of a song, the chances are high you’re pressing those other buttons too. Thanks to this setting, I’ve got less cramp in my fingers than previous games but I must add the following. The design is good and I really like the fact that they’ve got rid of the 6 buttons next to each other and made it more “practical” by putting 3 buttons above the other 3 buttons. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the game but it just didn’t give me that WOW- feeling. Long story, short: I became excited for the game! Unfortunately excitement creates expectations and this is where the plane got shot down. My first impression was really good: the game ran smoothly, the graphical tweaks were modern, a good selection of demo songs and the interaction with the crowd and other band members was mesmerizing. I was looking forward to my first hands- on with the game and this happened in Gamescom. There was a new selection of songs, a new guitar controller and a new way of “immersion”. I was very excited when I saw the first trailer of Guitar Hero Live, it seemed that they’ve really listened to the community in terms of “improvement”.
Then the weirdest thing happened, Guitar Hero went low under the radar and entered the background of the gaming industry.Īfter years of being in the background, it was time for a comeback and this leads me to “Guitar Hero Live”. They tried to boost the franchise with a new title game “DJ Hero” but this wasn’t as successful as the “Guitar Hero” titles. Each Guitar Hero after the first was the same game of previous year but with a few tweaks and another selection of songs. There was a new Guitar Hero game each single year, alongside a new Rock Band game and it really wasn’t for the better. It really had some fantastic years but like any other popular games, it became a franchise that was easily exploited. It was wicked to see how people really mastered the expert difficulty in the Guitar Hero setting. I remembered the time where YouTube videos of Guitar Hero went viral because of the high experienced level of gaming. The guitar controller was badass and a lot of people tried their best in becoming the one and only Guitar Hero. Guitar Hero is one of those popular gaming franchises that really revolutionized the industry. Will the game perform its best show yet or let down the fans? The “Guitar hero”- franchise has left the stage for a couple of years and started its comeback by launching a redefined simulation of the rock experience namely “Guitar Hero Live”. Although there are developers who try to simulate that feeling or experience with games like Rock band, Guitar Hero and Singstar but they never seem to capture that real life “WOW”- feeling due to the lack of immersion.
What kind of feeling do they actually have when they see all of those people singing along with the main singer, playing air guitar on their favorite tunes or fans screaming the craziest things… It’s something, we’ll never understand or feel. Every single time I go to a rock concert of one of my favorite bands, I always start to wonder how it must be for all of those artists, to get on that stage and blow the roof off that place.