Steel_Nirvana
I noticed that playing SSB tonight--at one point another effect kicks in, but what I was playing didn't seem to change.
I noticed that playing SSB tonight--at one point another effect kicks in, but what I was playing didn't seem to change.
Two things - 1.) Going from HDMI to Component Video adds about 20K to my score (This is huge and as far as I'm concerned, a MAJOR oversight) 2.) Songs are terrible. Spend some money get some popular songs that the majority WANTS to play. Not songs that have a niche. AC/DC - Areosmith - How about some Bob Seger, or a freakin band that some one over the age of 25 has heard of. I understand you demographic model and your thoughts on money generated from the younger crowd, but I'll guarantee you that us old folks have a lot more money than they do and I love the guitar just as much. I work about 80 hours a week and don't have the time to practice, this game could have been a God-send.
Other than stated above this a good game that could have been great.
You can rip on the tracklist for Rocksmith for a number of things but this one is just laughably wrong. People over 25 haven't heard of the following?Originally Posted by Buckarama
- the Rolling Stones
- Nirvana
- David Bowie
- Eric Clapton
- Cream
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Deep Purple
- Tom Petty
C'mon.
And that's not even including DLC which gives you Heart, Judas Priest, the Allman Brothers, Boston, and Pearl Jam.
Like I said, yeah, there's a lot to hate about the tracklist but "nothing for people over 25" is not one of those things.
Tabe
Okay your 13 compared to how many other tracks? I didn't spend $450.00 for 13 tracks.
- the Rolling Stones - I have 1200 friends on Facebook, not one of them is RS fan.
- Nirvana - My kids used to like this.
- David Bowie - Was never good, just weird.
- Eric Clapton - Okay I'll give you this one.
- Cream - Again not my favorite, but it's a 'give me'
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - again my kids like this, and no they aren't very good either
- Deep Purple - One song? Everyone's first song on the guitar, good choice, but if you've ever picked up a guitar before you probably already know this one.
- Tom Petty - Another good choice but, why don't you get a song he had before he hit retirement age?
Again I can't stress enough, I've been in the music industry for 30 years. I haven't heard most of those artist, and yes I'm old I get that, but the song choices with a few exceptions are just terrible.
Dude, it's not like you couldn't look up the track list before buying it. Oh, and if you've been in the music industry for that long (unless you're the "polishes the underside of rocks guy" or something), you'd have heard of nearly all of the bands. And, finally, what gives you the right to declare what music is "good" and what is "bad"? You may personally not like the songs--and that's okay--but you don't speak for everyone, not even those of us who remember the '70s. Finally, since when is, "I have 1200 FB friends," a measure of credibility?
So why not just say, "I don't like a lot of the songs. Please give me more from [insert bands you like]," instead? There's even a thread specifically for that, for your convenience.
Edit: tpyo
Last edited by Steel_Nirvana; 04-26-2012 at 01:10 AM.
It's very much based on what I like, just like you saying I'm wrong, or at the very least disagreeing with my post - all subject to your taste. They wanted my feed back, it wasn't just glowing so of course you guys have to jump on and tell me how wrong, or unthinking my post is, it's not wrong, it's just not yours.Dude, it's not like you couldn't look up the track list before buying it. Oh, and if you've been in the music industry for that long (unless you're the "polishes the underside of rocks guy" or something), you'd have heard of nearly all of the bands. And, finally, what gives you the right to declare what music is "good" and what is "bad"? You may personally not like the songs--and that's okay--but you don't speak for everyone, not even those of us who remember the '70s. Finally, since when is, "I have 1200 FB friends," a measure of credibility?
So why not just say, "I don't like a lot of the songs. Please give me more from [insert bands you like]," instead? There's even a thread specifically for that, for your convenience.
Edit: tpyo
The core game is awesome. I think they need songs that pull to a wider audience. No one I have talked to, and I mean no one, young, old, or in between has ever heard a song by the White Stripes. WS copied Areosmith anyway whenever I hear their song all that comes to mind is Walk This Way. Weird.
No one you know has ever heard of the White Stripes? Erm, that's less a commentary on the White Stripes than it is how sheltered you and your friends seem to be. Their last three albums won Grammys, they were selling out arenas, etc. Hardly a nobody band. Really. It's okay not to like them, but it's silly to say they're too obscure to put in RS. Except for a few bands that seem to be up-and-coming, every single track in RS is from a ridiculously popular group.
Also, I can definitively tell you you are wrong in calling music you don't like bad, because there is no such thing as objective taste. It's fine to say you don't like something, but it's just silly to claim you speak for everyone else in determining what is good music and what isn't. You don't, because that's impossible.
Really? They couldn't possibly make it any more clear that best results are NOT using HDMI. It's on a piece of paper with the game, it's on the screen right after you start up, and have to hit a but.ton to make it go away. Don't know how you could possibly miss that.
As for number 2, I'm over 50 and I have NO problem with the track list (well maybe Gobbledipuke) so get over yourself, and quit speaking for the "majority".
Last edited by The_Penguin222; 04-26-2012 at 05:30 PM.
I paid $70 for the game the day it came out. You paid $450? Man, you got ripped off.
Unless, of course, you're including the price of your guitar and your 360/PS3. Doing so would be more than a little intellectually dishonest.
Let's go back to your quote:
Notice you didn't ask for bands you LIKE. Or songs that you LIKE. You asked for bands that "someone over the age of 25 has heard of". And, lookie lookie, I named LOTS OF THEM. Your gripe is INVALID.
I don't like them either. But I have HEARD OF THEM.
So you've heard of them, eh?
Not sure what this has to do with your request, which was to have acts you've heard of. Obviously you've heard of Bowie?
See, if you don't LIKE the song selections, that's one thing. But your complaint that the songs are from acts that people over 25 have never heard of is simply false. There's no other way to put it - it's just flat out false.Again I can't stress enough, I've been in the music industry for 30 years. I haven't heard most of those artist, and yes I'm old I get that, but the song choices with a few exceptions are just terrible.
And, really, if you've been in the music industry for 30 years, and you haven't heard of a pretty good portion of these acts, you've been hiding under a rock. I've heard of well over half of them and I haven't listened to the radio in probably a decade. And a lot of the ones I'd never heard of - like Taddy Porter - have ended up being a lot of fun to play while the "name" acts (like Petty & the Stones) have sucked.
So, let me ask you - WHICH of the acts in the game had you never heard of?
Tabe
Well, the HDMI warning is about lag, so you don't necessarily think it's going to affect scoring. When I tested my setup I felt the lag was reasonable, so I kept my system on HDMI. Most of the concerns were from routing the audio via HDMI as well, so HDMI video with headphones is supposed to be reasonable... It sounds from what he's saying is that swapping out video is what is causing this difference...
I'm wondering if the HDMI video thing is my consistent issue with groove bonuses... If I had component cables I'd test it out.
Edit: Also, RS-Matt mentioned to us a while back that groove is supposed to be lag independent, but I am thinking that this is not true.
Last edited by SeattleSauve; 04-27-2012 at 01:17 AM. Reason: added some stuff :)
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