Rockband 3
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http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2010-06-10-rockband10_ST_N.htm
Has my intrest, although the keyboard would be a coin toss for me. Also intergrating "full-sized, fully functional Fender guitar" I would like to see that in action.
Want to see more details if they updated the drum hardware, although they will be adding cymbals into the note chart.
Looks like Harmonix might have "Power Gig" beat with their upcoming real guitar intergration. I thought it was silly Power gig went with a "air drum" peripheral and quoting it plays more authentically.
Has my intrest, although the keyboard would be a coin toss for me. Also intergrating "full-sized, fully functional Fender guitar" I would like to see that in action.
Want to see more details if they updated the drum hardware, although they will be adding cymbals into the note chart.
Looks like Harmonix might have "Power Gig" beat with their upcoming real guitar intergration. I thought it was silly Power gig went with a "air drum" peripheral and quoting it plays more authentically.
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Looking at the video and some screenshots, look like the cymbal notes are "round/circular" fuses instead of rectangular ones. That definitly keeps things simple, I get confused with double the note channels w/ DTXMania.
Hopefully they'll solve the hardware issue of using double pedals with the current hardware (It currently can work with a headphone splitter, but you can't have one pedal down while using the other)
Top is foot pedal, middle is the mystery port, bottom 3 are for the cymbals.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-rock-band-3/101090
@1:30 it show's what looks like "MadCatz" guitar, looks crazy, but not fuctional outside the game. Still wondering if the other guitar is Fully Stringed.
yes, it is.
and pro mode sounds awesome
and
There will be at least 1 "guitar" that can work as a game controller and a real guitar.
Have you tried modding a real pedal? I've done so with mine. Just need a door alarm switch and a head phone jack.
EDIT: Oh wait I looked at those in game screenshots on Zac's link. Circles! I can't wait to try that out.
So all the old stuff should work fine.
I got Green Day: Rock Band this week, I love that too! The guitar is a bit meh, but the drum charts are awesome fun to play. The harmonies are awesome too, they'll be a great edition to RB3.
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Well that take's chart reading, and muscle memory to a new level.
hopefully the game will come with sheet music / tab of the songs to practice with, hell i would love a mode where the actual sheet music just flowed across the screen like the vocals an you play by reading that/
Also, rhino, pro mode IS the tab/sheet music flowing towards you. Donno if it'll be included in the game manual though.
I do know however that they have specific pro training for each of the 83 songs
I think I will do this in practice mode, and slow the speed too 50% or more lol. I never tried to play real guitar before, so somthing tells me I'm going to be looking down at it and back up the screen alot.
I was hoping that they'd upgrade the standard kit anyway to be a bit sturdier and have the symbols built in instead of being an addon. The newest RB2 kit (Which they upgraded a year or so ago) isn't that bad though so it won't be a huge disappointment. It's kind of sad to see that the guitar is getting this major upgrade and the drums just get rehashed Symbal addon for the RB2 kit.
2000s:
Metric, Combat Baby
Rilo Kiley, Portions for Foxes
Them Crooked Vultures, Dead End Friends
The Vines, Get Free
The White Stripes, The Hardest Button to Button
Phoenix, Lasso
Ida Maria, Oh My God
Juanes, Me Enamora
1990s:
Janes Addiction, Been Caught Stealing
Smash Mouth, Walkin on the Sun
Spacehog, In the Meantime
Stone Temple Pilots, Plush
1980s:
Dio, Rainbow in the Dark
Huey Lewis and the News, The Power of Love
Joan Jett, I Love Rock and Roll
Night Ranger, Sister Christian
Whitesnake, Here I Go Again
The Cure, Just Like Heaven
Ozzy Osbourne, Crazy Train
1970s:
Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody
1960s:
Jimi Hendrix, Crosstown Traffic
The Doors, Break On Through
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/rock-band-3s-gear-priced-keytar-and-pro-guitar-sport-midi-out/#comments
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-rock-band-3/101090
that "full-sized, fully functional Fender guitar" statement is not correct.
Anyway, do you guys think that they'll update all of the old songs to be playable in Pro mode? I'm guessing they won't since they have over 1500 songs now including all DLC but I hope they do them over time based on popular demand for which songs to update at the very least.
No just didn't look hard enough. It's just not priced yet.
Btw, you can probably find a Ion Drum brain seperatly if you already own a a full electronic kit.
I've also notice in the Gamespot interview the guy mentions "Double Kick" lets hope it's true.
also in the vids i did not see any guitar chord playing, cept what looked like some simple one finger bars
-Yeah I heard about those nightmares. My RB1 controller is still going on strong, although the strum bar is a lil loose now. (although my foot pedal did snap, and thats when I bought a real foot pedal and rigged it up to RB)
-1up.com, but it's also in the first link Xvampire posted at engaget. I couldn't find the url link on engaget, but it's in the screenshot's gallery below the post.
Engagets pic of the full stringed squire is a little bit higer res, and you can see the 4 face buttons, start select/foward buttons, and a D-pad. But it's missing a PS/Xbox button. I wonder if that mean's it'll be compatible with both xbox and ps3?
Although Madcatz Mustang has the psn/xbox button in place.
Well I guess RB3's midi adapter solves that
I'm totally buying this!
That might be the worst way i've ever seen guitar music transcribed.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/16/rock-band-3-squier-stratocaster-plays-both-real-and-virtual-guit/
I've actually been planning to get a $1400 or so electronic kit sometime, so maybe I'll be able to use that! If I go to school in a year or so though I definitely won't have the money for it which is disappointing but I have to think about my future more than my Rock Band 3 or drum playing enjoyment.
I've wanted a midi setup guitar for a very long time, if you can use any one you want with the game it might finally push me over the edge to buy one...
The fretboard/play space looks like a bit of a nightmare to sight-read, but to finally be aided by real world experience instead of handicapped by it is a pretty sweet payoff.
edit: if so I've heard great things about Axon's kit: http://sewelldirect.com/AXON-AIX-101-Guitar-Interface.asp?source=froogle&utm_source=Froogle&utm_medium=cse&cvsfa=1306&cvsfe=2&cvsfhu=53572d35393230
The press release said the midi adapter would be keyboard, and drum compatible. no mention of guitar however...
Although my guess the squire will be in the $200 price range.
awesome demo btw, definitly kicks Power Gig in the face (untill we see actual gameplay at least)
I thought the midi + real guitar was going to $150?