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Where’s the rhythm?
We all have that one friend who happens to be better at Rock Band/Guitar Hero than ourselves, so when he comes over, what happens?
You get demoted to bass. No no, I don’t want to hear it: it sucks.
Yeah yeah, I know. “Bass isn’t so bad.” “It’s the soul of the band.”
No thank you. There used to be a day where a lively rhythm guitar was a second choice instead of playing the murky cords of an uneventful bass guitar.
As cute as the instrument is, I’d prefer not to repeat the same hum-drum melodies over, and over through the course of a 4 minute song.
Unless you’re utterly friend-less (lucky you), there are a few groaning instances where all pretend rock stars have had little choice but to play bass:
- You suck.
- Your friends suck, but want to take on a few hardcore Metallica solos on the medium difficulty.
I don’t want to hear anything about programming, or “adding 1 player would create a 5 man roster, and take up all the slots”. This is injustice. I’d like to enjoy some of my favorite songs without raping my fingers or being bored to death.
It’s as if I’m trying to find the middle ground again: my inner peace. Alright, I just personally would rather play with a controller than play bass guitar again for another 3 straight hours. Activision/MTV, can you help me out?
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Posted on July 15th, 2009
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July 15th, 2009
hey I like playing BASS.
July 15th, 2009
You don’t have to lie to us here. The 1st step to solving a problem is admitting you have one.
July 30th, 2009
I think Rock Band does it right by forcing turns on Guitar/Bass players. If both players choose Guitar over and over, the game will automatically switch the two players for each song.
Or they could just allow for both players to play lead guitar. That would probably take away from the band experience and push the game closer to Guitar Hero status.
July 30th, 2009
I can accept that, at least I’ll only be bored 50% of the time.
Right on about your last point. The rhythm guitar would help this scenario. It’s as if it’s just disappeared altogether compared to what the earlier versions of Guitar Hero.