If Guitar Hero games were the three bears’ porridge, GHII is the one that was “just right”.
I popped the game in for the first time in many months and was instantly having a good time all over again. It’s that perfect match of difficulty and accomplishment; not only that but as a guitar player, I think the layout of each song’s “gems” are placed in a genuinely compelling way.
Don’t get me wrong, I still prefer Rock Band for its content and drumming, but I must fault myself for not giving GHII its due credit. Well shit, Harmonix made both games so I’m still giving credit where credit is due, in a way.
Plus, I think it has the best song selection of all three.
So weird, I just traded in GH3 for GH2 today. It’s like my grandmas always said;
“Fuck Slayer, I want to play Thunderhorse”
I felt great when I beat career on hard.