Posts Tagged ‘harmonix

18
Jul

Cheapskate: Rock Band 2 Wireless Drums? No Thanks.


So yeah, that title just about wraps it up. I love Rock Band, and I will buy RB2 just as quick as I can find it, but I DO NOT want wireless drums. You may ask me, why wouldn’t I want wireless drums?

And to answer your question, a question: why would you WANT wireless drums?

I don’t want wireless drums because a) they use batteries that I don’t want to waste money (or time charging) on, and b) I’m not going to be walking around while I play the drums, like I do when I play the (rightly) wireless guitar. So, what’s the point?

14
Jul

My Faves/My Gripes: Six Best, Worst Rock Band 2 Tracks


Okay, so the whole on-disc tracklist for Rock Band 2 came out today. There are a total of 84 tracks - some good, some bad. Here are the six I’m looking forward to the most, and the six I’m dreading the most:

My Faves
Beck - “E-Pro”
Fleetwood Mac - “Go Your Own Way”
Foo Fighters - “Everlong”
Modest Mouse - “Float On”
Nirvana - “Drain You” (Wait, does this mean it’s not coming as DLC?)
Soundgarden - “Spoonman” (ALL MY FRIENDS ARE INDIANS!!!)

My Gripes
Disturbed - “Down with the Sickness”
Dream Theater - “Panic Attack”
Guns N’ Roses - “Shackler’s Revenge”
Linkin Park - “One Step Closer”
Panic at the Disco - “Nine in the Afternoon”
Steely Dan - “Bodhitsattva”
…plus all of the “Bonus Songs”

Keep reading for the full list:

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30
Jun

Potential My Gripe or My Fave: Rock Band DLC Song Transfers (Updated)


Update: YESSS! Rock Band 2 was just announced, and that “all the current and future DLC will be compatible with both versions of Rock Band, as well as the same instrument controllers” - so put this in the “my faves” grouping.

I have to hand it to Rock Band-developers Harmonix - they’ve always done right by me. Whereas I feel gypped by the monster that is Activision and Guitar Hero III, Harmonix has always seemed to give us what we want (but sometimes not when we want it). Their DLC songs are cheaper (and usually better than the crappola offered by GHIII), and the full-album DLC idea is just about awesome.

But we’re at a crossroads, folks, and I bet you didn’t even know it. What happens to all my DLC content when Rock Band 2 comes out? I have at least 30 songs downloaded so far, and I’m sure there’ll be more to come. Considering that the average song costs $2, that’s $60 in DLC investment alone. It would be awesome if I can play the songs that I already paid for in Rock Band 2 (maybe even with whatever new features the RB2 will have?). I don’t want to have to pop the old Rock Band back into my Xbox 360 just to play some old songs - I want them to follow me to my new profile. Let me build a DLC library!

26
Jun

My Faves: Top Six (Actually) Classic Albums For Rock Band - Indie 90s Edition


I, like Tyler, feel that the folks behind Rock Band may not truly understand what a “classic” album is. Judas Priest? No, sir. That being said, I’m here to give them a little free advice, in the form of lists of albums that should become fully-downloadable DLC albums.

The 90s are when things get heated. Everyone’s got an opinion. We’re still feeling the reverberations of this decade, and I can see this list changing over the years. I had a hard time fitting only six albums into one list, so I split them by popular releases and indie titles. This is the indie list. Let the comments flow:

90s! Unite!

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24
Jun

My Faves: Top Six (Actually) Classic Albums For Rock Band - Popular 90s Edition


I, like Tyler, feel that the folks behind Rock Band may not truly understand what a “classic” album is. Judas Priest? No, sir. That being said, I’m here to give them a little free advice, in the form of lists of albums that should become fully-downloadable DLC albums.

The 90s are when things get heated. Everyone’s got an opinion. We’re still feeling the reverberations of this decade, and I can see this list changing over the years. I had a hard time fitting only six albums into one list, so I split them by popular releases and indie titles. This is the popular list. Let the comments flow:

90s! Unite!

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19
Jun

My Faves: Top Six (Actually) Classic Albums For Rock Band - 80s Edition


I, like Tyler, feel that the folks behind Rock Band may not truly understand what a “classic” album is. Judas Priest? No, sir. That being said, I’m here to give them a little free advice, in the form of lists of albums that should become fully-downloadable DLC albums.

Unlike my 70s list, my 80s list is influenced a little more by the singles that some of these albums produced, and I would be okay with skipping a couple tracks from each of these records. I must also admit that The Pixies’ Doolittle would have made this list if it wasn’t already dropping next week.

Onward, 80s!

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17
Jun

My Faves: Top Six (Actually) Classic Albums For Rock Band - 70s Edition


I, like Tyler, feel that the folks behind Rock Band may not truly understand what a “classic” album is. Judas Priest? No, sir. That being said, I’m here to give them a little free advice, in the form of lists of albums that should become fully-downloadable DLC albums.

Let’s take a page from the 1970s first, okay?

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01
Jun

My Gripes: Rock Band “Complete My Album”


The other day I purchased The Cars’ “Just What I Needed” for Rock Band, to the tune of $2. And then, after much deliberation, previewing and soul-searching, I decided that I would buy the whole album, which is available for $15. But it also comes with “Just What I Needed”, and doesn’t give me any discount on my already-purchased track.

So, I paid $17 for the same album that everyone else gets. Although that’s still cheaper than buying each track individually ($18), I feel like I was ripped off a little bit.

Apple has a feature where if you buy a track from them, you have 180 days to “complete the album” for a discounted price. Couldn’t Harmonix do the same?




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