Over the past week I have been playing a decent amount of Guitar Hero 5. I've always been one to prefer Rock Band but, as of late my opinion on the Guitar Hero franchise has been slowly changing. There are a few contributing factors I can identify that have really allowed Guitar Hero to narrow the gap between the competition, for myself anyways.
First off, I have always been one to prefer the note tracking in Guitar Hero over Rock Band. I just feel that my experience is a lot smoother and consistent with the circular note tracking rather than the rectangles. I know many people that are totally opposed to the circular notes claiming they hurt their eyes and thus prefer the rectangular notes. Either way it really is just a matter of personal preference and enjoyment.
I've never been, nor will I ever be a hard rock or heavy metal fan. I love me my Coldplay and Beatles and I am also a fan of a lot of indie rock as well. I listen to music that calms me down and puts my mind to ease. Never do I want to lay in my bed falling asleep to any sort of hard hitting music. It seems to me that I have found far more songs that I enjoy on Guitar Hero rather than Rock Band. There is simply more variety in the song selection as well as the DLC songs sold for Guitar Hero suit my music tastes better. Again, this is a matter of preference and the music styles one enjoys.
Since the release of Rock Band just over 2 years ago, Guitar Hero has always seemed to be two or three steps ahead of it. However, when you compare the two franchises now there is very little difference between them. They both offer nearly identical features with various minor tweaks. To say that one is much better than the other is really irrelevant. Clearly both franchises will continue to prosper financially but I am glad to see the Guitar Hero has stepped up a bit this past holiday season.
I should have Guitar Hero 5 complete by the end of the weekend along with Jurassic the Hunted. Other than those two games I am not to sure what else I'll be playing. Possibly going back to finish a few games that are fairly close to completing before I hit anything else. Who knows, it's exam season for me so my schedule is completely fucked for the the two weeks. Anyways, enjoy your weekends everyone.
I too prefer the circles instead of rectangles when playing Guitar, however I choose rectangle for drums over circle.
ReplyDeleteMy reasoning? Experience. Guitar Hero came first so I got used to circles for guitar, then Rock Band was the first to introduce drumming so obviously I got used to playing drums with rectangles. It hardly matters but sometimes it feels weird playing GH drums and RB guitar.
I have every GH and RB.
ReplyDeleteSo let me know if you ever need a 2nd guy.
Except if it has to do with Drums lol.