Rockband vs. Guitar Hero III [Archive] - Front Office Football Central

wade moore

01-20-2008, 05:03 PM

Celeval

01-20-2008, 05:06 PM

I'm pretty sure GHII and GHIII allow two-player as well, fyi. We only have GHI, though.

Alan T

01-20-2008, 05:08 PM

I have both ROck band and GH3, and GH3 seems to be a little more difficult for the same level of play, but for me Rock Band was alot more fun and you got more immersed into it. We've bought a couple of extra songs for Rock Band that have come out and play it more. Now that we beat GH3 on medium level, we haven't been back to play it anymore.

Edit: TO answer a few of your other questions, both games only come with one guitar. Since we have both, we can use both guitars in Rock band to have one play Bass and one play guitar. The rock band guitar does not work with GH though in reverse, so we're stuck with solo play only there.

I haven't had any hardware issues with the drums, only the guitar and the response to replace it was so easy and fast, it was not a huge problem for us. We don't play every day though, so for a more intense gamer it might be a bigger issue.

Ironhead

01-20-2008, 06:32 PM

Aight..

I never got on the Guitar Hero bandwagon. Never played I or II, etc. My fiance and I have been considering jumping on the bandwagon with GHIII (XBOX360 or Wii) or Rockband (XBOX 360).

I'm not sure the right route to go to. The price tag, of course, of Rockband is deterent. But we could, in theory play together. So, I had a few questions based on things I've heard:

A) Is Rockband really THAT much better, or is it just the fact that multiple people can play?

B) I thought I heard you could do Bass and Guitar, but it appears that it only comes with one guitar. So - are you using an old Guitar Hero guitar or buying a new one for the 2nd guitar?

C) I've heard a lot about the guitar failures on Rockband - is that any better now with newer boxes shipped out? If so, is there a way to tell?

D) I've heard some things about hardware issues with the drums - are there issues there?

E) Is there an advantage/disadvantage to GHIII on the Wii vs. the 360?

Aside form a brief stint of playing Guitar Hero over at a party I have never owned it. I can tell you however that Rock Band continues to be one of the absolute best gaming experiences for me ever. I personally feel that the extra instruments as well as the potential for having fun with a group of people is well worth the extra $$$$. Not only have Starbuck and I been able to play it together (her on vocals, me on drums - i.e. not possible in Guitar Hero) but the drums are so addictive that I want to learn to play them for real.

As far as hardware failures our guitar did fail within two weeks but it was a breeze to replace. Despite getting pretty serious playtime over the past 3+ weeks the drums are still functioning great.

Flasch186

01-20-2008, 06:35 PM

I have both GH2 for PS2 and Rockband for PS3 and PS3's Rock Band is awesome for "us". Me, the wife and the roommate have a ball with all the different instruments. We've had more fun with RB than GH2.

Rich1033

01-20-2008, 08:25 PM

I know two couples who have both games, the only one they play is Rock Band. I own neither, but Rock Band just seems like much more fun when playing multiplayer. Neither couple has had a problem with the RB guitar breaking either, for what that is worth.

Two things- Look at the song list and see which you like better. Also, do you live in an apartment? If you have some bitchy neighbors they might not enjoy you playing the drums on RB.

Flasch186

01-20-2008, 08:38 PM

have you heard about the coverings that give the RB drums a truer richer less plastic-y sound?

SackAttack

01-20-2008, 09:05 PM

Rock.

Band.

No question.

MizzouRah

01-20-2008, 09:09 PM

I bought GH III just so I could have another guitar to complete rock band. Never once has the GH III game made it out of the case.

No comparison, imo.

kingnebwsu

01-21-2008, 12:01 AM

I never got into Guitar Hero (got the first one on PS2 and played it twice). I bought GH2 for 360 to have a 2nd guitar and have yet to break the seal on GH2. Rock Band is amazing. I was a doubter until I actually played it. It's amazing. Everyone should get Rock Band. The experience combining drums, vocals, and 2 guitars is unmatched by any other multiplayer game. And you're all working together as a team. It's a very noncompetitive team-based game unlike anything I have ever played.

My gushing for Rock Band paid for by Harmonix and MTV games ;)

Seriously...if you have the money, it's totally worth it.

wade moore

01-21-2008, 06:46 AM

have you heard about the coverings that give the RB drums a truer richer less plastic-y sound?

Linky?

Thanks guys - the input is much appreciated! Sounds like RB is the unanimous winner here.

Flasch186

01-21-2008, 06:54 AM

Linky?

Thanks guys - the input is much appreciated! Sounds like RB is the unanimous winner here.

oh, wow. I was kidding but here you go, who knows, maybe theyre good and worth it. Let everyone know if they are:

http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showpost.php?p=1625357&postcount=230

Doug5984

01-21-2008, 07:48 AM

Linky?

Thanks guys - the input is much appreciated! Sounds like RB is the unanimous winner here.

I won both- and GH II as well, since buying Rock band we have not played GH at all. More songs, better songs (imo)- the ability to download more songs...and then just the general game play seems better...especially having a band world tour, it feels like a game you can try to beat, not just a game you play to unlock songs then done with it.

wade moore

01-21-2008, 10:14 AM

One last thing - how much space do you really need for Rockband? Where our video games are set up is relatively small...

Alan T

01-21-2008, 10:46 AM

One last thing - how much space do you really need for Rockband? Where our video games are set up is relatively small...

THe only big part really is the drum set. I have a big living room so it is not a huge deal, the only problem I have is my youngest daughter keeps using the drum set to stand up when we put it away to the side of the living room :)

The drum set takes up about half the width of my couch to play, so as long as you have a couch in your living room, you should have enough room for the drum set too.

If it is a really really small place, your biggest issue might be where to put it when you aren't playing it.

wade moore

01-21-2008, 11:27 AM

THe only big part really is the drum set. I have a big living room so it is not a huge deal, the only problem I have is my youngest daughter keeps using the drum set to stand up when we put it away to the side of the living room :)

The drum set takes up about half the width of my couch to play, so as long as you have a couch in your living room, you should have enough room for the drum set too.

If it is a really really small place, your biggest issue might be where to put it when you aren't playing it.

Well, it's not that my place is small - but we have the video games in my office sharing space with other things ;)..

Anyway, thanks!

Dutch

01-21-2008, 12:34 PM

My entire family is having a blast with GHIII...but I refuse to buy RB until we've played the hell out of GHIII. $99 is not going to waste! Ignorance is bliss and we love GHIII.

SackAttack

01-21-2008, 03:13 PM

wade, you can also put the drum head on the coffee table or somesuch. You don't HAVE to have the stand set up in order to do that.

CraigSca

01-21-2008, 09:16 PM

I bought GH III just so I could have another guitar to complete rock band. Never once has the GH III game made it out of the case.

No comparison, imo.

Can you use a GH2 guitar with Rock Band on the 360? What's the difference between the GH2 and GH3 guitar besides aesthetics?

kingnebwsu

01-21-2008, 10:07 PM

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All GH guitars work with Rock Band, but not vice versa.

MizzouRah

01-22-2008, 10:27 AM

Can you use a GH2 guitar with Rock Band on the 360? What's the difference between the GH2 and GH3 guitar besides aesthetics?

Not sure, is the guitar in GH 2 wireless like the one in GH 3?

kingnebwsu

01-22-2008, 07:21 PM

The guitar I got for X360 for GH2 isn't wireless. I think they just added wireless for GH3.

CraigSca

01-22-2008, 07:27 PM

Just bought a GH2 guitar on eBay so I can play bass while my 9 year old is on lead guitar. The wireless aspect didn't matter to me :)

gottimd

01-26-2008, 03:43 PM

Has anyone had any problems hooking up the Microphone for Rockband to their PS2?

We just got Rockband and we have tried almost every combination of plugging the Microphone in and it never registers in any slot. The Guitar and the Drums work fine. Any ideas?

Mota

01-26-2008, 04:14 PM

If it's like the 360, you have to use the controller to register the Microphone after it's plugged in.

gottimd

01-26-2008, 05:46 PM

I think I was the only jackass to get a defective one. We returned it and set it up the same way and it worked.

Thanks Mota for the suggestion anyways.

Dutch

01-27-2008, 03:54 PM

Just played RB for the first time. We played until 5 in the morning...I mostly did the "singing", but played guitar and bass with ease (after playing GHIII). Fun!

But here's where I think RB and GHIII split.

With 3 or more people, Rock Band is where it's at.

With 2 people - it's a split.

With 1 person - I think GHIII is better.

MizzouRah

04-13-2008, 05:17 PM

I bought GH III just so I could have another guitar to complete rock band. Never once has the GH III game made it out of the case.

No comparison, imo.

Months later... I finally decided to play some GH 3 over the weekend and I'm kicking myself for it.. SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS MUCH SOONER!

No comparison in the songs in GH 3 vs Rockband.. they are so much better in GH 3. "One" by Metallica, are you kidding me? Probably one of, if not my favorite song of all time. Many, many other great songs to boot.

What a moron! :)

Pyser

04-13-2008, 09:38 PM

rb's strongest songs, and most fun to play, ive found to be the downloadable one

LionsFan10

04-13-2008, 10:12 PM

Months later... I finally decided to play some GH 3 over the weekend and I'm kicking myself for it.. SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS MUCH SOONER!

No comparison in the songs in GH 3 vs Rockband.. they are so much better in GH 3. "One" by Metallica, are you kidding me? Probably one of, if not my favorite song of all time. Many, many other great songs to boot.

What a moron! :)

I agree, there's a ton of excellent music in Guitar Hero III. Welcome to the Jungle, Rock You Like a Hurricane, One, Even Flow, and for the lucky few like myself ... Dream on.

But, having said that, Rock Band gets ALL the spin at my house. Easily one of the best $170 investments I've ever made.

Rock Band is better and it's not even close.

MizzouRah

04-14-2008, 09:27 AM

I think for solo play, I'm liking GH 3 better, but I'd agree.. Rock Band still gets the most play at our house.

SnDvls

04-16-2008, 10:25 AM

didn't see this posted yet, but Rock Band is coming out for the Wii end of June.

FrogMan

04-16-2008, 11:07 AM

didn't see this posted yet, but Rock Band is coming out for the Wii end of June.

Atlhgouh, from what I read, the Wii version will be similar to the PS2 version, i.e. no downloadable content, nor online play.

Our current console, if you wanna call it that, is a Gamecube and my son was eager for us to possibly get a Wii but since my wife and I tried Rock Band, we'll need one that has it. The lack of downloadable content for RB might be enough for us to go for an XBOX360 instead of a Wii now...

FM

FrogMan

04-16-2008, 11:08 AM

dola, and I see us getting both games in the future, simply by looking at the song listing for GH3. :)

FM

Dutch

04-16-2008, 03:22 PM

I think for solo play, I'm liking GH 3 better, but I'd agree.. Rock Band still gets the most play at our house.

Yup. GHIII is much better for those who enjoy playing the guitar controller.

That said, since RB has been in my house (2 weeks) I haven't played GHIII again.

Coop

04-16-2008, 07:52 PM

Yup. GHIII is much better for those who enjoy playing the guitar controller.

That said, since RB has been in my house (2 weeks) I haven't played GHIII again.

Couldn't disagree more, I hate the guitar in GH3.

MizzouRah

04-16-2008, 08:30 PM

Couldn't disagree more, I hate the guitar in GH3.

Funny.. I hate the guitar in rock band.

Kodos

04-28-2008, 12:04 AM

Does anyone know if the Guitar Hero III guitar is backwards compatible. Can it play the PS2 Guitar Hero games on the PS3?

Doug5984

04-28-2008, 07:44 AM

path12

04-28-2008, 10:56 AM

path12

04-28-2008, 10:58 AM

Atlhgouh, from what I read, the Wii version will be similar to the PS2 version, i.e. no downloadable content, nor online play.

I'm a console idiot, but doesn't the Wii have a hard drive? I wonder why it couldn't have downloadable content?

FrogMan

04-28-2008, 11:13 AM

I'm a console idiot, but doesn't the Wii have a hard drive? I wonder why it couldn't have downloadable content?

I'm probably a bigger console idiot that you are, was just reporting what I'd read about the Wii version. One link:
http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/03/harmonix-no-dow.html

We only own a Gamecube and the Wii was very much a possibility for us, but since my wife and I really want to be able to play Rock Band, with downloadable songs, while leaving a shot at our 11yo son to play console games, it kind of killed the Wii for us...

FM

FrogMan

04-28-2008, 11:15 AM

Another question- does anyone know if the PS2 Guitar Hero guitar can play on Rock Band? My mom wanted Guitar hero for her birthday, and I want to get her rock band because I think she'd prefer the songs on that game....but I'm not sure what guitar she'd need.

while I don't own a PS2 per se, we rented one with RB for our son's birthday a month ago and one of his friend had brought over his GH3 controller (as well as the game itself) and it played perfectly fine with RB.

Now, the big one, your mom plays PS2??? :eek: That is VERY cool. :)

FM

SackAttack

04-28-2008, 11:17 AM

Does anyone know if the Guitar Hero III guitar is backwards compatible. Can it play the PS2 Guitar Hero games on the PS3?

It can't, no. There's a couple of third-party solutions that'll solve that problem, but the official PS3 Guitar Hero guitar won't do it.

Another question- does anyone know if the PS2 Guitar Hero guitar can play on Rock Band? My mom wanted Guitar hero for her birthday, and I want to get her rock band because I think she'd prefer the songs on that game....but I'm not sure what guitar she'd need.

The PS2 guitars should all be compatible with Rock Band, yes. Won't go the other way for any of the Activision-owned Guitar Hero games.

Mizzou B-ball fan

04-28-2008, 11:18 AM

I'm a console idiot, but doesn't the Wii have a hard drive? I wonder why it couldn't have downloadable content?

It has a small built-in memory area, but it's relatively small and is not a full-fledged hard drive. No HDD = no downloadable content. It's a crippled version when compared to the 360 or PS3.

FrogMan

04-28-2008, 11:19 AM

I don't own a console, but we went to a Rock Band party this weekend and had a fantastic time, with 9 or 10 people trading off various instruments until 3 in the morning. The non-gaming yet game Ms.Path promptly let me know that we will be getting a Wii and Rock Band in the very near future.

She (and I) like Guitar Hero, but there was no talk of actually buying something until Rock Band.

as I've told before, our discovery of RB happened when we rented a PS2 with the game and full gear for our 11yo son's birthday party. Rental was for six days and my wife and I ended up playing it every evening during that time. She loooooved it so much that the moment I said I was seeing us eventually buy that thing, with a new console, she said she agreed and one day we'll have one. When is another thing, but she's sold to the idea now, which is a major step... :)

FM

path12

04-28-2008, 11:26 AM

I'm probably a bigger console idiot that you are, was just reporting what I'd read about the Wii version. One link:
http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/03/harmonix-no-dow.html

We only own a Gamecube and the Wii was very much a possibility for us, but since my wife and I really want to be able to play Rock Band, with downloadable songs, while leaving a shot at our 11yo son to play console games, it kind of killed the Wii for us...

Her kid is in college and basically out of the house so this would be just for the two of us and parties, which is why I think we'll have to end up with the Wii even though it's a bummer about the content. She's very intrigued about Wii games whereas there's really no way she's going to find much to play on a 360/PS3......

I guess I'd have to settle for expansion song discs, which I'd imagine is the way that new content will appear.

Kodos

04-28-2008, 11:27 AM

It can't, no. There's a couple of third-party solutions that'll solve that problem, but the official PS3 Guitar Hero guitar won't do it.

Bummer. Just to be sure we are on the same wavelength, I am refering to the PS3 Guitar Hero guitar. I know that the PS2 guitar cannot be used on the PS3.

MJ4H

04-28-2008, 11:31 AM

I'm a console idiot, but doesn't the Wii have a hard drive? I wonder why it couldn't have downloadable content?

The Wii doesn't have a hard drive. The really isn't a reason it couldn't do downloadable content, even without a hard drive. SD cards could be used, though they would be a bit slow. It still could be done. Once again, a company is just taking the easy way out and porting the ps2 version over instead of taking the time to do it right for the Wii. I hope nobody actually buys the Wii version.

And I hope Nintendo releases a freaking hard drive so there aren't any more excuses for this.

Kodos

04-28-2008, 11:33 AM

No offense, but this is definitely Nintendo's fault for not putting in a hard drive.

Fidatelo

04-28-2008, 11:38 AM

It has a small built-in memory area, but it's relatively small and is not a full-fledged hard drive. No HDD = no downloadable content. It's a crippled version when compared to the 360 or PS3.

The thing I don't get is that the Wii can accept SD cards, which are dirt cheap.

FrogMan

04-28-2008, 12:00 PM

Her kid is in college and basically out of the house so this would be just for the two of us and parties, which is why I think we'll have to end up with the Wii even though it's a bummer about the content. She's very intrigued about Wii games whereas there's really no way she's going to find much to play on a 360/PS3......

I guess I'd have to settle for expansion song discs, which I'd imagine is the way that new content will appear.

Oh, 58 songs is still plenty of songs to have fun with, I'm certain of that. Gotta go with what the lady will enjoy the most, as I'm sure you will adapt to whatever the choice is. The lady, if she's anything like mine, I'm not so sure... ;)

FM

MJ4H

04-28-2008, 12:54 PM

No offense, but this is definitely Nintendo's fault for not putting in a hard drive.

Frankly, there is no reason they couldn't use the SD cards. I agree Nintendo didn't do themselves any favors, and I am unhappy about it.

edit to add: not for this game. I have no interest in guitar hero or rock band. It is just the principle of the thing.

MikeVic

04-28-2008, 01:05 PM

I was ready to buy Rock Band for the Wii, and then got soured really fast. I am not happy. I have been thinking of trading in my Wii and games for a PS3. I really want Rock Band and GTA 4.

Doug5984

04-28-2008, 01:17 PM

Now, the big one, your mom plays PS2??? :eek: That is VERY cool. :)

FM

She never had before, I got guitar hero for my brother in law for christmas and she played a little when we were over there- and she asked for that for her birthday a couple times- since I have an old PS2 just gathering dust I figured it would be a very easy present to give her- and when she gets tired of it, we will just move it to the hunting camp to have some fun with out there

Mizzou B-ball fan

04-28-2008, 01:20 PM

I was ready to buy Rock Band for the Wii, and then got soured really fast. I am not happy. I have been thinking of trading in my Wii and games for a PS3. I really want Rock Band and GTA 4.

Soured on the game or the Wii?

MikeVic

04-28-2008, 01:25 PM

Soured on the game or the Wii?

I'm soured on the game for the Wii. I want online play with it, and downloadable content. Wii Fit comes out next month, which I wanna play. But after that I don't know what's coming out that I want. But GTA4 online would last me a long time.

MJ4H

04-28-2008, 01:32 PM

That reminds me. There really isn't any reason at all that the Wii version couldn't be played online. This is just developer laziness.

Kodos

05-02-2008, 09:26 AM

Finally bought GH III yesterday for the 360. Downloaded the Def Leppard pack! Wooot! Liking the game so far! And the wireless guitar is very nice.

Dumb question, but worth asking in light of compatibility issues that are prevalent -- the GH III guitar will work with GH II, right?

Coop

05-02-2008, 10:41 PM

yes it will

Dutch

05-03-2008, 03:47 PM

How about a Def Leppard pack for Rock Band!

Kodos

05-03-2008, 04:57 PM

I thought there was a rumor that there was a Def Leppard one in the works. That'd ROCK!

Ragone

05-03-2008, 09:50 PM

I really wanted to buy it for the wii too.. but i just dunno now if its even worth getting it at all for wii.. kinda soured my excitement as well.

I do have a 360 as well, but not really interested in paying 100 bucks above the cost to get it hooked up online.

Kodos

06-18-2008, 01:24 PM

Gotta say, after playing through GHIII -- the song selection does not impress me. A lot of songs that I will never play again after gettting through them just to open up the other songs down the line.

It seems like the song selection has gotten crappier with each edition, even if they are getting more masters of the songs.

Fidatelo

06-18-2008, 02:13 PM

I picked up a used copy of GHIII for 4.99 from EBGames a couple weeks ago. I think I will get my moneys worth.

Ksyrup

07-07-2008, 06:47 AM

No Led Zeppelin for either game - Jimmy Page says NO.

Glengoyne

11-27-2010, 02:19 PM

Three years behind the times. We have a wii, and the kids are now interested in one of these games.

So which one makes sense or even gives the most flexibility for two players? Are the guitars still compatible one way only? Help a helplessly lame FOFCer out.

AgustusM

11-27-2010, 02:34 PM

http://www.gamefly.com/

this is the exact type of reason we have gamefly - I pretty much never buy a console game without comparing first.

I have way too many $60 games that collected dust because I never tested them first before I got gamefly. Plus you can never discount the fact that one mans trash is another mans treasure. for example I love the NBA live series and hate the 2k NBA games - but the overwhelmingly conventional wisdom tends to be the opposite.

saldana

11-27-2010, 03:04 PM

for those of you that have rock band, how is it for little kids...my girls are 6 and 4 and i was thinking of getting it for the PS3 for them for Christmas...will the songs be too complicated?

SackAttack

11-27-2010, 03:07 PM

Rock Band 2 and 3 both have 'no fail' modes, as does 'Lego Rock Band.'

The original will be too complicated for the 4 year old, certainly. The 6 year old might be able to handle 'easy.'

But the later games they'll be able to play without fear of failing out.

Draft Dodger

11-27-2010, 03:23 PM

I just picked up Rock Band 2 last week. My 8-year old is able to handle everything just fine. My daughter turns 6 next month and it was pretty tough for her. She could handle the drums with help, but she couldn't get the guitar at all, despite the fact that she's fairly advanced for her age. If she does play, she usually ends up just manning the bass drum pedal for someone. Another thing to think about is that she loses interest pretty quickly, which is definitely not an issue for my son.

As for the compatibility, found a really handy list on Harmonix's website
Compatibility // Rock Band® (http://www.rockband.com/compatibility)