Rock Band 2

[auburntigersfan]

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I could write about the awesome news stuff in Rock Band 2, or you could just read this hands-on preview by Gamespot.

[Beantown]

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Nothing new on the drum front = I'll still be buying GH4.

[Blzer]

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Nothing new on the drum front = I'll still be buying GH4.

I thought they said they were going to even make their game compatible with the GH instruments, meaning I think they were going to do something different with the drums this year. Was there something that said they weren't?

[Beantown]

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I thought they said they were going to even make their game compatible with the GH instruments, meaning I think they were going to do something different with the drums this year. Was there something that said they weren't?

From the article two posts above:

Although it won't have any additional pads....

If the RB drum set isn't going to have any additional pads - they did make their pads touch sensitive, though - I doubt the GH drumset would work.

[Bornindamecca]

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PANIC ATTACK BY DREAM THEATER! PANIC ATTACK BY DREAM THEATER!

AW-TOE MAA-TICK. They don't have to do anything else. Being able to sit back and work on Mike Portnoy's drums is more than worth 60 bucks for me. WOW. Again, for the uninitiated:

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It ain't everybody's cup of tea, but it's my cup of tea, my cup of coffee, and whatever else I care to drink. Great news.

[Bornindamecca]

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Nothing new on the drum front = I'll still be buying GH4.

Although it won't have any additional pads, the Rock Band 2 drum set will feature velocity-sensitive pads that will play "louder" in the game the harder you hit them. The pads themselves will be more muffled to cut down on the noisy clatter as you wail away, and will feature a better bounce, making them ostensibly easier to play.

We didn't get a chance to play the new instruments in a game setting or try out the new game modes at the pre-E3 event, but we did get a chance to try a few of the new songs.

It's all of the same features as the GH:WT drums, sans the raised symbols. Great thing for me, is Rock Band is a sixty dollar investment until (if ever) I feel like going in for another 150-200 bucks, whereas GH:WT brings the extra money, plus the extra inconvenience of another drumset in the house. In all honesty though, the DLC, setlist and game design of Rock Band make this a no brainer for me.

[Mizzou23]

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I have heard people rave about Dream Theater constantly (mainly in the rockband.com forums) and I have never heard of them. I checked them out on Itunes and it sounds like they've been around for a long time. Why have I never heard of them? With all the raving that everyone does about them, I can't figure out why they aren't well known. Maybe I just live under a rock. What's the deal?

[callmetaternuts]

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ANy truth to the rumor that you can d/l all of RB1 songs on RB2?

[Bornindamecca]

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I have heard people rave about Dream Theater constantly (mainly in the rockband.com forums) and I have never heard of them. I checked them out on Itunes and it sounds like they've been around for a long time. Why have I never heard of them? With all the raving that everyone does about them, I can't figure out why they aren't well known. Maybe I just live under a rock. What's the deal?

They're about as big as you can get without being mainstream. They sold out Radio City Music hall by themselves, and had one of the philharmonic orchestras performing with them. In case I wasn't clear, the above YouTube clip is Mike Portnoy(Dream Theater drummer) performing Panic Attack.

[KENYON06]

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That would be cool if they could get the cover of While My Guitar Gently Weeps in the game (the one with Mike Portnoy and Paul Gilbert), like when they did in GH2 with that VH cover of You Really Got Me. Not likely, but I really liked that version. Although I certainly wouldn't want to turn this game into a shred fest.

[Beantown]

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It's all of the same features as the GH:WT drums, sans the raised symbols. Great thing for me, is Rock Band is a sixty dollar investment until (if ever) I feel like going in for another 150-200 bucks, whereas GH:WT brings the extra money, plus the extra inconvenience of another drumset in the house. In all honesty though, the DLC, setlist and game design of Rock Band make this a no brainer for me.

The raised symbols make the drums a lot more realistic than having four pads. The four-pad method just feels awkward in certain songs when the blue (or yellow, for me on lefty-mode) switches back and forth between different types of real drums.

Luckily, I'll only have to buy the RB2 disc, and I think my friend is going to buy GH:WT, so I'll just buy the drums for that and not have to have both in my apartment.

[Bornindamecca]

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The raised symbols make the drums a lot more realistic than having four pads. The four-pad method just feels awkward in certain songs when the blue (or yellow, for me on lefty-mode) switches back and forth between different types of real drums.

Luckily, I'll only have to buy the RB2 disc, and I think my friend is going to buy GH:WT, so I'll just buy the drums for that and not have to have both in my apartment.

I agree on all points, just not to the tune of 200 bucks an, extra drumset in the house, and questionable DLC updates.

[Beantown]

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I agree on all points, just not to the tune of 200 bucks an, extra drumset in the house, and questionable DLC updates.

That's why I'm "lucky."

My friend is definitely going to be buying the GH:WT disc and the guitar, I'll try and throw in a little for the drums, and that will be at his apartment. I'll have RB and RB2 at my apartment...and it can be the best of both worlds.

[garnettrules21]

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One thing I really wish they would add is a double bass pedal. That Dream Theater song is a prime example of why it would be helpful.

[Bornindamecca]

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One thing I really wish they would add is a double bass pedal. That Dream Theater song is a prime example of why it would be helpful.

You ain't lyin. I can't believe neither of them have put this in yet. I'm not spending any more money on fake electric drums until there is a double pedal. I'll probably just grab some real electric drums anyway. It's almost at that point.