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I'm so DL'n the Metallica Pack and "Juke Box Hero" like today.
The Rock Band Guitar takes a few verses to get used to. Yes the guitar portions aren't nearly as challenging as GH3 stuff (or even GH1 stuff) and I've only ever played on Expert. This however may be a break for some of you guys who find Expert on GH too frustrating to attempt; Rock Band's guitar portions are a laid back experience (Warning: some songs will surprise you). The mic works when you plug in an XB controller as well, so essentially you'll have five controllers hooked up to your XB at one time. Thankfully RB comes with a USB hub that fits four ports leaving two of the stock ports on the console free. RB Guitar, Drums, and Mic are all wired. It'll remind you of last generation with all the wires going about. Harmonix says it kepts the controllers wired to reduce cost. Atleast the Guitar could have been wired, the drum set just sits there and there's something naturally oldschool about the mic having a cord anyway.
Guitar:
The buttons will be the first thing that makes you go, "uh...ok..." They're more tabs than buttons and feels stickier than your average GH guitar at first. A few songs will break it in but it'll never feel quiet familiar. While playing a song you'll rarely notice and I nailed songs in the late 90 percentiles so it doesn't hurt your skill. The five mini-frets at the end of the neck will take some getting used to. You're gonna think you can play it during solo sections but your fingers will think different. You're gonna over-jump notes alot. I practiced the solo on "Wanted Dead or Alive" to get the feel for them. You don't have to strum during these sections (pretty gay, IMO) but you could if you wanted (just time it well; hit a lick and then strumming it will count as a miss). The effects switch is cute, if and when you get a chance to toggle it. And atleast three effects (of five) don't sound terribly different.
Mic:
Works like any other mic I guess. Your voice comes off on your TV speakers as you sing along with the song. With the XB controller you could adjust how loud you want the real singer to be as well as yourself. Think you got a track down, sing with no back-up!
Drums:
F'n awesome.
More to come.
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