Guitar Hero: World Tour…..oh dear

So today saw the release of the much anticipated Guitar Hero: World Tour. This is Activision/Neversofts 3rd game in the series, following on from the 3 Harmonix titles. It is also the first time Guitar Hero has gone for the full band aspect. This is not entirely suprising seeing how much sucess Rock Band has had, however, maybe they should have just stuck with the guitar.

To say this game isn’t very good, well, is actually giving it praise. I’ve played every single version of GH up to this date, and this is the first one that has made me almost stop playing. The tracklisting may look awesome, but when you’re mainly a guitar player, it’s annoying to see so many dreary songs. I can count on 1 hand the amount of songs that gave me even the smallest bit of a test. Yes there were fewer on RB, but those songs were actually FUN, and I still play most of them now. The only songs I want to play on GH:WT again are Never Too Late and B.Y.O.B on bass.

Yes I understand they wanted to make it a more available game to everyone but christ, at least leave something in that provides some form of a big challenge. Raining Blood, DWDTG, TTFAF, GG&HT, Freebird, Bark at the Moon, Panic Attack, Painkiller. These are challenging songs, the first three are rediculous on hard, let alone expert. Yes, GH:WT has Satch Boogie with it’s 1 minute 4 note sweeps, but when I finish playing, I feel like I have to buy my guitar dinner, and that’s not a feeling I enjoy.

Now for the note charts, some of them are so far off the track, it’s stupid, and coupled with the fact that you can barely hear the guitar in some songs means you have no idea what rythym you’re meant to play. This is especially true with B.Y.O.B’s intro, and most of Assassin.

I really wanted to like this game, because I love the GH series, but when the tracks are dull, the charts are seemingly a mish mash, and an easier difficulty was added (yes, easier than easy) it just makes it really hard. Sorry Activision, but this is going straight back to where it came from, and as far as i’m concered, it can damn well stay there. Roll on Rock Band 2.

~ by erutaerc on November 14, 2008.