Rock Band 2 Megathread

[DaMexiRican]

Originally Posted by dgator783

over-charting for GH: WT what is expected after GH 3.....and the setlist...where GH:WT has more say mainstream songs, Rock Band has more songs period (over 500 before x-mas) and they are all pretty damn good....plus Harmonix has weekly dlc something that Activision lacks in......Graphically, RB is superior in my opinion....which isnt saying much....

The only thing GH:WT has going for it is the music creator which people who have played around with it are panning...saying its harder then it should be and its really not that great....hell, I can do the same thing on my computer that can be done in game, nothing special....

Harmmnix still has 20 songs up their sleeves that will be on free DLC that they couldnt get on disc in time for release.....many are expecting Sublime, Hendrix, The Doors, and other artists....

Cool thanks for the info

[EvanX]

Originally Posted by jq71586

The article says all instruments.

The way I'm reading it is that all of GH:WT's instruments work for the other games, but only the only instrument that works for GH:WT is the mics.

Read the original source - http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...bility-update/

[Blu boy]

will rock band 2 support customizable songs like GH WT? Sorry if this has already been discussed.

[broganreynik]

And yes, you guessed it, Rock Band 2’s guitar and drum set will work with Guitar Hero: World Tour and with Rock Revolution.

Wouldn't that mean all instruments?

[Icemage]

Originally Posted by Blu boy

will rock band 2 support customizable songs like GH WT? Sorry if this has already been discussed.

Not in the sense you're speaking of.

GH:WT's music creator is a bit of a misnomer. It's more or less a fairly advanced MIDI composer that uses a plastic guitar as its user interface. It can only compose pieces with instrumentals - no vocals can be added.

Harmonix has said they've got something interesting in store for RB2, but haven't said exactly what, but have explicitly rejected the approach that Guitar Hero is taking toward user generated content. There's a lot of speculation and rumor, but no confirmed details.

[dgator783]

Originally Posted by Icemage

Not in the sense you're speaking of.

GH:WT's music creator is a bit of a misnomer. It's more or less a fairly advanced MIDI composer that uses a plastic guitar as its user interface. It can only compose pieces with instrumentals - no vocals can be added.

Harmonix has said they've got something interesting in store for RB2, but haven't said exactly what, but have explicitly rejected the approach that Guitar Hero is taking toward user generated content. There's a lot of speculation and rumor, but no confirmed details.

if they could have vocals added which isnt impossible.....like not actually recording ur voice but have a editor we're u could type in the words and add the pitch lines.....if they did this, then they would have something....but they have nothing!!!....it seems like a novelty thatll get old real quick

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by MiguelitoDaMexiRican

Cool thanks for the info

Something else that 'Rock Band 2' will have that wasn't mentioned in that previous post is the DRUM TUTORIAL FEATURE. 'Rock Band 2' will have a program built into it that will teach you REAL DRUM TECHNIQUES!!!

[darkpoet25]

Originally Posted by Agent23

Off-topic. Is the Guitar Hero: World Tour track list listed yet?

Also, the Rock Band 2 guitar and drum set will work with Guitar Hero: World Tour right?

Will the Rock Band 2 guitar work with Guitar Hero III?

To answer your first question:
Here is a partial track listing:
Airbourne--Too much too young too fast
At The Drive In--One armed scissor
Beastie Boys--No sleep til brooklyn
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club--Weapon of choice
Blink-182--Dammit, Travis Barker makes an in game appearence
Bon Jovi--Livin' on a prayer
Credence Clearwater Revival--Up around the bend
Dinosaur Jr--Feel The Pain
The Doors--Love me two times
The Eagles--Hotel california
The Enemy--Aggro
Foo Fighters--Everlong
The Guess Who--American Woman
Jimi Hendrix--Purple haze
' '--The wind cries mary
Billy Idol--Rebel Yell
Interpol--Obstacle!
Linkin Park--What I've done
Lost Prophets--Rooftops
Modest Mouse--Float on
Motorhead--Overkill
Negramaro--Nuvole
Nirvana--About a girl
Oasis--Some might say
Paramore--Misery Buisness
Bob Seger--Hollywood knights
Silversun Pickups--Lazy eye
Sublime--Santeria
Survivor--Eye of the tiger
Van Halen--Hot for teacher

This is just a partial list. It was in the latest issue of OXM.

[dgator783]

new info on Batlle of the Bands for the best music rythem game in existance...RB (soon to be surpassed by RB2)

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/899/899820p1.html


looks really freakin' cool....suck on this Activision!

[Icemage]

A couple of snippets of information from G4TV

Virtual Audience Q&A with Sean Baptiste (HMXsean)

Rock Band 2: Hands On

[hardcore_canadian]

The only reason that GH WT is a Must have for me is Beat It... I HAVE TO HAVE THAT SONG! Besides that, I'd rather have this one.... so I guess i'll have to buy both...

[dgator783]

Originally Posted by hardcore_canadian

The only reason that GH WT is a Must have for me is Beat It... I HAVE TO HAVE THAT SONG! Besides that, I'd rather have this one.... so I guess i'll have to buy both...

wait for harmonix to announce the 20 other tracks for the game....u might be surprised whatll be announced!

maybe a full album from the King of Pop.....

personally Id rather have Billy Jean or THriller....

[ckenisell]

Originally Posted by dgator783

wait for harmonix to announce the 20 other tracks for the game....u might be surprised whatll be announced!

maybe a full album from the King of Pop.....

personally Id rather have Billy Jean or THriller....

Some MJ would be great. I was just listening to "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" in the car the other day. The "History" album has some of the best sound quality to be found on CD.

[caliblue15]

http://kotaku.com/5039299/rb2-drum-t...bands-detailed

Check it out. I'm most happy bout this.

Drum Trainer
Beat Trainer – Beat Trainer will help you with your rhythm and timing. You’re given 76 individual preview beats that endlessly loop. On the left hand side, you can adjust the tempo with about 10 or so selectable speeds. Your goal here is to drum the notes of the looping track for about eight or so measures until you perfect it (read: no misses). This is pretty easy on the lower tempos, and you’ll get notification once you completed the tempo, but the fun comes in once you crank it up. There’s no failing here, just keep practicing until you get it.

Fill Trainer – I thought the drum fills in the origin Rock Band were a nice touch. It was the only time during a song you could really stand out and show off your skills. But ****, I couldn’t make it sound good worth a damn. Now, you can practice filling, too. Like Beat Trainer, Fill plays endless looping tracks with variable speeds, each with fills that have specific notes you need to hit consecutively before passing. This time there are only 45 preview beats, however.

Freestyle Mode – Just as it sounds. You’re presented with a blank, scrolling note canvas that allows you to just drum away forever. No challenges here. But like with the other modes, you can select different drum samples. So if you dig 80’s electronic drum sounds - and wanted to try and re-create your own cover of a certain Rick Astley song - no one will stop you. Interestingly enough, you can also play music from your hard drive to drum along with. The only bummer is there is no way to record what you’ve done in-game to send to friends. So expect a lot of Youtube videos this fall.

Overall, Drum Trainer mode is a lot more robust than I though it would be. I hope they consider adding more preview beats to try and master. Oh, if you were wondering if you got any sort of reward for completing this. Probably not, though, I was told there might be an achievement. But the point of this mode isn’t really to compete, however. So don’t be afraid to think you might be missing out on something by not completing it.

[cathexist]

From the same article:

Rock Band 1 Disc Transfer
All previously bought DLC is backwards compatible, but what about the songs on the first Rock Band disc? This was a topic I needed clarification on. How is this going to work? OK, so there will be an update for Rock Band 1 that will ask if you want transfers ‘most’ of your songs on the disc to your hard drive. In order to transfer ‘most’ Rock Band songs into Rock Band 2, you’ll need to pay a one-time fee – they are saying less than $5 – and you’ll be given a software key to enter in and it will work.

So will you have to actually ‘own’ a copy of the original Rock Band game to do this?

No.

There appears, as of now, no DRM tracking on anything to indicate you rightfully own the disc you want to export. So if you missed out on the Rock Band party last year and want to play the old songs, too, all you have to do is rent a copy or borrow someone else’s. It doesn’t seem Harmonix isn’t too concerned, however, as they’re happy you already paid the licensing fee and bought Rock Band 2!

[tacoreed]

Originally Posted by cathexist

From the same article:

[dgator783]

ill "rent" my copy of Rock Band to anyone for say 60 BUcks....any takers? thats only 1 dollar a song!

[Newby1080p]

Originally Posted by dgator783

wait for harmonix to announce the 20 other tracks for the game....u might be surprised whatll be announced!

maybe a full album from the King of Pop.....

personally Id rather have Billy Jean or THriller....

So are you telling me that there are 20 more songs then the 80 or so that have already been announced?

[dgator783]

Originally Posted by Newby1080p

So are you telling me that there are 20 more songs then the 80 or so that have already been announced?

yes, 20 more songs are coming that they couldnt put on the disc in time for release....they are gonna release them for free in the RB store once the game has been launched.....no word yet officially what the songs are gonna be......yes, RB2 technically will have over 100+ new songs with the purchase of the disc.....

[jono_0101]

i am definitely picking up RB2, but i really hope they get some more blink182, my favorite band of all time, seeing dammit on WT makes me jealous, esp if travis is making an appearance in the game, probably as one of the boss battles you have to beat

and heres an idea:
they should build a website where people can request songs or full albums for future DLC, and once a selection meets a certain requirement of votes, then it gets made? not really sure what kind of specifics, just an idea i had the other day while thinking of songs and bands id like to see on RB