Guitar Hero 2

[Azimuth]

This is quite simply one of the greatest games on any platform ever. If you don't own it, your console should report you for gross negligence. Or pack itself up and run away in the night.

What level are you playing at? What's your best number? Your longest streak?

I'm currently noodling away on Medium, which I've already completed - just trying to hit everything with 5 stars. Occasionally venturing into Hard, but it's **** hard. Difficult to say what my best number is - but my favourite songs to play are Laid to Rest, Six, and The Trooper. My longest streak was 400-odd. I forget which song, but it was something on Easy. :p

[Nandrew]

Playing on equivalent of "hard". And I seem to be doing rather decently.

FoF ftw

[Q-Man]

I'm still playing on Medium (I got the game on Thursday, give me some time k?), longest streak I think is 348, and on Dead! (Top score of 145k or something like that).

Played a couple of songs on Hard, and with much effort, actually managed to complete them (with 3 stars haha), need a little more practice I rate.

[Azimuth]

Heh, I should update this.

I've finished Easy and Medium with 5 stars on every song, and am almost done with Hard - although I've abandoned Hangar 18, Institutionalized, Carry Me Home, and Freebird for now. I'm now playing the fourth set of Expert, and occasionally bouncing back to Hard to improve my ratings there (bagged 4 or 5 stars for most songs now).

I can play Six on Hard. Go me.

[Nandrew]

My most recent stokage is the fact that I'm pushing a near-perfect rating on Sweet Child on Hard.

I'm running on over to Expert, too, and have tried one or two of the easier songs. No sexual violation for me ... yet.

[Zen]

I still need to go out and buy the game :(

[Squid]

My most recent stokage is the fact that I'm pushing a near-perfect rating on Sweet Child on Hard.

The intro for Sweet Child is insanely tiring on the fingers, and I'm a climber dammit! FoF is possibly the greatest game ever created. <3

[Azimuth]

In the intro to Sweet Child..., try simply hooking your pinky out to the orange notes instead of moving your whole hand.

If you're feeling especially daring, try strumming alternately up and down.

In other news, I finished Hard last night. Rock on. \m/

[Squid]

Here is a link for all aspiring FoFers...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbAjfJ5iNtY

Must be sped up or some thing.

[Nandrew]

In the intro to Sweet Child..., try simply hooking your pinky out to the orange notes instead of moving your whole hand.


Precisely my technique! Yay!

Oh, and Squid ... FoF is the greatest *PC* game ever created. :P It hardly compares to GH itself!

By the way, what with YouTube posting and all ... somebody needs to go dig up that video of the 8yo sickly pwning Psychobilly on Expert and embarrass the rest of us. And no, I won't do it. 56K is too ftl.

[Toi]

This might sound like a silly question but is the 360's guitar wired or wireless? On the box it looked like it was wired for some or other reason.

[Miktar]

It is wired, but a wireless version is on the horizon, I think.

[Phoenix]

It is wired, but a wireless version is on the horizon, I think.

I think with Guitar Hero 3 on the Horizon we will not see a wireless guitar till then.

Still struggling with 3 songs on the last tier of Hard.

[Toi]

It is wired, but a wireless version is on the horizon, I think.

Why? It's silly. I mean, everything for the 360 is wireless, it's a wonder the console hasn't gone wireless yet (imagine that). The wire irritates me wile playing, it curls up and ****z.

Ah well, guess everything can't be perfect.

[Azimuth]

I just 5-starred Jordan on Hard. It took only five attempts.

I must vehemently insist that, despite the internetz to the contrary, Six is a tougher song. I've played it through countless times on Hard, and am still only at 3-stars. Although the last few times I've played it, my average multiplier was 1.9x. So close to 4 stars. :|

[Frozenfireside]

Hi um does anyone know of the game ' Frets on fire'?
If you don't own a console and would like a game like Guitar Hero, go here (http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/).
It is hosted by a guy with with a german accent and is tons of fun but be ready to be told 'you suck' alot of times.

You basically use the F keys on your KB and the pick is the enter key which makes it awsome if you own a wireless KB.
Warning-If you have a huge KB like mine with huge proportions between the keys, it's slightly harder then one could imagine.

Alsot there are issues when you turn up the res-Rather keep it on somthing medium like 800X600

[Azimuth]

If you own a 360 controller, you can use it with FoF too. Here's (http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/gaming/DownloadResult.aspx?prod=pk_xbox_cont&os=xpsp1&lang=en&driverVersion=Download&#37;20XBox%20360%20Controller%2 0for%20Windows%5Ddownload) the driver for XP.

I don't have any problems with the resolution. *shrug*

[Squid]

Quite a few of us are participating in this thread based solely on FoF experience. I don't have a 360 or PS2 but I have considered buying the 360 version just for the controller.

Importing the songs from GH2 into FoF works, but is marred by timing issues. Some of the songs are almost impossible to play because the rhythm is totally inconsistent.

[Nandrew]

Quite a few of us are participating in this thread based solely on FoF experience. I don't have a 360 or PS2 but I have considered buying the 360 version just for the controller.

Importing the songs from GH2 into FoF works, but is marred by timing issues. Some of the songs are almost impossible to play because the rhythm is totally inconsistent.

I bought the 360 deal for the controller, and it is win, win, win. Although perhaps a rather reckless way to spend money. But still win.

Your timing issues are alien to me, have you tried adjusting the A/V delay in the options? Additionally, a lot of the GH2 songs have a "rhythm.ogg" file which needs to be renamed because it makes some songs sound a little funny.

[MrDeVil_909]

I still need to go out and buy the game :(

Yes you do!!! ;)

Just finished on medium, re-doing it to get 5-stars on all the songs, getting my ass kicked by hard though. Got 5 stars on all the songs in Easy and 100% on Surrender.

I love the detailing in the game, my favourite part is the first time you play free-bird.

[PaRaNoiD]

I can finally play songs on hard. Of course I'm stuck on Woman. I can do the later songs with quick play but I'm stuck on the career mode.

On the plus side I bought all the stuff from the shop, except for the bonus guitars.

I'm busy try to get all the achievements. I need to get the 1000 note streak and 200000 score now. The most I got was 198000, how irritating is that.

[Ruandre]

Sticking it out until Guitar Hero III :P

[MrDeVil_909]

I'm not sure about GH III. Looks like they are changing the direction to make it more 'game-like' because Rock-band is going to do what Guitar Hero does atm better.

[Azimuth]

Er, no. From what I've seen of the gameplay, it's pretty much exactly the same as GHII.

[MrDeVil_909]

The basics are the same, but the battle-mode and boss battles seem a little ...ummmm... meh. I also have a gut feeling, based on absolutely no evidence or knowledge whatsoever, that the series has peaked.

But I'll give it a chance, especially if I don't need to buy a new controller.

aah ****. all this Guitar Hero talk, I've got to go play now, and I was planning on taking the night off.

[dislekcia]

... Phew.

Finally made my way through Hangar 18/X. Wish I could say that Freebird was next, but I've still got three more songs to clear down there in the finger-hells before it's time to go epic.

Should I be feeling bad for abusing star power?

-D

[MrDeVil_909]

Rather use it than lose it ;)

[Azimuth]

Should I be feeling bad for abusing star power?


Most certainly not. It's what got me through Woman's tricksy solo.

...

It didn't get me past the 47&#37; mark in Jordan, though. :/ I want the Kicked the Bucket achievement so bayd.

[Venom_Dragon]

I’m playing hard at the moment, but one song keeps holding me back – Woman (which is incidentally one of my favorite songs). I thought I wasn’t too bad at hammer-on and pull-offs, but I guess I was wrong…

[Knoffelstokkie]

AAAAAAA! I'm meltinnggg

My beloved has left me, no more shall we experience the joys of hitting that hammer on with style an force, no more shall the pleasant chirpings of the bird outside be violently drowned by the wonderful noise that is Six as my beloved and I take over the lounge with our greatness, our rockgoddedness

where will I find my joy now, here... maybe, in the toilet... probably but share it with my darling Betty I never will again.

yup, my little plastic controller has decided that it's green fret button and strumming up will now stop working, what do you guys suggest i do? (apparently it is quite difficult getting them swapped)

[squishy]

Anyone tried playing FoF on a laptop keyboard :) Decided to try it just for ****s and giggles. Didn't work out too well.
@Nandrew: Have you tried Free Bird? Tried it on expert o_0 I play guitar, and I couldn't hit a single note in the solo.

[Venom_Dragon]

AAAAAAA! I'm meltinnggg

My beloved has left me, no more shall we experience the joys of hitting that hammer on with style an force, no more shall the pleasant chirpings of the bird outside be violently drowned by the wonderful noise that is Six as my beloved and I take over the lounge with our greatness, our rockgoddedness

where will I find my joy now, here... maybe, in the toilet... probably but share it with my darling Betty I never will again.

yup, my little plastic controller has decided that it's green fret button and strumming up will now stop working, what do you guys suggest i do? (apparently it is quite difficult getting them swapped)

Waite a minute... are you posting from your toilet?!?!?! :-{

[Knoffelstokkie]

would that make it more comfortable for you?

[Fredder]

LOL!!! I plan to buy a Xbox 360 basically for games like Guitar Hero II. At the moment I am playing FoF, but I seriously need that guitar controller!!!

[Venom_Dragon]

would that make it more comfortable for you?

... donno?
Anywho, back on topic - shouldn?t your controller still be under warranty?

[Knoffelstokkie]

yup, but apparently there's a bit of a stock shortage

[Nandrew]

Anyone tried playing FoF on a laptop keyboard :) Decided to try it just for ****s and giggles. Didn't work out too well.
@Nandrew: Have you tried Free Bird? Tried it on expert o_0 I play guitar, and I couldn't hit a single note in the solo.

Free Bird is an awesome song. Problem is that on pretty much *any* of the difficulties, if you screw up during the solo, you can't break into it again until the set is done. Which is damn costly.

And yeah, I actually *have* played FoF on a lappie keyboard! It was how I first played it when I was stuck with that option at Uni. Then, once I came home, I decided to pick up the keyboard. It was then that I vowed to get the guitar and not go back to that horrible original setup. Liek, ever.

[dislekcia]

Shame Knoffel, I can imagine your pain. Don't you guys still have a second 360 controller in the house though?

-D

[Miktar]

No, they only had one controller to begin with. Andre would bring over his, if they wanted to play two players.

[Knoffelstokkie]

and Miktar took his ps2 controllers when he decided he's better than us and moved, pfft but he's gay so thats just the way they operate I guess :P

[Miktar]

Anger is indeed one of the 5 stages of grief, as well as Blame.

[dislekcia]

Anger is indeed one of the 5 stages of grief, as well as Blame.

Bwahahaha ;)

S'okay Knoffel, you can come by our place in PTA if you promise not to break our green buttons too...

-D

[MrDeVil_909]

Struggling through on hard at the moment. Is is me or does it suddenly ramp up hectically with 'Woman?' The hammer-ons and pull-offs needed are way more intense than the earlier songs.

[Azimuth]

It took me hours to get past that solo. It's like some sort of rite of passage or something. Remember, there's no shame in working on stuff in Practice mode. ;)

Amusingly, a week or so later, I revisited the song, and racked up 5 stars on my first attempt - including a virtually flawless rendition of that fiendish solo. Hard difficulty really forces you to dramatically improve your game. :P

[MrDeVil_909]

Jumping from slower to slow in the practice mode gets me with that solo. ;) Glad to know I'm not alone :)

I took the 360 to my folks house this weekend and the whole family tried out GH. My sisters both picked it up brilliantly, guess it helps being in a musical family, now they all want it. Their fiance's both have PS2's but they really want 360's. Mostly so they can try get me at GoW.

[PaRaNoiD]

So I've got 5 stars on all except the last 5 on medium.

I Still can't finish woman on hard. I've done later songs but I can't continue the career mode until I finish it.

Oh and I finaly got over 200 000 on a song

Any idea of what the easiest song is with 1000 notes ?

Btw I just found out that Rock Band is due in November for $199. Hopefully it'll get here soon

[Azimuth]

Any idea of what the easiest song is with 1000 notes ?


Voivod's X-Stream, in Hard difficulty. Don't worry, it's not especially hard. ;)

Oh, and it's a bonus song - you'll need to grab it from the Store if you haven't already.

[Miktar]

Last I heard, Rock Band won't be released outside the US (initially).

[Q-Man]

My hand is cramping, you guys weren't kidding when you said 'Woman' on hard rapes you.

*places hand on ice*

[Q-Man]

actually, now that I think of it, 'Woman' being so difficult is strangely apt....

in before "SEXIST PIG" lolololol I kid I kid

[MrDeVil_909]

Getting the right rhythm for the hammer-ons and pull-offs in solo c is very tough :( very frustrating.

[Boggle24]

After some persuasion I've forced myself to challenge Hard on the game.

I had tried it on numerous occasions before getting my proverbial ass handed to me on every tier 1 song except mother.

But after hours of going through the songs on Hard at full speed in Practise mode I'm actually getting quite good at it :P

so far I've only really gone through the first 4 tiers making sure I hit atleast somewhere in the 80&#37; mark of the notes in all the songs (*getting up to 90% with a lot now*), and it's only in practise mode, but it's still progress :)

Soon, I shall join my little sibling and we shall be known as rock TITANS.

[MrDeVil_909]

Finally beat Woman ...ummm you know what I mean

I did it badly and kept my Star-power for the solo, where I probably got 25&#37; of the notes, didn't have the heart to check my stats.

[PaRaNoiD]

Just beat woman on hard. Without using star power.
I was too afraid of loosing control

I only have 8 more songs left to get 5 stars on in medium.

[Venom_Dragon]

Finally beat Woman ...ummm you know what I mean

LOL!!!

im still stuck

[MrDeVil_909]

I was too afraid of loosing control.

I wasn't in control anyway, so using star-power wasn't very risky. :)

[dislekcia]

Wooo!

I just got to Freebird on Expert for the first time... Man does it feel good. Failed at 74&#37; and now I'm totally buggered. Too jiggly to even think of playing it again.

That last set is just hellish though. The final song I still had to do was Misirlou, somehow got enough star power in the first segment to survive the "F*U" section. Damn I feel awesome ;)

-D

[MrDeVil_909]

Man, I cracked woman only to run into 'You Really Got Me' Hard is a misnomer, it's a motherf&&#37;$@r. The idea of Expert is a little scary right now.

[Q-Man]

I'm on tier 7 of songs on hard (I've embarrassingly only goten 3 stars on most of the songs) and my sack it's quite a raping going on here. I'll do what I did with medium, get through all the songs, then go back and try get 5 stars on all. Then proceed to EXPERT. muahahahaha

[Azimuth]

I'm on the sixth tier of Expert. It's vicious. The intro to "Crazy on You" suddenly becomes a nightmare of Lovecraftian proportions.

[Phoenix]

Looks like the stepped up the difficulty in GH3.

Check this song out ... my hand is already aching.

ZOMG (http://gamerkonnection.com/blog/?p=116)

[Miktar]

http://gamerkonnection.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/guitar_hero.jpg

[Boggle24]

I just finnished SIX on hard during my first try !
plus I was interrupted with a call in the middle.
Yes it was only 75 %, but still, ****YEAH !

Still getting my ass handed to me by the tier 7 songs though, ugh they're horrible ;_;

[Azimuth]

Respek', man.

[Q-Man]

I played all day, then wept quietly in the darkest corner of my yar in the freezing cold wind, because I played tier 7 songs, and still have not managed to finish one of them. Did I also mention that thanks to GH2 I cannot masturbate for 2 months. Doctor's orders. Not that anyone needed to know that. Am I thinking out loud again? :/

OH MY GOD!!!! I just checked out that link with the GH3 song in it. Oh. My. ****. ;__;

[MrDeVil_909]

OH MY GOD!!!! I just checked out that link with the GH3 song in it. Oh. My. ****. ;__;

Me too, this is me, ----> *speechless*

[Nandrew]

Did I also mention that thanks to GH2 I cannot masturbate for 2 months. Doctor's orders. Not that anyone needed to know that. Am I thinking out loud again? :/

Um, if you needed help, you could've, liek, just asked me. No need to be all roundabout with it.

I haven't played GH in a while, time to pick up the geeter again. Anybody else find that they actually need to play warmup songs when they go to harder levels? To get their fingers physically ready for some harrowing shreducation an' ****?

[Q-Man]

I just passed (yes, -just- passed) 3 of the 5 songs on the last tier, and I've tried playing free bird in quickplay mode on hard, and I can tell you I'm not looking forward to is. Carry me Home and Institutionalized are raping me though. ;__;

Oh and Nandrew, I'll give you a call regarding your offer ;)

[dislekcia]

Q: Institutionalized is a really, really strange song. It kicks everyone. Freebird, on the other hand, is pure awesomeness. You'll make it first time after you clock those other two...

In other news:
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/1848/xstreamhardlr4.jpg

WOOT! That kinda just happened all of a sudden... And I missed a note when reading the 1000 combo achievement popup :(

-D

[MrDeVil_909]

Man that sucks, but once you've got that close you should be able to do it again without too much effort. Gold stars FTW.

[Squid]

Anybody else find that they actually need to play warmup songs when they go to harder levels?

I play usually play through my favourites (Push Push, Heart) before trying to push the limits. This game rocks because you can measure your improvement when practising. You only compete against yourself.

Also I nailed 68% on Freebird on expert.

Ah, and after playing GH at a shop display. I can tell you that FoF is much harder. Not only is the 5th fret miles away from the others, but there's no star power and some of the really tightly bunched fast sections cannot be strummed at quick enough with a keyboard.

Carry me home = rapeage...

[Q-Man]

In related news, I thought that DragonForce video clip was pretty hectic, until I took the liberty of listening to the WHOLE song. The parts shown in that video are the EASY parts O_O there are some hectic solos in that song, and it's over 7 minutes long!!!

[Azimuth]

Ah, and after playing GH at a shop display. I can tell you that FoF is much harder. Not only is the 5th fret miles away from the others, but there's no star power and some of the really tightly bunched fast sections cannot be strummed at quick enough with a keyboard.

That's a controller issue. In FoF, you can't fail a song - in GH2, miss enough notes in a phrase, and you'll bomb out and have to start over. Moreover, fast up-down strumming on the GH2 controller is an acquired art. Having played a fair bit of both games, I'd have to say that GH2 is significantly harder.

[CaptainCrunch]

I can't believe they put "Through the fire and the flames" on there...that song is insane and can only be played by non-humans! I think if you nail that song you automatically beat the game.

[Azimuth]

Apparently it's a bonus track, so you won't have to beat it. :P

[Squid]

For those of you with FoF I'd like you to check out my latest song.

Crits are welcome: Icky Thumb (http://www.squidcor.co.za/uploads/IckyThumb.rar)

[someoneelse]

Um, what if you are really good at playing a real guitar, doesnt that turn guitar hero into a pretty simple game to master?

[Azimuth]

Nope. I've been playing guitar for nearly fifteen years, and still find the game challenging.

[someoneelse]

cool :)

I'd like to try the game before spending any money though, not sure how that'll ever happen tho'

[MrDeVil_909]

Every store in Joburg I've seen with an Xbox stand has Guitar Hero as a demo on it. Not sure where you are but I'm sure it won't be hard to find.

[Azimuth]

The problem with those demo stands is that gormless punters abuse the controller and eventually wreck it. I recently played GH2 in a shop, and the controller buttons were all...soggy. In other words, it may not be an Authentic Guitar Hero Experience™.

[MrDeVil_909]

Lol, no but it will give you some idea. And try to avoid the busier stores like CNA and IC. BT's stands seem to be in better shape.

[someoneelse]

Sigh i've never actually seen guitar hero and I'm struggling to understand how it could be as good as everyone says it is. Will have to tryyy it I guess

[Azimuth]

I was initially sceptical. A month later, I was having to sleep in certain positions which would minimise discomfort in my ruined fretting hand.

[MrDeVil_909]

Again I have to agree with the lady :) it sounded like the silliest idea ever and now I can't play it too late in the evening. Otherwise I can't sleep because I keep replaying the songs over in my head.

[Squid]

I'm struggling to understand how it could be as good as everyone says it is. Will have to tryyy it I guess

Just play it, you'll see.

[dislekcia]

Apologies for seriously necro-posting, but...

I finally finished Freebird on expert! On a "what the hell" whim no less. So happy :)

-D

[Azimuth]

I still can't sodding finish Hangar 18. I always fall out around the 87&#37;-92% mark. It's not even that it's that difficult, I just seem to lose my nerve or something. Gah.

[CaptainCrunch]

Are you guys just finishing all the songs or trying to 5-star them all?

[Chippit]

Simply finishing the game on expert is enough of an achievement for most. ;)

[Azimuth]

Are you guys just finishing all the songs or trying to 5-star them all?

Still trying to finish them. Although I've 4- and 5-starred most of Expert already. It's just that gggnnnnnnrrrr Megadeth gggnggnnggnnnnrr song that's being insolent.

[CaptainCrunch]

Wouldn't expect anything less from the Mustaine/Friedman combo.

[Azimuth]

Pffftttt, the Murray/Smith combo would eat the Mustaine/Friedman combo for breakfast. FACT!

[dislekcia]

Hangar 18 was the first song I finished on that tier, simply because I love it so. It is very stubbornly resisting attempt to 5-star it though...

One day, after GH3 has grown tiring, we shall return to Jordan. One day.

-D

[Domanskip]

Finished 5 starring Hangar 18....but misirlou....I hate it!!! Cant get passed 3 stars. Just cant manage those hundreds of notes in a row, its the switch between BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB and GGGGGGGGGGGG etc that gets me!

Finally finished Six and another song that I always battled with for some reason, Less Talk More Rokk.
Want to 5 star everything I can before I get GH3. I just wanna do everything possible to ensure Raining Blood doesn't own me when I try it.

[Azimuth]

One day, after GH3 has grown tiring, we shall return to Jordan. One day.

-D


Have you seen that gloating prick on YouTube two-hand-tapping his way through that song?

We hates him, precious. We does.

[Azimuth]

Finished 5 starring Hangar 18....but misirlou....I hate it!!! Cant get passed 3 stars. Just cant manage those hundreds of notes in a row, its the switch between BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB and GGGGGGGGGGGG etc that gets me!


Pfffft. Double-strumming, dude.

[Boggle24]

Oh hells yeah, I finnished Hangar 18 on Expert just a few weeks ago.

I'm totally stcuk on Freebird though, the first time I tried the song I played all the way to about 75% without trouble, now I keep ****ing up when the song actually 'begins' (arround 45% I think)

Less talk more rock is to me one of the toughest cookies in the game, I got to about 95% the other day.

do you guys slide or tap through that song ?
I tend to begin by tapping and end up sliding.

[Azimuth]

WAAAAAAH! I JUST FINISHED HANGAR 18!

I went straight on to Freebird, and made it about 72&#37; of the way through before failing during an exceedingly easy part. I just flubbed a few notes, and it was all over. ;_; I'll blame the residual adrenaline from Hangar 18'a triumph.

Less Talk More Rokk - conquered it yonks ago. I've actually got 4 stars for it in Expert.

[CaptainCrunch]

Pffftttt, the Murray/Smith combo would eat the Mustaine/Friedman combo for breakfast. FACT!Hangar 18 is the 2nd last song right? And The Trooper is where?

[Azimuth]

That's because The Trooper doesn't really showcase the majestic magnificence of the Murray/Smith combo. Try Back in the Village or Stranger in a Strange Land or Wasted Years or Rime of the Ancient Mariner or Hallowed Be Thy Name or Fear of the Dark* instead.

* Okay, that's Murray/Gers.

[Domanskip]

Yeah, I do strum up and down, in most songs actually, but with misirlou I just cant seem to get the timing right! Played Less Talk More Rokk again and getting better now, just missed 4 stars.....I also start tapping and end sliding.

I hate that song Fall of Pangea....really tedious, but 5 starred it......
A great song that I didn't realize was awesome is Arterial Black (think thats the name), really fun song.
Finally FC'd that Mr Fix It song....kept on missing by one note or something.
Just can't get enough of this game!

[GeometriX]

Unfortunately, my GH2 has come down with a case of the plague, and now boots me out with an unreadable disc error whenever I try to play anything after Sweet Child O' Mine. Oh how this sucks so very, very much. While I am going to BT Games to get them to buffer (buff?) - fix - the disc, not being able to play most of the songs is a serious drag right now.

[Chippit]

...Rime of the Ancient Mariner ...
Don't we just need it.

[Kensei]

I feel like such a newbie :(

I am averaging on 4 stars on Medium...

But it was cool when I got my first 100&#37;! ... But I suppose I am doing well for a person that has never touched anything remotely like a guitar in her life :D

[dislekcia]

But it was cool when I got my first 100%! ... But I suppose I am doing well for a person that has never touched anything remotely like a guitar in her life :D

I find it's not so much the guitar knowledge but the previous exposure to rhythm/Bemani games. Miktar can pick up anything that's got rhythm gameplay in it and simply rock, thanks to all that DDR we played back when were leveling up our legs.

I have no clue if you hand me a real guitar, but give me a screen with indicators of what I need to do at certain times and I'll be on the hardest difficulty in a couple of hours.

-D

[Squid]

...Rime of the Ancient Mariner ...
Don't we just need it.

I don't think my fingers can play for that long. Hell, Freebird is long enough...

Edit: Personally I want No More Lies.

[Azimuth]

Ooooh, and Kill Devil Hill. Actually, just about the entire Maiden back catalogue, thanks.

[Chippit]

I don't think my fingers can play for that long. Hell, Freebird is long enough...

Edit: Personally I want No More Lies.
I've been waiting for that one to show up on Final Fret for ages.
Alas, it seems the website has died. However, not before I managed to grab Dance of Death and Hallowed be Thy Name. They'll have to substitute for No More Lies, it seems.

[MrDeVil_909]

Ooooh, and Kill Devil Hill. Actually, just about the entire Maiden back catalogue, thanks.

Lets hold thumbs for a Maiden song pack or 2 on Rockband.

[Boggle24]

So like, I hope my hand isn't broken or anything cause I just completed Six on Expert and it sure feels that way.

[MrDeVil_909]

The funny thing with GH 2 for me is that I''m quite happy playing around on medium. Every now and then I have a burst of ambition and I get through a few songs on hard, but overall I find it to be more work than fun.

[Boggle24]

I used to think so too, but I actually got bored with the game for a bit, so one day I forced myself to just play through the game on hard, and it really prolonged the fun factor.

I was 5 starring everything on medium so easily, and I felt kinda guilty for not actually using the orange fret.

I keep ****ing up at 73% with Freebird, sometimes I get the timing completely off and I manage to miss every single note on the crazy zig zaggy section which starts at arroun 70%

sometimes I hit every single note as if it was the easiest thing in the world, which makes it even more frustrating when you screw it up so much.

[dislekcia]

One of the main reasons I love this game is that you can have a party and simply plug it in with two guitars and leave it running. People will play sets and mess around, supplying music and a show, the whole time.

We just said goodbye to the last bunch of people to leave, after they moved up to medium ;)

-D