Rock Band 2

**dore** · 07-1-2008, 06:08 PM

We all knew it was going to happen, but it has officially been announced. The game will release in September (before GH:WT). IGN's interview with Dan Teasdale keeps many details in the dark (saving the big stuff for E3 maybe?) but also sheds light on some important issues.

-The Rock Band franchise will be the first to have cross-title DLC, so all of your purchases up to this point will still be valid and RB1 will still have DLC support.
-UI has improved for party-style playing.
-Online BWT is hinted at
-A music creator similar to GH:WT's seems to not be included, although it seems like a project that they are working on.
-Instruments are said to have been improved. All RB1 compatible instruments will still be compatible.
-An instrument+vocal mode seems to be in the works.
-A freestyle mode is hinted at.
-120 songs including AC/DC!!!

We all knew it was going to happen, but within 3 months? Nice job, HMX.

**EnR** · 07-1-2008, 06:14 PM

I'd still rather buy GH4, Guitar Hero always has better music.

Look how creative they are, what amazing new graphics and its not the same exact thing at all amirite.

Tokzic · 07-1-2008, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnR

oh yes activision stroke me harder harder harder ohhhhhhh

Guitar Hero 3's tracklist was utter garbage. I think three out of thirty-something bonus songs didn't suck and were fun to play. The main tracklist was largely old ****, boring ****, and just plain garbage.

Rock Band's tracklist is very different, namely because there's only two songs that I don't play ever (Paranoid is one, Day Late Dollar Short is two). I play almost the entire disk. This versus GH, where I never play over half of their tracks. Yeah, GH's song list is way better.

Also, besides the difficult to see hammer-ons, RB's interface was flawless. No point changing it.

**tha Guardians** · 07-3-2008, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Tokzic

Also, besides the difficult to see hammer-ons, RB's interface was flawless. No point changing it.

Hyperspeed

Hyperspeed

Hyperspeed

Telvanni_guard · 07-3-2008, 07:49 AM

For those who don't know, Rock Band has it's own version of hyper speed. As you move up through the difficulty, the scroll becomes faster. Aside from maybe ride the lightning the scroll is never tight enough to warrant the use of hyperspeed...

Unless of course you're too used to it, then yeah.

By the way.. It's a nice day for a White Wedding.

**EnR** · 07-3-2008, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Telvanni_guard

For those who don't know, Rock Band has it's own version of hyper speed. As you move up through the difficulty, the scroll becomes faster.

Omg no way, we did not know that.......... Every GH game and rockband obviously get faster as you go into the harder diffs..

An option for hyperspeed is needed.

AfterNoon · 07-3-2008, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnR

I'd still rather buy GH4, Guitar Hero always has better music.

Look how creative they are, what amazing new graphics and its not the same exact thing at all amirite.

Aerosmith is not good music.

Tokzic · 07-3-2008, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AfterNoon

Aerosmith is not good music.

probably the truest first post i've read

**EnR** · 07-3-2008, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AfterNoon

Aerosmith is not good music.

I meant the regular game, not their mini versions like Aerosmith, that band has no business in a GH game, especially having their own game.

**MooMoo_Cowfreak** · 07-3-2008, 02:58 PM

I'm sure this is gonna be better than GH4 because of the set list. If not anything else, the songs in GH4 are gonna suck.

Putting cymbals on the drum set would rock though for RB.

**omega_grunt666** · 07-11-2008, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnR

I'd still rather buy GH4, Guitar Hero always has better music.

especially true if rb2 doesnt include a music creation mode..

the only reason its coming out so soon is that it is basically the same game, with different songs. [guitar hero aerosmith anyone?] from what ive seen it doesnt offer much more.

i like to compare it like this..

Rockband 1 to 2, is like guitar hero 3 to aerosmith
while
Guitar Hero 3 to 4 is like counter-strike 1.6 to source

**EnR** · 07-1-2008, 10:46 PM

I hate the rockband guitar and the way the hammer ons are, hence why I only play the drums.

Rock Band can have a lot of other good stuff, I downloaded all the Metallica, Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold songs from the PS store, they need more of that, instead of all this Pixies and Weezer bull**** easy crap.

But now that i think of it, Rock Bands songs do own the **** out of GH o.o

**Plan_Bsk81127** · 07-1-2008, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnR

I'd still rather buy GH4, Guitar Hero always has better music.

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnR

I hate the rockband guitar and the way the hammer ons are, hence why I only play the drums.

I agree with these. I hate the RB guitar cuz you cant hear yourself strum and that helps me alot. GH and RB go 50-50 back and fort on best songs. It will be a tuff battle for me to determine which is better by getting GH4 and seeing for myself. Although, how is it GH when it has the whole band in it like RB. Not GH anymore.

Commandersa1 · 07-1-2008, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnR

I hate the rockband guitar and the way the hammer ons are, hence why I only play the drums.

Rock Band can have a lot of other good stuff, I downloaded all the Metallica, Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold songs from the PS store, they need more of that, instead of all this Pixies and Weezer bull**** easy crap.

But now that i think of it, Rock Bands songs do own the **** out of GH o.o

I like the Pixies and Weezer. xD

Xx{Midnight}xX · 07-3-2008, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnR

I hate the rockband guitar and the way the hammer ons are, hence why I only play the drums.

Rock Band can have a lot of other good stuff, I downloaded all the Metallica, Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold songs from the PS store, they need more of that, instead of all this Pixies and Weezer bull**** easy crap.

But now that i think of it, Rock Bands songs do own the **** out of GH o.o

Agreed They need some LovehateHero, As I Lay Dying and some other heavy stuff.

Telvanni_guard · 07-4-2008, 01:06 PM

Hai there!

Want some rumors?

1) Tangled up in Blue- Bob Dylan
2) Bad to the Bone- George Thorogood
3) We've Got the Beat- Go-gos
4) Bad Reputation- Joan Jett
5) Pinball Wizard- The Who
6) Dammit- Blink 182
7) That's What You Get- Paramore
8) The Trees- Rush
9) Ace of Spades- Motorhead
10) Chop Suey- System of a Down
11) Testify- Rage Against the Machine
12) Spirit in the Sky- Norman Greenbaum
13) Ramblin' Man- Allman Brothers
14) Rebel Girl- Bikini Kill
15) Eye of the Tiger Survivor
16) Panic Attack- Dreamtheater
17) Everlong- Foo Fighters
18) One Step Closer- Linkin Park
19) Lump- Presidents of the USA
20) Come Out and Play- Offspring
21) Drain You- Nirvana
22) Carry on My Wayward Son- Kansas
23) Peace Sells- Megadeath
24) Souls of Black- Testament
25) Livin' on a Prayer- Bon Jovi
26) Round and Round- Ratt
27) New Kid in School- The Donnas
28) Alright Now- Free
29) Today- Smashing Pumpkins
30) Man in the Box- Alice in Chains
31) Any Way You Want It- Journey
32) Holiday in Cambodia- Dead Kennedys
33) Give It Away- Red Hot Chili Peppers
34) White Wedding- Billy Idol
35) Hello There- Cheap Trick
36) Cool for Cats- Squeeze
37) Psycho Killer- Talking Heads
38) ?- Devo
39) One Way or Another- Blondie
40) De-Luxe- Lush
41) Push It- Static-x
42) Pump It Up- Elvis Costello
43) Master Exploder- Tenacious D
44) Bandages- Hot Hot Heat
45) PDA- Interpol
46) My Own Worst Enemy- Lit
47) Float On- Modest Mouse
48) Aqualung- Jethro Tull
49) Spoonman- Soundgarden
50) Bodhisatva- Steely Dan
51) Suffer- Bad Religion
52) I Was Wrong- Social Distortion)
53) American Woman- The Guess Who
56) You Oughta Know- Alanis Morrissette
57) Mountain Song- Jane's Addiction
58) Stop!- Against Me
59) Hungry Like the Wolf- Duran Duran
60) Alabama Getaway- Grateful Dead

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=325454

Of course you do.

I ran my car into a cop car! The other.. day!

Oh! And this coming week's downloads are:

Snow (Hey Oh) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tell Me Baby - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Closer to the Heart - Rush
Working Man (Vault Version) - Rush

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/ro...-peppers-rush/

**Gibson63** · 07-4-2008, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Telvanni_guard

Hai there!

Want some rumors?

1) Tangled up in Blue- Bob Dylan
2) Bad to the Bone- George Thorogood
3) We've Got the Beat- Go-gos
4) Bad Reputation- Joan Jett
5) Pinball Wizard- The Who
6) Dammit- Blink 182
7) That's What You Get- Paramore
8) The Trees- Rush
9) Ace of Spades- Motorhead
10) Chop Suey- System of a Down
11) Testify- Rage Against the Machine
12) Spirit in the Sky- Norman Greenbaum
13) Ramblin' Man- Allman Brothers
14) Rebel Girl- Bikini Kill
15) Eye of the Tiger Survivor
16) Panic Attack- Dreamtheater
17) Everlong- Foo Fighters
18) One Step Closer- Linkin Park
19) Lump- Presidents of the USA
20) Come Out and Play- Offspring
21) Drain You- Nirvana
22) Carry on My Wayward Son- Kansas
23) Peace Sells- Megadeath
24) Souls of Black- Testament
25) Livin' on a Prayer- Bon Jovi
26) Round and Round- Ratt
27) New Kid in School- The Donnas
28) Alright Now- Free
29) Today- Smashing Pumpkins
30) Man in the Box- Alice in Chains
31) Any Way You Want It- Journey
32) Holiday in Cambodia- Dead Kennedys
33) Give It Away- Red Hot Chili Peppers
34) White Wedding- Billy Idol
35) Hello There- Cheap Trick
36) Cool for Cats- Squeeze
37) Psycho Killer- Talking Heads
38) ?- Devo
39) One Way or Another- Blondie
40) De-Luxe- Lush
41) Push It- Static-x
42) Pump It Up- Elvis Costello
43) Master Exploder- Tenacious D
44) Bandages- Hot Hot Heat
45) PDA- Interpol
46) My Own Worst Enemy- Lit
47) Float On- Modest Mouse
48) Aqualung- Jethro Tull
49) Spoonman- Soundgarden
50) Bodhisatva- Steely Dan
51) Suffer- Bad Religion
52) I Was Wrong- Social Distortion)
53) American Woman- The Guess Who
56) You Oughta Know- Alanis Morrissette
57) Mountain Song- Jane's Addiction
58) Stop!- Against Me
59) Hungry Like the Wolf- Duran Duran
60) Alabama Getaway- Grateful Dead

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=325454

Of course you do.

I ran my car into a cop car! The other.. day!

Oh! And this coming week's downloads are:

Snow (Hey Oh) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tell Me Baby - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Closer to the Heart - Rush
Working Man (Vault Version) - Rush

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/ro...-peppers-rush/

there is only 2-3 good song in this...

Telvanni_guard · 07-5-2008, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gibson63

there is only 2-3 good song in this...

I'll say that out of the entire list I've only heard around 15 of them. None of them sound like big show stoppers though.

**Shashakiro** · 07-1-2008, 11:15 PM

wait, 120 songs on disc?

what the **** that is insane if that's what it means

this sounds awesome

**dore** · 07-1-2008, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shashakiro

wait, 120 songs on disc?

what the **** that is insane if that's what it means

this sounds awesome

yup, http://kotaku.com/5020463/acdc-comin...-2-survey-says

Also, some dude just posted on RB SH this list:

Chop Suey - Soad
One Step Closer - Linkin Park
Peace Sells - Megadeth
Testify - RAGM
Everlong - Foo Fighters
American Woman - The guess who? (I think)
White Wedding - Billy Idol
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
Aqua Lung - Jethro Tull
Bad Reputation - Joan Jett
We got the beat - ???
Nirvana - Drain You
Man in the Box - Alice in Chains
Spoon Man - Soundgarden

from his playtest (HMX invited Boston-area players to playtest "a new 4-instrument game" before they had officially announced RB2). Either he's lying or he just violated a NDA and will get sued for the leak

Either way that list is pretty kickass, and follows logically with the bands who are just now getting into the RB/GH scene (as in the ones already announced for GHWT and RR).

07-1-2008, 06:08 PM	#1
dore caveman pornstar Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ridin on a unicorn Age: 33 Posts: 6,317	Rock Band 2 We all knew it was going to happen, but it has officially been announced. The game will release in September (before GH:WT). IGN's interview with Dan Teasdale keeps many details in the dark (saving the big stuff for E3 maybe?) but also sheds light on some important issues. -The Rock Band franchise will be the first to have cross-title DLC, so all of your purchases up to this point will still be valid and RB1 will still have DLC support. -UI has improved for party-style playing. -Online BWT is hinted at -A music creator similar to GH:WT's seems to not be included, although it seems like a project that they are working on. -Instruments are said to have been improved. All RB1 compatible instruments will still be compatible. -An instrument+vocal mode seems to be in the works. -A freestyle mode is hinted at. -120 songs including AC/DC!!! We all knew it was going to happen, but within 3 months? Nice job, HMX. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IREnpHco9mw

07-1-2008, 06:14 PM	#2
EnR Massive flaming dildos. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: A-Town, Ontario Age: 31 Posts: 8,431	Re: Rock Band 2 Official I'd still rather buy GH4, Guitar Hero always has better music. Look how creative they are, what amazing new graphics and its not the same exact thing at all amirite. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

07-3-2008, 07:49 AM	#5
Telvanni_guard FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Virginia Age: 38 Posts: 1,031	Re: Rock Band 2 Official For those who don't know, Rock Band has it's own version of hyper speed. As you move up through the difficulty, the scroll becomes faster. Aside from maybe ride the lightning the scroll is never tight enough to warrant the use of hyperspeed... Unless of course you're too used to it, then yeah. By the way.. It's a nice day for a White Wedding. Last edited by Telvanni_guard; 07-3-2008 at 07:50 AM.. Reason: Was kinda hoping for Dancing With Myself

07-1-2008, 10:46 PM	#12
EnR Massive flaming dildos. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: A-Town, Ontario Age: 31 Posts: 8,431	Re: Rock Band 2 Official I hate the rockband guitar and the way the hammer ons are, hence why I only play the drums. Rock Band can have a lot of other good stuff, I downloaded all the Metallica, Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold songs from the PS store, they need more of that, instead of all this Pixies and Weezer bull** easy crap. But now that i think of it, Rock Bands songs do own the ** out of GH o.o __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

07-4-2008, 01:06 PM	#16
Telvanni_guard FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Virginia Age: 38 Posts: 1,031	Re: Rock Band 2 Official Hai there! Want some rumors? 1) Tangled up in Blue- Bob Dylan 2) Bad to the Bone- George Thorogood 3) We've Got the Beat- Go-gos 4) Bad Reputation- Joan Jett 5) Pinball Wizard- The Who 6) Dammit- Blink 182 7) That's What You Get- Paramore 8) The Trees- Rush 9) Ace of Spades- Motorhead 10) Chop Suey- System of a Down 11) Testify- Rage Against the Machine 12) Spirit in the Sky- Norman Greenbaum 13) Ramblin' Man- Allman Brothers 14) Rebel Girl- Bikini Kill 15) Eye of the Tiger Survivor 16) Panic Attack- Dreamtheater 17) Everlong- Foo Fighters 18) One Step Closer- Linkin Park 19) Lump- Presidents of the USA 20) Come Out and Play- Offspring 21) Drain You- Nirvana 22) Carry on My Wayward Son- Kansas 23) Peace Sells- Megadeath 24) Souls of Black- Testament 25) Livin' on a Prayer- Bon Jovi 26) Round and Round- Ratt 27) New Kid in School- The Donnas 28) Alright Now- Free 29) Today- Smashing Pumpkins 30) Man in the Box- Alice in Chains 31) Any Way You Want It- Journey 32) Holiday in Cambodia- Dead Kennedys 33) Give It Away- Red Hot Chili Peppers 34) White Wedding- Billy Idol 35) Hello There- Cheap Trick 36) Cool for Cats- Squeeze 37) Psycho Killer- Talking Heads 38) ?- Devo 39) One Way or Another- Blondie 40) De-Luxe- Lush 41) Push It- Static-x 42) Pump It Up- Elvis Costello 43) Master Exploder- Tenacious D 44) Bandages- Hot Hot Heat 45) PDA- Interpol 46) My Own Worst Enemy- Lit 47) Float On- Modest Mouse 48) Aqualung- Jethro Tull 49) Spoonman- Soundgarden 50) Bodhisatva- Steely Dan 51) Suffer- Bad Religion 52) I Was Wrong- Social Distortion) 53) American Woman- The Guess Who 56) You Oughta Know- Alanis Morrissette 57) Mountain Song- Jane's Addiction 58) Stop!- Against Me 59) Hungry Like the Wolf- Duran Duran 60) Alabama Getaway- Grateful Dead http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=325454 Of course you do. I ran my car into a cop car! The other.. day! Oh! And this coming week's downloads are: Snow (Hey Oh) - Red Hot Chili Peppers Tell Me Baby - Red Hot Chili Peppers Closer to the Heart - Rush Working Man (Vault Version) - Rush http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/ro...-peppers-rush/ Last edited by Telvanni_guard; 07-4-2008 at 01:21 PM.. Reason: Lowercase was bugging the hell out of me.

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