OT: Which Guitar Hero?

[DavidandLeahZ]

There's so many out there now!

Advice/suggestions?

 

[Stacy's a freak]

I say choose the least expensive one with the guitar bundle. I intially bought game III with the guitar and spent about $100 on it. The other games are fairly cheap once you get the guitar. I bought games I and II for $40 at Wallyworld about 6 months ago (games only, without the guitar).

As for the games themselves, I like I and II more than III. In III, you have to do a guitar duel against the computer and it can be a bit difficult to win and to unlock the next level of songs. This frustrated me a lot. This guitar duel isn't in I or II. I don't have the newest one ("World Tour"?) so I can't comment on that one.

It IS a very fun game, though, if you're a music head.

 

[daneenm]

We had II and III for PS2, GH II wireless guitar. DH likes both.

If you can swing it, I am now an advocate of World Tour with the Band Kit. Gave this to DH for Christmas and we are having the best time pretending to be rockers! The whole family plays along.

 

[auroralark]

It really depends. What system do you have? If you have a PS3, I would spring for world tour if a few people are going to play it. It's really fun if you can get some friends together. If not, all the other guitar heros are fun. I like the track list on the first game the best personally. But I would look at the track lists for the games and see which looks the best to you.

 

[Becx N Gav]

I'm a huge fan of both GH3 and GH4 'World Tour'
I'd recommend the latter as it gives more options - microphone, drums and guitar. However, that really depends on how many people you're playing the game with.
Also GHWT has PAYG downloadable tracks, so you can add to your collection from the online store - the only game to have this feature in the series so far (on the Wii version that is).
If you want the flexibility of singing & drumming too then the GHWT band pack works out to be best value (especially as they haven't released the drums on their own yet).
In terms of difficulty, I personally find GH3 more challenging, especially that crazy Dragonforce song!!!
Gav.

 

[timmac]

In terms of the set list, GH 2 was my favorite for the longest time. GH3 and GH:A are by far the hardest of the games I'd say. I like the difficulty of WT, and think the set list is probably the most diverse; the option to have additional instruments is nice too. Also includes the newer guitar design, which is a good touch.

 

[astrodrummergirl]

Right, here's the experts advice (eg, mine)
GH1: A great set list of songs however can be difficult to play as the HO's and PO's (Hammer On's and Pull Off's) can be tricky as harmonix hadn't figured them out yet. It's only on the PS2, so you'd need one of them to play. Nothing that special about the guitar.
GH2: A good set list and improved HO's and PO's. The guitar's pretty awesome in it's Red and Black SG form for the PS2. This one's also available for the Xbox 360 for which I'd recommend it for. It has improved graphics, more songs, more characters and achievements. The Xplorer controller is pretty cool too. This game on the 360 also has quite a wide range of Downloadable Content on Xbox Live including lots of the songs from GH1.
GH Rock The Eighties: Another PS2 option here. It's exactly the same as GH2 however the songs are all eighties 'hits' and the characters have 80's outfits. No special guitar.
GH3: Probably the best gameplay wise for just guitar. The set list is huge and although the duels can be very annoying, are very satisfying to finish. The les Paul controller is probably the best one they've ever made due to the fact you can store them better as the neck comes off. The HO's and PO's are at their best here, which is very important as it's easier to play them and more authentic to those who actually play the guitar. PS2 version is good, but is better on the X360 or PS3 especially when the PS2 guitar isn't the Les Paul. The Wii version is of similar quality to the PS2 game graphics wise, and the fact that you have to insert the WiiMote into the guitar doesn't help push the price down. A lot of DCL available for this, including full albums such as Death Magnetic by Metallica which is also compatible with GH World Tour.
GH World Tour: Probably the best GH to date due to the flexibility of the game. The drums are quite realistic for a controller, although the new guitar has it's problems, such as a squeaky strum bar and notes being picked up on the new touch pad even when you haven't touched the thing. Although the touch pad is actually quite fun to use, especially on Hot For Teacher. The set list has some gems in it but a lot more songs which don't make much sense being in the game. This game is the best on the Xbox 360 thanks to XBL for online play. I've heard bad bad things about the PS2 version (my mate had it the day it came out, he hated it then waited for the Xbox 360 one to come out the week later and bought that). Haven't seen it on the Wii but can only presume its like the PS2. A fair amount of DLC available for the game and probably much more to come. This game also has an awesome character and instrument creator (taken from the Tony Hawk's games) which is fun to play with.

Rock Band: Great set list and the original Drums/Bass/Guitar/Vocals game. Guitar is awesome with the second set of higher neck buttons (so you can play like Slash in the solos ). The drums are good, however the tapping of the drum sticks can be quite loud, and aren't very intuative from an actual drum kit. The pedals can be broken easily however Harmonix have said that the US kits have been improved, and I think they could supply replacement parts. The PS2 and Wii versions aren't able to have DLC so they have Track Packs which you can buy in disc form. At it's best on the 360 but now also available on PS3.
RB2: Just like RB but with a different set list. The instruments for this game are meant to be improved, but I'm not sure, as they aren't actually available easily in the UK. All the DLC for the RB games are cross compatible, so any you bought for RB are available instantainiously in RB2 and all the tracks from the first game can be burned to the harddrive for a small fee on the Xbox 360.

GH On Tour: Great game for the DS, also can be very painful to play for some people if you don't have the right size hand. Graphics are good for the DS and the songs available are pretty fun. There's only 4 buttons on this game which might be easier for some people.
GH OT Decades: Just an extension of the 1st on the DS. New set list and venues, and you can share songs on 2 player between the 2 On Tour games.

Hope that helped. And BTW, I didn't look any of that up.

 

[eazyeray]

i would look into either GH3: legends of rock or GH: aerosmith with the guitar bundle because i've seen both of them on sale recently. if you seen both on sale, grab GH3, it has more songs. i have all but thw first GH and both rock bands. me n my wife like to occationally rock out and annoy the neighbors with my horrible singing voice.

 

[abeyst]

We have: III, Aerosmith, GHWT.

Our Favorite: GHWT

Until they come out with a GH Country, GHWT will be my fav. It has the most diverse song list and you can download more songs. (Hey, maybe I should go see if they have country ones? LOL!) I like having the drums and vocals in addition to the guitars-it doesn't get boring as fast and everyone can play now. We add a GH guitar to the World Tour so 4 people can play, too. But you don't have to always play as a group. If someone is playing alone and just wants to do drums, they can do that, too.

If you can afford it, it's definitely worth the money, IMO.

 

[airman]

If you know you like the games (played before), get GH World Tour and then pick up the other games used at a place like GameStop for more music. It is a lot of fun having a group over and all taking turns on the instruments, being a band. BTW the GH instruments work on the Rock Band games, so get those used also over time

 

[astrodrummergirl]

i would look into either GH3: legends of rock or GH: aerosmith with the guitar bundle because i've seen both of them on sale recently. if you seen both on sale, grab GH3, it has more songs. i have all but thw first GH and both rock bands. me n my wife like to occationally rock out and annoy the neighbors with my horrible singing voice.

Ah, thought I forgot one. Aerosmith is also good! (but you need to be an aerosmith fan to understand)

 

[DavidandLeahZ]

If we buy a console - it will be a Wii - if that makes any difference in recommendations.

 

[astrodrummergirl]

If we buy a console - it will be a Wii - if that makes any difference in recommendations.

For the Wii, I'd say GH3.

 

[DavidandLeahZ]

For the Wii, I'd say GH3.

I think I've seen part I w/guitar for $50 and then a software bundle of III & aerosmith for $50

 

[DavidandLeahZ]

Is there a site somewhere with a list of what songs each version has?

 

[astrodrummergirl]

Is there a site somewhere with a list of what songs each version has?

The wikipedia articles have a list of all the songs in the game.

 

[leamom2princesses]

We have a Wii and Guitar Hero World Tour (Complete Band Set) is by far our favorite. Song list is diverse and drums are fun yet challenging. We've not experienced any issues with instruments, controllers,etc. Our friends love it also...the last two nights we've had friends over playing until 3am. Just my two cents...

 

[luke]

Just bought GH3 for the ps3, ow it hurts my hands!!

Got it for a bargain price of £35 (about $50) with the guitar - ironically in the same shop just the game disc without the guitar was £40!!

 

[astrodrummergirl]

Just bought GH3 for the ps3, ow it hurts my hands!!

Got it for a bargain price of £35 (about $50) with the guitar - ironically in the same shop just the game disc without the guitar was £40!!

Let me guess, HMV sale?

 

[luke]

Let me guess, HMV sale?

Yip

We have two in Liverpool city centre for the time being - i looked in one (which was uber-busy with the sales) and they only had 360 versions - the other only had ps3 so i struck lucky