The Guitar Hero Thread

[stokeriño]

My hand cramped up out of the blue the other day. I forget which song it was, except that it was on Hard, but all of a sudden it was like "Ahh! My hand is not pressing the frets I want it to! It has developed a mind of its own!"...until of course it outright quit and froze into position on the green/red chord it happened to be pressing at the time. Just goes to show that you're never fully past this kind of crap. ¬_¬

Actually, come to think of it, I don't think I've ever had it cramp up in that way before. Usually it would just hurt. A lot.

Edited December 20, 2006 by stokeriño

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

It was on Freya, wasn't it?

[stokeriño]

It was on Freya, wasn't it?

I don't think so. I shall have to investigate further.

Edit: Primary suspect as of this moment is now Institutionalized.

Edited December 20, 2006 by stokeriño

[cram]

i just 5 starred Carry me Home on Hard...don't ask how i did it. I'm getting heaps better at this game. Loving the hammer on/pull off system in this one...In guitar hero 1 the gateway for HO/PO's was too small... Now they nailed it

[Liam]

I start with my index finger on green and then shift down and up one button as needed.

Yeah, that's how I play as well. I start to panic and just kinda shuffle about, though it seems to work.

I'm pretty happy that I've managed to get to the 3rd or 4th tier of Hard without the concious ability to do hammer ons or pull offs. I probably should learn them soon.

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

Hammer ons/Pull offs are fantastic once you get good at them. On some songs, you can get through most of them with only having to strum once every 15 seconds.

[Liam]

I wish I was better at them, as the constant moving of my fingers also causes my hands to ache something chronic. Hammer ons and pull offs would lessen that to some extent.

[stokeriño]

They're soooo much easier on the first game. Now the only difficulty is getting to lift/press on the frets at the exact moment of each half-note.

[kale]

I hate to disagree, but I find using hammer-ons/pull-offs to be easier in the second game.

[stokeriño]

You know what? I missed out the word 'than' immediately prior to the word 'on'. It WAS 5:30am. ¬_¬

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

So, I leave Guitar Hero and my guitar at my friends' house, 'cuz they love the game, and they down own it themselves, and they asked to borrow it. I figured 'I can go a few days without playing it. I often go several days without playing it.' So, of course, I now have a burning desire to play Madhouse.

[Regia]

Ok, now there is something i don't get woth my guitar hero playing.

I got it for Christmas and have beaten the easy and medium. so i thought for a laugh I'd see how far i could get on 'Free Bird' on Expert, i managed to get to 55%, so i can't figure out why i can only get 28% on 'Shout at the Devil' on hard!

[kale]

Freebird on expert is easy up till you get to the solo. Then it just kicks your ass

[oldskool]

Frets On Fire needs Free Bird

[lafunky xxvii]

I got the game for Xmas and since then me and my brother have spent every moment possible playing it. I'm getting better, but he's a bit of a league above because he can play a little bit of guitar anyway. I hate the red and blue chord, it always fucks me over, hmppf.

[Regia]

I've got to admit, the red blue chord is a bitch, 90% of the time i miss it coming off a green/yellow chord.

[zero]

I've got to admit, the red blue chord is a bitch, 90% of the time i miss it coming off a green/yellow chord.

Yeah, I've had serious trouble with it myself. My best advice is to move your hand so that you play red+blue the same way you play green+yellow. It does fuck my brain up when I'm playing on hard though because I'm just not used to that orange chord.

[Yitzy]

I've got to admit, the red blue chord is a bitch, 90% of the time i miss it coming off a green/yellow chord.

Yeah, I've had serious trouble with it myself. My best advice is to move your hand so that you play red+blue the same way you play green+yellow. It does fuck my brain up when I'm playing on hard though because I'm just not used to that orange chord.

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

When I play Guitar Hero, I usually first play a 'warm up' song, usually Ziggy Stardust or Mother. I can't just jump into Psychobilly Freakout or Higher Ground and play them well without starting off on an easier song. If I don't, I'll fail miserably. I've been informed that I'm weird for this, as my friends can start out a Guitar Hero session at the peak of their ability. Does anyone else need to warm up before they can play well, or am I indeed weird for this?

Even if I am weird, I'm still better than they are.

[stokeriño]

No, I usually need a 'warm up' too.

I can't remember which song it is, but transitioning straight from a green-yellow chord to a red-orange chord is a bitch and a half.