Guitar Hero 4: Quick Review (PS3)
Blog Entry: Guitar Hero 4: Quick Review (PS3)
Blog Entry: Guitar Hero 4: Quick Review (PS3)
Guitar Hero lately has been going in an unsure direction as Activision is trying to make as much money as possible with more GH games every year. But with GH going into Rock Band's direction by including more instruments making the GH name seem ironic. Is the quality of this series dying already? After playing GH4 I don't think so.
It really surprised me how well this game turned out and good the instuments are. The replay value is much higher with more instruments and new features such more online modes, song creator, and a very in-depth character customization. The drums are incredible and fun to play. The new touch slider on the guitar is a nice add-on though it will be tough to get used to. The difficulty is a little easier than GH3, especially guitar. But the song selection is so good I don't give a crap.
So how is this compared to Rock Band. It's almost a coin flip. Rock Band honestly does have a better selection of songs and has a lot of GH4's songs. Plus much more DLC. GH4 is okay, I've only gotten the "Low" Rock Remix( which is fun to play on drums ). To me, it seems more hardcore music lovers like Rock Band more because it is more of a hardcore game, while GH4 is aimed for everyone, which is why it has had sucessful sales.
My biggest complaints are the song creator is too complicated and online is not that great. Just like GH3, the PS3 verion has a quiet and low populated online community. The new features are pretty much the same as Rock Band. It is a little easier to find a match than GH3. For some modes, such as BandVSBand, creating a match would be a miracle.
So overall, I don't think the series will die for another year or 2. There are a lot new features and high replay value with more instruments.
Scores...
Gameplay-8.8
Graphics-8(they are almost worse than GH3).
Instruments-9.5
Songs-8.8
Online-7
OVERALL-8.8/10
It really surprised me how well this game turned out and good the instuments are. The replay value is much higher with more instruments and new features such more online modes, song creator, and a very in-depth character customization. The drums are incredible and fun to play. The new touch slider on the guitar is a nice add-on though it will be tough to get used to. The difficulty is a little easier than GH3, especially guitar. But the song selection is so good I don't give a crap.
So how is this compared to Rock Band. It's almost a coin flip. Rock Band honestly does have a better selection of songs and has a lot of GH4's songs. Plus much more DLC. GH4 is okay, I've only gotten the "Low" Rock Remix( which is fun to play on drums ). To me, it seems more hardcore music lovers like Rock Band more because it is more of a hardcore game, while GH4 is aimed for everyone, which is why it has had sucessful sales.
My biggest complaints are the song creator is too complicated and online is not that great. Just like GH3, the PS3 verion has a quiet and low populated online community. The new features are pretty much the same as Rock Band. It is a little easier to find a match than GH3. For some modes, such as BandVSBand, creating a match would be a miracle.
So overall, I don't think the series will die for another year or 2. There are a lot new features and high replay value with more instruments.
Scores...
Gameplay-8.8
Graphics-8(they are almost worse than GH3).
Instruments-9.5
Songs-8.8
Online-7
OVERALL-8.8/10