Author Topic: Guitar Hero: Metallica (Read 5951 times)

DantheApe · « **on:** March 30, 2009, 06:28:46 am »

(didn't find a threat when i searched, delete if i missed it)

Anyone else have GH: Metallica yet? I picked it up after work yesterday and am over halfway through it. My initial reaction to this was "damn this is cool". after having slept on it I woke up today and played a couple more songs before work. Damn this is a cool game.

The thing that really shocked me was that I was expecting to have to wade through a lot of filler songs before given any Metallica to play...not the case. Before the first credits roll you have already played "For Whom the Bell Tolls".

If anyone has this and wants to jam on xbl, my gamer-tag is Nolemjo. Feel free to hit me up anytime.

testicle187 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:40:52 am »

I play on Expert and GH:Metallica is simply awesome. I played about half the game the first night and then had to take a couple days off to let my hands quit cramping. It is nice to see a music game with decent music on it for once. Also nice to have a challenge again.

ChadTower · « **Reply #2 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:46:58 am »

Is that GHIII style or GHWT style?

DantheApe · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:03:16 am »

gh4/wt

full band, the only dlc supported is the death magnetic cd...which I will end up buying at some point.

Cakemeister · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:35:59 am »

I'll definitely be picking up this one.

I never passed One or a couple of the DLC songs, so this should be a real challenge.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2009, 10:02:23 am »

I'll have to wait for the PS2 version, but I've been looking forward to this ever since the first Guitar Hero came out.

knave · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:06:21 pm »

I picked up GH:WT with the intention of getting GH:Metallica as well.

I want to pick up the Guitar bundle. Well if it exists. I always thought they's do a special guitar but havn't found it yet. Either way I can't wait.

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:45:10 pm »

I got the Metallica trackpak for Rockband1 and it ruined the game.
Your downloads are added to teh set lists you have to play.
I like listening to Metallica, but playing their songs is painful.

If RockBand: Beatles doesn't try and screw over PS3 users I'll get it, if they do then I'll wait for GH: Van Halen.

DantheApe · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:58:06 pm »

knave, they arent releasing a bundle for GH:Metallica but they will be releasing special guitar faceplate. I prefer this over another guitar really...I have 6 or 7 plastic guitars and 1 more would just not sit right with my wife.

I have 2 xplorers, 3 les pauls, 1 strat, 1 of the gh:wt and one ps3 nyko guitar on the way (shouldve read the ebay listing better)

ChadTower · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2009, 01:09:43 pm »

I'm still working my way through GH Aerosmith on medium.

Stobe · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2009, 03:05:04 pm »

I've been waiting for this for a long time too, but just haven't made it to the store to pick it up.

I missed out on the 2nd pedal bundle that gamestop was supposedly offering (mostly because I didn't know it existed until after it was too late to pre-order).

I can't wait to shred!

FrizzleFried · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2009, 03:46:25 pm »

Since I doubt there with be a Guitar Hero: Deicide or Guitar Hero: Cannibal Corpse, I guess this will have to do. At least there is a Slayer tune involved.

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2009, 04:50:43 pm »

I've been known to occasionally be sarcastic in my posts, so just in case my post here was seen as sarcasm:

RockBand:Beatles

Guitar Hero:Van Halen

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #13 on:** March 30, 2009, 05:06:51 pm »

I knew about those. I hope they plan on a PS2 release of the Beatles one, because I REALLY want to play some Beatles.

Van Halen.....you know it won't just be Dave, so I'll only play part of it.

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #14 on:** March 30, 2009, 05:43:11 pm »

For Metallica, are you suppose to be a member of Metallica?

I'm hoping Van Halen would play as though you were in a Van Halen cover band that isn't locked into playing just Van Halen music and covers a variety of 80's hair band music.

Same thing with the Beatles, if there are a couple of Monkees songs in the game, I'd defiantly over look anti PS3 practices.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #15 on:** March 30, 2009, 07:30:45 pm »

Quote from: Dartful Dodger on March 30, 2009, 05:43:11 pm

For Metallica, are you suppose to be a member of Metallica?

Yep. It's the whole (current) band.

DantheApe · « **Reply #16 on:** March 31, 2009, 05:44:52 am »

One thing i really like about GH:M is that all the songs are unlocked from the start in quick play. You can go through career mode to build your own character but if you just want to jump in you can.

I think it's rather funny though that the deeper you get in career mode the earlier you go into the library. Apparently they didn't go for an aerosmith style career mode because the earlier songs would have been far to hard for the early-game.

I am kind of on the fence about GH:VH. If Sammy isn't in the game at all, I won't be buying. The only way I will buy it day one is if his songs are not only in the game, but he's got a character model as well. And while I'm at it, I really doubt I'll be buying the beatles rock band. I liked the beatles, but not enough to warrant a full game's worth of songs...learned my lesson with aerosmith on that one.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #17 on:** March 31, 2009, 10:18:06 am »

Quote from: DantheApe on March 31, 2009, 05:44:52 am

I liked the beatles, but not enough to warrant a full game's worth of songs...learned my lesson with aerosmith on that one.

Man, I'd take a multi-disc set with the entire Beatles catalogue if I could.

walls83 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2009, 10:40:31 am »

Its a real fun game to play but I think its on the Easy Side. Dont get me wrong Im no super player but I knocked out the drums in one sitting without failing a song on medium. And went through on Hard with the Guitar. But its a fun game.

Guitar hero: Alice in Chains please.

ahofle · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2009, 11:15:50 am »

If they were smart, they would stop featuring single bands and have more specific genres like GH:Metal or GH: Punk, etc. A really good 80s version for today's consoles would be nice too.

Stobe · « **Reply #20 on:** March 31, 2009, 03:03:12 pm »

I know there are a lot of very talented controller hackers out there, so I am keeping my hopes up for:

Guitar Hero : Michelangelo

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-XfnkLdkjo&feature=related[/youtube]

Malenko · « **Reply #21 on:** April 01, 2009, 08:00:05 am »

Guitar Hero: Beat a dead horse
Rock Band: Enough already

ChadTower · « **Reply #22 on:** April 01, 2009, 08:52:26 am »

So what is the real difference here anyway? What's the difference between a Guitar Hero Metallica and a $25 download pack of their catalog?

Cakemeister · « **Reply #23 on:** April 01, 2009, 09:58:36 am »

The set lists are different plus the band did motion capture for GH:M.

ChadTower · « **Reply #24 on:** April 01, 2009, 10:21:01 am »

Quote from: Cakemeister on April 01, 2009, 09:58:36 am

The set lists are different plus the band did motion capture for GH:M.

So, really, not much then. Certainly not an extra $25 worth of difference.

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #25 on:** April 01, 2009, 12:41:54 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on April 01, 2009, 10:21:01 am

Quote from: Cakemeister on April 01, 2009, 09:58:36 am
The set lists are different plus the band did motion capture for GH:M.

So, really, not much then. Certainly not an extra $25 worth of difference.

The same difference there is between two basketball games that have the same engine, but one of them bought the rights to use NBA teams.

I don't watch basketball , so I wouldn't pay $25 more for a game with the Chicago Bulls over a game with the Windy City Cows.

ChadTower · « **Reply #26 on:** April 01, 2009, 01:00:47 pm »

Quote from: Dartful Dodger on April 01, 2009, 12:41:54 pm

The same difference there is between two basketball games that have the same engine, but one of them bought the rights to use NBA teams.

Only the same if you could download the Bulls to your generic game for a fraction of the price... except that they made a whole new release with the Bulls instead of offering you that.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #27 on:** April 01, 2009, 02:12:45 pm »

Difference for me is I have a PS2, so there is no downloadable content available. (BUT....I'll download the game and burn it anyway, so who am I to ---smurfette---?)

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #28 on:** April 01, 2009, 02:42:57 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on April 01, 2009, 01:00:47 pm

Quote from: Dartful Dodger on April 01, 2009, 12:41:54 pm
The same difference there is between two basketball games that have the same engine, but one of them bought the rights to use NBA teams.

Only the same if you could download the Bulls to your generic game for a fraction of the price... except that they made a whole new release with the Bulls instead of offering you that.

Ok, let's say this game allows you to download the Bulls.

For a fraction of the price you get Generic Basketball Association(GBA) 2009 with the Chicago Bulls and the Windy City Cows.

If you are a Metallica fan, you may not want Willie Nelson, or Michael Jackson songs.

ChadTower · « **Reply #29 on:** April 01, 2009, 03:02:35 pm »

Perhaps not, but if you're a GH fan, you already own the game. It's unreasonable to buy it all over again for new content that doesn't include gameplay improvements. That's what dl content is supposed to be all about.

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #30 on:** April 01, 2009, 03:22:57 pm »

It includes characters that are modeled after Metallica, and venues and set lists that are more Metallica-ish. It also has songs that aren't downloads.

People aren't buying a GH game, they're buying a Metallica game.

the more I thought about it though, the more I know you're right. I like(ed) Van Halen, but not enough to buy a game that's all Van Halen. Even though the Beatles would be fun, I don't think I'll play it as much as I play GH:WT. There aren't any bands I'd feel compelled to buy.

I can understand Metallica, just because it’ll have a heavy and darker theme. If I was into that kind of music I’d get it.

Maybe a GH/RB that featured a Country band, just because there are very few country downloads, and themes so it would feel like a different game.

testicle187 · « **Reply #31 on:** April 01, 2009, 05:37:37 pm »

GH:Metallica does have gameplay improvements over World Tour. It adds double-bass support and new Expert+ difficulty for drums. It also has a ton of songs from Metallica and other bands, 60+ i believe.

At the rate of 3 Songs for around $10, you are a saving a bunch of money if you planned on buying all those songs through the Xbox Live store. Plus, not to mention, some people really like the addition of Full Length Music videos from live Metallica shows and the artwork thats included.

knave · « **Reply #32 on:** April 01, 2009, 06:20:09 pm »

Since there is no guitar bundle,

, I will probably pick it up on sale for around $40. If it has ~60 or so songs thats less than 70¢ a song. Not bad if you ask me. Plus since I really enjoy GH:WT and want more It's totally awesome to be able to satisfy that craving with a Metallica flavor.

severdhed · « **Reply #33 on:** April 03, 2009, 10:53:16 am »

GH Metallica is awesome. i preordred at gamestop and got the free drum pedal, but it does not work with the rock band drums that i ahve, only the GH drums...so it does me no good...although i pretty much play the drums on medium anyway, so no big loss there. I normally play the guitar on hard, and so far i am able to keep up with it...although i havent played any of this type of game in a while, so my hand cramps up pretty quick. i bought GH world tour at circuit city when it was closing, mainly so i could get the new guitar..but i havent really played it at all yet....i still like rock band better, since it has so many more songs to choose from.

Cakemeister · « **Reply #34 on:** April 03, 2009, 03:57:30 pm »

I played the demo today. The songs on it must be the easiest in the set list, because I could 5-star them with no problem.

I think I'll wait until the price drops, or gift season, or I have more disposible income.

erictrumpet · « **Reply #35 on:** April 12, 2009, 10:11:31 pm »

Warning: might be a stupid question coming up, but I have never played any of the full-band games (RB or GH:WT) so I don't know how they work. Here's the question: Do you have to have GH:WT to play GH:M? I only have GH3 - just guitar, no other instruments.

I love Metallica and was planning to get this game.

And I disagree that "Metallica died with Cliff" - Justice for All and the Black Album are great - but the black album is the end of Metallica for me.

Eric.

Cakemeister · « **Reply #36 on:** April 12, 2009, 10:32:13 pm »

It's a standalone game, GHWT is not required.

I looked at a compatibility chart and any guitar that can be used with GH3 can also be used with GH:M, regardless of platform.

bleargh · « **Reply #37 on:** April 13, 2009, 02:31:02 am »

Quote from: erictrumpet on April 12, 2009, 10:11:31 pm

I love Metallica and was planning to get this game.

And I disagree that "Metallica died with Cliff" - Justice for All and the Black Album are great - but the black album is the end of Metallica for me.

I'd actually forgotten how much I used to like Metallica until I picked this up. Back in the day I was a huge Metallica fan (went five nights in a row when they came through Ontario on the Justice tour). I far prefer their pre-Justice material, but hey... when they're on tour and that's the only chance you get to see them, you go...

And I'm with you erictrumpet... the black album was the end of the line for me. I moved to Vancouver (where nobody toured at the time), lost touch with music for a few years while I was in college, and then wrote them off as a band after the whole Napster fiasco. I picked up GH:M when I started to run out of songs on all of my other games (its a whole lot cheaper up here to buy the game and get ~40+ songs than it is to buy the songs by the handful), and playing these songs reminded me of years gone by.

Funniest part with GH:M was... in all the other GH/RB games I generally do great on the rhythm but cramp up on the solos. With GH:M, was totally the opposite... I'm doing awesome on the solos but blowing it on the rhythm sections. I guess all those years of playing air guitar as a teenager are finally paying off!


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