Guitar Hero: World Tour

[pandora_parrot]

In an amazing feat of self-restraint, I will not be purchasing Guitar Hero: World Tour for the Wii.

Oh yes, the challenge of learning to play pretend drums and pretend guitar is very alluring to me. I absolutely love rhythm games like DDR, Taiko Drum Master, older Guitar Hero games, etc. The idea of getting a bunch of friends together to play a pretend band sounds like a blast at parties, and we could have tons of fun with it.

But I'm not going to get it.

Simply because... if I have the free time to practice playing pretend instruments, I can take time to practice playing my REAL instrument, the keyboard, and actually improve my ability to play for real.

Then there's the cost of the game. I should really spend that money on buying myself a bike. I mean, I *could* afford it, but I'm supposed to be paying off my debt!

Another reason not to get this is that storage for those components looks to be a bit problematic. I don't really feel like leaving them set up all the time.

Ah well... I'm sure I have friends that will let me come over their house and play it sometimes, amiright?

Comments

[chirik.livejournal.com]

Aaack! Just remembered, I was supposed to bring a bike to Thanksgiving Day After...

[parmonster.livejournal.com]

For awhile there I was extremely adept at carting around a full RockBand set (drums, mic, two guitars) in order to play it at work.

I'd be more than happy to bring my set over to your place one of these days...

[paradox-puree.livejournal.com]

That would be awesome!

Except, I don't have a PS3 or Xbox.

[parmonster.livejournal.com]

Once you're carrying a drum kit, hauling along a game console is kinda minor by comparison...

[parmonster.livejournal.com]

In fact, what's goin' on tonight?

[paradox-puree.livejournal.com]

Nothing in particular. I was planning to work on code or play Metal Gear Solid 3, whichever seems more interesting to me.

[parmonster.livejournal.com]

Pah... you need a crowd... I propose group gaming. Whether it's Rock Band variety or board games or whatever... Rally the troops! I'll bring popcorn!

[paradox-puree.livejournal.com]

er... yes ma'am?

[paradox-puree.livejournal.com]

I'll be free after 7. Come on over. :) I've got at least cyberspice interested.

[viesti.livejournal.com]

I have tai chi tonight at 7:30. My interest is piqued however and I may show up late-ish, depending on my energy level.

[paradox-puree.livejournal.com]

Congrats. Youv'e just scheduled an event at storybook. *claps*

Let's partae!

Anyone else that sees this message is welcome to come along as well!

[viesti.livejournal.com]

Props on your rationale. Guitar Hero/Rock Band are lots of fun, but it does seem a little silly when you've got a real instrument in your bedroom... ;)

[cyberspice.livejournal.com]

I have paid a share of guitar hero world tour for a close friend. We don't have storage space either but I'm sure it will be over our house on occasion. Or I'll just have to go hang about in York with her. We do have guitar hero and the "guitar hero bench" which sometimes gets used for other nefarious uses (NSFW)

http://www.cyberspice.org.uk/downloads/mel_prayer_bench.jpg

It was built to sit on when playing guitar hero, honest!

[theflamecrow.livejournal.com]

I hate Guitar Hero....

[ophidios.livejournal.com]

GH:WT is getting trashed compared to RB2 anyways, so you're better off on that end as well. I didn't think it would be possible for the instruments to be of even lesser quality, but apparently WT made it happen.

[paradox-puree.livejournal.com]

I'm hearing that that is true of the other versions, but the Wii version is different.

[chainsaw-hime.livejournal.com]

However, the drum part of GH:WT or RB is unique in that if you learn how to play it in the game, you've learned the basics to play it for real, so you are doing both at the same time. Everybody wins.

Me, I can't drum for shit, that's why I do guitar and vocals.