![]() GH: Live does some cool things to really make it feel like you’re at an actual concert: Fans sing along, your singer will pump up the crowd in between songs, and there’s some great pyro effects that accentuate big moments of certain songs.Īt the same time though, as much as GH: Live wants to make you feel like you’re living this fantasy of being a guitarist at an actual concert, it often does the opposite by trying too hard in making the player absurdly aware of whether they’re playing well or poorly. Each set list puts you in the shoes of the guitarist of a different cover band as they take to the stage and perform in front of an actual live crowd. The game uses live action footage from two fictional concerts: Soundial and Rock the Block. ![]() On the presentation side, Guitar Hero: Live once again seeks to set itself apart from both its predecessors and its competition, and once again the results are a mixed bag. Advanced is often too easy, while expert is almost always too hard. This leads to the problem of Guitar Hero: Live lacking that sweet spot. When all of that information comes flying down the highway at breakneck speeds, even the easiest songs become overwhelming. Not only do you have to deal with six possible buttons to press on a three lane note highway, but you also have to deal with open note strums, poorly notated hammer ons/pull offs, and most importantly, all of the combinations of chords that you can perform. While it’s nice to have a new type of challenge to overcome, the downside to the new gameplay offered by the six button guitar is that it can often be information overload. This completely changes how the game is played, and even someone like me, who has been playing exclusively on expert since Guitar Hero 2, had to spend a good amount of time adjusting and training my brain before I was able to settle in on the advanced difficulty, which is the second hardest difficulty offered. ![]() The biggest change in Guitar Hero: Live is its guitar peripheral, which now has six buttons across three frets, with one black and one white button on each fret. It’s a surprisingly innovative title in a series that has always seemed to be playing catch up to Rock Band, and while not all of the changes are for the better, it’s nice to know that Guitar Hero: Live actually provides an alternative rhythm gaming experience, as opposed to being Rock Band with a different art style and song selection. This is a game that from the ground up is fundamentally different than all Guitar Hero and Rock Bands before it, going as far as to completely redesign the button layout on the guitar peripheral as well as implementing a brand new way to look at downloadable content for music games. While Harmonix took the relatively safe route with Rock Band 4, providing an adequate revival of its franchise without deviating from the mold, FreeStyle Games went in an entirely different direction with Guitar Hero: Live. Available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PlayStation 3, iOS, and Xbox 360. Although I still feel the live-action portions are a little gimmicky, there’s enough here to thoroughly recommend Guitar Hero Live.Developed by FreeStyle Games. “With the combination of the revamped control system and the endless content available in GHTV, you’re on to a winner with Guitar Hero Live. Guitar Hero Live didn’t exactly set the world on fire in terms of sales, although it was still an exceptional rhythm that creatively rebooted the series: After that, nothing will be carried over. Instead, you’ll be restricted to a small number of songs exclusive to the solo campaign, which includes the likes of You Me At Six, The 1975 and Katy Perry.Īctivision has confirmed that players are still able to use all items and in-game currency until the service shuts down. Upon its closure on December 1, 2018, you’ll no longer be able to stream hundreds of songs which are now available in the rhythm game. GHTV is the way in which players access the majority of songs in Guitar Hero Live’s library, spending tokens to play and stream the online. Activision has announced that GHTV, the online streaming service for Guitar Hero Live, will be closing its curtains later this year.
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