From One Guitar Hero to the Next
Early this week, I finished up ALL songs in Guitar Hero II. This is to make way for the newly-released Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80s. Me and the girlfriend tried a couple of songs last night. While some of the first few default songs are only vaguely familiar (and a bit boring, at least as first impression), the ones unlocked along Campaign Mode, especially onto the third set of songs, really start to get interesting. Not to mention bringing out that 80s nostalgic feel. (I look forward to playing “Turning Japanese”). I see that I will be playing these a lot.
And as if I did not already spend countless hours playing Guitar Hero II. Two give you an idea, I have two guitar controllers, and one of them already has an almost-busted tremolo bar. Putting it another way, if I spent all those hours practicing with a real guitar, well, I think I could have been able to play bebop jazz confidently by now.
But hey, misspending otherwise productive hours occur all the time. Guitar playing video games are some of the most fun games ever, so it’s not all a waste. Plus they improve hand/eye coordination and reflexes (I think).
Behold! My Guitar Hero II scores in Hard difficulty. I am currenly ranked 319th overall, which I guess is good enough, competing with thousands of Guitar Hero freaks around the world.