Rockband is too fun
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Dave and I just spent 8 hours playing Rockband on XBox360 with some of my co-workers. I kid you not. We started after lunch and took one 30-minute break for dinner. It is the most addictive and fun game that I’ve played in a while. Dave took to the “guitar” and I took to the “drums.” We both are able to play songs on the Hard setting now. My co-worker is lending us Rockband until her XBox gets fixed. After they left, Dave and I played by ourselves for another hour trying to beat songs that we couldn’t do earlier in the day. I can’t believe how fun it is. We’re planning to buy our own set. (After my right ankle heals. It’s really painful now from hitting the drum’s foot pedal nonstop.)
The songs are, as the name suggests, all rock songs. A lot of the songs are lesser-known songs of popular bands like Nirvana, Weezer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Fallout Boys, and Stone Temple Pilots. Some are hit songs like Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden, and some are songs most people have never heard of. But you can buy more contemporary and popular songs off XBox marketplace, and they are constantly coming out with new songs. If it really takes off, they will have new songs debut on the game platform before CD or radio. That would be bizarre, eh?
You can create a band with your teammates and go on tour, play rock offs, and earn points to spend toward new outfits and tattoos the the like. As you get better, you can hire a band manager, sound team, and bodyguards. This is the billboard for the band we created -
Dave and I when we first started to learn, before we realized our natural tendencies were for the opposite instrument -
Ha! That’s too funny. My brother and I borrowed a friend’s set and played all night. We were slightly buzzed so we never found our natural tendencies but it was a lot of fun. I think they plan to come out with this for wii and I can’t wait!
By the way, my authentication word was “suddenly 14.” I think it should have said, ‘suddenly30’. Hope all is well with you both.
I think you need a bass player… do i hear the Sutoyo Band rollin in town?
N - Hahaha… I think it would be hard to play well while buzzed, but who knows. The later it got, the more tired I got, but the more gutsy I got too. I’ll never forget the last song we played on “Hard” level. It was so insane and we kept failing, but on the 3rd or 4th try we beat it. Such a rush. I didn’t know you had a Wii. Have you tried Smash Brothers Brawl? I love it. Why Suddenly30??? You’re past that, bub!
Dan - It was fun rocking out! We should play more soon.
Ouch! Heh.
Yeah, we got a wii a few months ago. We also have Smash Bro. Good times. Lately, we’ve been having friends over and recording them on the flip video as they play. Between the wild arm motions and the funny faces, it’s too much!
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