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thorban

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I'm trying to decide how aggressive I'll need to be to get my grubby paws on Rock Band... Right now I'm planning on hitting wal-mart at 11:30 or so, and if I don't get one there going to Target at 5am and waiting 3 hours.

Just wondering if anyone else plans to even try picking this game up? It's been hard to get a real read on how difficult it will be to get.
 
getting it in the morning, preordered at gamestop so i wouldn't have to worry about any lines :D
 
thorban said:
I'm trying to decide how aggressive I'll need to be to get my grubby paws on Rock Band... Right now I'm planning on hitting wal-mart at 11:30 or so, and if I don't get one there going to Target at 5am and waiting 3 hours.

Just wondering if anyone else plans to even try picking this game up? It's been hard to get a real read on how difficult it will be to get.
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does walmart stock their game immediately on release day or will i have to ask someone to bring a copy out for me?
 
Update on this... Kinda late but ya.

I heard rumors that walmart was saving their stock for black friday, so I decided to head to the roseville best buy and take my chances. I've never waited in line for something like this.

I got there at 9:30 and was 8th in line, 5th for the 360 version. But it turns out Best Buy didn't get any 360 versions due to a shipping problem they claim was region wide! For those of us getting the 360 version we received a numbered rain check and when we pick it up they'll give us a $50 gift card. Not too bad for 2.5 hours of waiting.

I didn't leave empty handed though, Mass Effect is spinning in my 360 right now. :)
 
Just got done playing it.

Drumming is hard if you're not good at that kind of thing. I'm not, so I'm not good at them.

We played from 1:30a til 6am. It was a blast. Can't wait to play 4 player.
 
Kahnvex said:
Just got done playing it.

Drumming is hard if you're not good at that kind of thing. I'm not, so I'm not good at them.

We played from 1:30a til 6am. It was a blast. Can't wait to play 4 player.
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Did your kmart have a midnight release too? I'm going to check out target in a few hours to see if they have any left. Please post if you were able to pick up the set from any department stores.
 
When does this come out in Canada because sadly it's not today. I heard Dec 18??
 
Tzzird said:
Employees discount or something?

I haven't anything about people camping out, so hoping to grab a set during my 10-11am break tomorrow. :)
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God no , (no offense if anyone works there) 20% coupon on any item

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Credit goes to CAG
 
Sixthsense said:
God no , (no offense if anyone works there) 20% coupon on any item

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Credit goes to CAG
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ughhh... and I bought a 360 from walmart.com a week ago (that's arriving today). Anyone ever return something from walmart.com before? Do I simply bring it into a store and lose the shipping cost?

UPDATE ON Rock Band search: Just got back from Target (on my break) with Rock Band for the 360. There were other boxes behind the counter as well as a few in the back of the store. I don't think I'll ever pre-order from gamestop again. This Target always has games in stock the day it releases.
 
shiznit said:
got my hdmi 360 today for $250 with the 20% off coupon and free $50 gift card deal. Might go back tomorrow for guitar hero.
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Where do you get the $50 gift card for free deal? and isn't 20% of $350 equal to $70? So wouldn't that bring the price to $280? Does that come with Forza 2 and Marvel Alliance?
 
Tzzird said:
ughhh... and I bought a 360 from walmart.com a week ago (that's arriving today). Anyone ever return something from walmart.com before? Do I simply bring it into a store and lose the shipping cost?

UPDATE ON Rock Band search: Just got back from Target (on my break) with Rock Band for the 360. There were other boxes behind the counter as well as a few in the back of the store. I don't think I'll ever pre-order from gamestop again. This Target always has games in stock the day it releases.
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Yeah, you can return it no questions asked
 
Sipster said:
Be careful. Rock Band's forums are filled with people having issues....

http://community.rockband.com/vbforum/forumdisplay.php?f=6
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I played drums yesterday for an hour and the guitar for an hour. No issues here.

The guitar parts seem way too easy after having mastered gh2 and gh3. Granted, I'm only 12 songs in, but I still felt it was too watered down. It didn't have the same feel as the guitar heroes.

Drumming was fun, but hard! I was able to pass all the medium songs I tried. On hard, I was able to pass only 1 song, the rest of them I failed pretty miserably, and rather quickly at that. Lets not even mention expert. My only concern is the pedal. I lose streaks quite often in combination beats with the pedal. Maybe I'm just not used to using my feet to "strum".

I think this will be a great party game.
 
I snagged it last night, but I haven't even been able to play it yet. I only had 2 hours, and my roommate had just picked up Mass Effect and was playing that by the time I got home. Hopefully tonight maybe and of course all day friday :p
 
4 player is a BLAST!! I couldnt get enough of the vocals, got 100% on Creep and Paranoid playing on medium.
 
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