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Guitar Hero 3 for PC
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Great to hear. Definitely picking it up day after tomorrow (I work ALL day tomorrow
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picked up my copy at bb today... cant wait to play it tomorrow
i wish it didnt have such huge system requirements... i would love to play it on my laptop
i wish it didnt have such huge system requirements... i would love to play it on my laptop
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does anyone know a way to get devil went down to georgia unlocked so I can play it without going into career? I'd love to give it a spin in expert mode, but I can't beat some songs on expert.
there was an article on Joystiq today that said it had not.
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Now i understand the looks the Gamestop people would give me when i'd check on the status of Guitar Hero III for PC. They'd all give this "yeeaaaaah riiiiiiight" look as they looked in the computer and then the eyes would pop open and they'd say "oh wow look at that".
I didn't even know there was going to be a Mac version until I read it on Aspyr's webpage. I can't find any online retailer that will acknowledge that it's going to be released. (At least on their webpages, I haven't called any of them.) Looking now, I didn't realize this, but Gamestop only shows 16 Mac products on their entire website. (9 of them from Blizzard.)
This article claims that the game was going to be released as a hybrid PC/Mac game. The system reqs on the back of my copy make no mention of Mac support.
I hope you guys get your version soon. It seemed stupid how much of the shaft us PC users have gotten in terms of very little information and a later release date... seems you Mac guys are getting the same treatment sans lube. I did find this though..
http://www.aspyr.com/product/game_specs/85 said:
I picked it up yesterday along with a shiny new 24" to play it on.
Comparing it to my playing on my friend's 360, there is absolutely no lag (maybe he didn't calibrate, who knows), and the loading screens are extremely minimal.
Definitely worth the buy.
Comparing it to my playing on my friend's 360, there is absolutely no lag (maybe he didn't calibrate, who knows), and the loading screens are extremely minimal.
Definitely worth the buy.
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Loading is much faster on the PC and the graphics on an LCD are so much sharper. I tried to play the Wii version after and the appearence was not detailed at all. Bland.
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What level are you guys playing at? I'm trying to make it through on hard, but I can't pass the Slash battle or White Zombie's "Black Sunshine." Dammit!
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Answered my own question.
Answered my own question.
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lol it gets much worse. I am playing on expert but am stuck on before i forget. It was a bitch on hard too, also metallica's one is pretty easy, till you get to the solo...
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nope no demo for the pc version.
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I've beaten medium. Gone through easy getting mostly 5 stars. Toying with medium some more on the 3 star songs. And also messing with Hard trying to get used to using that last orange button.
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is anyone else having an issue with the game locking up?
I just cant resist it.....No really, I tried not to respond....seriously.....I just cant help myself.....(throws on a double flame retardant jacket)
You should try it on a REAL guitar.....Wayyyyyyyyyy wayyyyyyy EASY!!!!! So easy in fact, my little 4yr old girl can play the intro on her little guitar.
What was really funny was when we were in Wally world the other day, I was looking at the PC games and right behind me was the display for GH3 and some dude was playing.....My little girl said to me "whats he doing daddy?" I said "He's playing a guitar game baby..." and then...and I'll never forget this....she responded "THATS NOT A GUITAR DADDY!!!!!"
The dude playing the game looked behind him at us with this smurk...I just grinned and said...."thats right baby.....its not".
Ahhh kids.....they say the damned'est things, ehhh....Heh...
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yea I do play real guitar. so there
Been playing with keyboard and mouse, 2560x1600 works on my 30" and it's in a lot of fun to play, no slow downs on my system, specs in sig.
Easy was quite easy for me, medium is really awkward at the moment, trying to learn the 4th wossname, not terribly coordinated with my pinky finger :/
Easy was quite easy for me, medium is really awkward at the moment, trying to learn the 4th wossname, not terribly coordinated with my pinky finger :/
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that's cute. i just can't resist it... no really, i tried not to respond... seriously... i just cant help myself
IT'S A GAME, it has nothing to do with playing an actual guitar! people play it because it's fun. i don't see why some people don't get this. lighten up dude.... seriously.
If people wanted to play the guitar they would pick up a guitar... if what they wanted was to play a fun addicting video game they can play with all of their friends they play guitar hero. simple as that.
And for the record, I do play the guitar.. and while it is rewarding... there was nothing FUN about learning to play.
Hey....jonathonball....I had a supervisor with that same name.....He was a dickhead, lol.
Hey....YOU lighten up dude.....Go back and reread my post and tell me/quote me as to where I said it WASN'T FUN....Never once mentioned one thing about it not being fun....I sure hope it is...Id hate to think all you guys are buying a game that wasnt fun....what would be the point, ehh.
As far as
Thats really a matter of perspective, ehh? Learning to play REAL guitar, for me, was a blast...I couldnt get enough "learning"....damn near took the guitar into the shitter with me, sucker was strapped to me for the longest time.
But then again....didnt you have to LEARN how to play GH3? Had to memorize them color coded buttons, right. For that matter, anything ya do thats new, must be learned and practiced to be effiecient at doing it.
Go for it man.....Have all the fun you want....but denying the fact that this game mimics playing a guitar is stupid. Thats precisely its whole point of its existance, to make the player feel as though they are actually playing music in a band.
Ever seen Slash play LIVE? He's a badass... and I dont care who you are, after watching him play, you just cant help but to WISH you could play like him.....and thats why he is in the commercial and on the box...They sell these things based on that concept. Would it have the same impact on the consumer if say....Martha Stewart was on the box playing? I doubt it.
Now, back to my original post.....the guy I quoted mentioned how playing Metallica's ONE was EASY on the GH3......I merely mentioned that it is just as easy on the real thing.....Plain and simple.
These are FORUMS...Opinions are what run it. Dont hate on me cause of my opinion when I didnt hate on you for yours. When will YOU learn that concept?
My son is really wanting this for christmas... but I do not want to get it for PS2.
Right now I have a x2 6000+ 2GB x1950Pro Vista HTPC hooked up to my big screen.... I hopethat would be good enough for this game.
The PC in his room I don't think would cut it though.... p4 3.4, 1GB, X850XT Vista
Anyone know if this game will allow you to install more than once? Dont want him to only be able to play it downstairs, have to send him to his room once in a while lmao (he is 10 BTW)
Has anyone tried it on a lower end system yet?
Right now I have a x2 6000+ 2GB x1950Pro Vista HTPC hooked up to my big screen.... I hopethat would be good enough for this game.
The PC in his room I don't think would cut it though.... p4 3.4, 1GB, X850XT Vista
Anyone know if this game will allow you to install more than once? Dont want him to only be able to play it downstairs, have to send him to his room once in a while lmao (he is 10 BTW)
Has anyone tried it on a lower end system yet?
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im fairly certain it would run on both rigs
itll 100% for sure run on yours with the big screen Id recommend getting a wireless les paul, as well as the microsoft wireless controller connector thing for PC... the explorer sucks balls
Good call not getting PS2, the kramer is a bit crappy... strum bar feels like the explorer, and the fret buttons have way too much travel, im terrible with it lmao
The game looks fantastic at the lowest graphic settings so lower end cards can play it. It's as good looking or better than the 360 on low. It is very CPU intensive. My 2.4 P4 barely plays it but I expect that since the minimum req are a 2.8ghz CPU. I get stutters on easy mode here and there even with all background apps closed. It's impossible on medium due to the stuttering. I'm definetely getting a 360 though in the future so my wife and I can play on our 50" TV.
*gasp* you play a real guitar??? nobody does that anymore. why don't you go play heroin hero and leave the rest of us signed musicians alone so that we can get 1 million points and rock the vg crowd.
anyway.... guess what, I play a real guitar too, and guess what, I find it quite amusing how challenging it can be with only 5 buttons..... had to resist but, guess what, do you play tony hawk, or sports games, *gasp* what you're using a controller??? that's not a skateboard/football.... f'n retards, your 4 year old daughter had to point out that the guitar <b>controller</b> wasn't a real guitar? sounds like someone graduated early with his wetodid degree
anyway.... guess what, I play a real guitar too, and guess what, I find it quite amusing how challenging it can be with only 5 buttons..... had to resist but, guess what, do you play tony hawk, or sports games, *gasp* what you're using a controller??? that's not a skateboard/football.... f'n retards, your 4 year old daughter had to point out that the guitar <b>controller</b> wasn't a real guitar? sounds like someone graduated early with his wetodid degree
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I find the "cheap intelligence" of making fun of GH3 really pathetic, i for one can recognize how it might actually make a lot of the vacant garbage out there who have not ONE creative bone in their body appreciate music a little bit more, but hey - what do i know. Nevermind the fact its just a fun program.
Also, the implied scarcity of guitarists in the world is pretty laughable actually. I play drums and find i meet less people who can play a drum kit. 2 cents.
On Slipknot's "Before I forget" - My hands ache over this one
Also, the implied scarcity of guitarists in the world is pretty laughable actually. I play drums and find i meet less people who can play a drum kit. 2 cents.
On Slipknot's "Before I forget" - My hands ache over this one
OK that was weird...
I notice if I go in to the game and hit the keyboard first... the guitar doesnt work.
But if I go in to the game and hit the buttons on the guitar first it works......
anyway working and playing pretty good, did notice a few skips and jumps so lowered the res and it played smoother on the notebook mentioned above (could be the HDD RPM lol, I think it is a 4200rpm)
I notice if I go in to the game and hit the keyboard first... the guitar doesnt work.
But if I go in to the game and hit the buttons on the guitar first it works......
anyway working and playing pretty good, did notice a few skips and jumps so lowered the res and it played smoother on the notebook mentioned above (could be the HDD RPM lol, I think it is a 4200rpm)
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Is anyone having calibration issues?
Why isn't there an option to customize the keys on the keyboard, I wanna play co-op and want to hold my wireless keyboard like a guitar, how could they not let you customize the buttons? Anyone know of some sort of mod to change that? Really stupid on their part in my opinion.
Also this game seems a lot harder than the previous versions. Mainly the last group of songs. Im having a difficult time on Hard mode, but can play a fair bit of the first songs on expert. Doesn't seem to balanced.
Other than that, they did a great job for the PC version, runs flawlessly.
Also this game seems a lot harder than the previous versions. Mainly the last group of songs. Im having a difficult time on Hard mode, but can play a fair bit of the first songs on expert. Doesn't seem to balanced.
Other than that, they did a great job for the PC version, runs flawlessly.
Theres great potential there.
We need a picture of you doing that, with Guitar Hero on your monitor visible in the background so we can put an "AM I DOIN IT RITE? caption on the picture.
That would bring "the lulz"
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I hadn't play a rhythm game since frequency on PS2. GH3 is kicking my ass. I find a lot of medium songs very challenging.
Actually, Frets On Fire which came out on PC before GH3, is set up to hold your keyboard like a guitar and use the F1-F5 keys and Return key to play, so many people who are used to that, want to do that with GH3.
I've never played or even touched a guitar hero game before, but last week I ended up buying it for PC out of interest. Now, its all I've been playing this last week!
I'm an amateur musician irl, having played percussion over 12 years, piano, trumpet, accordian and guitar for years as well. I've never looked at GH players and thought, " go get a real guitar " because I'm not an ignorant asshole.
Out of all the years of playing video games I've never once acted all self righteous and told others to play the "real thing"... How come when people talk about sports games, nobody says, "Why bother? just go throw the football in real life" , or "just get a real skateboard"? think about that...
Anyways, I'm at Lou on medium, and I can't beat him yet. I've tried about 3 - 4 times, but its not going to happen until I'm much more comfortable with my pinky finger...
The best part of the guitar hero games is the music. Almost all the songs and good and if you are a fan of rock / metal, you will definately smile the first time you play through a song you have always enjoyed.
On my rig in the sig, I cannot put res to 1650x1080 and all options on high and get smooth frames. Especially when the camera pans the audience, my frames drop to the point where it effects my timing, but with the crowd turned off, I have almost no timing issues.
I also had my 50 inch Sony hooked to my PC and I found it helped me play easier with everything visually larger. I didn't have to adjust video or sound lag switching from monitor to the TV.
I'm not ready for hard mode yet, as that 5th button is definately going to mess up all I've been learning. I'm so used to thinking that my index finger = green, middle finger = red, ring finger = yellow and pinky = blue, so since I wasn't born with a 6th finger like Ego's nemesis, moving to that 5th button is going to mess up my finger positions, and ultimately screw up my timing.... However, I will attempt it once I 5 star all the medium songs like I did with the easy songs.
Conclusion, excellent game worth the money... Especially since you can use your guitar in Frets on Fire and expand your song list with thousands of songs!
I've never played or even touched a guitar hero game before, but last week I ended up buying it for PC out of interest. Now, its all I've been playing this last week!
I'm an amateur musician irl, having played percussion over 12 years, piano, trumpet, accordian and guitar for years as well. I've never looked at GH players and thought, " go get a real guitar " because I'm not an ignorant asshole.
Out of all the years of playing video games I've never once acted all self righteous and told others to play the "real thing"... How come when people talk about sports games, nobody says, "Why bother? just go throw the football in real life" , or "just get a real skateboard"? think about that...
Anyways, I'm at Lou on medium, and I can't beat him yet. I've tried about 3 - 4 times, but its not going to happen until I'm much more comfortable with my pinky finger...
The best part of the guitar hero games is the music. Almost all the songs and good and if you are a fan of rock / metal, you will definately smile the first time you play through a song you have always enjoyed.
On my rig in the sig, I cannot put res to 1650x1080 and all options on high and get smooth frames. Especially when the camera pans the audience, my frames drop to the point where it effects my timing, but with the crowd turned off, I have almost no timing issues.
I also had my 50 inch Sony hooked to my PC and I found it helped me play easier with everything visually larger. I didn't have to adjust video or sound lag switching from monitor to the TV.
I'm not ready for hard mode yet, as that 5th button is definately going to mess up all I've been learning. I'm so used to thinking that my index finger = green, middle finger = red, ring finger = yellow and pinky = blue, so since I wasn't born with a 6th finger like Ego's nemesis, moving to that 5th button is going to mess up my finger positions, and ultimately screw up my timing.... However, I will attempt it once I 5 star all the medium songs like I did with the easy songs.
Conclusion, excellent game worth the money... Especially since you can use your guitar in Frets on Fire and expand your song list with thousands of songs!
hah not goin to happen lol.
I jsut wanna use the keyboard when I have friends playing it as well, makes sense no?
Bummer. I was so hopeful.
No, I understand totally your need to use it, I wouldn't be able to pass a song using the keyboard, but I rank low on the GH Skill meter anyway, so meh to me.
Hmmm.. was it a guitar or a bass guitar ? I bought a bass guitar, and it didn't show up in the list...