MetalMan
5 yıldız üzerinden 5,0I am a fan of the series, so Rock band 4 is great to me
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Rock Band 4, in my opinion didn't get the love it deserved when it was first launched in Whoever is at fault - either Mad Catz for the lack of production of peripherals at launch like Harmonix claims, or if it was Harmonix for the lack of promo to get sales up like Mad Catz claims, or if the genre just ran it's course from over saturation in the to stretch. You can claim who or whatever you want, but the truth is, Rock band 4 is a solid title, and still a fantastic party game for everyone!
I was able to get all my Rock Band 3 songs over to Rock Band 4, which to me surprise also included all the Rock Band 1 and 2 tracks. Apparently, if you have exported your Rock Band 1 and 3 track into Rock band three on your Xbox in the past, they come along in the $15 export purchase for Rock Band 4. I was aware of this, as I ready it was to late to export Rock Band 1 and 2 into Rock Band 4, but that's only if you are trying to export them directly into 4. I already exported them into Rock Band 3 for my , so they all came over to 4 which was a pleasent surprise.
There is a $30 expansion to Rock Band 4 called 'Rivals' which adds online play and a couple of offline/local play options as well. There is some people complaining about paying the $30 for an add-on of online play, and although I can see where they are coming from, I am also willing to support Harmonix and purchase it. Harmonix is an independent company now, and they are some what on their own. PdP, who took over for Mad Catz when they went under helps out, but there is still licensing that they need to cover for music and to keep servers up and running, ect. So I purchased the expansion without any issues.
Game play wise, there is not much to talk about. If you are a fan of previous Rock Band titles, the core game play is exactly the same. They didn't go into a different direction like Guitar Hero Live did, so it is new, yet familiar game play. One of the things I absolutely love is the new peripherals. I have not used the PDP ones yet, but Mad Catz did a great job designing the new instruments - for being plastic controllers of course.
The drums are pretty solid (wireless as well which is nice). The pads are more rubber type instead of Rock Band 1's original clacky and ridiculously loud pads, which makes them a LOT more quiet. They still make a little noise, but nothing more then a standard drum practice pad would.
The guitar itself has a very well done quiet strum bar. The buttons have nice clicks to them, and are nice in size, although if you are use to playing with older Guitar Hero controllers like I was, it will take a little getting use to, but not a deal breaker at all. One of the best features I think, is the audio and video sync option the controller has. I play through a surround sound system, and when the 4k tv and surround sound system both have volume, you can clearly hear latency. So what I do is, turn the TV all the down, turn the surround sound up, and then use the game's calibration tools. The guitar controller has built in Mic and video sensor, making it a breeze to calibrate the game to your sound system of choice. For audio, it makes a click sound and you just hold the guitar up to the speaker. Within seconds the audio is calibrated. You then do the same for video. You just hold the guitar up to the TV, start the video calibrator, and it flashes white on the screen to calibrate the video. The end result is a dead on accurate setup, making it easier to hit notes on the screen. I ended up manually calibrating the game at first, and I was missing notes and runs I was clearly hitting. But once I used the auto calibrator, it ran fantastic.
The add on DLC songs is where it is at, as the on disc sound track is not the strongest. I knew this going in, but I love a lot of the DLC they are offering on the store. Each song is $ or there are special collection packs you can get.
Overall I love Rock Band 4. Some of the customization options for your characters are a little lack luster,and even the the Rivals expansion adds some more to the collection, it's not as strong as previous installments of the game. But if you are into it for just the good 'ol fun game play, you can't beat it.
If you are a fan of the franchise, I would recommend Rock Band 4. Esecially if you plan on buying the Rock Band 3 export and the Rivals expansion. With the band bundles currently being about $ here on Amazon, it is the cheapest it has been since it launched. I am enjoying the title very much.
MetalMan