05.30.08
in perspective: rock band whining
Anyone who has been moaning and crying about the UK pricing for Rock Band, please consider this. In a moment of madness, I’ve just spent 300 quid (including shipping and inevitable customs charge) on a single guitar, and about 60 tracks to play on it.
Yes, the arcade-perfect Guitar Freaks controller I’ve been ruminating over since I got back from Japan last week is on its way, courtesy of a stack of credit I had with Play-Asia (long story) and a quiet month that’s been easy on my pocket. Guitar Hero has never really grabbed me, but Guitar Freaks sucked away countless 100 yen coins in Japanese arcades on this trip out. Maybe by next time I go, I’ll even be able to play without attracting pitying glances from Japanese guys nodding sagely at the genetically impaired gaming skills of the unfortunate gaijin. Maybe.
Perrin is still talking about buying a good drum kit to hook up via an adaptor to DrumMania, too, which would give us the UK’s most ludicrously overblown (but fantastic) rhythm gaming setup. Eat that, Rock Band.
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BarryM said,
May 30, 2008 at 2:38 pm
You’ll both be seeing a lot more of me I think - I’ll show you ‘ow it’s done!