Comments on: The Beatles: Rock Band – Retail Impressions http://levelingdown.com/2009/09/22/the-beatles-rock-band-retail-impressions/ Aging Hardcore Gamers Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: NatureB4E http://levelingdown.com/2009/09/22/the-beatles-rock-band-retail-impressions/#comment-579 NatureB4E Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:10:20 +0000 http://espion4ge.wordpress.com/?p=3677#comment-579 I agree with espion4ge about Guitar Hero turning into a money grab. Once they put out the 80s disc, it was all over. From what I've read, The Beatles Rock Band is another example of how Harmonix does a band specific game right. They just seem to know what to do, I still play Rock Band 2 (as cmfl3x can attest) because they still put out good to great DLC for it. I agree with espion4ge about Guitar Hero turning into a money grab. Once they put out the 80s disc, it was all over. From what I’ve read, The Beatles Rock Band is another example of how Harmonix does a band specific game right. They just seem to know what to do, I still play Rock Band 2 (as cmfl3x can attest) because they still put out good to great DLC for it.

]]> By: espion4ge http://levelingdown.com/2009/09/22/the-beatles-rock-band-retail-impressions/#comment-580 espion4ge Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:00:29 +0000 http://espion4ge.wordpress.com/?p=3677#comment-580 I also think that part of the reason why The Beatles: Rock Band succeeds is because Harmonix is behind it. This is the developer that invented Guitar Hero, and considers their studio more a music studio than a game development studio. So I think those guys put a lot of work into the details that came into making such a well produced game. I remember reading somewhere that the goal of Harmonix in making the Beatles game was to expose this generation to the Beatles, and with that they have most likely succeeded. All the Guitar Hero single band games like Aerosmith and Van Halen are more just sellouts and cash grabs. Activision is in it for the money, so I can't imagine anything in the Guitar Hero label ever really matching the quality of a Harmonix developed single band game. Unfortunately, the public tends to side more with Guitar Hero than Rock Band, and don't care about publishers, developers, and all that so let's hope Harmonix continues to make money and stay afloat. In any case, good impressions - I've yet to try the game since I got bored of Guitar Hero 5 before even finishing it, but maybe in the future I'll pick it up to show some respect for both the Beatles and Harmonix. I also think that part of the reason why The Beatles: Rock Band succeeds is because Harmonix is behind it. This is the developer that invented Guitar Hero, and considers their studio more a music studio than a game development studio. So I think those guys put a lot of work into the details that came into making such a well produced game. I remember reading somewhere that the goal of Harmonix in making the Beatles game was to expose this generation to the Beatles, and with that they have most likely succeeded.

All the Guitar Hero single band games like Aerosmith and Van Halen are more just sellouts and cash grabs. Activision is in it for the money, so I can’t imagine anything in the Guitar Hero label ever really matching the quality of a Harmonix developed single band game. Unfortunately, the public tends to side more with Guitar Hero than Rock Band, and don’t care about publishers, developers, and all that so let’s hope Harmonix continues to make money and stay afloat.

In any case, good impressions – I’ve yet to try the game since I got bored of Guitar Hero 5 before even finishing it, but maybe in the future I’ll pick it up to show some respect for both the Beatles and Harmonix.

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