My experience with GH3 PS2 (long)

[TheGlow]

Yea sections like that have thrown me off a bit too.
I swear im getting them but im breaking combo somewhere.
Same with Number of the Beasts riff.
Its not hard at all, yet strumming it I mess up like crazy.
I tried to just alt strum to the beat and did better but the hdtv lag takes awhile for notes to pop so you sometimes think you didnt get it yet and overstrum to try and get em again.
I dunno.
Hope the 360 runs smoother because i have less lag issues with the 360 version compared to my ps2

[TheGlow]

Yea sections like that have thrown me off a bit too.
I swear im getting them but im breaking combo somewhere.
Same with Number of the Beasts riff.
Its not hard at all, yet strumming it I mess up like crazy.
I tried to just alt strum to the beat and did better but the hdtv lag takes awhile for notes to pop so you sometimes think you didnt get it yet and overstrum to try and get em again.
I dunno.
Hope the 360 runs smoother because i have less lag issues with the 360 version compared to my ps2

[buttfaceninja]

[buttfaceninja]

[Ahab]

[Ahab]

[TheBigBB]

It sounds like a lot of really small details. It doesn't seem like you've spent much time before jumping to complain. Like about the whammying that you can just go to the options for. Maybe you just aren't used to certain things yet.

With the SP, if it's full then it should be pretty obvious. You are talking about how to tell if it's 100% full or 99% full I guess? Well maybe you can figure out how to tell if you just give it some time. It's not like it's that clear on the other games either. The bar would get brighter.

I was able to tell when I was in the red on the demo. The meter goes red. The meter is right there. *shrug*

You are the only person I've heard who said the hammer ons are harder. I just watched KOTV own TTFATF from days before the game even came out and I'm supposed to believe that somehow the hammer ons aren't working very well?

So you got frustrated and failed a few songs so now you have to give some BS bad review. I have to call you out here, it's okay to give a bad review but not if you're going to complain about things that aren't even true. Yeah some of the things are maybe better done on GH2, but it's not a big deal. I'm not going to go crying that I couldn't tell how badly I was failing a song. If you're relying on "use SP at the last moment before failing", you might want to think about getting better at the game instead of taking your anger out on the forum.

[TheBigBB]

It sounds like a lot of really small details. It doesn't seem like you've spent much time before jumping to complain. Like about the whammying that you can just go to the options for. Maybe you just aren't used to certain things yet.

With the SP, if it's full then it should be pretty obvious. You are talking about how to tell if it's 100% full or 99% full I guess? Well maybe you can figure out how to tell if you just give it some time. It's not like it's that clear on the other games either. The bar would get brighter.

I was able to tell when I was in the red on the demo. The meter goes red. The meter is right there. *shrug*

You are the only person I've heard who said the hammer ons are harder. I just watched KOTV own TTFATF from days before the game even came out and I'm supposed to believe that somehow the hammer ons aren't working very well?

So you got frustrated and failed a few songs so now you have to give some BS bad review. I have to call you out here, it's okay to give a bad review but not if you're going to complain about things that aren't even true. Yeah some of the things are maybe better done on GH2, but it's not a big deal. I'm not going to go crying that I couldn't tell how badly I was failing a song. If you're relying on "use SP at the last moment before failing", you might want to think about getting better at the game instead of taking your anger out on the forum.

[Torchy]

[Torchy]

[Mordred]

[Mordred]

[evanft]

[evanft]

[Robhimself]

i have the game on wii, and do find much of the same things broken..

also the note chart for before i forget (expert) is awful and ruined a song i was really looking forward to.

you cant unlock TFAF until youve beaten the game. its abysmally easy on hard, but on expert i havnt gotten beyond 2%. no joke. Ive 5 starred everything on gh2 expert (aside from a goddam 4* on six) including jordan and cannot break 2%. they took the single song i was looking forward to the most and completely killed it.

the thing that pisses me off the absolute most however, is fn lou on expert. in my opinion that battle is near impossible. i had no trouble with anything else in the game up until this and ive become fed up. winning is purely based on which powerups lou gets. If he hits you with whammys, you can probably get through but in my experience, 90% of the time, the first powerup he gets is amp overload and it just ruins you. and he never misses notes unless you are hitting him with a powerup. its completely ridiculous. rhythm games are not meant to be played against ai. they cant out think or outskill you. its ludicrous that neversoft thought it would be fun to include boss battles in career mode. Ill admit i enjoyed the Morello and Slash battles, mainly because the songs they created are fantastic. But Devil goes down to georgia is the corniest song and corniest idea for a final song and you have to play it against the ludicrous computer.

Harmonix I miss you dearly

[Robhimself]

i have the game on wii, and do find much of the same things broken..

also the note chart for before i forget (expert) is awful and ruined a song i was really looking forward to.

you cant unlock TFAF until youve beaten the game. its abysmally easy on hard, but on expert i havnt gotten beyond 2%. no joke. Ive 5 starred everything on gh2 expert (aside from a goddam 4* on six) including jordan and cannot break 2%. they took the single song i was looking forward to the most and completely killed it.

the thing that pisses me off the absolute most however, is fn lou on expert. in my opinion that battle is near impossible. i had no trouble with anything else in the game up until this and ive become fed up. winning is purely based on which powerups lou gets. If he hits you with whammys, you can probably get through but in my experience, 90% of the time, the first powerup he gets is amp overload and it just ruins you. and he never misses notes unless you are hitting him with a powerup. its completely ridiculous. rhythm games are not meant to be played against ai. they cant out think or outskill you. its ludicrous that neversoft thought it would be fun to include boss battles in career mode. Ill admit i enjoyed the Morello and Slash battles, mainly because the songs they created are fantastic. But Devil goes down to georgia is the corniest song and corniest idea for a final song and you have to play it against the ludicrous computer.

Harmonix I miss you dearly

[Bizarbus]

I feel like I have to butt in here and give my 2 cents.

My major gripe with the game is, as mentioned already, the star power meter. It is very difficult to tell exactly how much star power you have and how much you gain from whammying. My other major gripe is that the singer is butt ugly.

The battle with Lou was mentioned before and, quite honestly, while it was insanely difficult, and random... I didn't really mind it. I mean, I don't plan on ever replaying it, but I thought the take on Devil Went Down to Georgia was a GREAT way to end the career and is definitely memorable despite its annoyances (for example, if Lou gets double notes as his first powerup? Just reset... you're screwed).

I know there has been mixed feelings on this, but I for one LOVE the new HOPO system. The way it mimics the real guitar part is MUCH more satisfying to me. It takes a little while to get used to, but I'm going to say it's my favorite new part of GHIII.

Most of the note charts are rather fantastic. I was slightly disappointed in the bonus songs. On first play through, I didn't find many songs I really liked, but maybe that will change. There's definitely a wide range of music represented here, so that's good.

TTFAF, IMO, is a much more suitable "toughest song in the game" than Jordan was. It seems much more based on actual skill than how good you are at muddling through one really difficult solo. It's also epic in length (duh) and fun.

Best charts in the game? Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll, Cliffs of Dover, An Endless Sporadic, TTFAF, and Black Magic Woman. Worst? Take This Life, Before I Forget, and maybe Sabatoge.

I haven't had any problems with whammying... I'm using the original black guitar, if it matters. Overall, I find this game a great upgrade (yes, UPGRADE) to GHII. It's just... more fun. If that were ever possible. It breaths some new life into the series while maintaining the familiarity we all wanted.

Anyway, this is all obviously my own opinions, so take it for what you will. I'm sure I'm not going to sway anybodies' opinion on whether or not they should buy the game anyway (-:

[Bizarbus]

I feel like I have to butt in here and give my 2 cents.

My major gripe with the game is, as mentioned already, the star power meter. It is very difficult to tell exactly how much star power you have and how much you gain from whammying. My other major gripe is that the singer is butt ugly.

The battle with Lou was mentioned before and, quite honestly, while it was insanely difficult, and random... I didn't really mind it. I mean, I don't plan on ever replaying it, but I thought the take on Devil Went Down to Georgia was a GREAT way to end the career and is definitely memorable despite its annoyances (for example, if Lou gets double notes as his first powerup? Just reset... you're screwed).

I know there has been mixed feelings on this, but I for one LOVE the new HOPO system. The way it mimics the real guitar part is MUCH more satisfying to me. It takes a little while to get used to, but I'm going to say it's my favorite new part of GHIII.

Most of the note charts are rather fantastic. I was slightly disappointed in the bonus songs. On first play through, I didn't find many songs I really liked, but maybe that will change. There's definitely a wide range of music represented here, so that's good.

TTFAF, IMO, is a much more suitable "toughest song in the game" than Jordan was. It seems much more based on actual skill than how good you are at muddling through one really difficult solo. It's also epic in length (duh) and fun.

Best charts in the game? Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll, Cliffs of Dover, An Endless Sporadic, TTFAF, and Black Magic Woman. Worst? Take This Life, Before I Forget, and maybe Sabatoge.

I haven't had any problems with whammying... I'm using the original black guitar, if it matters. Overall, I find this game a great upgrade (yes, UPGRADE) to GHII. It's just... more fun. If that were ever possible. It breaths some new life into the series while maintaining the familiarity we all wanted.

Anyway, this is all obviously my own opinions, so take it for what you will. I'm sure I'm not going to sway anybodies' opinion on whether or not they should buy the game anyway (-:

[Robhimself]

any advice for us mortals who cant beat expert lou? did you wait to get 3 powerups and just crush him? or did you use them as yougot them to prevent him from getting powerups? or is he unbeatable and you just have to survive until the end?

[Robhimself]

any advice for us mortals who cant beat expert lou? did you wait to get 3 powerups and just crush him? or did you use them as yougot them to prevent him from getting powerups? or is he unbeatable and you just have to survive until the end?

[Jackface]

You forgot to mention the stupid "Loading" at the beginning of the game, typical of Neversoft, all the Tony Hawk games have an unnecesary Loading before the game even starts.

Also, have you noticed how slow the game is in terms of saving? I swear, once I get everything, I'm turning Autosave OFF. It just sakes a long time to do anything.
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[Jackface]

You forgot to mention the stupid "Loading" at the beginning of the game, typical of Neversoft, all the Tony Hawk games have an unnecesary Loading before the game even starts.

Also, have you noticed how slow the game is in terms of saving? I swear, once I get everything, I'm turning Autosave OFF. It just sakes a long time to do anything.
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[Bizarbus]

[Bizarbus]

[Mpk]

[Mpk]

[savoie]

One thing I noticed is that if your just about to fail and u activate SP, you dont get into the green as quickly.

It just gives u a slight boost as opposded to GH2 where you could hit like 5 notes and be full green.

[savoie]

One thing I noticed is that if your just about to fail and u activate SP, you dont get into the green as quickly.

It just gives u a slight boost as opposded to GH2 where you could hit like 5 notes and be full green.

[Twang]

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