ABSURDLY nostalgic game for me. Defined my music taste when i was like 10, never managed to clear it on Expert and only skated by on Hard. Coming back to this and destroying it on Expert is as satisfying as it is vaguely introspective on how far I've grown/changed since then.
But omg it's still SO good, amazing setlist to hammer out the tunes of and just listen to. Everything about this aesthetic works, it's totally for rock nerds by rock nerds. I still got a smile on my face seeing their pictures in the credits. On a mechanical level it's greatly mapped too, minus a couple "holy shit really" because hammer-on chords were not a thing here. Or taps. But then again that additional difficulty is crucial for Through the Fire and Flames to make the entirety of my hands agony. I cleared it yes, but at what cost to my soul.
Additional quick notes:
-I like how the drummer still has the dumbest smile lmao it makes my day
-FCPREMIX is the best song ever
-The boss battles are WAY easier coming back to them. They should all follow lou and let the other side go first but even then you can game over lou in two power usages if you're good. This isn't really an issue, i just think it's sick how good i've gotten :3 it's a flex
-it's still a total shame to kid me and now that I can't play the versus songs solo without buying them as dlc (yeesh). I get that is what Clone Hero is for, but wow :/
-The developer videos are like the soul of the bungie vidocs but setting the amp volume to 11 energy. It's great.
But omg it's still SO good, amazing setlist to hammer out the tunes of and just listen to. Everything about this aesthetic works, it's totally for rock nerds by rock nerds. I still got a smile on my face seeing their pictures in the credits. On a mechanical level it's greatly mapped too, minus a couple "holy shit really" because hammer-on chords were not a thing here. Or taps. But then again that additional difficulty is crucial for Through the Fire and Flames to make the entirety of my hands agony. I cleared it yes, but at what cost to my soul.
Additional quick notes:
-I like how the drummer still has the dumbest smile lmao it makes my day
-FCPREMIX is the best song ever
-The boss battles are WAY easier coming back to them. They should all follow lou and let the other side go first but even then you can game over lou in two power usages if you're good. This isn't really an issue, i just think it's sick how good i've gotten :3 it's a flex
-it's still a total shame to kid me and now that I can't play the versus songs solo without buying them as dlc (yeesh). I get that is what Clone Hero is for, but wow :/
-The developer videos are like the soul of the bungie vidocs but setting the amp volume to 11 energy. It's great.