Topic: Hey look yet another Guitar Hero game announced but wait....it's a rehash!!

[Flames_of_chaos]

Activision announced earlier today Guitar Hero Greatest Hits during their financial conference call. The game will be comprised of the songs Guitar Hero fans liked the most from Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero III and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. All of these repackaged songs from the earlier games will be remade to work with all of Guitar Hero World Tour’s instruments. Guitar Hero Greatest Hits will be out sometime within the next two quarters for the Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

This is what it takes to be the No.1 third party publisher.

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[EasyCure]

i dont like it, but  hey.. alot of people missed out on the first 2 GH titles (including yours truly).

[GoldenPhoenix]

I'm excited because there are several songs I'd love to sing from the previous GH games!

[EasyCure]

I'm excited because there are several songs I'd love to sing from the previous GH games!

This too. Its awesome that some great songs from the first two games (which again, might be 'new' to those of us new to the series) are going to see new life because of the full band upgrade.

Now the real question is.. Will they stick with the 100% original tunes, or will they rehash some of those cover songs??

[Halbred]

This kind of makes me happy. I really liked a lot of the songs from the first two games. However, they better do it up right:

1) No more covers. Get the master recordings for ALL the new-fangled songs. Otherwise, don't include them.
2) Why not make these downloadable track packs? Cuts costs, shortens turnaround time, consumers can pick which songs they want. For example, I sure as hell don't want "Girlfriend" (GH2), but please give me "Bark at the Moon" (GH1). But if you fail to include "Bones" or "Freebird," I will be very pissed.

So here's what Activision needs to do. Figure out which songs they can get master tracks for. Put those on a disk OR DLC.

[Mop it up]

This series is turning into the next Dance Dance Revolution, which had more releases than games with "Mario" in the title.

[Ian Sane]

I've rather they just make a Guitar Hero I & II combo for the Wii since I can't play those games.  And the full band support is a good addition.

I'll pay $20 for this unless there is too much overlap from GHIII.  But even then it depends on the track list.  How about instead of this stupid rehashing they just release these songs in full band mode AS DLC FOR WORLD TOUR!!  We want to customize our playlist and not be forced to play shitty songs from bands that suck.  My friend complain we don't have enough songs to play in World Tour because we hate about half of the playlist (mostly stuff from this decade).  But if I could pick and choose my favourite tracks from all the GH games (including Rocks the 80's which isn't in this set for some reason) I could easily make a whole game's worth.

What this or Rock Band needs to do is not offer an included playlist at all.  Instead you get so many songs worth of credits and then you pick from the DLC what you want.  Anything over the allotted credits you have to pay for.  Don't have internet access?  Well I would say "get with the times dinosaur" but to be nice you can also allow people to use their credits towards a mail-in disc of pre-selected songs.

I don't plan on ever buying one of these games at full price (disc only) ever again unless they introduce the model I mentioned above.

[Pale]

Well I don't like the sound of this really.  Disc swapping for song lists will be annoying.

I wonder what the chances are of them letting us "install" songs to an SD card.

[Flames_of_chaos]

Well I don't like the sound of this really.  Disc swapping for song lists will be annoying.

I wonder what the chances are of them letting us "install" songs to an SD card.

If Rock Band II (Wii) doesn't do it then fat chance also Activision wouldn't want you to import songs like Rock Band on PS3 and 360 does it. But this is just the ultimate definition of milking a franchise until it's only evaporated milk.

[Plugabugz]

This is Activision "annualising" their franchises. At least annualise something i'd want! I'm the consumer, give me products to consume... not the same thing as last year this year! I'm actually serious about wanting to see a Beyonce's Bootylicious Dance Mix now.

I am not paying £149.99 (nearly $300) for a game and bits of plastic and effectively licenses to the songs on the disc.

[Stratos]

Well I don't like the sound of this really.  Disc swapping for song lists will be annoying.

I wonder what the chances are of them letting us "install" songs to an SD card.

If Rock Band II (Wii) doesn't do it then fat chance also Activision wouldn't want you to import songs like Rock Band on PS3 and 360 does it. But this is just the ultimate definition of milking a franchise until it's only evaporated milk.

I'll get it. I was just thinking the other day that I would pay $20 for GH3 w/ full band support. Adding songs from 1 & 2 makes me even happier as I missed out on those. Though they have to include the Trogdor song from 2.

[EasyCure]

I'm jumping on this "i'd buy it if it was dirt cheap' bandwagon, though like Ian said it really should just be DLC for petes sake but oh well, did you really expect Activision NOT to milk this franchise? They're not gonna stop so you just gotta roll with it.

[Flames_of_chaos]

This is Activision "annualising" their franchises. At least annualise something i'd want! I'm the consumer, give me products to consume... not the same thing as last year this year! I'm actually serious about wanting to see a Beyonce's Bootylicious Dance Mix now.

I am not paying £149.99 (nearly $300) for a game and bits of plastic and effectively licenses to the songs on the disc.

Guitar Hero.....annualising?!?!?! Are you kidding me it's more like quarteralising or bi-quarteralising.

[BeautifulShy]

This milking has gotten rediculious.
I've tried Guitar Hero and Rock Band. One of my friends has it.While Guitar Hero and Rock Band are ok. I wouldn't purchase it myself. To expensive.

[GoldenPhoenix]

If they have Paint it Black I will be first in line!

[Pale]

Maybe they will release them all as DLC too. Ya never know really. I bet the copies on store shelves would still sell really well regardless.

[Flames_of_chaos]

Maybe they will release them all as DLC too. Ya never know really. I bet the copies on store shelves would still sell really well regardless.

If you look at Activision's treatment of the franchise nope.

[IceCold]

This is great news because finally No One Knows will be vocal and drums compatible.

[Khushrenada]

Frankly, playing GH:Areosmith I've been wishing a few times that the game had been released later so the songs could be given the full band treatment like GH: Metallica is going to get. The only Areosmith song that you can do this with is Train Kept A Rollin' on Rock Band and that's a cover version. I'd pay full price for a new GH:Areosmith game if it had all the songs with the full treatment. Funny thing is, I wasn't even a big fan of Areosmith before but I like that version of Guitar Hero a lot more than the rest of them.

[EasyCure]

This is great news because finally No One Knows will be vocal and drums compatible.

I want both Dead Kennedys tracks that have appeared in the GH series to make a comeback as their original versions plz!

[NWR_insanolord]

I never owned 1, 2, or Aerosmith and I'd love some stuff from 3 on the drums, so I'll buy this. Hopefully since I'm getting it for the 360 I'll be able to import them into World Tour.

[UltimatePartyBear]

I'd probably be willing to buy 90% of what they're likely to put on the disc as DLC even if it were cheaper to buy the disc.  Disc swapping sucks, as I learned from GH Rocks the '80s.  I may pick this up depending on which and how many tracks make the cut, but if it's not offered as DLC it will be a huge missed opportunity.

[Spinnzilla]

I LOVE this idea, but what the hell. why not just as DLC?

Rumored Setlist:

*Guitar Hero 1 Songs*

Bark at the Moon
Cowboys from Hell
Godzilla
Hey You
I Love Rock and Roll
Killer Queen
More Than a Feeling
No One Knows
Smoke on the Water
Stellar
Take It Off
Take Me Out
Thunder Kiss ‘65
Unsung

*Guitar Hero 2 Songs*

Beast and the Harlot
Carry On Wayward Son
Cherry Pie
Free Bird ^
Freya
Heart-Shaped Box
Killing in the Name
Laid to Rest ^
Message in a Bottle
Monkey Wrench
Mother^
Psychobilly Freakout
Stop
Them Bones
Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart
The Trooper
Woman
YYZ

Rock the 80’s Songs

Nothin’ But a Good Time ^
Electric Eye ^
I Wanna Rock
Play With Me
Round and Round

*Guitar Hero 3 Songs*

Barracuda
Cult of Personality
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Lay Down
Miss Murder
Raining Blood
Rock and Roll All Nite
Through the Fire and the flame

*Guitar Hero Aerosmith songs*

Back in the Saddle

prepare for the covers, if this turns out to be true, "The Trooper" confirms it.

[Ian Sane]

Only one Aerosmith song?  Complete Control was the song from that game I was more interested in.

Still that's a pretty cool list.  I actually like most of it.  Thunder Kiss '65, The Trooper, Round and Round would all be really fun songs to do with a full band.  The GHIII list could be better but since I already have it it's no big deal to me.

If that's the real setlist then I'll buy it for sure.  Used or new?  We'll see.

Being able to say "It's a Psychobilly Freakout!!" in a Beavis voice might be worth it alone.