Rocksmith 2014 - Review
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2013
- Mark dons his spandex and shreds his way through through Ubisoft's great guitar teaching tool Rocksmith 2014.
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Holy crap I'm hooked. I'm a beginner guitarist and when I first got my electric guitar I was learning for I would say 3 months on my own like 30mins - 1 hour a day and I feel like I did pretty good. Learned a few easy songs. Then I bought an acoustic and learned a few more songs and I didn't want to go back to electric. Well I stopped practicing for a while and was hard to go back in. I felt like I never improved. I picked up this game a few days back and it's so addicting! I have no life now. Lol. So fun because it gets harder and you just want to keep playing to get better. I have already noticed an improvement and now I love my electric guitar. Lol. I recommend it guys! For having it less than a week I can't imagine how much better I will be in a few months
That's cool, man!! I've been playing for a long time, and those Guitar Hero games just made me mad. I used to be like "how hard would it be to make this game work so it would teach you real guitar?!" and then they did it.
+Victor Hernandez How has it been going lately? Still rocking out? I'm about to buy this game.
Ahhh, The Trooper! Brings back so many memories of when I actually had time to play guitar, now it's just dusting up due to college....
I've spent the better part of the last 12 months playing with Rocksmith 2104 and I can honestly say I have learnt more during that time than the last 10 years fumbling around with Guitar Pro tabs, CDs and books. You don't HAVE to learn to read sheet music to be able to understand how to play guitar (despite this the game does teach chords and note names and the interrelation of scales and some theory and technique anyway) once you adapt to the note highway it's easier than following a line across the screen using Guitar Pro. What RockSmith excels in is taking away the difficulty in getting started and motivates you to practice by clearly showing progress through percentages and leveling up a song (and it feels like you are playing with a band). Once a song is mastered there is a score mode which can help you nail it perfectly by rating your accuracy and timing further and competing in leaderboards. The notes also disappear which means you have memorized the song and can play it without using Rocksmith anymore. I would strongly urge anyone on the fence to buy a copy and give it a chance, I wish this tool was around when I was in my 20s..but I'm looking into joining a band this year so better late then never I guess! Get the PC version it has no lag issues and it works great with an xbox 360 controller ;)
Christian King Damn. It's going all the way to 2104? Long ass franchise.
Walking Rejects Was about to comment that lol
You would have learned a lot more and a lot better if you did it the proper way instead of playing this silly game.
@@theinternetkilledmusic2054 He said he learned more from this game than he did in 10 years of “proper” methods so it kind of sounds like you’re wrong.
@@JayDee-hg1dq If you can't play like a master after 10 years then you are doing it totally wrong... I could play pretty well after 6 months of playing. My friend could play anything by Van Halen after 1 year of playing guitar. And that was long before the internet or stuff like this. But yeah, you know better...
That's true. But Rocksmith is for the fun and believe me, I'm having a blast with session mode!
4:06 did he just say rocksmith 2013?
yup, but he reviewed it in 2013 so i think he was confused
But Rocksmith 2014 came out in 2014
Maybe it released early in the Uk
Did he say "Rocksmith 2013" in 4:06 ?
Danny Moreno Yup
I've finally got the game and after just one day, I have improved so much! Even though I'm a beginner in guitar, this was the fastest way for me to get going. If you are considering buying this game, then do it!
Some things he didn't mention was being able to set a lesson plan and it gives exercises to play when you're not playing the game. Also it suports bass.
yeah, looks like that. Thanks for the input. I like the color combination.
I play bass. i Think you should've talked about that too. But yeah. I haven't played for years and when I did i was an amateur. Despite that I'm now taking lessons this is awesome for learning and of course getting your fingers used to playing. It's a painful, but worthwhile process.
I'm a bit reluctant to buy this game because like everything I try to learn my brain goes about it in the most unorthodox fashion imaginable. Much like my typing my brain isn't able to retain positioning of anything. Every time I play something, it's different every time, even songs I've been playing for 20 years. I rely purely off of something you might call random adaptive physical skill, with absolutely no understanding of the instruments mechanics or the structure of music.
I think I'm slightly autistic.
I'm there with you man.
Damn man..and I think the word you were trying to describe is muscle memory, dont be so down bro things get better that's life.
I'm so use to the tab reading method! But find this version so refreshing! It's a fun game! And really does sharpen your skils, and makes learning songs kinda fun! Rather just doing small sections of tabs over and over again, and we all know when we stat out on a hard solo our first 6 notes played at a death slow speeds sounds nothing like! What we want hehe
JooJoo Flop
im a little worried that the low e is on the bottom of the screen instead of the top it just seems backwards to me
@eliot468 you can change that in the settings
Absolutely, but rocksmith is a great supplement to having a teacher. At last, I felt the first one would have been. It set goals for you and made practicing feel more like fun and less like practice. That is incredibly powerful when you think about it.
ima like re-learning bass. its been a while since i actively played but i think this will help me get back to grooving." Cartman just because I'm black doesn't mean I can play the bass".(Token)>.>
This game has taken alot of songs of guitar hero 3 and thats awsome because thats my favourite because it has the best songs
Those are songs from real life by the way. Guitar Hero 3 devs didn't make any of those.
Nick Alekseyevich No kidding. All this time I was thinking, hey, this music gaming company really does know how to write music that could be groundbreaking and that they should release their music to the record companies.
Die Rabe Digitale It's just funny to say "wow they took the music from my favorite game".
Regardless, you overdone it with your comment.
Sheesh, I couldn't play half the songs in GH3 with a plastic guitar. I can't imagine trying to play them on a real one :) lol
Painted Black is one of my favorite songs
Love it in just one session I vastly improved. Riff repeater is the best was.
I got this game, it's not for me, a prefer 2 read tab or watch a video on how 2 do it
Do spandex pants and grease paint come with the package or are they extra?
RareBird0 It's pre-order DLC. I know, we all missed it. *cries for days*
Just ordered this on Amazon and I am so excited haha
Very excited to get this. Been playing guitar on and off for like 7 years and never had any structured way of practicing or teaching myself. Bought a Strat on Black Friday and will be picking this game up soon. Hopefully I'll get back into it and stay playing !
***** How did it go?
iTor Very well! I play nearly every day! I don't really play any of the mini games, but learning new songs off the game or through DLC is super fun, but session mode is really the selling point for me. Having a dynamic customizable back track at the push of a button is awesome. If you're considering getting it I highly recommend for any guitarist advanced/learning. $80 is nothing compared to what we spend on guitars, pedals and accessories anyway. A pedal I own costs like $200 alone
7.8/10 too much guitar
how do you connect the guitar to the pc? do you need to buy a guitar to usb cable?
Taught me pretty well.
Has this happened for anybody where in the beginning when you tune if you take to long or something i goes back to calibration it pissed me off
What was the song the video opened up with?
I read a while back that we could import the songs from Brocksmith one if we owe it into this version. Any updated news on that?
the console has an accessory to connect the guitar ?
I hope the next version of this gives you the option to scroll through the notes horizontally. For me, it would feel a lot more intuitive than having the notes coming at you. And it would teach beginners how to read tabs. And Rocksmith could sell tab books and make more money! Win, win for everyone.
its the best guitar teaching method I ever saw!! from my first try on this game I have improved will!
Yes, you need a Guitar to USB cable, and comes with the retail copy of the game, or sold separately. I have the first version of the game, it is really good. I am certainly buying this new version!
Exactly but it is marketed as being a replacement for learning by tablature, listening playing by ear or even being taught by professional. I think It really needs to be marketed as exactly what you've used it for; learning aid.
I think this is a great tool to supplement in person lessons and books.
I'm glad gamespot had someone with experience do this review; take him at his word. Don't think that you can some-how pick this up and play an entire song after five minutes. If you went from game straight to a real amp; you'd likely only be playing the route note, which without all the other fingers will sound like a thin version of the original track. Learning a full song in real time is extremely difficult; though some of the advertising for this product would make you think otherwise.
this game is awesome, I think it deserves at least an 8.5
Just ordered in the pc adapter
wow, never heard of this app, certainly looks good to me.
Excellent!
Excellent pithy review enough to convince me to buy it now! Thank you!
I kinda want this now.. I loved guitar hero as a kid. But now I could play actual songs lol. I don't have to learn it first now, I can play with :P
finally some great tracks!
I still don't get what string on the string highway represents which string on the guitar...Seems odd.
You can use any elec guitar. A cord with a jack on one end and a usb on the other enables you to connect to your computer or games console..I don't know about acoustic guitar and mics. I'm hoping it will re ignite my passion for guitar. I tend to always get into it solidly for a couple of weeks then put the damn thing down and let it gather dust
Basically, the red string represents the low E (or the top string) and the purple represents the high E (or the lowest string). However, in this video, he switched it around since he's well-versed in tab.
Hi. I've played guitar for a while now. I think I want to buy this game to get me to practice more (I think this will be some exiting practice). I have a Fender Strato Caster, and I wonder if it will work with the game (Gonna buy it from Steam). Do I need some type of cables?
That will work and yes you will need a cable from your guitar to your PC
Conaca
You need the specific cable that comes with the game. Other 1/4" to USB cables will not work.
NightPr0wler Buy the cable from Amazon, then the game on sale on Steam. It's cheaper that way. The cable needs to be Rocksmith official, you can technically use any guitar to usb cable but it's a nightmare.
is there a bass dlc or is it free?
What is the song he is playing at the very beginning?
+Dirk Bottoms Iron Maiden's the trooper
Hey guys was just wondering what was the best platform to get this game on, it would either be on ps3 or pc but the pc for the majority of the time would be just a normal hp laptop. Wondering what would be better for keeping up with the game, sound quality that sorta thing i could probaly run it through an amp if needs be aswell?
If you have a gaming PC, I would say PC. You can get better audio and video. If you have a cheap laptop, then go PS3. Note that the game has problems with some laptop integrated video cards and will not run. They are not very good about letting you know which ones.
I think the extra features are good, like guitarcade and session mode. But i think the main part of the game is not good for anything more than just being a game.
no doubt, rocksmith is a fantastic way way to start out, and begin your practice
true its a good way to maybe get a feel for playing the guitar, but I would still recommend going to a professional after
Really guitar tab is true?
if youre new to guitar, get the rm package then later when youre good get a stratocaster ;)
does this game teach you how to tune the guitar?
Yes!
I think this looks cool, but I am pretty experienced at guitar. I'd love to use it to learn more scales. Would this be a good tool to help practice scales and soloing?
+Geoffrey Zoref yes I just started learning the guitar and using rocksmith about a week ago however it has everything for beginners/intermediate/advanced guitar players it has a bunch of lessons including scales it pretty much has anything you can think of at what ever pace you need to learn it at. its a really good practicing tool.
Here are the only things you have to know:
1.All seven modes. How to practice these are the most important part. Lets say youre going to practice C Ionian mode. (Major scale.) Go to youtube and type in "C drone note". Practice your C Major scale all over the neck to the drone as your backing track. I guarentee youve never realy heard the sound of the major scale until youve done that. Do that with the rest of the modes in all 12 keys.
2. Learn how chords are created from scratch. In conjunction with chromaticism..you can create your own scales on the fly just by knowing the chord youre on..and the one coming up next.
3. Know the 5 chord types. Major, Minor, Dominant, Diminished and Augmented.
4. Inversions in every key for every chord type.
5. Focused practice on bending. I mean perfection. All the way to 2 and one half full steps and every half step they contain. The guitarist in this vid is terrible at his bends. Pitchy and weak.
6. Focused practice on vibrato. This is the number one thing that differentiates the greats from everybody else. The guitarist in this video has a vibrato that is about 10 years behind the rest of his playing. Morbid and shrilly. Its the thing that makes you instantly identifiable. 99.9 percent of all guitarists never practice this in their entire lives.
7. Tone. 90 percent of tone comes from the hands. The other 10 percent is everything else. Dont be fooled by anyone saying otherwise.
8. Practice soloing just using chord tones. (using just the notes from any given chord youre on). The most important tool you have in advancing the musicality in your solos.
9. Stop resolving your solos to the root. From now on...you are only allowed to resolve your solos to the 2nd, 3rd or 6th. Make that a rule until it becomes so ingrained in you that you dont remember guitar playing without it.
There. I just saved you a thousand hours of sifting through people who have no real idea about what tools one actually needs to become a great guitarist and about 60,000 dollars in lessons.
i already have a hard time playing Guitar hero, doubt this will help, oh well back to Dualshock playing GH3 then
Nothing about the lag?
Just got myself a new guitar and am ordering this asap for Christmas. I can't wait to learn!!
This works with a real electric guitar?
Slayeeeeeeerrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SPORT THE WAR!
Playing Rocksmith with the Rich and Famous. Totally sound like the voice over guy from that series. Wasn't it Pierce Morgan?
I"m new to the guitar and am wandering if I can set this up for left handers
just buy a guitar for left-handed people? :D
Thanks I got the program and it's working fine
whats the song at 210?
Aar Lekz War Ensemble, Slayer.
i wonder if you can play this game with a 7 string i want to try that out
You can play it but itll only read 6 strings so you'll have to adjust your tuning
What is the song at the beginning?
Im a little late, but it's The Trooper by Iron Maiden
Lol I got the bass version so no probs
I was never a fan of Iron Maiden, but the Trooper is so fun to play!!!
Holy crap Mark you're shreddin!!! :-)
Dynamic difficulty existed in the original game. Look up "Rocksmith Riff Repeater" and you'll see that it's the same speed but with varying levels of difficulty via how many notes they have appearing on the screen and slower scrolling of the note highway. Much like the difference in difficulty in Guitar Hero
4:06 Rocksmith 2013??
any good for acustic guitars (with a pickup ) ?
should be fine
end up buying an elec because with acoustic I could not reproduce lots of techniques. The acoustic guitar is a $600 Yamaha.
ok thanks
andyscott0 Technically it works, but good luck doing bends that quickly. Hey, finger strengthening though, always a bright side.
Do i need my own eletric guitar to play the game or i get the guitar wuth the game plzzz help!
any electric guitar will do the job! if you already have an electric guitar just plug it in and enjoy the game :)
dude, Mark you're boss at guitar!
OMG!! he was playing Hallowed be thy name!! i have the game but I didn't saw this song!! anyone have any idea please!
Do you have the 2014 version? I'm pretty sure this is that one.
I've been playing guitar for nearly 15 years, and Rocksmith is literally the most difficult/awkward way I've come across to learn a song. By ear, tabs, sheet music, just anything really is better than doing it through this game. To be fair, I can't speak for this new version. I have the original Rocksmith. But it turns the process into a chore. Don't get me wrong, it's fun to jam out with these songs through my living room stereo, and getting scored is fun too, But that's about all it is.
awesomee!!
What's the song name at 1:54???????
Knights of Cydonia by Muse
do i need to buy a special guitar or can i just use mine
As long as it's an electric guitar and you can connect it to the game it'll work fine.
Can I use the acoustic guitar for this? I have a Sigma SD 28
you can use a mic for it to do acoustic but it is pretty buggy
Ya don't use it. The tones aren't meant for an acoustic pickup and it sounds really bad.
The recent update Rocksmith 2014 Remastered allows you to use a Mic and it's perfect for acoustic guitars.
Does it make a difference if I get it on Xbox or PC? Is there a better version to get it in?
the xbox version lags if you output through an HDMI cable. PC version doesn't have this issue.
Michael Aigner
I have it on the 360 and I've never experienced this problem. It HAS frozen on me twice, but my Xbox just does that sometimes lol.
some cool components but feels like when going through a lesson it is not entirely intuitive about what on earth is going on or where one should navigate to...after messing with it for 2 whole days now...the lack of symbol descriptions is aggravating...I should be able to stop a long click on a note and it should tell me what I should be doing....I am hoping at some point one of the lessons tells me what a bold line across several frets on one string is suppose to be, have not seen it yet which means I am not getting to far in the songs....argh
You guys are both right, it's a Christmas Miracle.
Can you use your own guitar or do you have to buy another guitar specifically for that game? Because I already have a guitar and I don't feel like buying another one
you just need a cable from what i read
Just got mine saturday and i have been using my guitar all you need is the cable that comes in the game i think its still on sale at amazon for 42 dollars (counting tax)
The cable that comes with every physical copy of the game plugs into any electric(or acoustic electric) guitar. It has a standard 1/4 in plug which then connects to your console or computer via USB.
XxK0MIS0NxX Most guitars, yes. it has some trouble with some active guitars since the output is higher, which is annoying since I'm a bass player so I'm stuck using my $300 starter bass over my $2500 nice one I have. Most guitars aren't active and have a preamp like my basses, so you should be fine, especially if it's a lower to mid level guitar.
YAAAA
well shit now I really want this
I need to hear opinions from non-Rocksmith commercials and reviews. I need to hear from rookies turned vets, does Rocksmith help? Yes or No? I know I'm beating a Dead Horse, but I gotta know from people who aren't professional reviewers or advertisers for the game.
I don't know what you expect me to say, but I'll go on ahead. I have had previous guitar experience from lessons when I was about 9 but gave up because I didn't have money, despite it being 10 years I knew how to hold a guitar, fret and pluck etc. Now I'm a 20 year old student with no real money aside from loans but still brought a fender and the original 2011 version before the announcement of this game last year at April.
Everything was a steep learning curve. The lessons helped. I knew how to bend the string, do harmonics, hammer-ons, pull-offs, chord shapes from this game. As a beginner I still found the original Rocksmith to be a bit forceful in nature and a bit slow in recognising which difficulty it should be at with my skill level (I know I am a beginner but why must I play a song 3 times for it to know that "oh he can play that shit, let's move the setting").
I brought this version during Christmas and have played it almost every day. There is a vast improvement over the original, noticed that since day one. There are more detailed tutorials, better song selection (I still get tempted to buy a ton of DLCs regardless) and better note detection. I like the fact that when I show my friends, they are amazed at my level of skill from a short amount of time. I am surprised that I can accomplish at least 40 - 50% on full speed and lots of notes per second songs by Pantera, Lamb of God, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Megadeth & Avenged Sevenfold. I like playing the melody driven songs by Boston, Lynyrd Skynrd, Eric Johnson and Joe Satriani. There are literally dozens of DLCs you can learn and generally have fun.
In the version, the songs from the previous version has finally become muscle memory with my fingers, possibly due to the representation of clear scale arrangements in session modes and the guitarcade. I can finally turn off the game and play Symphony of Destruction minus the solo (I'm working on it) without the cues on screen. My fingering speeds if faster, my number of notes per minute is faster and chord shapes are now second nature after playing this game for a couple of months. Maybe it was the boost I got from the original? But this is definitely a better teacher than that game was and definitely the best investment for self-improvement. It has shown me more in these three months than the original has in eight months. What have you got to lose?................(literally every cent you have due to the many dlcs provided for the game based on your musical preference - damn you ubisoft). Sorry about the long winded review but I love the guitar and this game. Thanks to it, I have permanently stayed with it after years of playing on and off - mainly off.
Nice long explanation. I will seriously consider buying this now.
ImmaChiaotzu1 I had a problem where it saw that I could do it once and automatically thought i could do it again so it would up the difficulty so i would have to go into riff repeater to get to where the game thought i should be then theres the fact that it wouldnt recognise 1st fret notes
This technology is still pretty new. But, the problems could be with your guitar or the tuning. The difficulty can be a bit forceful, my recommendation is to just go with it. It has shown improvements with me. High targets is how you would actually learn, not by staying where you are most comfortable at.
+ImmaChiaotzu1 Say no more, I'm sold. One question though, is the lag input unbearable? I'm going to be playing on my PS4 through my tv, no stereo system setup at the moment.
i'm sending a hot request Cloxer-by Lacuna Coil. And Heaven's a Lie-by Lacuna Coil. I don't understand why you guys don't have absolutly no Goth Metal songs. That is the best genre ever. Lacunaa Coil- Within Tmptation-We are the fallen-Evanesscense-Picture me broken and others please put more goth metal bands.
Don't know if I should buy this game. I don't have a guitar, nor do I know if I'll actually pick up this method.
I bought the guitar bundle for the original Rocksmith almost 2 years ago. I stuck with it playing roughly 2 hours each day. Never took any guitar lessons, any theory, nothing. No previous experience, never even held a guitar before. Now I can easily play something like Holy Wars..The Punishment Due's rhythm parts and the final solo. I very highly recommend if you want to learn guitar but don't want to pay tons of money to a teacher. You could get a guitar bundle like I did, but I also heard that you can get the game and a completely different guitar seperately, and the full price would come out less than the bundle. Although I think the guitar you get in the bundle is pretty good, I still have it to this day and play it. I don't own any other guitars, but I am planning on getting a much more expensive one a few weeks from now, for my 18th birthday.
TL:DR: Go for it man.
does it let u do the palm mute?
yes, palm mutes are used in Rocksmith...
Jeffery Kinkead
nice and thanks.. im just waiting for my usb cable.. let see if its fun or worth it^_^
If I get this game, can I get the DLC for the previous game?
I believe so from what I've heard.
If you own the previous game on the same system you have the new game (PC, Xbox, etc) you can pay $10 to get all the old songs to transfer. Pretty good value. Also, there are a lot of people who make custom songs for free you can download from the internet.
Well once you've learnt in a particular way for so long, it's easy to make the criticism; that your set in your ways and that you just don't get it. But seriously learning guitar in real time, even watered down as much as it is; there's still no substitute for learning slowly and progressing up to speed.
The new feature that lets you slow down tracks is useful but you still can't be a "pro" after five minutes using this program, like the adverts falsely suggest.
I've always wanted to learn how to play the guitar. But the beginning seemed so slow and frustrating...
I like the frist rocksmith not as a lering tool but more as a partice tool. Ive been play long beford rocksmith but i ended up picking up a few very fun song to that i never tought to play. And at the time i was trying to eco pick and run simth trimblo pick partice or mine game really help that me to nail ecopickong cause of it
Now just some tool to practice English :P
Haha fuck you... so i start by saying i have dyslexia. so as much as i try, my speling stile suck. And as far as grammer gose, im makeing a comment on youtube (with a fucking cell phone i may add). And im lazy i dont fell like going trough 3 driffrent menus just to put a goddame , or a . and that type of shit. Im not writing a blog and im not writing a fucking essay. im make a comment on youtube.
Patrick Robichaud I am not saying you're stupid or anything like that mate ;) Your comment was really hard to read and I liked what you had to say, just not the way you said it. You don't have to go to any menus to insert a coma or a full stop on any phone I know - it's pretty much standard, isn't it? :P You really shouldn't treat dyslexia as an excuse not to put any effort if you don't want to become an analphabet.
No your rright i shouldnt be useing it as a excuse. The hole coma thing i admit im just lazy. Anyway i thank you for not insluting me on this hole thing like other have, and have a nice day.
It is less complicated to read actual music charts than understanding this game's interface
Once you master or 100% a song you will be playing every note that hear on the album version. Before you get to 100% it will be a dumb down version that you gradually make harder as you get more comfortable with.
Awesome game.
Do you actually learn how to play a guitar with this game? If do can, then i would consider buying this!
i think it's something like a ibanez superstrat
Yeah, I see the point ur making. But honestly, this game seems more fun to me while i could learn guitar. But thats just my opinion ofc
guy playing has made skills