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Rock Band 4 DLC Review Ep 6 Nov 10/2015 Audioslave, Linkin Park, Godsmack

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Channel: Rock N' Roll True Stories · 2015 · Gaming

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Rock Band 4 DLC Review of This Week's Songs Including

Audioslave - Like a Stone
Godsmack - Awake
Linkin Park - Lying From You

All songs are available to purchase for a $1.99

My Written Review for Rock Band 4

http://cogconnected.com/review/rock-band-4-review/

From 2007 to 2010, music games were all the rage with multiple titles
being released each year from both Activision and Harmonix. 2009 alone
saw the release of almost 10 Guitar Hero and Rock Band games, so It
was no wonder that the genre crashed and burned the following year.
Rock Band 3 was the last major release from the franchise and a lot
has changed over the past 5 year years. Harmonix is now an indie
studio, rock music is even less popular than it was back in 2010 and
music streaming has become more popular than downloading. When Rock Band 4 was announced earlier this year, many wondered whether people still had an appetite for plastic instruments. Does Rock Band 4 feel relevant in 2015 or has it aged like Axl Rose? Read and find out.

Long time fans of the series will be happy to know that most of your
old dlc and instruments will work in Rock Band 4. As someone whose
bought over 1500 songs, it's a sigh of relief for me. Also, if you invested in premium instruments including the ion or midi drum kit, you'll be happy to know that Rock Band 4 supports both peripherals for the PS4. 

When you boot up the game, you’ll notice several game modes including
Show mode, quickplay and career. Show mode allows you to play two song
sets whereby you vote on what to play next. It's a great mode for
when you have people over as it offers a more streamlined experience than past games. Quickplay lets you play one song sets and is sadly missing the ability to create or save setlists. 

The career mode in Rock Band 3 was sub-par to say the least. Rock band
4 makes up for it by introducing a branching career mode that lets
you choose what type of band you want to be. You can choose to become a big stadium rock band or go the more underground route. You're decisions impact the rewards you get, the gigs you play and how much creative control you get over the song list. I personally love what's been done with the campaign as you can go back to the campaign multiple times and have different outcomes and experiences.  

While Rock Band 4 brings back your old DLC and instruments, it is
sorely missing some basic features from past games including keys, pro
guitar, online play, practice mode, setlist creator or the ability to
rate songs. In some respects, Rock Band 4 feels like a step backwards
for the series. While i wasn't a fan of the keys or pro guitar in Rock
Band 3, losing online play was a bitter pill to swallow since my personal
friends don't like Rock Band. It's ironic that the game's tagline is
"start a band, rock the world". it should be changed to "start a band,
rock the world....just not online" or "start a band, stay in your
City". In addition to that, some fans will be disappointed by the lack of options available in the character creator. You can't really customize you're characters body shape and the wealth of options present in Rock Band 3 seem to be missing here. 

One of the biggest new features of Rock band 4 is self-expression.
Each instrument, with the exception of the bass has a new gameplay
enhancement. Arguably, the biggest feature of Rock Band 4 is the
freestyle guitar solos. Freestyle Guitar solos allow you to improvise
over the solo sections of a song. During a guitar solo, the game guides you as to what to play by the way of colours and patterns that correspond to single sustain notes, finger tapping, feedback, and licks. You can choose to follow the games prompts or just play whatever you want. What’s great about this new feature is that it really allows you to break loose from the beat matching and get
creative. When you follow the game's prompts the solos you produce sound pretty good. i don't think I'll personally be able to go back to playing the beat matching style solos after experiencing the freestyle solos. 

Free form drum fills have been a staple of every game in the franchise, with the
exception of Beatles Rock Band. Rock Band 4 introduces a new dynamic
drum fill system where the game will throw a random pre-created fill
at you during the overdrive sections. These fills fit the
timing of the song, sound great and are a blast to play.

Vocalists are now rewarded for improvising during songs. As long as
you stay in the same key, you can choose to sing higher or lower or
and even create your own harmonies. This enhancement gives the singing a more live and authentic feel. Another big addition to the vocals is that all pre-Rock Band 3 DLC have now been updated with harmonies.

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