Author Topic: Rocksmith 2014 (Read 2472 times)

weaver123 · March 09, 2014, 10:49:50 PM

http://rocksmith.ubi.com/rocksmith/en-US/home/index.aspx

I would describe Rocksmith as a learning tool disguised at a game. I have used it for practicing guitar and bass, and my skills have developed a lot since I started playing the game.

There is a plethora of features to be found in Rocksmith 2014, the most prominent being Learn a Song mode. In Learn a Song mode, the game basically plays similarly to Guitar Hero, except the notes may span the entire fretboard of the actual instrument you are playing (guitar/bass). When you are first beginning, the songs are watered-down. Rocksmith decides to just throw a few notes at you at a time, until you get the hang of it, then it gradually increases the complexity until you are playing it just the way it was recorded. The game registers all kinds of techniques that are used with a guitar, such as hammer-ons pull-offs, slides, bends, harmonics, palm-mutes, etc. The Real-Tone cable just knows. You can unlock new songs by doing missions, you can also buy song-packs as DLC.

Another feature I enjoy is Session Mode. It allows you to program a backing band that plays according to the scale that you are playing. It sounds really sweet and gives you a feel of playing with an actual band. Session mode also gives you some pretty good tutoring about scales, and playing with a band if you follow the in-game missions. Also, the game offers a huge amount of video based, interactive guitar lessons, to help out the newbies, and experienced players too.

Rocksmith has local multiplayer for Score-Attack mode, Session mode, and Learn a Song mode. It works great, you just need to have two of the Real-Tone cables (and two guitars, of course.)

There is a tone designer within Rocksmith, which basically allows you to choose equipment and effects for the game to synthesise. Allow me to say, the game sounds almost as good as my amplifier through my stereo, and the latency for playing a note is unnoticable. You can unlock new sounds for your guitar, just by playing the game.

Rocksmith also offers arcade-style games to help you practice with techniques, which are pretty fun, to say the least. I have put in a lot of hours just trying to get the achievements in these, and I'm still working at it.

Does anyone else play this? Add me through Steam if you do, I would love to have some friends to compare scores with and stuff. I got it around Christmas time and I'm up to 250 hours through Steam (only counting online sessions.)

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ChexGuy331 · March 09, 2014, 10:51:39 PM

I have the cable but I don't have either game :V

naturemon · March 09, 2014, 10:54:54 PM

Just sayin, the game doesn't register palm mutes, it does if you palm mute, but it'll say you did it if you played the note without a palm mute.

Anyways, the game's amazing, I play it pretty often, slowly getting better at guitar, although I don't think you should play too much, my brother is a good example of what happens. He can play the notes, but he had no chance to gain any creativeness due to just playing Rocksmith and not doing his own thing.

weaver123 · March 09, 2014, 11:02:01 PM

Quote from: naturemon on March 09, 2014, 10:54:54 PM

Just sayin, the game doesn't register palm mutes, it does if you palm mute, but it'll say you did it if you played the note without a palm mute.

Anyways, the game's amazing, I play it pretty often, slowly getting better at guitar, although I don't think you should play too much, my brother is a good example of what happens. He can play the notes, but he had no chance to gain any creativeness due to just playing Rocksmith and not doing his own thing.

I didn't even notice the palm-mutes registering regardless of whether or not you actually muted the string. It's not a big issue, considering you're only cheating yourself if you don't actually palm-mute.

I play Rocksmith a lot, but I spend just as much time playing guitar without it. I've already performed improv at two parties and I'm on my way to doing gigs, I just need to find band members.

naturemon · March 09, 2014, 11:08:41 PM

Quote from: weaver123 on March 09, 2014, 11:02:01 PM

I didn't even notice the palm-mutes registering regardless of whether or not you actually muted the string. It's not a big issue, considering you're only cheating yourself if you don't actually palm-mute.

I play Rocksmith a lot, but I spend just as much time playing guitar without it. I've already performed improv at two parties and I'm on my way to doing gigs, I just need to find band members.

It wasn't to you, the first part was but the 2nd part was just in general to anyone using it.

snot2 · March 10, 2014, 10:34:52 AM

the first one got me to play my guitar more, i mastered go with the flow :D

then i got cliffs of dover and i cant even do any of it :D

ShadowsfeaR · March 10, 2014, 10:39:37 AM

Seems fun but all my guitars are downtuned to forget, plus I have a seven string, so I don't know how that'd register.

weaver123 · March 10, 2014, 10:45:33 AM

Quote from: snot2 on March 10, 2014, 10:34:52 AM

the first one got me to play my guitar more, i mastered go with the flow :D

then i got cliffs of dover and i cant even do any of it :D

I only have the first one so I can play all of the songs from it, in Rocksmith 2014. I have never played it.

I have learned a few intense songs by just repeating each technical segment in the Riff Repeater over and over again. Ah, I forgot to mention the Riff Repeater in the OP. It's a tool within Learn a Song mode that allows you to single out segments of a song you're trying to learn, and slow it down, so you can learn at your own pace.

Quote from: ShadowsfeaR on March 10, 2014, 10:39:37 AM

Seems fun but all my guitars are downtuned to forget, plus I have a seven string, so I don't know how that'd register.

Rocksmith offers songs on a wide range of tunings, and it would register your seven string fine, you would just have to play six of the strings, or just play the appropriate notes on your extra string. The game recognises tone, so if it's right... It's right.