Sorry for the long hiatus of blog posts. I was in Florida at a church camp and Connor was also at church camp. I didn’t really have the internet or the time to write anything so here is my first post since coming back from camp. It is about a music game that I and that world has come to love.
Rock Band in my opinion is one of the best group activities known to man. As a youth group we were down on our way to Florida and it just so happens the church we are staying at has Rock Band. So, here are 3 plastic instruments. 2 completely fake guitars and a plastic drumset. But what is crazy is, these people are into it like they are really playing the real instrument. The drummer really thinks that she/he can play the instrument. As an actual drummer, it pains me to hear it because they are off rhythm and hit the drums way too loud. But it is great because for that moment, they feel like a real rock star. One girl went so far as to say, “I’m good, I should play real drums!” Granted she was playing on easy and got about a 65% percent, but still. It shows how this game tricks your brain into thinking you are really playing an instrument in a Rock Band.
We spent 3 hours playing the same 12 songs and nobody once complained about hearing one song too much or anything. Each time it is different because they enjoy seeing people enjoy themselves playing out their rock star fantasies. Of course, I own the game, so I am pretty good at it (better than most people here) but I don’t need to play to have fun. I enjoy just watching other people enjoy themselves. It drives me insane to hear drums banged on loudly (I also hate feedback in concert atmospheres or during band practice, my blogging partner can vouch for that).
I just recently bought the drum set for the game, and it is an incredible piece of plastic. I can close my eyes on the expert level and just play, because it is just like playing real drums. I have beat nearly the whole career on expert just because I play drums in real life. It just goes to show that when a product is designed well it can be that close to the real thing. I think if somebody is playing Rock Band drums and expert, it would transfer nearly directly over to a real set.
So, if you are ever in need of a great group game, look at Rock Band. People may be nervous to try it, but it’s like heroin. They try it once and they will want to do it again all night. (That sounds bad, but it really is a good thing). My dad who never plays video games sat down to play one song and stayed for 4 more. Plus, if you can keep any sort of a 4/4 beat you can play drums on medium and impress all your friends. People are amazed when I play the easiest song in the game on expert and do well. It may cost a lot of money but Rock Band is definitely worth the investment.
I leave you with a video of someone who has spent WAY too much time perfecting this game. It's ridiculous:
Cory, Le Blog
1 comment:
I'm pretty disappointed that you didn't mention how good your sister is at Rock Band or here...
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