Who Knew People Played Guitar Hero Using Standard Controllers Instead of Guitars?
Some Guitar Hero Players Desperately Miss Standard Controller Compatibility
While reading about the Band Hero 3 song demo, I stumbled upon a passionate complaint from a die hard standard controller Guitar Hero player named "oAssassin Xo":
Guitar Hero sucks after GH3. Why? You can no longer use a controller. Mostly the younger gamers don't understand what the big deal is but music games use to be about having fun. Frequency, Amplitude….etc. Suddenly you can no longer use a controller for music games. It defeats the purpose. Your probably asking if thats the only reason I use a controller. No:
1. These accs. for the GH/Rock Band games are expensive and go often. My controller is not some special thing required for the game.
2. Sure the Guitar is easy to play but frankly it feels and looks stupid. If I want a guitar I'll use the real thing. Anyone that uses this and thinks they are a real guitar god is lame.
3. Music is something that unites everyone. Yet now music games separate people because companies won't allow controllers in the mix anymore.
So overall GH/Rock Band have failed in my opinion. They are at this point just milking the cash cow by constantly releasing new games/DLC/Instrument versions. If they cared anything about gamers as a whole they would include controller use again for music games. LONG LIVE FREQUENCY/AMPLITUDE!
I have to admit, this defense seems both bizarre and absurd.
On one hand, the complaint of a controller being supported up to GH3 but then unsupported in Guitar Hero World Tour and forward, is understandable.
But to me, playing the game's iconic guitar controller is a major part of Guitar Hero. The game is designed after all, to be somewhat similar to running your hand(s) up and down the neck of a real guitar, while strumming in time with the rhythm. Playing the Guitar Hero controller is half the fun.
But What Do You Think? Are There Really Standard Controller Players Jamming Out There ?
If you play with a standard controller, let's hear about it.
ALL about the standard controller, man! not only could you get props for being able to do it (apparently not everyone can handle it) it's just tons of fun! if you can rock the guitar controller on expert playing "through the fire and flames" try doing it with the standard controller … WAY more challenging! now THAT's a great way to impress friends, especially in a public tourny! i WISH i could play gh5 with the controller
Actually, that would be awesome to see someone FC TTFAF with just a controller. Sadly, I don't think anyone would do that………..ever.
Before I got my second guitar, I made my little brother use the Wii Remote on GH3. Since I got GHWT (& 5, but that was just the game), we both used a guitar (unless I felt like singing or using the drums). Sure, controller use being gone isn't a huge loss, but I would be alright if they decided to bring it back. Though, like you said Josh, using the instruments is half the fun.
Hi, I have just found this thread over the net while searching but wanted to add a little something here,
Some people might have heard about me on the Guitarhero.com Forums as I'm a Group Tour member of UKFURYTHOR, but to shorten my story Downloaded GH3 Demo on the xbox360, got hooked playing it with a standard Joypad Controller, Bought GH3 just the game as I enjoyed playing the demo so much with a joypad and found it very fun. Bought GH2 as I heard you could also use a joypad, then bought GHA aswell, I would have carried on buying the genre while having the time of my life with the pad, but they stopped the use of the pad after GHA, to opt out for playing with the pad to using the pads mic port ONLY!!
Now as a Hardcore Guitarhero Joypad player I've gotten comments on forums and on xbox live like It's called Guitarhero not Joypadhero, been called all the names you can thing of, been sent nasty and hateful messages, been called a Lair, and now the latest is gamers who you come up against whether it be playing with them or playing against them who think they are clever when they know you play with a Stardard Joyad Controller but want to get a 1up on you by saying they do also, when you know as a joypad user yourself their are not telling the truth as only Legit Joypad players really know what is or whats not possible to accomplish. Either that or they are telling the truth but have bought a Modified Joypad Controller. ( Each to their own but I am dead against any form of MODS/Cheats just for the purpose of so called "Being the Best" and getting a childish 1up over fellow online gamers )
There are also other reasons why people play using a Standard Joypad Controller aswell not just as an option but maybe there were left with no choice, just like myself not only do I find it fun, but as I live on my own where moneys tight, I have no furniture only a Television on the floor with my xbox beside it, I sit cross legged on my carpet that I found hard to save up for and playing a Guitar Controller either cross legged while sitting on the floor or using it standing up hours upon end while your Television is flat on the floor is not practical at all and certainly would not be fun. Others may have there very own reason aswell, for example medical reasons and such, but who really do like the Guitarhero Music Francaise but using a Guitar Controller is just not an option at all.
I will say this though in my honest opinion for activision to stop the use of the Joypad other than the Mic Port after they put the coding in their previous Titles is and was not just a bad idea, but a lazy/money profiting one also on their part.
They might think like others do, It's called Guitarhero not Joypadhero but for them to let others play like that in the first place only to be stopped dead is simply put Not Fair, and the result in this action has stopped many people out their enjoying many hours of Fun.
I agree Gh sucks now because there is no more standard controller option. I play with standard controller and its a lot more fun and even takes a lot more skill to do it. A fake guitar is pretty lame and stupid looking and feeling. They need to format the games to fit ALL controllers why half way do things if they are going to do it do it all the way TOTALLY