Why Rock Band 3 was a failure but a success for those who actually understand the concept of instrument peripherals.

The Rock Band and Guitar Hero series were made for many things, but the main thing they strive for in these games is simple: fun.

People have fun when they use plastic instruments to hit notes on a scrolling board. They don't need musical talent to complete a song on Guitar Hero. Just rhythm.

But those who do have musical talent cannot hold in their bitching about such music games. They want so much more than colorful buttons and a simple 4 pad 1 kick set.

They want real instruments. This was the downfall of Harmonix.

Rock Band may have been a rip-off of Guitar Hero, but they did a few things right. They made it more of a party game. Of course, Guitar Hero 5 was a better party game, but this isn't about that. Rock Band introduced drums as well as vocals. Vocals have always been around, but it was never integrated in a rock-based game. Rock Band could support up to 4 players. What better way to define "party game" than to do just that. But let's move on...

Rock Band 2 kept the same 4 player format, and they introduced a shit ton of new songs. Also, the original Rock Band for Xbox 360 allowed those who owned it to pay a 400 MSP price to rip most of the tracks off the disc and put them on your harddrive. Because of this, the Rock Band 2 library would be massive. Once again, they managed to keep it a party game. But with all good things, something will go wrong.

Rock Band 3 was when the shit hit the fan. Like I said above, those with musical talents bitched about how you couldn't use real instruments in the game. Well guess what, cockmongers? You got what you wanted. You managed to convince Harmonix to make guitar and drum peripherals to suit your needs. But for what? You don't even WANT them anymore. Harmonix made your instruments and now you don't even want them. The lesson here is that video game companies should only take advice from gamers who actually make sense. Harmonix should have stayed with their original concept: plastic instruments that aren't real instruments. Even if some gamers want playable instruments to use in the game and they bitch about not having them, they still buy the plastic ones because they have no choice. If they truly wanted something more complex and exciting, they wouldn't have bought the first peripherals at all. But it's already said and done. Harmonix is now losing money because they listened to all the gamers with chodes in just about every hole in their bodies. What could have been a decent, well-sold game turned into a disaster. Good job Harmonix for listening to the retards of the gaming world.

Good. Fucking. Job.

And good job for those who aren't satisfied with plastic controllers. If you want real instruments sooooo badly, why don't you learn the actual instrument and start a real band? Yeah, I play Rock Band more than I should, but I actually can play electric bass and drums. Also, I'm in a band. And I don't bitch about how unrealistic a video game is. That's why it's a video game. Derp.