• 12Sep 09

  Birthday + Brawl FC

  My 15th birthday was this past Thurday (the 10th). So yeah. I got a new Rock Band drumset (my others broke), Guitar Hero 5, a new guitar, a Walkman,Rayman Raving Rabbids (I love that game), and $100.

  Instead of saving the money like I probably should've, I spent half of it to get Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I like it better than Melee actually, but it's gonna take a LOOOOONG time to get used to the Wii controls (because I dont want to use the GC controller). But if you're interested my FC's 1161-8955-4828. But remember that I'm still struggling with the controls!

  I'm gonna get a 2nd RB pedal at Gamestop so I can play GH5 on Expert+ (since you cant just use any splitter to play double bass with RB drums [although I have 2 pedals], I have to get the official splitter that comes with the Gamestop pedal) and see if they have any Resident Evil games. I'm in a RE mood.

  So I guess that's it. See you all later!

  • Posted Sep 12, 2009 8:43 pm PT
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• 6Aug 09

  I just got through looking at all my old blogs

  Wow... I've changed A LOT over the last few years...

  I forgot what I was like before all the mental/emotional problems. Maybe I'll start being more active on here again.

  That'd be easier if I could find an active union -_-.

  • Posted Aug 6, 2009 11:03 pm PT
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• 24Jul 09

  Rock Band Cymbal Review

  So I went out and bought a 2 pack of Rock Band 2 Cymbals at Gamestop since they didn't have any Guitar Hero kick pedals (mine broke recently) and I dont like to walk out empty handed.

  So I went home and hooked them up, using them as the hi-hat (yellow) and crash (green), since that seemed like the most realistic combination, since a 5-piece drumset has only a hi-hat and a crash. So they hold up pretty well to the drums. They just attach to the legs and stand up behind the kit. You can pivot them around to your likeing, which is nice.

  They're responsive, for the most part. It has noticeably better rebound than thestock drumheads, which is importantfor some of the faster songs like Bad Reputation.When playing a slower song, like Man In The Box or something, it'll count every hit. But when I played Crazy Train on Guitar Hero World Tour (which does that hi-hat roll like in Everlong), only some of the notes registered. So when you play fast on the cymbal it drops a few notes, and it drops enough of them to fail the song (I know it wasn't just my playing, since I can normally 5 star that song easily). But for anything other than extended 16th note rolls, it doesnt miss a beat. Literally.

  The only other problem I've encountered so far is that when I play on the hi-hat cymbal it slides down, even though its locked in as tightly as I can get it (I even used pliars to make sure it was secure). It may just be that I'm hitting too hard, but regardless they shouldn't slide down this much. By the end of just about any given song it's making contact with the other yellow pad. The cymbal that serves as the crash is much more secure, but it may just be because it's used less often.

  Over all I think they're a good inclusion to an already fun game, especially for only $30 (since cymbal costs $20, double costs $30, triple costs $40. All US$). It takes a bit of getting used to, since you'll get the cymbal confused with a different color since the green knob holding it down is so small. When you do get used to it, it makes the drumming feel more realistic. I actually felt like I was drumming to a song while I was playing. Now all I need is a real drumset...

  Over all, I'd give them a 8/10. They should be more secure and slide around less, and they drop notes when playing fast runs. But they add to the realism and let you add some flair to your fills and in the freestyle mode (where you can actually use all of the cymbals along with the toms).

  • Posted Jul 24, 2009 2:31 pm PT
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