Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Reviews

MrOrmond

7.5
good

The third in the series takes somewhat of a nose dive.

  • Posted Nov 12, 2007 1:46 am PT
Difficulty:
Very Hard
Time Spent:
10 to 20 Hours
The Bottom Line:
"Hard to describe"
With Harmonix no longer in charge of their beloved franchise, and Activision left with no developer. Neversoft takes it's spin on the series for the first time. The game arguably has the best soundtrack of all three games, yet it doesn't help if their poorly charted. Yes, these are fun songs... to listen to. Neversoft, even with its first time doing this could have done much better. There are unneeded triple power chords, places in which there should be more hammer-ons, and the difficulty curve through all the tiers. The tiers were poorly balanced. Everything was a cinch up until the the 8th tier, which consists of Raining Blood and the battle with Lou. These were the most DIFFICULT things to accomplish on expert. There was absolutely no satisfaction after beating both, just poorly payed off mental anguish. Along with the poorly charted songs, Raining Blood, Lou, and the difficulty curve the size of the Grand Canyon, there were also problems with star power notes. Star power notes would sometimes go on forever, with no end in sight. The sequences should of ended WAY earlier. Boss battles were a worthless add-on, and were ridiculous. Lou was easily the most unbalanced boss within the game, and there was no way in HELL you'll get past his Double Notes of Doom, unless your a HEAVILY seasoned veteran. I would not miss this feature come GH 4, but due to Neversoft's given nature, they'll keep it, add on to it, and make it worse. Just like some things in Tony Hawk that should of ended after debuting in its first game. Achievements also took a turn for the worst. The game was made for the guitar, but some achievements require you to play with a regular controller. They should have stuck to what Harmonix had, and not create their own crazy accomplishments. The atmosphere was completely ruined. The game was riddled with blatant ads, even going as far as to make a special guitar for Axe body spray. The unlockable characters were unoriginal. Especially Slash and Tom Morello, I don't care, Neversoft cut out original guitarists from GH 2 just to make room for real guitarists. Anyone could of thought of Lou, or the "Rock God". Online was poorly managed, if I ever tried to play, I could only play with friends, other games I could not connect to. So far, I'm extremely disappointed with Neversoft's version, and I don't think it will get any better than this. If you haven't played GH 2 or 1 and decide to get 3, DON'T. This could possibly be the worst of the bunch for beginners. If possible, try the first two. 3's difficulty curve will definitely annoy, and will turn people away from this game. I'm advised to say "Try again next time Neversoft", but after this...
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