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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: June 13, 2010 (09:15 AM)
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If you heard her try and sing that song, man, the one thing on your mind would be death, too.

Thanks for the catches. recently, only having three typos in a review is some kind of personal record, so here's hoping that part of my game is back on the mend. Have you played the Lego version, Ben? I tend to remember you as someone pretty handy on the gutiar.


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Author: honestgamer
Posted: June 13, 2010 (10:27 AM)
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Good review. I doubt that it will come as a surprise to you to learn that I actually like the All-American Rejects (their "When the World Comes Down" CD doesn't even really have a song on it that I don't like). Despite that unfortunate snipe, I felt that the review did a nice job of covering your adventures with the sort of game that I expected you to hate... but that you wound up not really hating at all.


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Author: bloomer
Posted: June 13, 2010 (06:32 PM)
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This review was well funny.


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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: June 15, 2010 (09:23 AM)
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My disappointment in you, Jason, is tangible.

Thanks for the further catches, Ben. Sadly, I play Rock Band on the Wii. Because I still hang on to enough elitism not to drop money on a plastic drum kit (and, thus, play someone elses copy) when I buy a new cymbal every seven seconds for the real one. They're like brass-flavoured crack to me. I'll still be up for schooling you at FIFA when I'm back online, though.

Thanks, Bloomer! Now, to wait eagerly for Electronic Hero so you can pen a begrudging review on that and complete the circe!

(I'm still half-expecting Lewis to turn up and call me a bunch of names.)


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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: June 16, 2010 (09:00 PM)
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Oh, I see. So you never actually owned a copy of this after all. This version of the game might also explain why I couldn't find that song on my friend's version of Rock Band 2 even though he'd imported everything from the first and had quite a few downloaded songs. (Though I guess it's possible I just somehow missed it in the set list... though I swear I combed that thing several times.)

I like to make the guys that tackle the drums play YYZ on expert (or at least hard). It's often hilarious, especially when they fail a lot and the rest of us have to save them. I'm also amused when they complain their wrists hurt because none of them are actually real drummers.

I, of course, just stick with the guitar or bass because that's all I've learned to do with the Rock Band / Guitar Hero series and I'm not even that great. I refuse to try and learn anything else because I can't stand the humiliation. (Plus I know I don't have the hand-eye coordination for drumming, and we're not even going to discuss vocals. ...uggggh... XD)

Anyway, this was a fantastic review. The style made it both personal and humorous (in a good way), and I'm still amused at the fact that you were actually charmed into liking a music-themed game of this particular trend, especially with your revulsion of (almost) all things musical.

This game really does seem different(ish) from the other titles in teh Rock Band franchise. After reading the review completely, I don't recognize any of the bands or songs as being on the Rock Band version I've played at my friend's house. From what you describe of it, though, I think I'd prefer the traditional Rock Band set list since I'm really not into the pop stuff (though I do like Queen - you make me sad.)

But yeah. This is great. I think you have a good chance of winning RotW this week.


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