Another computer game... Rocksmith

Yeah, I know this is supposed to be a board gaming blog. But there are only three computer games that I am interested and follow, one being EvE, one being Rockband, and the other is focus of this post.

I have been following Rocksmith for a while now. It is out in the USA, and due for release in Europe on September 28th.

Rocksmith is a music game, with one huge difference. It comes with a usb cable to plug into your guitar. Yes, any guitar. Whilst Rockband 3 had their Fender Squire, it was very expensive for what you got. Now with this game, you can use your own guitar that you learnt to play on. This will make the game slightly easier to play using your own guitar, but no less of a challenge.

On the disc there are some very good songs, such as The House of the Rising Sun, (I cant get no)Satisfation, Plug in Baby and Slither, and the DLC is even better. Freebird, Black Parade, Hanger 18, the list goes on and on.

By the looks of things, put this game on the hardest setting and actually learn to play the songs. So this makes this more of a game, and into the realms of a learning tool. The technology looks sound, but only time will tell if it works. I also think that the style in how you play your guitar could make or break this game, hopefully it will be able to differentiate between different fingerings of the same chord, something that Rockband could not.

Expect a full run down after September 28th, as this is one thing high on my list of things to buy.