As a follow-up to last week's Guitar Hero Live announcement, FreeStyleGames and Activision released a "Behind the Scenes" trailer to provide some added depth to the reveal. The reveal of another Guitar Hero game being in production alone was enough to get people excited, to get people curious. Yet there's much more to Guitar Hero Live, as it's shaking things up in terms of form and content -- it's even changing up the plastic guitar. Most importantly, it left people with questions.
Enter the Behind the Scenes trailer. While the trailer itself doesn't introduce any new information features or content for fans to get excited about, it does give a closer look into the features that have already been revealed. Primarily the trailer focuses on the live-action campaign, the music video "TV Channel," and the new guitar design. Hopefully the backstage tour showing filming and "GHTV" sections give everyone some perspective on what the team's trying to accomplish in Guitar Hero Live.
What seems to be the most important portion of the trailer to me is the closer look at the guitar and the reasoning behind the changes. The guitar in Guitar Hero Live will feature six buttons, or two rows of three. Gameplay will feature the same music notes scrolling down-screen, but only in three rows instead of the standard five fans have grown to expect. The different between the top and bottom rows will be noted by either a white or black color to these notes.
Why the changes? It's actually pretty simple -- the 6-button configuration allows for both easier and harder difficulties, while also fixing a glaring issue that prevented a lot of players from getting the entire Guitar Hero experience. I'm talking of course about the infamous pinkie button, which sadly many Guitar Hero player couldn't and would never be able to reach. With just three rows of buttons, players won't have to stretch that way. Meanwhile, with six buttons and two rows, finger positioning for very hard difficulties will only get more complicated, more challenging. The best of both worlds, but the question remains whether audiences are ready for such a dramatic change.
Guitar Hero Live will be launching later this year on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, 3DS and mobile devices. Apparently only PC gamers have been deemed lacking in rock and roll.
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