Just played for a solid 2 hours, and I'm absolutely loving this game. I think it's a major step forward for gaming/educational gaming.
Ars seems annoyed with several aspects of the game.
Pretty weak if you ask me.
1) Lag? Sure, if you use only HDMI for both audio and video as the article suggests almost all people do. That kinda surprises me, as I've used HDMI for video and optical audio to my receiver for audio since Day 1, I'm surprised anyone uses TV speakers for audio, that's just awful. Maybe it's because I'm a PS3 user and it's also a BRD player so I'd naturally use my stereo for DVD/BRD audio? I dunno, I'm blown away by the fact that they suggest most people use only HDMI... sure, maybe college kids, but anyone wanting to actually learn to play guitar? Nah.
2) Difficulty setting? I can understand this one, and I could see it fixed easily in a patch. I like the ramping up difficulty/warming up part, but I do understand some people might want to play the most difficulty setting immediately. However, this game is made for those wanting to LEARN guitar, not as a game for pro guitarists to just play songs.
3) Unlocks? Meh, many games have an unlocking system (see any contemporary console FPS). Doesn't really bother me, especially if this guy is the stud guitarist he implies he is, just unlock the stuff quickly .. or buy the "cheap" DLC to automatically unlock it all.
Many modern sound systems come with receivers that have many HDMI ports that people utilitze to switch between video/audio and have only a single output HDMI into the TV. .
Question....
I am using a hdmi + xbox rca adapter for sound,not sure where to plug them into on my receiver as I already have my tv sound through my receiver via rca cable ?
I looked online and best I could find is that the rya is supposed to be plugged into the headphone jack on the receiver ?????
As for me...I'm like a kid waiting for Christmas about this game. I grabbed it at Gamestop last week for $50. And now I have this on order waiting to get to me:
http://www.rondomusic.com/al-3000rootbeer.html
Weee!
There's supposed to be a Megadeth pack coming out in Dec. Hangar 18 and Symphony of Destruction are the two main songs. Not sure what the third one was. This game needs more metal.
\w/
Does your receiver have assignable I/O's for each device setting? Many newer ones will let you assign a video & audio port to the device you are using. For this instance you'd do "Xbox" Video: HDMI 1 (or whatever number) and then Audio: CD (Or TV/VCR/ect audio RCA input is open).