I don't care, the only true pathetic thing is whining about it.
And Zeta: So what if my specific examples were a little off? My point was that there IS stuff you could do irl instead of in games, Guitar Hero isn't alone in that department. I mean let's break this thing down.. We have a game that lets you play your favourite songs and "become a superstar" just for pressing a few buttons. A fun game to play with when you're drunk and not have anything better to do. If you buy a guitar you have to buy an amp, gather two other friends for bass and drums, buy the bass and drums, get a place to rehearse at, make a couple of covers that is just barely not totally embarrasing (taken that you want to play the crap music that "people" listen to) and then put up a gig for your own money (what, you think music equals income?
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Sure, playing music for real is more fun, I know, I've been in several bands over the years. But if I just want to sit down and play a game that is about music, the Guitar Hero concept is great. Press a few buttons = perfect songs with nice gameplay mechanics thrown in. Nothing to really write home about but it's fun for a few songs. I really think it's as valid as a game as anything else. All this reasoning about how useless the game is when we have real instruments is soooo not the things I want to debate when videogames are the subject. Shouldn't we encourage more games in our daily life?
Sorry if I come on a little rude, I'm not angry or anything..
