Man, this game just gave me a great idea. I have my old 720p front projector sitting at home. My bud is having a big halloween party this weekend. I doubt he'll have a DJ there. So I take the 360, DJ Hero, hook it up to the sound sytem... SUCCESS. Music + Entertainment in one package.
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Terrordactyl
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Cool, I will, thanks! I have very poor photoshopping skills that couple with a lack of good software means anything I try to make will be ugly.DrAndonuts said:
dreamcastmaster
Banned
Smokey said:
They are a pack, you get both in the download.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Too bad there's no hope for any mashups involving video game music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Hp1wcDtdg&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Hp1wcDtdg&fmt=18
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
If they add a "make your own mix" type dealie in the sequel where you can use your own tracks and samples, someone HAS to do one for this:Dupy said:
FF7 vs TF2
dreamcastmaster
Banned
Jtrizzy said:
That's where you need to use the effects dial, you can change the tone of the track for that section. For scoring look for the mulitiplyer to increase when you turn the dial to the right position. That's when you can score the most for that part.
dreamcastmaster
Banned
saunderez said:
When I turn it to the multiplier position it does not keep the multiplier for the whole section, I need to adjust it a little to get the multiplier back. Take a look, I could be wrong about this.
Terrordactyl
Member
I'm pretty sure you have to continuously move it for the multiplier to take effect. The teiring in this game is almost as bad as rock band I notices tonight while making a setlist.saunderez said:
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I've been out of town since Tuesday (go home tomorrow) and this has been keeping me up at all hours of the night. Forza 3 only has like 15 minutes of playing time since then. The mixes that the DJs made in this game can be considered art because it, at least for in regards to any other game I've ever played, makes me feel like I'm right there in the crowd. The immersion that this game offers is insane and that is a credit to the DJs to created the mixes. About 20 minutes ago, I was walking the aisles of the hotel where I'm staying, going back to my room and I see the graveyard shift guy working, 20 something year old dude. He's like, you are always up, what are you doing. I'm like, playing video games. He asks me what I'm playing, I say DJ Hero and I ask if he would like to check it out. I put it on easy for him and he played the Queen/Daft Punk mix. After his first scratch, he was hooked. Once this game clicks, you get that shit faced grin with the kid in the candy store feeling. It's truly a magical feeling. I'm a hiphop junkie as it is so this was basically like giving heroin, meth or cocaine to an addict.
dreamcastmaster
Banned
I know there are artists I would not "play" their music in another game but in the mixes it does not matter to me. Quickmatch online is a great random play mode and you can see what tunes the other players like.
dreamcastmaster
Banned
Cindres said:
Use the evil Gamestop trade in? Work some overtime or pimp your ass on the street!
dreamcastmaster said:Use the evil Gamestop trade in? Work some overtime or pimp your ass on the street!
I need to work overtime. Trade ins are a no go seing as i did a bit of a trade in last month and i'm not getting rid of any other games i still have :lol
TwiztidElf
Member
Wow. This game easily gets the surprise awesome of the year award. It wasn't that long ago DJ Hero was getting some serious hate on GAF, now it's nothing but the deserved praise.
Game is epic fun and the soundtrack is insanely good.
Game is epic fun and the soundtrack is insanely good.
:Motorbass
Member
all are wireless (for Wii with Wiimote incorporation again)MattyH said:
Anybody else have turntable issues out of the box? Got my game home, fired it up, it worked during the calibration then *POOF* it was like the turntable platter disappeared.
Kinda strange, but not shocking considering the spotty tech record of the music gaming genre. Returning it today and will hopefully be playing tonight. Can't wait.
Kinda strange, but not shocking considering the spotty tech record of the music gaming genre. Returning it today and will hopefully be playing tonight. Can't wait.
:Motorbass
Member
Check if the Turntable is tightly docked to the CF unit. It slipped for me once. Just push it back together.EMBee99 said:
Majima Everywhere System
Member
It seems that having the game calibrated correctly is much more crucial to this game than it was to the guitar and band games for me.
I have trouble getting it spot on. The problem seems to be the sound, not the video. The video hovers around 30ms to 50ms for me, so I just split the difference. The audio can be anywhere from 60ms to 140ms depending on how i'm perceiving the moment of the beep.
I have trouble getting it spot on. The problem seems to be the sound, not the video. The video hovers around 30ms to 50ms for me, so I just split the difference. The audio can be anywhere from 60ms to 140ms depending on how i'm perceiving the moment of the beep.
dreamcastmaster
Banned
This game has so many great original track, I'm currently in love with;
M.I.A / Eric B & Rakim
Paper Planes / Eric B Is President.
The tune is stuck in my head, challenging to play as well.
M.I.A / Eric B & Rakim
Paper Planes / Eric B Is President.
The tune is stuck in my head, challenging to play as well.
Nearly every video that I've watched of DJ Hero tracks indicates that the mash-ups are very jumpy with little flow. There's an insane amount of tension build-up but very little release. There seems to be a ton of scratching, stop-starts, rewinding, drum build-ups, etc. but then the build-up never releases into a straight groove.
Is this because of what the person controlling the table is doing, making too many unnecessary flourishes like the whammy bar bending in Rock Band? Or is that what the songs must sound like when played perfectly?
Is this because of what the person controlling the table is doing, making too many unnecessary flourishes like the whammy bar bending in Rock Band? Or is that what the songs must sound like when played perfectly?
I know people have already made the references to Frequency and Amplitude, but this game often seems like a homage to these wonderful games.
The game took me a few setlists to get settled in, but my god, this game turns into a drug. Just one more mix man. Rock Band usually requires at least a few beers to get dancing, but first song into DJ Hero and head was bobbing and my feet were tapping. First song in!
Bravo to FreeStyleGames, you have recaptured the magic of music games. It really does feel like that first time playing Guitar Hero years ago.
The game took me a few setlists to get settled in, but my god, this game turns into a drug. Just one more mix man. Rock Band usually requires at least a few beers to get dancing, but first song into DJ Hero and head was bobbing and my feet were tapping. First song in!
Bravo to FreeStyleGames, you have recaptured the magic of music games. It really does feel like that first time playing Guitar Hero years ago.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Anyone who was following the game's development history and all the interviews and demos from the dev team knew this was going to be good. For everyone else, they just saw the title of the game and Activision as the publisher, and that was enough for them to pass judgement on.TwiztidElf said:
Also, Eurogamer score is up - 8/10! I suspect all the European reviews are going up today.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
So was I at first. The E3 demos broke my initial skepticism.bryehn said:
dreamcastmaster
Banned
N1CKOLAS said:
I know, people want original IP and then don't support it when it's made. Acti hate in action, it's not the devs fault they got brought.
DrAndonuts
Member
These last few trophies are driving me insane.
-Double Trouble (bronze)
I won't be getting this until next year.
-Supporting Act/Win Online (bronzes)
No one plays hard online.
-Legendary Status (gold)
Cannot 5-star Noisia and one other one.
-The Grandmaster! (silver)
Thought I could 5-star Noisia and other one on medium and the other songs on hard, but it didn't count.
-Turntable Perfection (gold)
No.
-Double Trouble (bronze)
I won't be getting this until next year.
-Supporting Act/Win Online (bronzes)
No one plays hard online.
-Legendary Status (gold)
Cannot 5-star Noisia and one other one.
-The Grandmaster! (silver)
Thought I could 5-star Noisia and other one on medium and the other songs on hard, but it didn't count.
-Turntable Perfection (gold)
No.
dreamcastmaster
Banned
Argyle said:
Yes, this is correct, GH games give me a 4ms lag setting. DJ gives me a 100ms lag setting that's just so wrong. Using the GH setting works. Go figure.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
As time goes on, you'll see more people play Hard and Expert online I'd imagine.DrAndonuts said:
Neuromancer
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I like how in this game there are 3 different ways to increase your score multiplier:
-Euphoria button
-After a rewind
-Fiddling with the effects dial during the orange bits
Now that I've figured all that out, it's a lot easier to get 5 stars. It's not generally worthwhile to do more than one of these at a time since the multiplier maxes out at x8.
-Euphoria button
-After a rewind
-Fiddling with the effects dial during the orange bits
Now that I've figured all that out, it's a lot easier to get 5 stars. It's not generally worthwhile to do more than one of these at a time since the multiplier maxes out at x8.
Majima Everywhere System
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dreamcastmaster said:
Ahh darn. I haven't had a copy of guitar hero in forever, and it was on my 360. I still have the guitar for GH2, just no game. I guess the lag would occur as my 5.1 system does it's job, and not systems themselves.
I'll have to play it by ear and eye then. I'm using 5.1 which is a fantastic mix. Its a shame that even if you have selected as an option for ps3, you need to select it in the game menus.
The fact that there are two different things to be calibrated is crushing my brain. The audio and video are completely independent of each other, correct? It's not like lowering the video ms would also make me lower the audio ms. Once I have the video correctly calibrated, it is only a matter of matching up the audio to sound like the beats are occuring when the notes reach.....the thing on the note highway.
Scoring is based on pressing the controller in sync with what is occuring on the video feed alone. Beyond that, just sync up the audio so the beats help you time the moment of the hit. No actual scoring is based off the audio track. Does this sound correct?
dreamcastmaster
Banned
Neuromancer said:
The star sytem is based on notes hit, not score. Only rewind helps this.
Stabby McSter
Member
i want the soundtrack to this game badly
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I can understand why they put it in as a selectable option. Because of their particular setup, some people prefer not to play in surround sound to reduce lag. It gets annoying to have to switch your audio settings in the system settings just to play one game, then switch it back to play other games and/or watch a movie.Class_A_Ninja said: