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[tfrank]

does anyone think guitar hero is a ripoff of guitar freaks? i would love to hear what people think?

[paskok2r]

for me it's merely a game for people who think they can learn to play an instrument by playing a videogame

[AdamW]

it's already been discussed to death.

the guitar hero guys were inspired by guitar freaks. there's no issue about that, they say so themselves in interviews. they saw the idea and thought they could improve on it (or rather, make a version that would appeal to the American mass market more). and they did. there's nothing wrong or even unusual about that. people have been building on each other's ideas since gaming started.

calling it a 'rip-off' is not really accurate; a rip-off just takes the existing idea, copies it, and does nothing new. guitar hero expands on guitar freaks quite a lot (with the extra buttons and hammer-on / pull-offs), has excellent presentation, more multiplayer modes, different song styles etc. so it's not a rip-off.

[Ztype]

How many times must this poor horse be beaten. Yes we know it's a ripoff. Now leave it alone for the love of god

[aeriyu]

Originally Posted by tfrank

does anyone think guitar freaks V4 is a ripoff of guitar hero? i would love to hear what people think?

Fix'd.

Yes, by the way.

[BobbyS]

GH is very different and fun in its own.

[cstarflare]

Originally Posted by paskok2r

for me it's merely a game for people who think they can learn to play an instrument by playing a videogame

like drummania rite

[June.H]

Originally Posted by Ztype

How many times must this poor horse be beaten. Yes we know it's a ripoff. Now leave it alone for the love of god

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