Finally played Wii Music, went in wanting to hate this game...

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Killergran said:

I WANT this game. It's the only game this year that has me riled up, apart from maybe GTA IV.

I haven't wanted a game this much since I layed eyes on Guitar Hero.

Oh. And reviewers really need to play the game before reviewing them:

http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/wii/wii-music
"No matter what song or instrument you play, everyone’s always in tune and on tempo.

There are, of course, lots of problems with this approach. Most egregiously, the Jam mode is all reward without any risk. Even a child’s toy piano carries the risk of playing too loudly or of playing the wrong notes in combination.

In Wii Music, there’s nothing to learn, nothing at stake, nothing to win. You’ll never sound better or worse than you do during your first minute of play"

 

Mind you, I haven't actually played this game yet, and even watching a couple of youtube videos can tell me that this is all bullshit.

God. I want Wii Music!

 

I heavily, heavily disagree with that statement. (Once again going with my policy that reviewers are out-of-touch with gamers) When I started playing wii-music, I sounded TERRIBLE. My Tune was off, Tempo was suffering, and my songs simply sounded terrible. After a bit of practice, I got the hang of making the song sound as though it should sound. After a day or two of practice, I was able to mix up songs, to make them sound unique and creative. But I always sound better than my last.

As for nothing at stake, you set your own goals. To alot of "hardcore" gamers, this is simply "oh, this song sounded horrible. Thus this game sucks". Completely forgetting the human element of the gameplay. Maybe the song sounded horrible because you didn't perform it well, or your goals were too low and you didn't want to improve it. The point is, you set your own goals and achieve them. That is what makes this game amazing.

As for song list? The songs are there so everyone knows em, I'm sure everyone knows the tune of Ode to Joy, or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Those songs are alot easier than playing wii music and trying to perform Dragonforce's "Though the fire and flames"

I'm glad you want wii-music, I bought it for my library. It sits there proudly on the floor because the disc has been in the wii in use for several weeks now.