I had to take 2 painkillers after playing all day.
I haven't had this much fun in a game in a while.
Much better then World Tour, for sure.
"That's all well and good, but it wouldn't mean squat if it wasn't a good game. Thankfully GH5 is more than a "good game." During my review time with the game I spent well over two hours playing the new party play mode (which is accessed off the title screen by simply hitting the yellow fret and just playing) with friends and never even got into the main guts of the game during some play sessions. You jump in, can switch parts and difficulty on the fly, and it's amazingly easy to toss the controller over to other people and just pull them right on in. Since there's no fail mode there's no barrier to entry, and all songs are unlocked right away, which is nice. In addition, pausing the game only pauses for one person, and keeps that instrument track going while they're away, hence our new name for the pause button in party play: the beer button. Put the controller down for a second and you won't fail, but it'll sound like crap. Hit the ol' beer button though and it goes into autoplay and you can come back when ready. It's a beautiful thing. After a few hours with a group of gamers someone remarked that the game was a must-buy for their family. My response? "You know we're still just on the title screen, right?""
Favorite part of the review.
I own all of lastgen systems as of October 2008. (Finally got a Dreamcast)
I own every currentgen system except PS3.
