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This comes into play more so when the virtual fret moves in and out to assist you in locating the next notes you need to play. However, this time around, it is very clean and easy to read. With the first Rocksmith, the layout of string and chords are very muddled with background environments. In addition to the controls getting a fresh touch, the visual layout has also received a much-needed revision. While playing, very rarely did I feel that my mistakes were the fault of the software. To deal with these complaints, Ubisoft touched up the responsiveness of the game. I don’t share those complaints, as the Guitar is an unforgiving instrument, so those having issues with the controls are really just having issues with the guitar. People complain about the unforgiving controls of the first Rocksmith. While I don’t foresee a return of Guitar Hero or Rock Band, it is something of a comfort to have a game that is more than flash and flare, a tutor in a field many minds new and old are definitely wanting to learn. For starters, there’s been a huge gap in the industry for music lovers. Now, with Rocksmith 2014, Ubisoft returns to play guitar instructor, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Rocksmith is so good that I let it teach my kid guitar after my lessons failed him. Ubisoft recognized there was a need and created Rocksmith. As I can attest, learning the guitar is not a super easy feat. Some were afraid of how hard it would be to learn guitar. Some people grew past this and wanted to pick up their instruments of choice, and they began to teach themselves the old-fashioned way, but some were intimidated.
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No one knew how to really play the songs after they walked away from the plastic controllers. Sure, it was fun, even then, to hear some of your favorite songs while you bash away on plastic buttons. The new-gen version does recognise DLC songs purchased for the old-gen releases at no extra cost, which is welcome.A few years ago, Ubisoft saw a gap in the music-game genre. This is the most subjective point in this review, but the track list isn't anywhere near as good as Rock Band's, with some standouts like Nirvana's 'Heart-Shaped Box', Def Leppard's 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' and Foo Fighter's 'Everlong' representing the best of an uninspiring bunch. Your virtual bandmates react dynamically to how hard or delicately you're playing, allowing for what would be a sublime improvisational practice tool… but of course everything you play comes back through the speakers late, undoing all the good (nay, great) work. In addition to style and tempo instructions, you can select a drummer of rock, metal or 80's electric kit persuasion, a keyboard player, a bassist (and you can tell him whether to use his fingers or a pick) and more.

In this part of the game, you choose up to four virtual bandmates to play with you. This is highlighted by the otherwise excellent jam mode. It doesn't affect your scoring, but it does affect the experience. If you've got a digital audio connection going straight to some speakers, the lag is reduced, but it still won't feel like playing through a 'proper' guitar amp. Out-of-time guitar parts don't sound very nice. And it does… just a bit later than you played it. When you slam a power chord on the start of You Really Got Me, you want it to come thumping through the speakers. Then there's the worst problem: The monitoring lag on the guitar input.
