Rocksmith

Goooner

I think it's to do with not having analogue out on either of the next gen consoles. Lag is supposed to be bad of you connect via HDMI, although I play using HDMI without issue.

GloopyJon

They said that they had no plans to release Rocksmith 2014 on the new generation of consoles, because they didn't want to limit their audience (and I guess it was a lot of work to redevelop it for the new gen).  I hadn't read about the latency issues, but I don't have a new gen console so I haven't really looked into it.  I'm playing it on my Xbox 360.

For the OP, I would recommend going through the early lessons.  You can do the other lessons later on when you're comfortable with the contents of the first ones.  I used Rocksmith as my sole learning tool for 15 months and now I've started having lessons, but if you want to take it seriously I'd recommend having lessons from the start so that you don't develop bad habits.  Rocksmith is still a great practice and motivational tool and a heck of a lot of fun.

Goooner

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KungFuPro

Yeah, I think Rocksmith missed a trick there. They should have added a way of practising the Score Attack easy & medium versions in Learn a Song mode. One problem I've seen mentioned by a few people on the RS forums is not being able to remember songs outside of the game, I don't think it's that easy to remember what you've just played when the notes keeps changing.

Dynamic difficulty is good at getting users used to the fretboard but it doesn't give you much to practise away from the game.

Beximus

You're right.  2014's levelling and Riff Repeater systems are a vast improvement on the first one, but still not perfect.  Working through a song on Score Attack does at least give you a chance to keep playing the song the same way, but as there's no way to accurately practice the note pattern, then you're still a bit stuck.  The one song I've managed to memorise was through Score Attack.

The autolevelling is a good idea, but it assumes that you only need to get it right once and then you've learnt it, whereas most people learn by repetition.  Which is technically what Riff Repeater is for, but it's just a bit of a fiddle sometimes.

bilbosmeggins

Most of what's been written above.  But the main plus to using Rocksmith is that it's a lot more fun than most other learning methods.  Consequently it gets you to hold a guitar in your hands, sometimes for hours on end, rather than giving up through boredom or frustration after a couple of days or so.  And that can only be a good thing as you begin to familiarise yourself with your instrument.  Then, by all means, you can look to further your learning via more traditional routes.  But, in the meantime, you get to rock out with the various bands on offer and even your guitar gets given the correct tone for each song.  And all the time your fingers are becoming more accomplished and your ears are getting a bit of a training session along the way.  All good.

KungFuPro

It's a pity Riff Repeater doesn't work in score attack, I think it would really help people who are just starting out or struggling to use Rocksmith.

I often recommend whacking the difficulty up to a 100% as the notes are static then, but in hindsight a lot of songs in RS2014 are probably too advanced for beginners to jump in and start learning all the notes in one go.

Thinking back to when I first started, most of the riffs I learnt were stripped down versions, like a simplified version of Iron Maiden's Wasted Years (12-0-0, 7-0-0, 8-0-0, 5-0-0 instead of 12-0-0-0-0, 7-0-0-0-0...).

There's a good thread in the RS forums which breaks down the RS2014 songs from beginner to advanced, I'd recommend new users trying out the easier songs first and working through the levels
Rocksmith 2014 Hard Score Attack Breakdown | Forums

LeftHandedMatt

I think a sensible approach for a beginner is to choose a song you want to learn, go into riff repeater and set the difficulty down to the lowest setting, turn OFF auto level-up and auto accelerate. Slow down the song if necessary and just play the song in small sections. Get to the point where you can play that section without needing to watch the screen. Begin to put the whole song together as you learn new sections (and notice that often sections will repeat throughout the song). When you feel comfortable with a part of a song, raise the level to the next setting.

Repeat, repeat, repeat. You cannot improve at guitar (or any instrument) unless you play the same thing over and over and over. And over. And over. Learning guitar is difficult and takes time, patience and practice. If you're not willing to put the time in then you won't learn.

Goooner

Hints for next week

                                                                                                                                                               

Speculation seems to be Bob Dylan. Then Dan Amerach(?) guy that left Activision to work with RS posted a picture of one of Josie and the Pussycats, leading to speculation that it might be Def Leppard.

Could Leppard be classed as legendary though? Mind you going buy their use of words like legendary in the past there's no telling

Darision

I thought Rocksmith was a very good game, it teaches you cool riffs and even different guitar playing techniques, i think most people just think that they will be good at it first time and when theyre not they say the game is bad, it takes time, if you manage to find a song you like, it will take at least a month to get good at playing it, then maybe 2 or 3 to be able to play the song without the game, maybe even longer if your a complete novice...