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Rocksmith 2014

2013

  • music
  • educational
  • single player

The story

Plug any electric guitar or bass into your PC, Mac, Xbox 360, or PlayStation 3, Playstation 4 or Xbox One and join over 1.5 million people who have learned to play guitar with award-winning Rocksmith method. Learn to play guitar in 60 days. Get started, now!

What it’s like

Bright, practical room-light and a clean, uncluttered screen, with the glow of a guitar amp and a simple on-screen fretboard doing most of the visual work. The game's rhythm is set by the player's own playing: a steady loop of short drills and riffs that unfold at a patient, encouraging pace, with the occasional burst of a full song when a skill clicks into place. Its sound is the tangle of real licensed tracks, twangy practice tones, and a friendly voice coaching from the sidelines. The mood is upbeat and low-pressure, a warm, hands-on kind of calm with a steady undertow of accomplishment. The intensity is gentle throughout: no violence, no fear, no cruelty, just the mild frustration of a tricky chord change and the small thrill of getting it right. It suits a weekend afternoon at home, a daily practice habit, or a quiet evening with a guitar on your lap. It is for people who want to learn an instrument through play, who like seeing progress tick up one note at a time, and who enjoy music that feels like a companion rather than a test.

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