electric relaxation

This is definitely one of the best gifts I’ve ever received, and it comes (unsurprisingly) courtesy of Ms. Chan. I just beat the game on Medium; it finishes with possibly the best incorporation of Free Bird ever.

I’m a bit worried that I’m starting to plateau already. I haven’t really mastered the art of when to keep low frets held down, nor can I strum in both directions. You don’t really need either of these skills to beat most songs on Medium, but there are several where I’ll probably be stuck with a 3 star rating until I master such advanced techniques. I can’t even imagine what Hard and Expert are going to be like.

The reason this game is so awesome is the same reason why I liked Ninja Gaiden on the XBox so much: the game is just hard enough to make you feel like you’re a bad ass for doing so well. But unlike Ninja Gaiden, where you just run into a wall, the learning curve seems much more smooth and satisfying. Of course, I haven’t tried a single Hard song yet so maybe I’m speaking too soon.