Harmonix Lead Designer Talks Beatles Rock Band
The folks over at Crispy Gamer have a great interview with Chris Foster, lead designer for Harmonix's upcoming The Beatles; Rock Band. He talks a bit about the huge task of getting the game together and goes on to discuss how this new game will differ from the original.
For the core gameplay, clearly there are significant changes, most notably the vocal harmony. But what's key is that it's a game really about the Beatles and telling their story. We don't have the World Tour in there from Rock Band. It's not about cash and stars and fans; they kind of had all the cash and fans they needed from the get-go. It's not just about going through a bunch of live venues. It's not the exact same game mechanics, like, again, with vocal harmony, so there was a real interest to make it its own thing and give it the care and attention it needed.
He also talks about Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr's involvement in the game, saying that they were very involved in the design process, especially when it came to capturing the essence of the Beatles themselves in the character design and movements.
The Beatles Rock Band is going to be a huge step forward for Harmonix and a great way to tweak the formula of an already established game. Could this possibly lead to more bands getting their own standalone game? Check out the interview on Crispy Gamer for answers to this question and more!
Fruit Brute
Posted to Video Games on 24 June 2009
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