Just my guitar hero idea here[]
So I had this idea for a guitar hero game (though we might not ever see one again, but a man can dream). I call it, Guitar Hero: Reawakened. The quest mode for this picks up, let us say, a year or 2 after the events of Warriors of Rock. The Demi-god witnesses terrible events as EVERY warrior (some that did not get warrior forms in WoR will receive one as well as 2 characters debuting in this game), except for 3 (Axel Steel, Johnny Napalm, and Judy Nails), are under the spell of an unknown entity (revealed to be Lou later on) The demi-god, realizing the 3 that are unaffected will not be able to handle the threat without a fourth member, seeks out Izzy Sparks (also unaffected) to recruit him and join the three in free the others from the spell and saving the world through rock and roll. Izzy's warrior form could be a humanoid tiger. Guitar battles would happen in every venue starting with the second one before the encore. The battles would have the format from guitar hero 3. The only voice acting would be the narrations from the Demi-god.
For songlists, these are songs I feel would fit in the game and are just ideas.
For the venues, the names you see from venue 2 onwards are not the characters you play, but who you will have to face in a guitar battle in that venue. The character in bracket is who would face that rocker if you do one-player mode.
Venue 1: Izzy Sparks and his transformation into a warrior (he is with his band in this before joining the other 3 main characters of this game) His basic doubles the active star power duration, while his effect+ makes it quadruple the duration. Location is Tiger Alley.
Songlist:
- More Than This - Roxy Music
- Heart of Glass - Blondie
- Clones (We're All) - Alice Cooper
- Wind of Change - Scorpions
- All I Want is Everything - Def Leppard
- I Won't Forget You - Poison
- Carrie - Europe
- It's My Life - Bon Jovi
- Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
- Animal I Have Become - Three Days Grace (Encore)
2: New character with warrior form of an ogre. [Izzy]
Songlist:
- Should I Stay or Should I Go
- My Name is Human - Highly Suspect
- New Divide - Linkin Park
- Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys
- Loser - Beck
- Vertigo - U2
- Fake It - Seether
- Buddy Holly - Weezer
- Hero - Chad Kroeger of Nickelback
- Colors - Crossfade
3: another new character (This one's warrior power can be this: basic would double the multiplier [that is without star power at all, so max multiplier would be x8 without star power without other powers combining with it] while the effect+ makes it triple the current multiplier. Warrior form is that of a humanoid polar bear) Location is Polar Dome where outside is snowing and cold. [Johnny]
Songlist:
- Pardon Me - Incubus
- My Demons - Starset
- One Last Breath - Creed
- I'm So Sick - Flyleaf
- Bound for the Floor - Local H
- The Otherside - Red Sun Rising
- Alive - POD
- Hanging by the Moment - Lifehouse
- Dead & Bloated - Stone Temple Pilots
- Like a Stone - Audioslave
4: Eddie Knox (His basic power in quickplay could be that a missed note reduces rock meter by half of how much it would usually go down. Warrior power would make it only a quarter of it. His warrior form is the appearance of a zombie gambler) Location would be the Knox Casino. [Izzy]
Songlist:
- It's the End of the World as We Know It - R.E.M.
- December - Collective Soul
- Hunger Strike - Temple of the Dog
- Partytime - 45 Grave
- Just What I Needed - The Cars
- Far Behind - Candlebox
- Scars - Papa Roach
- Simple Man - lynyrd skynyrd
- Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
- Tom Sawyer - Rush (Encore)
5: Echo Tesla (Metallic Factory) [Johnny]
Songlist:
- The Hand that Feeds - Nine Inch Nails
- When Worlds Collide - Powerman 5000
- Anarchy - KMFDM
- Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson
- Everything Zen - Bush
- I Stay Away - Alice in Chains
- Dragula - Rob Zombie
- Supermassive Black Hole - Muse
- Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins
- Hole in the Earth - Deftones (Encore)
Halfway Point: Soundgarden telephantasm experience (if they are willing to sell the license to use 5 or 6 of their songs from the telephantasm album in order to retrieve the artifact of the same name)
Songlist (All by Soundgarden)
- Hunted Down
- Outshined
- Rusty Cage
- Spoonman
- Black Hole Sun
- Fell on Black Days
6: Lars Umlaut (Razorback Castle) [Axel]
- Faith - Ghost
- Aerials - System of a Down
- Mudshovel - Staind
- This Celluloid Dream - AFI
- Here to Stay - Korn
- Megasus (Song and Band)
- Bad Company - Five Finger Death Punch
- Ex's and Oh's - Atreyu
- Stupify - Disturbed
- Deutschland - Rammstein (Encore)
7: Pandora (Roman Colosseum) [Judy]
Songlist:
- Made of Stone - Evanescence
- Blue - A Perfect Circle
- Blurry - Puddle of Mudd
- Keep Away - Godsmack
- Celestial Crown/Barael's Blade - The Sword
- Self Deception - Lacuna Coil
- Light's Out - Breaking Benjamin
- Something From Nothing - Foo Fighters
- Tear Away - Drowning Pool
- 10's - Pantera (Encore)
8: Austin Tejas (Paramourn Theater) [Axel]
Songlist:
- Somebody to Love - Queen
- Magic Man - Heart
- House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
- For Those About to Rock - AC/DC
- Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
- Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
- My Sharona - The Knack
- Woman of the World - Aerosmith
- Walk of Life - Dire Straits
- War Pigs (2017 Live Version) - Black Sabbath (Encore)
9: Casey Lynch (Las Vegas: Allegiant Stadium) [Judy]
Songlist:
- Breed - Nirvana
- Hangman's Body Count - Volbeat
- Diamond Eyes - Shinedown
- Cum on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot
- Re-arranged - Limp Bizkit
- Love Bites - Halestorm
- Little Monster - Royal Blood
- Slither - Velvet Revolver
- Welcome Home - Coheed and Cambria
- Death by Rock N' Roll - The Pretty Reckless (Encore)
10: Lou at the Rock Underworld (this would be a full battle of the bands instead of a regular guitar battle, but normal guitar battle rules still apply). Lou's band consists of himself on guitar, the grim reaper on vocals, the minotaur on drums, and an unknown fourth member on bass.
Songlist:
- Gone Sovereign/Absolute Zero - Stone Sour
- Your Betrayal - Bullet For My Valentine
- Oblivion - Mastodon
- Eye of Tornado - Megadeth
- Facing Hell - Ozzy Osbourne
- Isolation - Alter Bridge
- Arms of Sorrow - Killswitch Engage
- The Negative One - Slipknot
- Rainbow in the Dark - Dio
- Shepherd of Fire - Avenged Sevenfold (Encore) (Since they are in warrior forms already to start the venue, you get to select 2 additional warrior powers to aid you in the encore).
Final Boss battle with ALL 12 rockers freed (will split into three groups of 4, can be arranged for which group, but the final group is locked with Axel, Izzy, Johnny, and Judy, though you will have ALL 12 warrior powers for the final song (I feel 7empest by Tool would fit well).
Songlist:
- Am I Evil? - Metallica
- Among the Living - Anthrax
- 7empest - Tool (The four main characters play this final song, they are all-powerful (meaning they have all 12 warrior powers to aid them in this).
For this, when it is a guitar battle, encore, the telephantasm experience, or the FINAL boss, they will be in warrior forms. Otherwise, in regular songs (except for venue 10), they will be in human form.
Bonus: God of Rock. (The Demi God has his own band as he heads for his homeland (Mt. Rocklympus) for a rock concert. After ALL songs in the quest mode have reached max stars, the god of rock [demi's father] appears and says he enjoyed the concert and challenges the demi-god to a guitar battle, the latter immediately accepting. After Demi-god defeats his father, the latter joins him in his band for the final encore of the game.)
Songlist:
- Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
- Troopers of the Stars - Dragonforce
- Farewell, Mona Lisa - The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Delusions of Savior/Repentless - Slayer
- Painkiller - Judas Priest
- As Loke Falls - Amon Amarth
- Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden
- Laser Cannon Deth Sentence - Dethklok
- Roundabout - Yes
- Ghost Walking - Lamb of God
- Green Grass and High Tides - The Outlaws (Final Encore)
For the end credits song as well as final encore, I would love to have the original studio version of Green Grass and High Tides by the Outlaws.
Due to Axel, Johnny, and Judy not having their own venues in quest mode, Stage of Kings (Whatever the name is), CBGBs, and Infernal Hall, their respective venues from WoR, will return as Quickplay+ venues.
My band lineup in this one would be Johnny Napalm on vocals, Axel Steel on drums, Judy Nails on guitar, and Izzy Sparks on bass. I feel arranging the lineup at will should be an option as well.
Also every other guitar hero fictional character that has appeared in any of the guitar hero games will be in this, including those that did not appear in quest mode in this game. However, they will be unlockable through quickplay+. That includes Clive Winston, Xavier Stone, Midori, the four that debuted in world tour, etc. Also including some guest characters like Illidan Stormrage from Warcraft [includes his venue either The Dark Portal on the Outland side or Black Temple and maybe Reinhardt from Overwatch.
For the visual effects for when star power is active, I have Axel's instrument surrounded by a mini-sandstorm or earth shaking around him (I don't know), Johnny's emitting green smoke (like when he transformed into a warrior in WoR), Izzy's emits sparks of electricity, and (my personal favorite visual effect) Judy's lights up on fire.
To compensate for the lack of punk rock on here, I have the idea for a punk rock pack as dlc which includes, but not limited to: Ten in 2010 by Bad Religion, Come out and Play by The Offspring, Dave's Possessed Hair Medley by Sum 41, etc.