I guess some stores got it, and postings I've seen here and there seem to indicate that, while the "demo event" was for today only, that some stores still have the demo to play (I also read one post that said that a Blockbuster store-- not sure where-- had the demo as early as Friday night, and others saying that Gamestops have it, too).
ETA: Been reading up on people's experiences with this. Appearance of the demo was sporadic: some stores had it early, many never got it at all, sometimes in the same city.
And while some people said it looked and played great, the majority of comments I have seen posted suggest that Best Buy did little or nothing to make it much of an "event," even in those stores with "hosted" demos (and the "hosts" don't appear to have known very much about the game).
This post is pretty representative of what I've been seeing:
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Best Buy in Independence Blvd. in Virginia Beach, VA. No fanfare, nothing on the door about the event.
Two crappy guitars; both had straps but they kept popping off. The one I used -- maybe both -- would only upstrum ... confused everyone that I saw try to use it.
Guitars were plugged in "backwards" such that Player 1 was standing in front of Player 3's onscreen notes, and vice versa. This also confused everyone that I saw try to use it.
I asked an employee about the microphone problem and he helpfully told me I needed to push the green button. When I told him I'd already tried that, he complained that he would have to tear down the entire display to fix it. (I told him when he did that, he should also swap the two guitars.)
Drums had the yellow and red pads missing. I found them on the floor and re-seated them on the drums. Midway through the song they popped off.
Microphone was plugged in but would not register with the game.
If Harmonix had some kind of deal with Best Buy to promote the game, then I'd have to say Best Buy owes them some reparations. This demo experience was PATHETIC, and probably did not convince anyone to buy the game who was not already planning to do so. |
