Poll of the Day > Rate this terrible game idea! Game 1: Opera Hero!

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Fairly straight-forwards. I'll make up a game that would actually be pretty terrible if it got released in reality and you rate it.

For our first game, we have Harmonix's follow-up to their smash-success, Rock Band with the new Opera Hero! Gather together up to four players in real life, then log online to link up to up to the minimum fifty players to play through each individual full-length opera! A vast array of instruments exist such as strings, woodwinds, and brass just to name a few with each player needing to play their part perfectly. Even vocals get a full-on representation; and it's not just singing as each opera will require full-on, pitch-perfect, line recital from each individual singer. From the short operas to the full 17 hour Der Ring des Nibelungen with all four parts played back to back, there will be no shortage of operas for people to play through. But be careful; fail an opera and it's all the way back to the beginning!

Each instrument sold separately. Field Artillery Permit required for the special Cannon instrument for the 1812 overture.
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1812 isn't an opera.

Conceptually, it's an alright idea, but the variety of instruments needed to simulate entire orchestras wouldn't really be viable. Even Rock Band had some resistance to the idea of having to own two guitars, a drum kit, and a microphone to get the full experience; much more than that would never be able to gain traction. Just focusing on vocals could work, though.
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