My review for the game on the first week from launch, i will modify it, if the game get major updates eventually.
Pros:
- Great 1080p 60fp new graphics
- Cool gameplay with new freestyle features
- Hudge choice of awesome DLC available in the music store from well know bands
- Great career mode with rewards
- Legacy DLC compatibility (Being able to re-download for free previous songs you bought
- Cool voting system in Show and career modes
- Legacy game controller adapter allow you to play with your old wireless instruments
- Very useful to see a countdown on vocals when you have nothin to sing
Cons:
- No online multiplayer make the game very dull if you play alone, + not possible to play with the best players around the world or your consoles friends list
- No more Pro Guit/Bass/Keys
- No more Keyboard
- Not possible to buy RB Network songs or play the ones we bought (There a lot in RB3)
- Lots of legacy songs, packs & games we bought are still not available for free. We wait for upcoming updates
- Lack of previous RB3 settings for instruments and gameplay
- Hudge lack of customization for characters, compare to RB3 (Same clothes pretty much)
- Lack of filters for our songs library make it hard to find your songs when you have a lot
- Lack of features like; pratice mode, drum freestyle, online play
- Mediocre on disc setlist, could be better
- No songs ranking for Career mode
- Characters & crowld animations are basically the same (Would be nice to see people trashing on punk, metal music, as well as body surfing, stage diving... only the singer does stage diving)
- New instruments are still the same but with minors upgrades
- Instruments are too expensive
- Xbox one need an adapter for previous instruments and only available in USA, other contry have to order it on amazon.com and cost a lot including shipping (No need for PS4, Microsoft fault)
- No midi drum compatible yet on xbox one
- Not possible to do make a setlist in quickplay
- No party shuffle un quickplay
- Vocals Freestyle can't be enjoy, cause they're too short, only good for points
- You can't hear your voice anymore when you sing
- Pre-order was delay for some buyers
- Total amount of songs are not shown in our Library
- characters still have floating guitar/bass !! (no strap) Would be nice to be able to customize strap,
.... the list is long
Final words:
The gameplay & graphics are nice, but the game could be so much better, big lacks of ideas, and the game is missings too much previous settings and features including: RBN, Keys, online and Pro modes. Because of that, you may get back on RB3 faster then you thought.
We understand that Harmonix lost sponsors like; MTV & EA, so that's probably why they didn't put much money for making this game, but they still have a lot of work to do if they want to improve RB4 !! I still got hope the game will get better with upcoming DLC and updates, but as for now, the game is really dissapointed because it seem half done.
Harmonix is actually working to find a way to use Midi drum for xbox one !! This review is subject to change anytime. No new or plan yet for online multiplayer :(