Rock Band 5 is a upcoming video game that is the sequel to the 2015 music rhythm game smasher, Rock Band 4. The game was developed mainly by Harmonix Music Studios, with the help of Rockstar Games, after both companies made a deal with each other to work on the game. Spotify, the company, served as the music liscence director for the game due to their connections with the music industry, making it easier to get songs for the game. Rock Band 5 contains a total of 72 on-disc songs. All previous peripherals are back again for the game, and the keyboard (introduced in Rock Band 3) is present in the game, after its absence in the previous installment of the franchise.

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Development

Thought for Rock Band 5 didn't start until late 2019, that's when they started seeking a deal with a bigger video game studio to develop the next Rock Band game. Shortly after Harmonix and Rockstar games started working on the early stages of Rock Band 5, they wanted to look for another company that would help them in licensing songs for the game, making the job for them, easier. MTV denied getting involved after what happened last time with Rock Band 3. But soon, they settled with Spotify. And the game's development went underway.

The idea of the keyboard to return in the series, came from Rockstar Games who had enough of a budget to bring it back, and assigned Razer Inc. to work on making the new instruments for the new game. In 2020, Harmonix, Rockstar Games, Spotify, and Razer Inc. all confirmed that Rock Band 5 is currently in development on their Twitter accounts. The game is currently in development, and it is unknown as of yet, as to when it'll be released.

Gameplay

Rock Band 5 allows for 1–7 players, either locally or through online game services, to use various instrument controllers to accurately simulate the playing of music. In addition to supporting the four Basic instrument controllers from previous Rock Band games (lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals), Rock Band 5 adds support for two additional microphones for singers to provide backup vocal harmonies (previously found in The Beatles: Rock Band and Green Day: Rock Band), an electric keyboard as a re-introduced instrument (or any MIDI-compatible keyboard). The game also works for MIDI compatible electronic drum kits as well.

Prior to a song, each band member selects from one of four difficulty levels, Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert, which influence the number and rate that notes appear on the note track; they also can select the Pro mode for real guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums. As the band performs, they score points. Each player can build up a multiplier by hitting consecutive notes correctly, which increases how many points each note is worth, but the multiplier is set back to 1× if a note is missed. After successfully completing a song, the performance of each player and the band as a whole is rated on a 5-star scale. The best performance by a player for each song in the player's library is tracked separately based on instrument, Basic or Pro mode, and difficulty, then is used to provide and compare leaderboard statistics at the end of the song.[4]

The overall goal of the band is to successfully complete a song and earn as many points as possible by using their selected controllers to play the notes shown on the screen at the proper time; or, in the case of the vocalists, to sing in relative pitch to the original artist. Players can also gain additional points by using "Overdrive". Once a player has enough energy, which is collected by perfectly playing marked sections of the song, he or she can activate Overdrive to double the number of points the whole band earns while it is deployed. Each instrument deploys overdrive differently, and some instruments have multiple methods of activating it.

In point competitive mode (without the "no-fail" option on — not recommended for Pro mode), players who are doing poorly might be forced to drop out of the band, which silences their part temporarily while the rest of the players continue to play. A dropped player can be saved up to two times by another player activating Overdrive; if the player is not saved soon enough, the whole band may fail the song and need to restart or exit to the song library. In some game modes, an option is also available to continue the song right from where the band failed at the cost of not being able to record a score for the rest of the song's playthrough.

Although Rock Band 5's gameplay in Basic mode is very similar to that of previous games in the series, it does introduce a new gameplay mechanic designed to make fast sections such as trills, tremolo picking, and drum rolls easier to play. In such sections, players are rewarded for being exactly on cue, but they are not penalized for small differences.[5]

New Gameplay Feature

Rock Band 5 offers a new gameplay mode: Multiplayer (Scene): This is the bread and butter of the game. Here players will be able to do the following, they will pick where ever they want to start their band and be able to build venues (House, Bar, Theater, Arena). They will also be able to make a local scene with their friends’ bands. As well as to book tours through out other scenes. Play with your friends bands on shows and their venues. If you are by yourself, be someone to get payed to fill in for someone’s band. If the RBN could come back even start a label and put your own band in the game.





Song List

Decade Song title Artist Level 2000s "Change (In The House of Flies)" Deftones Level 4: Toronto, Canada 2000s "Bounce" System of a Down Level 7: Reykjavik, Iceland 1980s "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" The Police Level 1: Little Rock, Arkansas 1990s "Father of Mine" Everclear Level 5: New York City, USA 2010s "This Ladder Is Ours" The Joy Formidable Level 5: New York City, USA 2010s "Do I Wanna Know?" Arctic Monkeys Level 3: Galápagos Islands, Ecuador 2000s "I Got Mine" The Black Keys Level 1: Little Rock, Arkansas 2010s "Megitsune" Babymetal Level 8: Uluru, Australia 1990s "Bittersweet Symphony" The Verve Level 2: London, England 1960s "You Really Got Me" The Kinks Level 2: London, England 1960s "I Can't Explain" The Who Level 3: Galápagos Islands, Ecuador 2010s "My Name Is Human" Highly Suspect Level 4: Toronto, Canada 1960s "For Your Love" The Yardbirds Level 1: Little Rock, Arkansas 2010s "The Last Garrison" Enter Shikari Level 6: Las Vegas, USA 2000s "You're Not Here" Akira Yamaoka ft. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn Level 6: Las Vegas, USA 1980s "Sirius/Eye In The Sky" The Alan Parsons Project Level 8: Uluru, Australia 2010s "Hard Times" Paramore Level 1: Little Rock, Arkansas 2010s "Soundcheck" Catfish and The Bottlemen Level 6: Las Vegas, USA 1980s "Let's Go All The Way" Sly Fox Level 3: Galápagos Islands, Ecuador 1980s "Fascination Street" The Cure Level 4: Toronto, Canada 2000s "Temple From Within" Killswitch Engage Level 7: Reykjavik, Iceland 2000s "Fast Fuse" Kasabian Level 6: Las Vegas, USA 2010s "Broken Bones" CRX Level 5: New York City, USA 2000s "Time Is Running Out" Muse Level 5: New York City, USA 2010s "Kiss This" The Struts Level 2: London, England 1980s "Mother" Danzig Level 4: Toronto, Canada 1970s "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" AC/DC Level 8: Uluru, Australia 1970s "Starrider" Foreigner Level 2: London, England 2010s "Elephant" Tame Impala Level 8: Uluru, Australia 2010s "Brazil" Declan McKenna Level 1: Little Rock, Arkansas 1980s "Come On Feel The Noize" Quiet Riot Level 3: Galápagos Islands, Ecuador 2010s "Circus For A Psycho" Skillet Level 8: Uluru, Australia 2010s "Out Of The Black" Royal Blood Level 7: Reykjavik, Iceland 2000s "Obstacle 1" Interpol Level 3: Galápagos Islands, Ecuador 1980s "Ride Like The Wind" Christopher Cross Level 3: Galápagos Islands, Ecuador 2010s "Trip Switch" Nothing But Thieves Level 5: New York City, USA 2000s "No Cars Go" Arcade Fire Level 2: London, England 1970s "A Horse With No Name" America Level 7: Reykjavik, Iceland 1990s "My Favorite Game" The Cardigans Level 4: Toronto, Canada 2010s "This Is The Time (Ballast)" Nothing More Level 7: Reykjavik, Iceland 1990s "Novocaine for the Soul" Eels Level 1: Little Rock, Arkansas 1980s "Heat Of The Moment" Asia Level 7: Reykjavik, Iceland 1970s "Another Girl, Another Planet" The Only Ones Level 2: London, England 1990s "She's So High" Tal Bachman Level 4: Toronto, Canada 2000s "Divinations" Mastodon Level 8: Uluru, Australia 1980s "I Am The Law" Anthrax Level 6: Las Vegas, USA 1990s "We're In This Together" Nine Inch Nails Level 5: New York City, USA 1990s "Mirror Mirror" Blind Guardian Level 8: Uluru, Australia 1980s "You Might Think" The Cars Level 5: New York City, USA 2000s "Hoppipolla" Sigur Ros Level 7: Reykjavik, Iceland 1960s "Time Of The Season" The Zombies Bonus Level: The Moon, Outer Space 1980s "Mr. Roboto" Styx Bonus Level: The Moon, Outer Space 2000s "My Plague" Slipknot Bonus Level: The Moon, Outer Space 1970s "Cat's In The Cradle" Harry Chapin Bonus Level: The Moon, Outer Space 1990s "Ordinary World" Duran Duran Bonus Level: The Moon, Outer Space 1970s "The Chain" Fleetwood Mac Bonus Level: The Moon, Outer Space 1970s "Looking For The Magic" Dwight Twilley Band Bonus Level: The Moon, Outer Space 1980s "Pale Shelter" Tears For Fears Unlockable Song 2000s "Rockin The Suburbs" Ben Folds Unlockable Song 1980s: "In My Darkest Hour" Megadeath Unlockable Song 1990s "She Don't Use Jelly" The Flaming Lips Unlockable Song 2000s "Blow Me Away" Breaking Benjamin Unlockable Song 1970s "God Save The Queen" The Sex Pistols Unlockable Song 2010s "Carnivore" Starset Unlockable Song 1980s "Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio?" Ramones Unlockable Song 1990s ”Pennyroyal Tea" Nirvana Unlockable Song 1970s ”Fox On The Run" Sweet Unlockable Song 1980s ”Turn Up The Radio" Autograph Unlockable Song 2000s ”Hate To Say I Told You So" The Hives Unlockable Song 1980s ”Who Can It Be Now" Men At Work Unlockable Song 1970s ”Hell Bent For Leather" Judas Priest Unlockable Song 1990s ”The Unforgiven" Metallica In-Game Secret Song

In addition, by pre-ordering Rock Band 5, players get 10 additional songs:

Decade Song title Artist Level 2000s "A World For Us All" Chris Horvath Pre-order bonus 2020s "Bloody Valentine" Machine Gun Kelly Pre-order bonus 2020s "LANDMINE" Polaris Pre-order bonus 2010s "Black Sheep" Metric Pre-order bonus 2010s "One Reason" Fade Pre-order bonus 1970s "Blinded By The Light" Manfred Mann's Earth Band Pre-order bonus 2000s "Papercut" Linkin Park Pre-order bonus 2000s "Heroes of Our Time" Dragonforce Pre-order bonus 2010s "Zero" Imagine Dragons Pre-order bonus 1980s "The Neverending Story" Limahl Pre-order bonus

Early Reception

According to IGN, who were invited by the developers of Rock Band 5, privately, to test the game in its' beta stages, it is like no other music rhythm video game out there, it stole all of their wallets, called them "sissy boys", and made them transform into their fursonas. Like no other music rhythm video game out there.

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