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Rock Band 4 Gets Difficulty Mode That’s Harder Than Expert
If you’ve played Rock Band until your fingers are blue and now find yourself churning through Expert guitar solos in your sleep, then Rock Band 4’s newest difficulty setting might give you a run for your money.
IGN has the scoop on Rock Band 4’s new difficulty mode. Apparently, Brutal will feature the same note layout as Expert, however the notes will disappear as they get closer to the strum bar. The better you play, the hard the mode will get, meaning you’ll have to memorize the layouts a bit to master them.
Additionally, no-fail mode is automatically toggled off on Brutal mode, if you're playing in a group then everyone must play on Brutal.
The new mode will come with a free update to the game that releases on December 8. Check out IGN to see the mode in action. Also, read our review of Rock Band 4, and check out the entire Rock Band 4 track list here.
[Source: IGN]
Our Take
Wow, this does look brutal. I love Rock Band, but I've only every dabbled with Expert, and prefer stick to Hard, but for those who really love the more challenging Expert songs, this is a clever way for Harmonix to add some extra replayability to its game.
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